Cubers Anonymous with Justin Parnell

Andy and Anthony welcome Justin Parnell on this week’s episode of Lucky Paper Radio. Justin was one of the first Magic writers to write about Cube and graciously shares stories from the format’s earlier days. From curating his own cube to designing environments for open, competitive play, we get a glimpse into how Justin thinks about Magic. Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Dan’s “Ancient Times” cube. Thanks, Dan! Discussed in this episode: SCGcon Players’ Cube SCGcon Powered Cube MinorBug’s Misery Cube Andy’s Degenerate Micro Cube Timestamps: 0:53 Introduction 9:18 Listener Submitted p1p1 26:10 How Justin First became Interested in Cube 42:23 Cube in the Time of Covid 53:11 Thinking as a Player vs. Thinking as a Designer 1:05:26 Designing Cubes for Different Contexts 1:20:08 The Player’s Cube 1:26:09 Outro You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube If you have a question for the show, or want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube, email us at mail@luckypaper.co. Please include how you’d like to be credited on air, your pronouns, and if you’re submitting a cube for the pack 1, pick 1, a link to said cube. If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

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Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.