Cuberviews

Welcome to the 56th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am thrilled to be joined by Jane McKinney, the organizer of the Inland Northwest Cube Fest and also a co-host on the cube podcast Pack One Slick Ones, to discuss The Ball Pit, which is a rules change cube where players have to play all the cards they draft, is a desert cube, and most importantly, all cards can optionally be played face down as the card chromatic sphere. In this episode we discuss the gameplay tempo considerations for players when deciding whether to cast cards as a chromatic sphere, the synergies being able to cast cards as an MDFC chromatic sphere adds to the cube, and much more. Enjoy!
The Ball Pit: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/ballpit?view=primer
Pack One Slick Ones: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oowFWkI4esSo5MEy7yiy4?si=dd834fc5c3ca40c1

Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusic

Art by Tyler Reed: Funnylittleguys.co

Welcome to the eighth bonus episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! In today's special bonus episode, I am coming to you live from UberCubeathon in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is a yearly event ran by Stu and Uberbear where friends from across the country are invited down to play some great cubes! You’ll hear about what people drafted, how their decks came together, fun highlights from their matches, and thoughts on the cubes we played. Tune in to hear their insights and stay tuned for more discussions on cube design in future episodes of Cuberviews!
Uber Cube Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3thVViP55LfZbFHka70gpL?si=d77fa09953814be6

Welcome to the 55th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am excited to be joined by Harrison Dudek to discuss The Epic Experiment, a cube where each player starts the draft with two copies of the sorcery Epic Experiment. In this episode we discuss how Harrison built the cube around wanting Epic Experiment to be powerful, the spellslinger archetype, having a cube with so few creatures, and much more. Enjoy!
The Epic Experiment Cube: https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/about/EPIC-EXP
Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusic
Art by Tyler Reed: Funnylittleguys.co

Welcome to the 54th episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today I am happy to be joined by Ryan Byle to discuss Secrets are No Fun Unless you Share With Everyone, a cube that only includes cards that have been printed in Secret Lairs. In this episode we discuss finding synergies, archetypes, and packages in a unusual card pool, the challenges behind actually acquiring cards for the cube, the process of updating the cube over time, and much more. Enjoy!
Secrets are No Fun Unless you Share With Everyone: https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/Secret_Lair?view=primer
Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusic
Art by Tyler Reed: Funnylittleguys.co

Welcome to the 53rd episode of Cuberviews, a podcast where I sit down with friends to explore the world of Magic: The Gathering cube design! Today, I’m excited to be joined by Jordan Kruis to talk about the Lavender Desert, which is a color restricted Jeskai desert cube. In this episode we discuss the inspiration behind building a desert-themed environment, the role lands play in shaping gameplay, the strengths and challenges of designing within Jeskai colors, and the unique archetypes that emerge from combining cycling, artifacts, spellslinger strategies, second-card-draw synergies and more!
Enjoy!
Lavender Desert: https://www.cubecobra.com/cube/about/lavender
Music By Michael Vekstein: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelJesseMakesMusicArt by Tyler Reed: Funnylittleguys.co