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Battlebox: No Setup, No Bad Mana, All Magic
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Aug 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Andy and Anthony discuss all things Battlebox, one of their favorite casual ways to play Magic. A Battlebox is a great thing to have for quick games between and around matches. Without the variance of land draws it's both very approachable and gives spikes an opportunity to test their skills in detailed aspects of gameplay.
Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Milkshake1988’s spell’s only cube, which really commits to the bit.
Discussed in this episode:
Brian Demars’ Danger Room
Ben Stark’s Battle Box
Anthony’s Original List and much tidier current rework
Andy’s Graveyard Themed Battle Box
Degenerate Turbo Cube Draft
Oko Bridge in the DMC
Timestamps:
3:11: Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1
11:40: What is Battlebox?
14:42: Battlebox gameplay
18:45: Battlebox design conventions
27:22: Introductions to our respective Battleboxes
30:56: The design of Battleboxes
38:20: Indulgent conversation about our favorite battlebox cards
52:03: Actually, mana screw and mana flood is good
54:36: Outro
Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.
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, your pronouns, a link to your cube if relevant. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord.
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Milkshake1988’s spell’s only cube, which really commits to the bit.
Discussed in this episode:
Brian Demars’ Danger Room
Ben Stark’s Battle Box
Anthony’s Original List and much tidier current rework
Andy’s Graveyard Themed Battle Box
Degenerate Turbo Cube Draft
Oko Bridge in the DMC
Timestamps:
3:11: Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1
11:40: What is Battlebox?
14:42: Battlebox gameplay
18:45: Battlebox design conventions
27:22: Introductions to our respective Battleboxes
30:56: The design of Battleboxes
38:20: Indulgent conversation about our favorite battlebox cards
52:03: Actually, mana screw and mana flood is good
54:36: Outro
Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.
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, your pronouns, a link to your cube if relevant. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord.
If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.
Musical production by DJ James Nasty.
Released:
Aug 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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