Andy and Anthony talk about archetypes in Cube design. They discuss what archetypes are, why they’ve become a fundamental part of limited set design, and the uses and limitations of applying the same process to Cube design.
Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Cassie’s cube, The Facedown Slide, heavily featuring morph, cycling and related mechanics.
Timestamps:

5:24: Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1
13:59: What is an archetype?
15:35: 10, 2-color archetypes in limited design
19:19: Some differences between limited design and Cube design
26:33: What works about archetype driven Cube design
32:36: The texture and style of different deck archetypes
35:47: How to avoid low-agency, on-rails drafting
38:40: The approach to archetypes in the Regular Cube
42:32: Making archetypes meaningful with small numbers of cards
45:01: Emergent archetypes in the Combat Trick Cube
50:13: The relationship between build-arounds and archetypes
52:46: How many cards do you need to define an archetype
1:01:32: Summary and closing thoughts

Discussed in this episode:

Tungsten Cubes
TC Tugger
I Think You Should Leave
Andy’s Combat Trick Mini Cube
Maramas’ Entomb Pumpkin

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.