Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

Deeper than Winrate: Measuring Growth as a Player in Casual Magic

Deeper than Winrate: Measuring Growth as a Player in Casual Magic

FromLucky Paper Radio


Deeper than Winrate: Measuring Growth as a Player in Casual Magic

FromLucky Paper Radio

ratings:
Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After tracking his wins and losses across all of his Cube drafts for six months, Andy is reviewing the results with Anthony and discussing why he is abandoning this practice. But, if he’s not tracking the results of his Cube matches, how does he know if he is growing as a player? What actually matters, and how do you measure it? Plus, our hosts ask an important question: is playing Magic fun?
⁠View all cards mentioned in the episode →⁠
Discussed in this episode:

The Quantified Self
Feltron
Datum
The Doughboys
The Guardian Project Episode on their 2022 stats
The Cascade Cube
The Forgiveness Cube
In Defense of Forcing: How to Draft Cube Successfully with Ryan Saxe
Andy’s Coaching Session with Brian Coval
Cube Con
Cultic Cube

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:48 - Introduction to topic
5:18 - Overview of Andy’s stats
19:31 - Why Andy is no longer going to be tracking this information
30:51 - If win rate doesn’t matter, what does?
44:46 - How to actually record what matters?
59:49 - 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 want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co. 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:
Jun 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.