Battlebox: No Setup, No Bad Mana, All Magic

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…