Irregular Cube: Rarity in Custom Draft Formats

Andy and Anthony discuss Anthony’s newest cube project, Irregular Cube . Like his primary cube it’s a lower power environment with a variety of overlapping archetypes, but it also has a novel structure: a main set and a second list of ‘rare’ cards, largely composed of higher powered cards with a healthy helping of build-arounds. They talk about the many opportunities rarity offers, challenges it imposes, and what they’ve learned from initial playtesting. To kick off the conversation, our pack 1, pick 1 comes from the cube in question . Discussed in this episode: Irregular Cube + Rare List Regular Cube The Legend Cube by Listener Josh Limited Resources: Time Spiral Remastered LPR on Designing for the Draft Experience Andy’s Combat Trick Mini Cube LPR on Sealed in Cube Environments (A different) Josh’s Powered Un-Cube and the Robo Rosewater Cube Conspiracies Timestamps: 4:03 Pack 1, Pick 1 8:49 Capturing the Thrill and Novelty of Rarity 16:57 Playtesting First Impressions 47:30 The Impact of Conspiracies 1:06:08 Outro 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 fro…