Leveraging Scarcity in Cube Design and Play

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy, Anthony, and Parker talk about how to draft cubes better by framing their thinking in terms of the scarcest resource in any give context. Flipping the perspective, they talk about how to leverage a diversity of themes as a cube designer.Discussed in this episode:Birds of Paradise FundraiserLevel Up Your Cube Drafting With Scarcity article by ParkerThe Self-Defeating Irony of Cube Conceits article by ParkerParker’s Articles on Cascade CascadeTurbo CubeTupelo Honey100 OrnithoptersSacred GeometryIf you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen.Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” CubeYou can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211Musical production by DJ James Nasty.Timestamps0:00 - Intro5:15 - Turbo Cube16:11 - Tupelo Honey20:18 - Scarcity26:41 - Applying Scarcity to New Cubes34:24 - Scarcity for Designers41:29 - Metagame Degeneration56:57 - CASCADE CASCADE