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Lucky Paper Radio

Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox

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.

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01:13:12

The Cube Design Paradox

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2025/05/05

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about a paradox they occasionally face in Cube design. Sometimes a particular card to strategy over performs and as curators we want to add cards that offer counter play. Often those cards end up being just as potent played alongside the problematic cards as they are against them, only making the problem worse. Our hosts talk about specific times they’ve faced this paradox in their own cubes, and different strategies to break out of the

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01:54:10

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Cube Set Review

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2025/04/28

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy, Anthony, and Parker talk about the results of the cube community survey for Tarkir: Dragonstorm. They discuss the sets new mechanics and how they function to support a the set’s themes and limited environment and how that relates to goals of many Cube designers. They also talk about the top cards catching interest on the survey and honorable mentions featuring new mechanics or exploring new space.Discussed in this episode:Community Survey ResultsSpice 8

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01:18:22

Boston Cube Party Two and Sacred Geometry First...

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2025/04/21

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAs they continue to attend more and more local, grassroots Cube events, Andy and Anthony find themselves asking: do people like these ‘tournament report’ episodes? They try to talk through their drafts at Boston Cube Party Two more quickly, but it still takes almost an hour to get through them. The episode concludes with a brief look at the decklists from Andy’s new cube, Sacred Geometry, which was only drafted three times prior to the event. The cube is still

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01:12:26

The Barash Files 005 — Playtesting and Cube Feedback

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2025/04/14

View all cards mentioned in this episodeIn the final installment of ”The Barash Files” (at least for now!), Zach — game designer at Wizards of the Coast — talks with Andy and Anthony about playtesting. The three talk about how they approach getting feedback on their specific different environments and how they use that information.Discussed in this episode:Episode 15: Playtesting & TheorycraftingEpisode 231: The Barash Files 001 — The Principles of Game DesignThe Cascade CubeNeoclassical CubeOld

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01:06:18

The ↑↑↓↓←→←→ABCs of Combo

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2025/04/07

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk all things “combo”. After talking about both aggro and control on the show, they finally get around to this sometimes divisive part of the Magic landscape. They try to come up with a working definition of combo strategies, talk about their own history with it as players and cube designers.Discussed in this episode:Tarkir: Dragonstorm Cube SurveyTarkir: Dragonstorm Commander Cube Survey“The Daigo Parry”Episode 6: ABCs of AggroEpisode 165:

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01:14:57

Judge Bones Teaches You How To Organize Your Own...

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2025/03/31

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are joined by Judge Bones. As mid-sized Cube events have flourished, Bones has spearheaded the task of judging and carried valuable lessons over from event to event. Hot on the heels of The Salt Box in Baltimore, the three talk about Bones’ history with Cube and what it takes to host and judge a Cube event.Discussed in this episode:Eiganjo DriftThe Amonkar Desert CubeBones on Recross the PathsLoxodon Mierarch’s Desert CubeHedron NetworkThe

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01:37:48

The Salt Box Tournament Report

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2025/03/24

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy, Anthony, and Patrick report on their experience at Baltimore’s first mid-sized Cube event: The Salt Box. Following the pattern of other regional events, the tournament featured multiple drafts of Cubes from the local area, organized by ranked choice selection. The three of them talk through the decks they drafted, highlights of their matches, and their experience beyond of the event, catching up with and hosting the regional cube-heads, at last in their

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01:40:18

Aetherdrift Cube Set Review

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2025/03/17

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy, Anthony, and Parker talk about Aetherdrift and peripheral sets. They review the results of the Cube community survey where Cube designers submit the cards they’re giving a shot in their cubes and how highly they rate them. They also give their own overall impressions of the set in this single-episode review. Finally, they close with Parker’s rundown of his experience at Cube For a Cause in New York.Discussed in this episode:Aetherdrift and Aetherdrift

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01:21:06

The Barash Files 004 — Building Skill vs. Building...

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2025/03/10

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy, Anthony, and Zach talk about improving as a Magic player, building a community and how they try to balance the two. They talk about the challenges of fostering positive social standards and how that can conflict with trying to improve at a competitive game.Discussed in this episode:The Null HypothesisCheck 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

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01:31:57

Mindbreak Trap Forgives All Sins with Julien Henry

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2025/03/03

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are joined by Julien from their local playgroup, fresh off the pro-tour, to offer his expert advice on an important topic: updating the Turbo Cube. In Anthony’s novelty cube, the rules are modified so all spells and activated abilities cost Discussed in this episode:The Turbo CubeCube Events on Lucky PaperCheck 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

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01:00:06

Our Favorite Cards from 2024

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2025/02/24

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about their favorite cards from the last year. They each go through their top favorite unique cards or cycles discussing their impact on their own cubes, cubes they’ve been playing, or their future potential for the format.Discussed in this episode:Aetherdrift and Aetherdrift Commander Cube surveysThe Salt BoxCheck us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay.You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:Andy’s “Bun Magic”

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01:07:07

Aesthetic Values and Style in Cube Design

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2025/02/17

View all cards mentioned in this episodeInspired by two standards of beauty from different cultures — the Japanese Wabi-Sabi and the Italian Sprezzatura — Andy and Anthony are talking about a seemingly mundane card choice in 100 Ornithopters and how that reflects on the aesthetic values that are informally codified in cube design.Discussed in this episode: Aetherdrift and Aetherdrift Commander Cube surveys Boonta Vista 383: “Stanking Ass Or Otherwise” Wabi-Sabi Sprezzatura Wabi-Sabi for Artists

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01:01:10

Vintage Cube Sucks

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2025/02/10

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about why they think Vintage Cube sucks. Riddled with unintelligibly complicated cards, self-solving puzzles, and value generating haymakers that take no investment or strategy to maximize, it’s not our hosts’ favorite kind of Cube.Discussed in this episode:Aetherdrift and Aetherdrift Commander Cube surveysReally Bad ChessRusty Box o’ GoblinsQuadrant TheoryMTGO Vintage Cube on Cube CobraNo Holds Barred Cube on MTGOParker’s Article on

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01:16:37

Debriefing Vertex Philadelphia & 100 Ornithopters Unite

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2025/02/03

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony recap Magic events they participated in this week. First, Anthony talks through his experience at Vertex Philadelphia, a ~100 person Cube tournament. Anthony had another solid run in his drafts, and the event was the first time his new Broadcast Shuffling method was tried at scale to reasonable success. Andy shares his experience helping organize and play in a charity stream for the Tabletop Workers United strike hardship fund. He ended up

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01:21:12

The Barash Files 003 — Reflections on Cube Drafts Past

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2025/01/27

View all cards mentioned in this episodeOn the third installment of The Barash Files, Zach shares stories from his drafts of some of Andy and Anthony’s cubes over the last few years. He shares insights into how he approaches them as a player, and how effectively they deliver on their stated goals. Discussed in this episode: Drafting the Bun Magic Cube with Zach Barash Zach’s Roto Deck Anthony’s Roto Deck Zach’s First Article for Hipsters of the Coast “Level Up Moments” The Turbo Cube

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01:19:00

Using the Foundations Starter Collection as the Base...

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2025/01/20

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk with Carmen Klomparens, lead designer of the Foundations Starter Collection, about the set and how it’s a great option for new Cube players looking for a starting point. They talk about what’s in the set, how and how it was designed, and then each offer ideas and specific cards they’d add and cut to use it as a cube. Discussed in this episode: Nile on Twitch The full list of cards in the Foundations Starter Collection Foundations

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01:05:35

Changing Patterns in Magic R&D

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2025/01/13

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony talk about changes to the design of Magic cards over the years: including some overt changes like “snap on equipment” and more subtle differences in how attack triggers are worded they feel would have been done differently in the past. They talk about how each changes the texture and focus of games and how they think about them as Cube designers, whether they add more options or are a reason to pick cards from particular eras of the

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01:25:15

The Barash Files 002 — On Terminology, Communication,...

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2025/01/06

View all cards mentioned in this episodeIn the second installment of “The Barash Files”, Andy, Anthony, and Zach talk about Cube terminology. They talk about how the language we use effects that kinds of conversations we have which in turn effect the kinds of communities we build. New terminology can enable talking more efficiently about concepts that get condensed into a term, but also make it harder to communicate the nuance and variety in those concepts, potentially making communities harder to

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01:29:05

Always Be Cubing — 2024 in Review

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2024/12/30

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony close out 2024 reflecting on their year in Magic. This year Magic’s new direction as a product driven primarily by marketing goals fueled with cheap gimmicks and cross branding feels solidified. Our hosts talk, kind of briefly, on how their relationships to the game have changed because of that. More importantly, they talk about their personal highs and lows with the game this year. Regardless of the direction Magic as a product is moving,

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01:12:44

The Barash Files 001 — The Principles of Game Design

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2024/12/23

View all cards mentioned in this episode Zach Barash joins Andy and Anthony for the first episode in a series where he shares his game design expertise. In this first episode, the three talk about the first principles of game design, including the iteration loop most game designers follow (and similar processes in other fields!). Starting with ideation, then forming a hypothesis, finally prototyping and playtesting, designers feed the results they learn back into the beginning of the process. They

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