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Andy and Anthony talk about Star Magic, a unique multiplayer format that also happens to be a way to accommodate a draft with 5 players — a notoriously awkward number.

In a Star Magic game, 5 players engage in a free-for-all game with a specific win condition. The game ends when any one player eliminates the two others seated furthest from them. Players sitting next to each other are neutrally affiliated but are motivated to collaborate by their one shared enemy, or not to if another is about to defeat both of their enemies.

Our hosts talk about their recent exploration of the format and how they feel it’s a multiplayer experience that both applies to their own gameplay tastes, and to a typical cube not intentionally designed for multiplayer, than a full free-for-all game.

Discussed in this episode:

• Star Magic Draft Format Explanation
• Star Magic on the MTG Wiki
• Sacred Geometry
• Regular Cube

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

You 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 Paper
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Baltimore, MD 21211

Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:32 - Star Magic
• 6:20 - Rules
• 17:14 - First Impressions
• 21:48 - Scaling from 1v1
• 25:46 - Politicking
• 33:22 - Choosing a Cube for Star Magic
• 41:22 - Munchkin
• 46:54 - Final Thoughts

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It’s been said that Cube Will Outlive Magic, but would it really? Andy and Anthony wildly speculate on the future in a thought experiment: what if Wizards of the Coast stopped existing tomorrow and no new cards were designed or printed. They theorize about how it would impact different elements of the player base and how it would impact their own relationship to the game, despite their relative independence from the flow of new cards.

Discussed in this episode:

• King of Collectibles on Netflix
• Netrunner

If 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” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

You 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 Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211

Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 3:16 - The Death of Magic
• 10:39 - Optimism
• 12:49 - Pessimism
• 15:02 - Playgroup Decay
• 22:40 - Content Creators
• 26:16 - Kitchen Table Players
• 36:17 - Logistics
• 44:59 - Spending Money on Cards is Kind of Dumb
• 47:33 - A Called Shot
• 53:36 - Netrunner

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Andy and Anthony each draft the same seat in a virtual pod of Andy’s Sacred Geometry Cube. They talk through each of their picks and their overall draft strategy and the final decks they end up with.

If you want to draft this same seat as well, either before or after listening to the episode, follow these steps:

• Download the predetermined booster packs
• On Draftmancer:

If you enjoy this episode, check out our previous draft episodes.

If 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” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

You 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 Paper
PO Box 4855
Baltimore, MD 21211

Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 7:28 - Pack 1
• 41:48 - Pack 2
• 53:03 - Pack 3
• 01:03:59 - Draft Results