The Best 0-3 0-6 Draft of my Life — Lucky Paper An elegy for a game store: Or, what an improbably bad tournament weekend teaches Cube designers about compelling, mysterious, irresistible gameplay.

I wrote about my worst local Cube tournament as a player (but one of my favorites as a designer):

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Philly destroyed an innocent hitchbot like it was nothing. Can’t wait to see what we’ll do now that the uber bots are actively taking work away from humans.

Get Better At Limited For $0 Cascade Cascade's resident Limited Guru weighs in on how to stop wasting your gold and start winning games.

Get Better At Limited For $0* by @jakebrowne.com

Cascade Cascade's resident Limited Guru weighs in on how to stop wasting your gold and start winning games.

www.cascadecascade.com/get-better-a...

*it costs a Cascade Cascade subscription to read

thank you! trying my best

REPORTING LIVE FROM THE ICE PROTESTS OF INNISTRAD by @parker.luckypaper.co is now LIVE!

In the absence of public truth and solidarity, conspiracy blooms, fueling authoritarianism.

www.cascadecascade.com/reporting-li...

Relatedly, I‘m guesting on @commandzoe.bsky.social’s stream on April 11th and we are drafting Girls Night, my spikey #mtgcube about the joys and terrors of living and dying as a woman. There’s rather a lot of feminist subtext to all the exploitation and corrective violence.

Come check it out!

I've been so excited to share this: for CASCADE CASCADE, I interviewed Miguel Lopez, the former WOTC writer and worldbuiler who helped create the Edge (of Eternities), Ixalan, & more.

we discuss the proliferation of tiny, irrelevant, beautiful details in the worlds of Magic. give it a read!

hmmm, I bet I can sweeten the deal. after your @cascadecascade.com Founder's Coin drink from Rob, I will answer any Cube question you have. (Like a cube sphinx. One that takes bribes from drunkards.)

Welcome to Issue 1 - it's go time.

CASCADE CASCADE begins tomorrow - but here's a bit of an introduction to us, what we're about, our FIRST MONTH of articles, subscription options (YOU CAN SUB BY BUYING A T-SHIRT BTW), and other fun stuff.

www.cascadecascade.com/welcomein/

“I cast Apex Devastator. Triggers. I’ll choose to cast Time of Ice, followed by Abolish targeting Ice.”

Dinner Party Cube Design — Lucky Paper For all the cutting-edge theory and rational analysis of card power level, a weekly Cube night has more in common with a dinner party. Let's talk about how to build durable, local draft communities.

You don’t need a perfect cube to begin organizing great cube nights:

(also applies to premodern, edh, board games…)

luckypaper.co/articles/din...

math is dictating we have so many writers & so little time so we keep announcing. how exciting!

you know 'em. or you don't and you should. @parker.luckypaper.co is bringing some strong Johnny energy to the table with thoughtful reflections on how Magic interacts with Real Life (& cube)

excited to watch. ironically, listers may represent a similar value capture for birdwatching. it’s not about the number go up, it oughta be about that cool airborne dinosaur that lives by your porch

(i mean, i’ll still play bo3 a lot, i’m sure, but bo2 is such a great additional tool in the belt)

big convert to bo2 cubing after this weekend. allowed me to fit in two more drafts than i’d usually have the energy for.

also, bonus: the 0-3 record becomes a much rarer thing

INTRODUCING CASCADE CASCADE, a collective publishing weekly essays, deep dives, and other good-ass writing about the card game Magic: The Gathering.

Built on the idea that those who love this game deserve more than an endless scroll of short form video. Community over content, every time.

would you download a horse

friend riding next to me: “i oughta find a hole in the window to stick my arm out”

riding one of the last NJT trains out of new york like it’s Snowpiercer

we gotta find a way to make money off this thing! it is simply *too good* (and also the money goes to a great cause)

I’m gonna be in the booth this morning with Andy and @ollie.bostoncubeparty.com for 100 Ornithopters commentary. We fear no blizzards. We fear no maindeck Shatterstorms.

or maybe it’s most fortunate! maybe there are other magic writers who also feel this way…

Amonkhet and Hour of Devastation: A Retro Design Review — Lucky Paper Lucky Paper's Eygptology correspondent returns for a design-focused look back at 2017's Amonkhet block. Find out from the expert how to make aggression and Auras tick like a well-oiled machine in your...

Lucky Paper’s chief Egyptologist returns for a mechanics-focused look at Amonkhet for #mtgcube:

luckypaper.co/articles/amo...

Win More Magic By Reading Less — Lucky Paper The rules text on Magic cards may have doubled in length since the game's origins, but it's still a numbers game. My Cube gameplay heuristic starts here: be ruthless about rate.

One weird trick to win more #mtgcube

(Or, if you’re a designer, one weird trick that explains why drafters aren’t falling for your planned synergies)

My latest for Lucky Paper: luckypaper.co/articles/win...

So you wanna get into Pauper? - Paper Dolls Podcast | Podcast Episode on RSS.com Join hosts Bugs Maytrix and Chris (NYC_MTG) for a Magic: The Gathering Podcast barely about Magic: The Gathering!Are you tired of *insert Magic format here*? Do you have a small amount of money burnin...

fantastic news everyone, every other week you can hear your two favorite transsexuals, @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social and I, yap for about an hour about pretty much anything we want. our first episode is simply propaganda for our favorite format, Pauper!
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(Apple Podcast link soon)

Roots You Leave Behind- A Story of a Tree Andrew reflects on the journey of Doran the treefolk, noticing connection between the Lorwyn legend and those of his own life.

Today on @hipstersofthecoast.com, my monthly slot has a guest author - @oz-edgewalker.bsky.social

They've written a wonderful and heartfelt tribute to a Tree - give it a read

This is the type of written work I love to lift up

www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/01/root...

I did not expect this piece to bring all the Inis-heads out of the woodwork, but it's definitely a pleasant surprise :)

My deepest condolences to both of you -- hopefully the sledding hills are still around after the final bell rings!

Why I'm Selling My Legacy Cube — Lucky Paper I began a Legacy cube nearly ten years ago, and this month I'm selling it off. A design confession (or three), a love letter to Philly, and a resolution.

Happy snow day to those who celebrate! Here's a hot-off-the-presses #mtgcube article to keep you warm :)

luckypaper.co/articles/why...

two great Magic cards that go great together!