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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, the Cube community has surged in so many ways. Small, grassroots events have become a norm. The local Baltimore Cube community is hitting a stride. The interstate Cube culture is emerging and flourishing. They also talk about some of their struggles in taking on more ambitions projects and how the podcast has effected their relationship to the online community.



Discussed in this episode:




• Glengarry Glen Ross ([ Ссылка ])


• Episode 218: State of the Game 2024 ([ Ссылка ])


• The Adventure Zone ([ Ссылка ])


• Hello from the Magic Tavern ([ Ссылка ])


• My Brother, My Brother, and Me ([ Ссылка ])


• Til Death do us Blart ([ Ссылка ])


• 100 Ornithopters ([ Ссылка ])


• Episode 206: The Joy of Gaming with Richard Garfield ([ Ссылка ])


• Potsdam Gravity Potato ([ Ссылка ])




Check us out on Twitch ([ Ссылка ])  and YouTube ([ Ссылка ])  for paper Cube gameplay.



You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:




• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube ([ Ссылка ])


• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube ([ Ссылка ])




You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord ([ Ссылка ]) . Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co (mailto:mail@luckypaper.co)  or our p.o. box:



Lucky Paper



PO Box 4855



Baltimore, MD 21211



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Musical production by DJ James Nasty ([ Ссылка ]) .



Timestamps




• 0:00 - Intro


• 8:48 - Recap of last year’s recap


• 10:51 - How our relationship with Magic changed in 2024


• 13:34 - The perishability of joy, novelty, and discovery: why Andy and Anthony no longer listen to most McElroy brothers podcasts


• 23:34 - On decreased participation in set surveys


• 25:07 - Shared High: Small, Grassroots Cube Events


• 32:18 - Andy’s High: The Design of and Reception to 100 Ornithopters


• 37:35 - Anthony’s High: The Variety of Depth of What is Accepted as a Cube


• 42:28 - Anthony’s High: The State of Our Local Cube Playgroup


• 44:17 - Andy’s High: Having Richard Garfield on Lucky Paper Radio


• 48:36 - Anthony’s High: He’s Good at Magic Now


• 53:18 - Anthony’s High: Connecting with Magic Friends about Things Other than Magic


• 55:45 - Andy’s High: The Reception to Our First Playmat


• 57:04 - Andy’s Low: The Playmat International Shipping Fiasco


• 1:09:43 - Andy’s Low: His Sensitivity to Discussion on the Podcast

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