The Barash Files 003 — Reflections on Cube Drafts Past

Listen to this episode from Lucky Paper Radio on Spotify. View all cards mentioned in this episode On 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 Reading Rainbow 100 Ornithopters Episode 229: Fixing is Cringe with Jenn the Judge The Modern Darlings Cube Old Border Foil Cube Dan Schneider’s Old Border Battlebox 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 [email protected] or our p.o. box: If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - Introduction to Topic 3:50 - Anthony’s Level Up Moment from Zach’s advice on Anthony’s gameplay in a single match 18 months ago 16:06 - Level up moments as a Cube designer 18:13 - Zach’s Reflections on Playing The Regular Cube 24:45 - Reflections on Playing The Bun Magic Cube 32:42 - Zach’s Reflections on Playing The Turbo Cube 44:00 - Zach’s Reflections on Playing 100 Ornithopters 1:09:00 - Zach’s Reflections on The Neoclassical Cube Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211