A Eulogy for the Degenerate Micro Cube

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony send off Andy’s Degenerate Micro Cube. After many years, Andy has decided to take apart the Cube, reclaiming its cards, sleeves, and mental space. The Cube attempted to capture something about the most high powered vintage games with a twist on the typical draft format and a tiny deck size. They talk about why Andy’s decided to take it apart, it’s highs, and lows, and lessons learned from playing with it over the years.Discussed in this episode:Final Fantasy and Commander Set SurveysThe Degenerate Micro CubeAn Introduction to the Degenerate Micro CubeNeoclassical Cube100 OrnithoptersLPR covering Andy’s experience with Ensnaring Bridge in the Degenerate Micro CubeEggs for FourCheck 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 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:Lucky PaperPO Box 4855Baltimore, MD 21211If 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.Timestamps0:00 - Intro0:00 - An Announcement Regarding Future Set Reviews7:00 - A Eulogy for the Degenerate Micro Cube10:50 - What was the Degenerate Micro Cube17:29 - How Combo Is or Is Not in Dialogue with Fair Archetypes20:30 - The History of The Degenerate Micro Cube24:22 - On the Deck Size Requirement in the Degenerate Micro Cube28:39 - What Andy Still Likes about the Degenerate Micro Cube38:11 - The Cost of Rules Modifications42:18 - The cards Andy is going to miss playing with most from the Degenerate Micro Cube