Packing and Mapping Synergies in Cubes

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Andy and Anthony discuss how they think about themes within cubes. As always, our hosts beginning with a thorough defining of terms. They talk about how they think about thematically related sets of cards and how many they think can fit, or would want to, in a Cube. Andy has been exploring fitting a tight network of synergistic cards in his cube Take Five.

They also talk about a new app Anthony built specifically for mapping synergies between cards within a cube. It lets you create a force directed diagram of every card in a cube and draw connections between individual or sets of cards. Give it a try with your own cube!

Discussed in this episode:

Regular Cube
New App: Cube Synergy Mapper
Take Five Cube
Andy’s Take Five Videos
Commander Spellbook - Magic Combo Database
Sacred Geometry
Shoebox
Magic Card List Spellchecker

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
3:01 - Cube Packages and Themes
9:56 - Theme's in Anthony's Regular Cube
14:41 - New App For Mapping Synergies withing a Cube
16:46 - More Regular Cube Themes
21:13 - Take Five and Combos
23:07 - Theme Density
25:12 - The Take Five Clown Car
28:05 - Game Speed
30:26 - Themes vs Good Cards
34:35 - Fitting More Themes in Your Cube
36:51 - Thematically Disconnected Cards
40:29 - Synergies in Context
47:03 - Wrap up

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