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Episode 65 — September 20th, 2021
Cube Feelbads: Breaking Zero-Sum Fun in Magic
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0:00
Official Cube banlist update
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4:18
Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1
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10:20
What is a “feelbad”
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12:51
Cards people think have feelbad potential in Andy's Bun Magic Cube
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15:06
Is Magic a Zero Fun game?
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19:09
Cards Andy himself thinks are feelbads in his Bun Magic Cube
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27:43
Combat tricks, Force Spikes, and feelbads in Anthony’s Regular Cube
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40:17
The agony and the ecstasy of Whitemane Lion and cards it feels bad to win with
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46:30
Effect density
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48:43
Repetitive play patterns
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50:02
Inheriting impressions from other formats and exceptions to the rules
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53:17
Esper Sentinel vs Thalia and perceived choices
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55:05
The inherent feelbad of variance
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55:58
Is there a way to make natural power outliers not feelbads?
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59:51
Summary — TL;DL
Thank you to Tahlofor annotating this episode!

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