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Episode 79 — January 3rd, 2022
Power Cuts Both Ways
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2:09
Introduction to topic
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3:48
What even is “power” and the importance of context
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7:48
Do’s and don’ts of thinking about power level as it applies to your cube
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11:50
The wider variety of cards available to lower-power cubes
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15:18
Why designing at a lower power level is so difficult
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24:08
Getting to play with pet cards
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27:54
Why you actually don’t need to worry about power level early on
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29:08
Power level’s relatedness to speed, consistency, and interactivity
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35:42
The correlation between complexity and power level
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39:22
The importance of expectations and perceptions
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40:42
The financial cost of power
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48:22
Why is playing with more powerful cards more fun?
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1:01:14
A revolutionary new naming paradigm that will finally rid the cube community of the “more powerful is better” fallacy forever
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