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Episode 235 — January 20th, 2025
Using the Foundations Starter Collection as the Base for Your Own Cube — with Carmen Klomparens
4:33
Did Magic R&D consider that the Foundations Starter Collection might make a great skeleton for a Cube?
6:29
Limited and Cube as a proxy for kitchen table Magic
8:44
What are the high level goals of Foundations
11:24
Using mechanics to encourage your players to discover what is cool about Magic
14:49
What is included in the Foundations Starter Collection
19:37
What would Carmen, Andy, and Anthony would add to the Foundations Starter Collection if they were to turn it into a Cube
20:21
Addition: a set of mono-color Planeswalkers
22:28
Addition: Archangel of Thune
23:23
Addition: Emeria Angel
24:18
Addition: another cycle of fixing lands
27:29
Addition: Remand
28:52
Addition: Ravnica bounce lands
29:40
Addition: more support for the ‘gates’ theme
33:24
Addition: Viscera Seer
36:57
Addition: Kess, Dissident Mage
39:28
Addition: Faithless Looting
40:46
Addition: Irencrag Pyromancer
42:11
Addition: Future Sight
43:19
Addition: A good black green threat
46:06
Addition: Krosan Tusker
47:30
Addition: Treetop Village
49:56
What would Carmen, Andy, and Anthony would cut from the Foundations Starter Collection if they were to turn it into a Cube
50:21
Cut: the color hate cards
51:24
Cut: Hidetsugu’s Second Rite
52:07
Cut: Wishclaw Talisman
52:50
Cut: Feldon’s Cane
55:33
Cut: Command Tower
58:19
Cut: Fog Bank
59:33
Cut: Rogue’s Passage
1:01:22
Cut: Stroke of Midnight and Harmless Offering
1:03:45
Cut: Sol Ring
1:05:57
The lessons Cube designers can take from Carmen’s experience with Magic R&D
1:10:09
Llanowar Elves vs. Elvish Mystic
1:14:52
A thank you for Burst Lightning

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