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