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Episode 238 — February 10th, 2025
Vintage Cube Sucks
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3:09
Vintage Cube Sucks
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5:19
Disclaimers and Caveats
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14:45
What do we mean when we say ‘Vintage Cube’?
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18:02
Issue one: rampant card complexity, especially the Initiative
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30:25
Issue two: cards with no downsides encourage unfocused decks
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36:13
Issue three: modern power outliers are mostly unknown supplemental set cards, not iconic pillars of the game
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42:30
Miscellaneous ‘Vintage Cube’ cards that offend Andy and Anthony
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45:06
What to do with the knowledge that Vintage Cube sucks?
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