Episode 59— August 9th, 2021

Battle Box: No Setup, No Bad Mana, All Magic

3:11
Listener submitted pack 1, pick 1
11:40
What is Battle Box?
14:42
Battle Box gameplay
18:45
Battle Box design conventions
27:22
Introductions to our respective Battle Boxes
30:56
The design of Battle Boxes
38:20
Indulgent conversation about our favorite Battle Box cards
52:03
Actually, mana screw and mana flood is good

Andy and Anthony discuss all things Battle Box, one of their favorite casual ways to play Magic. A Battle Box is a great thing to have for quick games between and around matches. Without the variance of land draws it’s both very approachable and gives spikes an opportunity to test their skills in detailed aspects of gameplay.

Our listener submitted pack 1, pick 1 this week comes from Milkshake1988’s spell’s only cube, which really commits to the bit.

Discussed in this episode:

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Thank you to donald_k_magicfor annotating this episode!

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