Episode 79— January 3rd, 2022

Power Cuts Both Ways

2:09
Introduction to topic
3:48
What even is “power” and the importance of context
7:48
Do’s and don’ts of thinking about power level as it applies to your cube
11:50
The wider variety of cards available to lower-power cubes
15:18
Why designing at a lower power level is so difficult
24:08
Getting to play with pet cards
27:54
Why you actually don’t need to worry about power level early on
29:08
Power level’s relatedness to speed, consistency, and interactivity
35:42
The correlation between complexity and power level
39:22
The importance of expectations and perceptions
40:42
The financial cost of power
48:22
Why is playing with more powerful cards more fun?
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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