Andy and Anthony talk about designing Cubes where the strongest cards are much more powerful than the weakest and strategies for making them fun and replayable.

Andy and Anthony talk about bad cards — why they exist, why it's difficult to define them, and when and why they're great.

Andy and Anthony go even deeper on randomness in Magic with resources and perspectives from listeners.

Andy and Anthony talk about randomness in Magic - where it comes from, what it does, and why it's important.

Andy and Anthony talk about complexity, it's different forms and impacts in old school and contemporary Magic.

Andy and Anthony discuss novelty Cube design: the value and cost of new for the sake of new.

Andy and Anthony talk about layers of interaction in Magic and how they see them fit into Cube design.

Andy and Anthony revisit the age-old topic of Baneslayers and Mulldrifters and break down how Andy's thinking about them has evolved over time.

Andy and Anthony revisit the tempo axis rock, paper, scissors theory, responding to listener feedback, and recapping an exciting weekend of Cube.

Andy and Anthony dissect the macro-archetypes of Magic and discuss whether or not any type of deck is intrinsically favored against another.

Andy and Anthony discuss what it means for a cube to be more or less powerful.

Andy and Anthony discuss and try to come up with a definition of synergy, how it manifests in different Cube environments, and what it adds to gameplay. They talk about hot dogs again.

In a follow up from their last episode, Andy and Anthony are talking about how Magic R&D’s approach to “vision design” and “play design” might be applied to Cube.