The Scorpion and The Cube with Ollie Beeks

View all cards mentioned in this episode (http://luckypaper.co/podcast/305-the-...) Andy and Anthony are joined by Cube Person of the Year 2024, Ollie, to talk about whether it’s irresponsible to present a cube for drafting without any playtesting. What is the difference between ‘playing’ and ‘playtesting’? Can you design a cube iteratively without playtesting? Just how bad can a cube really be? Discussed in this episode: • Upkeep NY/C4AC (https://www.upkeepnewyork.com/c4ac) • Bodlean Cube (https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/hgs?...) • Creatureless Cube (https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/no-c...) • Episode 302 — Theory Drafting the Best Decks in Regular Cube (https://luckypaper.co/podcast/302-the...) • The Ball Pit (https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/ball...) • Episode 206 — The Joy of Gaming with Richard Garfield (https://luckypaper.co/podcast/206-the...) • 100 Ornithopters (https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/100-...) • Marina Abramovic - The Artist is Present (2010) (https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibit...) • Boston Cube Party (https://bostoncubeparty.com/) If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon (  / luckypaper  )  or leaving us a review on iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...)  or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch (  / luckypapermtg  )  and YouTube (   / @luckypaper  )  for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: • Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube (https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/a...) • Anthony’s “Regular” Cube (https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/r...) You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord (  / discord  ) . Send in questions to the show at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])  or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty (  / jamesnasty  ) . Timestamps • 0:00 - Intro • 3:41 - Secret Project: Obscura • 9:13 - Playtesting • 16:46 - The Case Against Playtesting • 21:03 - Non-Playtest Data • 23:09 - The Process • 29:45 - Playing Vs Playtesting • 35:17 - Cube First Impressions • 43:33 - Expectations • 47:28 - Designing for an Experience • 52:10 - Marina Abramovic and Artistic Intent • 58:26 - Logistics