Uber Cube

During this episode, "We Triple Dog Dare Ya!" to join Stu and Anthony as we reflect upon what 2024 meant for the show and for cube. Join us as we rabble on what we learned, events attended, and how we are inspired by cube and the community. Thank you for supporting the show, sharing, 5-star reviews, and as always happy cubing!  Oh and listen till the very, very end for a bonus track! Yip...

During this episode May and Anthony discuss the follow community post: "Question for the Community: What non-MTG context inspired your cube designs? i.e. literature, albums, movies, or experiences.”  Tune in as we discuss the inspirations provided by the community and share how you too can find your cube muse. Thanks for listening, 5-star reviews, sharing, and as always happy cubing! Uber Cub...

During this audience participation episode Team Uber Cube chats on cube projects that have fallen to the wayside. We discuss the reasons why these projects are either stalled or what ideas may revitalize them.  We would love to hear from you and how we might spring life back into these projects. Lastly please share with us your “mostly dead” projects that we as a community can breathe life back ou...

During this episode Anthony & Stu wax lyrical on the most recent updates to Uber Bear’s Power Cube. We chat on card selection, archetype tuning, and the secrets to making a vintage cube look and feel unique in comparison to typical vintage design. We also deep dive into the importance of adding “open ended cards” to allow for greater creativity during future updates. We certainly hope you enjo...

During this episode Team Uber Cube discusses the 3-0 decks from Cube Con 2024 focusing on Uber Bear's Artifact Cube and The Fae Cube. In addition, we cover the cards from Magic Foundations that we intend to add to the environments that have the most potential to be strong role players. We also discuss metrics that you can use to evaluate the strongest and weakest decks in your environments pr...

During this episode, we are joined by esteemed guest and professional game designer Gavin Verhey. Join us as we chat on the game design philosophies for the Regular Games, Commander Cards cube and how curators can meld cards from Commander products to produce a highly enjoyable cube experience. Listen in as we pick the brain of a professional game designer and how we can fold both complexity and f...

During this episode Team Uber Cube discusses the 3-0 decks from Cube Con 2024 for Sammich's Peasant Cube and The Femme. In addition, we cover the cards from Magic Foundations that we intend to add to the environments that have the most potential to be strong role players. We also discuss metrics that you can use to evaluate the strongest and weakest decks in your environments providing the to...

Join Team Uber Cube as we share our Cube Con 2024 perspectives and experiences. Listen as we chat on the meticulously crafted cubes, we enjoyed to include Mad Cube, The Disaster Movie Cube, The Fae Cube, and Dragons of Winter’s Night and many more. Join the discussion as we converse on what we have learned and how feedback from a large-scale event can help to continuously shape everyone’s cube env...

During this episode journey into madness with Team Uber Cube as we traverse the Cube of Cthulu. We are excited to have Angelo aka CavsFangelo on the show to discuss the most popular horror cube in the multiverse. We discuss Cav’s design philosophy and how this unique cube environment is riddled with horrific beings outside of human conception. Thanks for listening, sharing, 5-star reviews, subscri...

Road trip with Team Uber Cube as we discuss our preparations for Cube Con 2024. Team Uber Cube has been honored to have 5 cubes in the featured space this year including Uber Bear’s Artifact Cube, The Fae Cube, The Femme Cube, Sammich’s Peasant Cube, and The Monopoly. Join us as we discuss our previous experiences and what we learned from previous Cube Con seasons as well as how we have shaken up...

Join Team Uber Cube and fellow survior Tyler aka champion of UberCubeathon 2024 as we anxiously unlock the doors of Horror within CUBE. Beware all that intrude, as we proceed into the dark recesses of the cube curator’s mind.  Follow our traveler’s journey through the veil of thematic cube designs unraveling both cosmic and gothic card selections to feed the ever growing cUBe's potential. &qu...

During this episode Team Uber Cube takes on the complex question “What is Aggro, really?” Join the conversation as we take on the challenge of determining what really separates aggressive strategies from other strategies within cube environments. Thanks for listening, sharing, 5-star reviews and as always happy cubing! Come say hello to Team Uber Cube at https://cubecon.org/CubeCon2024 Oct 17th to...

During this episode Team Uber Cube is joined by Chris Moore aka Sammich as we discuss the system, we use to gauge power outliers in our environments. The team presents a practical approach for intentionally adding power outliers to improve game play dynamics. In addition, we evaluate our known power outliers and determine the game play impact of specific cards. Thanks for listening, sharing, 5-sta...

During this episode, Team Uber Cube seeks the keys to unlocking the mysteries of Duskmourn: House of Horror. The team traverses cube landscapes featured at Cube Con 2024 (Uber Bear’s Artifact Cube, The Femme, The Monopoly and The Fae Cube) performing card evaluations to prepare for Cube Con 2024. But wait, there is more…Thematic Cube and Vintage Cube curators rejoice as this set provides fantastic...

During this episode both May and Kit discuss a zany cube concept, The King of Games Cube. The duo discusses how cube curators can create an amalgamation of TCGs into a single cube concept. Power bands, card evaluations, and a suite of unlikely mechanics form this creative and playful cube experience. Thanks for listening, sharing, 5-star reviews and as always happy cubing! Anthony's Cubes: ht...

During this episode Team Uber Cube is joined by special guest and host Anthony Mattox of the Lucky Paper Radio Podcast. The panel chats on culinary delights that we carefully curate for cube nights in addition to our favorite sushi rolls. Join us as we banter on the Sushi-Go Cube and world-renowned cube cook Anthony Mattox’s sushi roll submissions. Bon appétit! Thanks for listening, 5-star reviews...

During this episode Anthony and Sam discuss The Capitol Cube Championships and event logistics. We chat about the best practices learned from the home-grown cube events popping up around the globe. In addition, we banter on Anthony's Capitol Cube Championship experience and how you the listener can model your own event based off the lessons of others. Thank you for listening, sharing, 5-star...

During this episode Anthony & Stu chat on Planeswalker inclusion for The Femme Cube. Featured at Cube Con 2024, the team chats on the expansive world of Planeswalkers and how they can enrich cube environments. In addition, we discuss midrange roles, powerbands and the process of choosing Planeswalkers. You can find Uber Cube here, YouTube and all major podcast platforms. Thanks for listening,...

During this episode Anthony and Chris discuss the expansive Modern Horizons 3 update to Sammich’s Peasant Cube.  Sammich’s Peasant Cube was featured and adored at Cube Con 2023, Ubercubeathon 2023, and will once again be featured at Cube Con 2024. Join us as we dive into Chris’s aka Sammich’s design processes and decisions for card inclusion. In addition we also discuss the application of the chos...

During this episode Team Uber Cube is joined by special guest Alex Nusbaum host of “The Squares that Cube” podcast. Alex joins Anthony and Stu for our regular “back deck cube conversation” where we ramble on and wish we were recording. Alex joins the fold as we chat on lynchpins or cards that have solidified archetypes in high powered environments. We discuss how key cards have defined the landsca...

During this episode Team Uber Cube discusses our cube card selections from the fantastical plane of Bloomburrow. We dive into our card selections covering a variety of cube types ranging from power maxed to thematic cube curation. We would love your feedback on what you are adding to your various cubes from this set. Tag us on Twitter or our Discord with your responses. Thanks for listening, shari...

During this Unsolved Mystery episode Team Uber Cube is joined by esteemed guests Bones (L2 and thematic cube aficionado) as well as Daniel Smith (Data Generated Cube Curator.) The panel takes on the following “Question for the Community: Does the Vintage Cube (MTGO) serve as the bridge or expectation for the expansive world of cube?” “Secondly, should it be seen as the benchmark for what cube repr...

How do we encourage Commander players to try drafting cube? We have your solution, Commander Cube! In this episode, May and Kade delve into the fundamentals and intricacies of designing a Commander Cube.  Listen in as the team chats on Commander/Legend selections, color restrictions, card quality and cube construction. Thanks for listening, sharing, 5-star reviews and as always happy cubing! Join...

During this episode Team Uber Cube begins a community cube design project. Join Team Uber Cube as we collaborate with the community to design a cube using  top-level design methods where you the listener can be included in the process. Check out the link for the Sushi-GO! cube (https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/SUSHI) where we will have a multi-part series demonstrating the steps to construct a...

During this episode Team Uber Cube takes on the idea of pet cards and the 3 ways we can evaluate them in our cube environments.  We review the basic 3 criteria (pets, health, and fun) of each of our pets and discuss how you can apply this concept to your cube environments. Thanks for listening, sharing, 5-stars, and as always happy cubing.    2024 is “The Year of the Cube!” Check out these events...