Cube Drafting Dot Com

Submitted & Written by Dan Cunningham Do you like Magic?  Of course you do.  Cube drafting?  Probably – I haven’t found anyone who doesn’t.  How about Sci-Fi?  It’s not a far-fetched to say that sci-fi fans and magic fans have a bit of overlap. Back in 2007, the mothership ran a “What If?” Week.  One day [...]

This is a guest post written by James Lennox-Gordon who you can find on twitter. If you’d like to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. With Innistrad on the horizon, Magic 2012 is fast settling into its role as the core set that will oversee Standard for the next year. [...]

This is a guest post written by Glenn Jones, courtesy of his new blog. If you’d like to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. So here’s my first post on one of my favorite hobbies: cube design. I like to design different cubes for pure entertainment, although I rarely build [...]

This is a guest post written by Doug Lambert. If you’d like to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. I’ve been playing cube drafts for about three years and it constitutes about 90 percent of my time playing Magic. I draft on a regular basis with a group of about [...]

This is a guest post written by Ben Albert. If you’d like to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. When I tell people about my Cube I generally get one of two reactions; “That sounds awesome!” or “You’re ruining Magic.” If you have an open mind and want to experience [...]

This is a guest post written by Chris Mellard. If you’d like to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. The stage was set. 34 participants in a Sealed Prerelease Tournament. The set was Mirrodin Beseiged and I was flipping stoked. I freakin’ love prereleases. I was a little worried about [...]

This is a guest post written by Phil Stanton. If you’d like to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. As soon as I heard about cube drafting, I knew it was for me. Many eons ago, in high school, my friends and I would create faux booster packs out of [...]

This guest post is the fourth part of a series on Cube Philosophy, written by Simon Walker. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. Dealing with the Problem Children There are a handful of cards that are the basis of debate amongst Cube designers. I have discussed [...]

In episode one, I talked about the high-level goals that guide the creation of your Cube. In part 2, I looked at some of the hard-and-fast, practical limits of creating Cubes (size, cost, and most importantly time). In this article, I will discuss the sacredness of bovines. “What do you call a Minotaur wearing a [...]

This guest post is the second part of a series on Cube Philosophy, written by Simon Walker. Check back each day this week for a new installment. For those wishing to contribute to cubedrafting.com, contact evan dot erwin at starcitygames dot com. In part 1, I examined six concepts that form a loose “wish list” [...]