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Lucky Paper Radio

by Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox
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  • Book Club: The Score by C. Thi Nguyen

    October 26, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    Andy, Anthony, and Parker tackle C. Thi Nguyen’s The Score in their fourth episode of “Book Club.” Nguyen’s book compares how metrics apply to and effect games and social structures. He argues that while metrics are a defining construct…

  • Bonus Episode — Obscura: Legacy

    October 22, 2026 · 53 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Gabor about their Obscura Cube designed from the prompt “Legacy,” a very loaded term in the Cube space. Skipping past the obvious interpretation, Gabor chose to look to…

  • Inland Northwest Cube Fest II Recap

    October 19, 2026 · 56 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy recaps his experience at the second annual Inland Northwest Cube Fest to Anthony. He talks through each of his four drafts at the event, recounting how he handled novel Cube environments and…

  • Bonus Episode — Obscura: Feudal

    October 15, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy, Jane, and Anthony talk about Andy’s Obscura cube, prompted with the word ”feudal.” His attempted to capture the experience of feudalism in gameplay by putting the powerful cards in certain…

  • The Paradox of Balance in Cube Design

    October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode What makes a cube “balanced”? When a card or deck performs very differently in the hands of especially skilled players, are they using their greater knowledge of the game to exploit a balance issue…

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  • Bonus Episode — Obscura: Déjà Vu

    October 8, 2026 · 54 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Brett about his Obscura Cube. Prompted with the phrase “Déjà vu” Brett explored some wild, logistically impossible ideas before settling on a cube filled to the brim with…

  • Capitol Cube Championship 2026 Tournament Report

    October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony recap their experience at Capitol Cube Championship in Washington D.C. They talk about the five different cube drafts they did between them and their overall experience at the…

  • Bonus Episode — Obscura: Dangerous

    October 1, 2026 · 57 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Ollie about their Obscura Cube with the prompt “Dangerous.” Ollie’s interpretation of the prompt led them to build a desert cube where all lands cost life to generate…

  • Leveraging Scarcity in Cube Design and Play

    September 28, 2026 · 60 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy, Anthony, and Parker talk about how to draft cubes better by framing their thinking in terms of the scarcest resource in any give context. Flipping the perspective, they talk about how to…

  • Bonus Episode — Obscura: Collapse

    September 26, 2026 · 47 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Gabe joins Andy and Anthony talk about his Obscura cube, starting with the prompt “collapse”. Gabe chose to build on the theme in both aesthetic and mechanical ways. Pulling heavily from zendikar…

  • Drafting and Designing Weird Cubes with Ryan Overturf

    September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony are joined by Cube icon Ryan Overturf to talk about drafting and designing weird cubes. They talk about his experience at CubeConbroadening his experience into novel designs. They…

  • Bonus Episode — Obscura: Cavalier

    September 17, 2026 · 56 min

    View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Dan, best known for creating the Devoid Cube, about his cube for Cube for a Cause: Obscura. Starting with the prompt “cavalier” Dan dove into the world of knights and…

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About the show

Lucky Paper Radio is a podcast about Magic: the Gathering hosted by lifelong friends Andy Mangold and Anthony Mattox. Focused primarily on sandbox formats like Cube, which are free of banlists, rotation, and net decking, the show is about the best parts of Magic and how to get the most out of the game.