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Leveraging Scarcity in Cube Design and Play

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 an

Sep 28
59 min

Bonus Episode — Obscura: Collapse

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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 i

Sep 26
46 min

Drafting and Designing Weird Cubes with Ryan Overturf

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 exp

Sep 21
1 h 13 min

Bonus Episode — Obscura: Cavalier

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

Sep 17
56 min

Expensive Spells We Actually Like

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about expensive cards in Cube — how high mana value cards fit into their cube designs. They talk about spe

Sep 14
54 min

Bonus Episode — Obscura: Anti-War

View all cards mentioned in this episode In the first installment of Obscura cube design discussions, Andy and Anthony are joined by Ollie to talk about Anthony’s cube d

Sep 10
46 min

Summer 2026 Cube Zeitgeist

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about recent trends in Cube design. After looking through the revealed Cube lists for the recent Cube for

Sep 7
58 min

What Makes a Card “Sacred?”

View all cards mentioned in this episode Sometimes a card design just sings — all of the individual elements come together to make an elegant, resonant game piece. In th

Aug 31
56 min

Open Drafting Take Five

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony collaboratively draft Andy’s Take Five cube, discussing their strategy through a whole draft and how they might

Aug 24
59 min

Exploring Cube Cobra’s New Winrate Analysis Features

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony explore Cube Cobra’s new analytic tools for card and deck winrates. The new features allow you to upload decks

Aug 17
1 h 00 min

Summertime Mailbag

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony first talk about their upcoming series of interviews related to Cube For a Cause: Obscura. The event will featu

Aug 10
52 min

Cross Pod Cube Throw Down: Regular Cube vs Sacred Geometry

View all cards mentioned in this episode In a strange experiment, Andy and Anthony organize drafts of their cubes Sacred Geometry and Regular Cube and then pair players

Aug 3
57 min

Narrow Tutors in Cube

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about narrow tutors in Cubes. In contrast to the most open ended ways for players to search up a card from

Jul 27
1 h 00 min

CubeCon DMV Tournament Report

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony report on their experience at CubeCon DMV — from the organizers of the original CubeCon — a cube event right in

Jul 20
1 h 06 min

Cards that are Cool — Part 2

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about cards they think are cool. In the long anticipated follow up to episode 108, they just talk about th

Jul 13
1 h 01 min

Board Stalls and Cube Design

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about board stalls and Cube. They talk about what they don’t like about this particular genera of board st

Jul 6
1 h 01 min

Token Episode

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about the logistics of tokens for Cube. They talk about different ways they’ve managed them over the years

Jun 29
1 h 02 min

Powering Down Eternal Cubes with Jake and Parker

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony are joined by Jake and Parker to talk about their shifts in approach to each of their eternal cubes. While Jake

Jun 22
1 h 07 min

Cube Cards That Are Hated

View all cards mentioned in this episode Riffing on last week’s slightly divisive topic, Andy and Anthony talk about cards in their own cubes that players hate. They com

Jun 15
1 h 12 min

Hate Cards in Cube

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about hate cards, and how they fit into Cube design in particular. Of course, they start by trying to defi

Jun 8
1 h 06 min

Chart trend

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Chart positions

Where Lucky Paper Radio ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 28, 2026).

#30 ▲ 23 Games US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

A highly recommended cast where the host express their passion for all things cube. As a frequent traveler and a podcaster myself LPR is my go to every Monday morning! Highly recommend! Whether you’re new to MTG cube or an experienced curator there is always something to learn or take away. Fun, informative, and well recorded episodes on the regular. Happy Cubing! -Anthony aka Uber Bear

Uberbear77 · Feb 2026

I had a whim to start designing my own cube, and was very lucky to have found this podcast first. I have enjoyed following weekly and delving into the years-long backlog of evergreen discussion. I especially appreciate the creators sharing how their life journeys have developed along with their love of cube and Magic. It is refreshing to hear people talk about setting boundaries with the things they care about. It is a key part of maintaining any relationship, even ones with cardboard rectangles.

Sanelyrechristened · Jan 2026

When it comes to Magic: The Gathering cube design, no other podcast comes close to the quality and thoughtfulness of this one. Plus it’s entertaining. Check it out!

JeddP · Jan 2026

This show has not only given me that final push I needed to design my first cube, it also helped me clean my house. Focusing on the cards that brought me joy let me get rid of so many that weren’t. And I don’t miss them. Thank you to the good folks at Lucky Paper Radio.

Remixologist · Mar 2025

I stopped listening to Lucky Paper Radio something like a year ago because the hosts had grown increasingly negative about Magic. Not just aspects of Magic, but making comments about how Magic was no longer a game they loved. I just took a listen to the 2025 State of the Game episode (the most recent episode as of this review) to consider diving back in, as there was a time when I quite enjoyed the ‘cast. Alas, it’s another hour of finding everything negative about the game. If the podcast were about Standard or Modern or Commander or any format except cube - which we each design ourselves, according to our aesthetics and design goals - maybe they’d have a reason to keep doing this. But why am I going to listen to a couple of guys who don’t enjoy Magic talking about a prison of their own making?

JeFF Stumpo · Oct 2025

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