Cube Engineers Episode 41: The Potential Pitfalls of Custom Cards

We are back on the rails again with Season 2 of Cube Engineers!Most conversations around custom cards tout the benefits of the medium, but fail to adequately address the drawbacks of their implementation. In this episode, TrainmasterGT invites Chris Taylor back again to examine the potential pitfalls of utilizing custom cards in a Cube, and whether or not these issues can be minimized. Along the way, the two explore some of their own custom designs which have proven problematic in the past, and what lessons they learned as a result. Should custom cards be a tool in every Cuber’s arsenal, or should card design be left to the professionals?

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Show Notes

The Dandy Cube

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Custom Cards Mentioned

Motherland Calls

Stalin’s Mustache

Chad Mountie

Jinu, Demonic Idol

Old Growth

Karn, the Corrupted

Vantasaur’s Journey

Trading Caravan

Experiment Two

Clanking Skeleton

Diamondhide Hedgehog

Bull Moose

Good News

The Nutcracker Suite

Profane Relic

Stromkirk Diabolist

Police Brutality

Official Cards Mentioned

Nadu, Winged Wisdom

Grim Lavamancer

The Scarab God

Mother of Runes

God Pharaoh’s Gift

Fire Imp

Wild Mongrel

Flametongue Yearling

Liliana of the Veil

Oko, Thief of Crowns

Chandra Ablaze

Chandra Flame’s Fury

Chandra, Heart of Fire

Rampant Growth

Urza’s Saga

Proft’s Eidetic Memory

Fable of the Mirror Breaker

Vivi Ornitier

Emperor of Bones

Fleshwrither

Karn, Scion of Urza

Urza, Lord High Artificer

Oni Cult Anvil

Swords to Plowshares

Path to Exile

Erase (Not the Urza’s Legacy One)

Erode

Erase

Volcanic Hammer

Knight Watch

Falling Star

Shower of Coals

Badgermole Cub

Jeska, Thrice Reborn

Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

Thank you again to Chris Taylor for being the guest on this episode, and to Bella for being a part of the “500 Custom Cards” intro!

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