Cube Engineers Episode 44: Bar Cubes: Disruption and Exhibition with Magic featuring Derek Gallen!

We are back on the rails again with another exciting episode of Cube Engineers!

Grab a seat at the bar and order another round of your favorite deck; we’re in for a real treat! In this episode, TrainmasterGT invites Derek Gallen to discuss the origins and evolution of Bar Cube! Discover how one man’s quest to design a Cube that could fit in his pocket sparked a community movement that popularized an entire subgenre of Cubes. See what lessons Derek learned in order to facilitate his design goals and desired play patterns, and how it impacted his views on Magic as a social experience.

All Aboard!

Show Notes

Derek’s Bar Cube

Derek’s Hipsters of the Coast Articles

Derek’s YouTube Bar Cube Video

Chill MTG on Bar Cube

The Penrose Cube

Prohibition Cube

A Study in Harmony

Cards Mentioned

Cataclysm

Empyrial Armor

Necropotence

Survival of the Fittest

Savage Ventmaw

Savage Knuckleblade

Siege Rhino

Divine Gambit

Mark of the Vampire

Fierce Witchstalker

Professor of Symbology

Wurmcoil Engine

Threefold Thunderhulk

Swords to Plowshares

Lightning Bolt

Counterspell

Tinker

Mana Drain

Gravedigger

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