Text, Subtext, and Cards with Secrets

Andy and Anthony talk about complexity in Magic. After their discussion on the previous episode on Andy’s Neoclassical Cube comparing arguable simplicity of old school Magic cards, and continued discussion on the MTG Cube Talk Discord, they talk about the nature and different types of complexity. They compare cards which are simpler to read vs to play with and how different types of complexity effect the feel of the game.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction

3:06 - GayTransMulldrifter’s Belated MH3 Hot Take

12:27 - Strategic Complexity and its costs

33:26 - Kitsa, Otterball Elite Korner

39:45 - Lenticular design

50:52 - The tension between accessible and skill testing environments

Discussed in this episode:

• The Neoclassical Cube
• Steel City Cube
• Join the MTG Cube Talk Discord
• Andy’s Mono-Colored Starter Decks
• MachineSchooling’s 2007 Nostalgia Cube
• Taskmaster: Series 12, Episode 8
• Maro on strategic and comprehension complexity
• Maro on lenticular design and Drive to Work Part 1 and Part 2

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• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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