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uh, yes, i'm well aware that Yelp helps once you're at your destination. i was referring to the actual 'road' part of road trips, when you're on long stretches of highway in between cities. this is why i specifically said road trip, and not just 'vacation'. not sure that i require the services...

I will say that, as the creator of many short-lived topics on this forum, some threads are just naturally stronger than others. If a particular topic seems to be veering off course quickly, it could well be that there isn't a whole lot of meat to the subject. On a more heavily enforced site, the...

when i go on a road trip, i only ever stop at mcdonald's, because i know they'll have a bathroom and cheap food of a known quantity am i a bad person

Putting on my Serious Hat for a second, so that it won't seem like we're ignoring the problem presented in this thread: I don't disagree with your points that a nested, hierarchical thread structure - a la Reddit - leads to more on-topic discussion, whereas the current linear thread format...

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It sounds like different people want different things out of Magic, particularly with regards to variance. We just have to be very careful when we go about reducing variance, not to do more harm than good. You could make the argument - and many have - that Magic is as good as it is, and riding...

Also, this next statement will sound like it's meant to put you on the spot, or antagonize you - but I assure you that I mean no ill will whatsoever: Someone who isn't willing to break singleton in their own cube environment doesn't sound like they are even close to finished exploring inside...

None of those changes affect the variance that's inherently built into the game of Magic, though. To put it another way, we can say that Magic's gotten a new coat of paint, its seats have been changed from textile to leather, and its tires have been replaced - but fundamentally, Magic is still...

Right, this is something that came to mind as well. Today, if I make a Mardu aggro deck, I'd probably do, say, heavy black (12+ cards), medium red (8-10 cards), and very light white (2-4 cards). But with any kind of change to the draw system, I'd go much heavier on the splashes, possibly to the...

I believe that this is the intrinsic difference between you, and the majority of the Magic-playing populace. You believe that this is a "small change to the draw step"; most people would argue that this is a fundamental change to the game of Magic. You also don't believe that this change affects...

I'm 100% in agreement with Grillo. We have players over here who have problems with all of the aforementioned categories of non-games: mana screw, colour screw, and mana flood. We also have players in our group that almost never run into problems across any of the three categories, week in and...

That's a fantastic cube manifesto, Grillo! Not to get too off topic, but I think one of the natural ways to address mana screw is by creating a slower format. This both encourages people to play more lands than they normally would - such as how Khans of Tarkir heavily incentivizes players to...

I would tend to agree with Grillo. A lot of the discussion on this thread--aside from the mulligan talk--has been on how to reduce variance within the game of Magic. Luckily, Magic comes with a lot of built-in tools to address this particular problem, and, as cube designers - and really, game...

I'm all in favour of relaxed mulligan rules, but my playgroup isn't even comfortable with the idea I've floated of "one free mull per match," let alone anything more elaborate. If both players mulligan, though, we sometimes reach a friendly agreement to both mull back up to 7. On a somewhat...

Sold - just ordered that sweet looking wooden box. Seems like a much higher quality-to-price ratio than anything else I've encountered!

Even if the average converted mana cost of your black aggressive deck is, say, 2.4 - which is a conservative estimate - you have to remember that Dark Confidant will flip up lands a lot of the time. Assuming 23 spells and 17 lands, the average damage you'll take per turn is (23 * 2.4) / 40 =...

If anyone picks that bad boy up, I'd be really interested to know whether they feel it justifies its $90 price tag. Speaking of holiday gift boxes, I've heard that those are the best budget solution for carrying a cube around - better than my $1 white cardboard 'shoebox', anyways. Is that no...

You're probably right - Emerge Unscathed supports both the Seeker of the Way / Monastery Mentor deck, as well as the Fabled Hero deck. Sold!

What are people's favourite combat tricks in white? I'm looking to add another after Gods Willing, but I'm wondering if Emerge Unscathed is too similar. Ajani's Presence Defiant Strike Emerge Unscathed Gods Willing Swift Justice Feat of Resistance

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