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To be fair most of my 3-0's come after I publicly declare my deck awful. But I think that's largely attributed to excessively high standards.

I don't think I could have envisioned this conversation when I created this website.

I mean he's a beefy three-color vanilla creature, and he's not even green.

Is it just me or is Ruhan a really really dumb card?

Not my kitchen, but I'll pass the compliment along.

I'd pay less attention to these specific details and more to getting something functional. More than specific cards, I think the early phase should put a greater emphasis on themes and ideas.

Yes, for this reason I'd want to have a more structured cube with some clear themes. Then there would be clear ways to upgrade it power wise, while giving a new cuber ideas for how themes mix and match. In the long run this could be a yearly endeavor. Graveyard one year Eldrazi spawn tokens +...

I say let's envision this as a real project as a "motivating factor", even if it never really sees the light of day. Should be a fun collaborative exercise.

Yes, assume basic lands and that any sleeves sold would be supplementary.

The prices I listed were CFB. It's just a concept currently, with some preliminary talks, but here's the big idea: Store X could sell a prepackaged product designed by our community and promoted by me in an article series. I would share whatever proceeds there are with the design team. This...

I think in terms of value provided to the players that expensive lands are extremely inefficient. Of course I run 100% Tier 1 lands in my main cubes, but part of the idea is that the purchaser can upgrade where they see fit with their collection. I would focus on good layered design principles...

For reference when I was kicking the idea around before I had the following: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkmGq9EqXDoidFpPM0tweGhtZkQwcGpKV3F5dElBR0E&usp=sharing

I also like the group-up approach. My first step would be to try to map out the themes and subthemes across 5 colors, knowing they are subject to change.

Sure, take the lead. When I first drafted one out, I was looking at all CITP tapped lands (gates, panoramas, bounces). I think for a new player that $100 is a far more attractive starting point (the cost of an 8-person draft), and that from a design perspective you can still have very...

Good response. I've always like the way that anthems serve as an intersection between double strike and tokens. I wrote a bit more about it here: http://riptidelab.com/cube-academy/color-identity-white/

You should probably have a face-to-face (or at least voice) conversation with someone. I have lots of ideas about the budget cube thing but the thought of taking the time to type them out is a major roadblock.

I don't think we have any email prompts available for that, sorry.

I mean, there's certainly room for distinction here. One thing I've seen a lot of designers do is just jam in a card like Dream Halls without really having any idea of how it functions in relation to the rest of the environment. I'm not saying not to test new ideas, but at least personally I'm...

Just a heads up CT, your article got a front-page comment worth responding to.

Isn't this more a question of people talking to each other versus talking past each other?