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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?

Are those the Star Wars reviews?

Only 3-color cards I've had success with are Nacatl and Nicol Bolas.

Yeah, I mean, Wizards pushes different effects a bit haphazardly. But it's still a fun exercise to try and triangulate what they're willing to print in the modern Standard environments.

As the designer you should have some idea of how it can be broken, even just a best-case scenario. If you don't know what to do with it, your players probably won't either.

I do power max and EV calculations all day without even wanting to. Last week I made a utility comparison on the merits of idling my car for 20 minutes to qualify for reduced parking garage rates versus parking and touring a new city for 20 additional minutes. I also know that the only games...

First I need to know. Would you classify it as achy-breaky?

Good find, I hadn't seen this yet. I don't know if it's really there, but I'd have to test. Could be one-sided wraths. Or expensive spot removal. Well designed card though, looks fun to play with.

I accidentally started a trend and less than 24 hours later the people who propagated it already hate it: http://www.reddit.com/r/OkCupid/comments/1oze2b/beyond_crockpotting_tips_and_tricks/ The internet is amazing. :)