Magic on the Holodeck: Outlaws of Thunder Junction First Impressions and Personal Cube Additions

Our Cube Prospective Surveys for Outlaws of Thunder Junction is now open! Let us know what you are testing in your cube from the latest set. Andy and Anthony talk about their first impressions of Outlaws of Thunder Junction and the cards their interested in for their own Cube lists. Anthony is not too impressed by the aesthetics of the set, but they manage to power through, talk about the mechanics and how they might be relevant to different Cube designers, and even a few individual cards that stand out. ⁠View all cards mentioned in the episode →⁠ Discussed in this episode: Kristen Schaal is a Horse! Washington Cube Champs Cali Cube Champs Get tickets Join the Discord Uber Cube Event Boston Cube Party Cube Dungeon Con MagicCon Panel About Representation of Native Peoples, Thanks Brodie! The Holodeck Episode 129 on the State of the Game and Design for an “Eternal World” Good Morning Magic “The Problem with Kicker and How We Fixed It” Andy’s Monocolored Starter Decks An Ode to Scalable Threats, by Andy Emma Partlow’s tweet about the OTJ set symbols Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:26 - Upcoming Cube Event Rundown 9:17 - Andy and Anthony’s Broad Impressions of Outlaws of Thunder Junction 25:27 - Mechanics from Outlaws of Thunder Junction 26:10 - Outlaws 28:19 - Committing a Crime 36:01 - Spree 44:29 - Mounts and Saddle 48:08 - Plot 51:12 - Unnamed mechanics and themes 52:14 - Bun Magic Cube Additions 52:55 - Slick Shot Showoff 53:48 - Goldvein Hydra 54:50 - Harvester of Misery 56:22 - Andy’s long list of half-considered ‘maybes’ for the Bun Magic Cube 57:04 - Regular Cube Additions 57:41 - Trained Arynx 58:32 - Demonic Ruckus 59:15 - Bristly Bill, Spine Sower 1:00:17 - 100 Ornithopters Additions 1:02:24 - Lost Jitte 1:04:43 - Trash the Town 1:09:10 - Pitiless Carnage 1:10:14 - Pest Control 1:11:03 - Requisition Raid 1:13:07 - Turbo Cube Additions 1:13:28 - Magebane Lizard 1:14:17 - Geralf, the Fleshwright Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube If want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube submit it on our website. Send in questions to the show at [email protected]. You can also find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. If you’d like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.