this will be me at 5:01pm tn on my way to #mtgcube

One weird trick to fit three (or more!) Cube matches into less than 3 hours. At any player count. luckypaper.co/articles/try...

Cube will outlive Magic (haha, yay!) Cube will outlive me (hmmm) I had a blast at a Cube event back in April and it got me thinking about what Cube means, and why I’m such an enthusiastic convert. Consider subscribing + you still have a couple of hours to preorder the no-foolin’ print magazine!

I’ll be in NYC this August with my first brand-new cube in years (!) And let me just say… I was cooking with this one.

I have a new Cube article out! I'm doing my bit to rehabilitate one of the most underrated sets in Magic. Turns out Cube is so awesome that even Dragon's Maze looks pretty good through this lens: luckypaper.co/articles/dra...

Today for @hipstersofthecoast.com, I discuss the role of quotation in Magic’s flavor text—including quotation’s extreme prevalence, occasional lameness, and icky lack of author attribution in Magic-x-Marvel. Give it a read! www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/06/quot...

This is a cool “product,” I guess, but as one of the writers, it was so unbelievably cool that our intrepid editors believed in us this much. Look, Ma, my writing is on a piece of paper you can hold! It’s real! It will survive the butlerian jihad!

CASCADE CASCADE - THE MAGAZINE (ISSUE 1) is real. Available for preorder for $14.99. >60 magazine sized pages with every article from ISSUE 1 plus a bonus print exclusive from editor Dan Sheehan. Read more: www.cascadecascade.com/cascade-casc...

Mando and Grogu was like watching five Wookieepedia articles come to life and engage in chummy low-stakes fisticuffs with a big droid voiced by the least famous Obama nephew

critically important for anybody who thinks magic is interesting, or anybody who gets annoyed by needless 404s

This article goes even deeper on why I sold (most of) my Legacy Cube and haven’t purchased a fancy Magic card since

Please go support writers and read an article I wrote. It’s an emotional and tumultuous exploration of competitiveness. One of the best things I think I’ve ever written for the Magic space.

Didn't anybody tell you? It's Rob Bock O'Clock

I wrote about my worst local Cube tournament as a player (but one of my favorites as a designer): luckypaper.co/articles/the...

Philly destroyed an innocent hitchbot like it was nothing. Can’t wait to see what we’ll do now that the uber bots are actively taking work away from humans.

Get Better At Limited For $0* by @jakebrowne.com Cascade Cascade's resident Limited Guru weighs in on how to stop wasting your gold and start winning games. www.cascadecascade.com/get-better-a... *it costs a Cascade Cascade subscription to read

REPORTING LIVE FROM THE ICE PROTESTS OF INNISTRAD by @parker.luckypaper.co is now LIVE! In the absence of public truth and solidarity, conspiracy blooms, fueling authoritarianism. www.cascadecascade.com/reporting-li...

Relatedly, I‘m guesting on @commandzoe.bsky.social’s stream on April 11th and we are drafting Girls Night, my spikey #mtgcube about the joys and terrors of living and dying as a woman. There’s rather a lot of feminist subtext to all the exploitation and corrective violence. Come check it out!

I've been so excited to share this: for CASCADE CASCADE, I interviewed Miguel Lopez, the former WOTC writer and worldbuiler who helped create the Edge (of Eternities), Ixalan, & more. we discuss the proliferation of tiny, irrelevant, beautiful details in the worlds of Magic. give it a read!

hmmm, I bet I can sweeten the deal. after your @cascadecascade.com Founder's Coin drink from Rob, I will answer any Cube question you have. (Like a cube sphinx. One that takes bribes from drunkards.)

Welcome to Issue 1 - it's go time. CASCADE CASCADE begins tomorrow - but here's a bit of an introduction to us, what we're about, our FIRST MONTH of articles, subscription options (YOU CAN SUB BY BUYING A T-SHIRT BTW), and other fun stuff. www.cascadecascade.com/welcomein/

“I cast Apex Devastator. Triggers. I’ll choose to cast Time of Ice, followed by Abolish targeting Ice.”

You don’t need a perfect cube to begin organizing great cube nights: (also applies to premodern, edh, board games…) luckypaper.co/articles/din...

math is dictating we have so many writers & so little time so we keep announcing. how exciting! you know 'em. or you don't and you should. @parker.luckypaper.co is bringing some strong Johnny energy to the table with thoughtful reflections on how Magic interacts with Real Life (& cube)

big convert to bo2 cubing after this weekend. allowed me to fit in two more drafts than i’d usually have the energy for. also, bonus: the 0-3 record becomes a much rarer thing

INTRODUCING CASCADE CASCADE, a collective publishing weekly essays, deep dives, and other good-ass writing about the card game Magic: The Gathering. Built on the idea that those who love this game deserve more than an endless scroll of short form video. Community over content, every time.

would you download a horse

riding one of the last NJT trains out of new york like it’s Snowpiercer

we gotta find a way to make money off this thing! it is simply *too good* (and also the money goes to a great cause)

I’m gonna be in the booth this morning with Andy and @ollie.bostoncubeparty.com for 100 Ornithopters commentary. We fear no blizzards. We fear no maindeck Shatterstorms.

or maybe it’s most fortunate! maybe there are other magic writers who also feel this way…

Lucky Paper’s chief Egyptologist returns for a mechanics-focused look at Amonkhet for #mtgcube: luckypaper.co/articles/amo...

One weird trick to win more #mtgcube (Or, if you’re a designer, one weird trick that explains why drafters aren’t falling for your planned synergies) My latest for Lucky Paper: luckypaper.co/articles/win...

fantastic news everyone, every other week you can hear your two favorite transsexuals, @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social and I, yap for about an hour about pretty much anything we want. our first episode is simply propaganda for our favorite format, Pauper! rss.com/podcasts/pap... (Apple Podcast link soon)

Today on @hipstersofthecoast.com, my monthly slot has a guest author - @oz-edgewalker.bsky.social They've written a wonderful and heartfelt tribute to a Tree - give it a read This is the type of written work I love to lift up www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/01/root...

Happy snow day to those who celebrate! Here's a hot-off-the-presses #mtgcube article to keep you warm :) luckypaper.co/articles/why...

two great Magic cards that go great together!

Was doing some QA testing of the site, re-reading old articles to ensure nothing's broken. Old... but still relevant. "The Gateless are a reminder that... we ordinary citizens have the power to turn back the tides of fascism." (And you'll be glad to know the page isn't broken, either. Breathe.)

Shadows Over Innistrad came out nearly a decade(!) ago. It's still one of my favorite sets for #mtgcube, and an exemplar for excellent graveyard-focused design: luckypaper.co/articles/sha...

Just finished my longest, most ambitious Magic article draft yet. It won't be published for awhile... but there might be a teaser in some upcoming Lucky Paper pieces ;) love publishing entire articles as prep work for other projects!

Weak cards are not just unavoidable in #mtgcube. They're not merely "acceptable," either. Weak cards have unique cube design benefits *because* of their weakness: luckypaper.co/articles/the...

⭐ New Video 🪓 Revolution, Fascism, & Magic: The Gathering Folks, this one's a bit big... youtu.be/4JghX1MBU68

A tricky thing about #mtgcube, and Eternal deckbuilding more generally, is that pet cards don't always play well together. It's not just "power creep," either. Magic's design ethos has changed so much over 30 years, it might as well be 4 different games: luckypaper.co/articles/fou...

TWO new #mtgcube articles this week? You better believe it. First up, my thoughts on ATLAxMTG. ATLA was my favorite TV show as a teen. The set may be a good product, but if so, that's in spite of Magic's game engine, not because of it: luckypaper.co/articles/the...

This week I break down "big and small games" of Magic. I first heard the idea from @samuelhblack.bsky.social, where it helped me level up in Retail Draft, but over the years it's become one of my favorite Cube design tools – especially to craft synergy decks! luckypaper.co/articles/rem...

this week I saw one of my top 5 bands live, mouse on the keys. opener Oavette was new to me, but i was instantly hooked. they played 45 minutes no breaks, the entire album: tokeirecords.bandcamp.com/album/oavett... mouse was as awesome as i hoped: mouseonthekeystokyo.bandcamp.com/album/midnight

This week's #mtgcube piece has been brewing for awhile. Sometimes, you have to show the cards who shuffles whom. luckypaper.co/articles/uni...

Okay, it turns out the Phillies will not be winning the 2025 World Series. Otherwise, this Kamigawa #mtgcube retrospective has held up pretty well over the last 48 hours.

I daresay this might be the finest article on baseball, Magic: The Gathering, and world travel ever written. (Granted, that doesn't leave much competition... but you should still read it!) luckypaper.co/articles/kam... #mtgcube

Sometimes I get unexplained Magic cravings, like "I want to trainwreck this #mtgcube draft," or "I need to know what the experts think of Amonkhet." I'm proud to say we can help with that.* Here's Emma Glenister, Egyptology PhD candidate, for Lucky Paper: luckypaper.co/articles/amo...