Debriefing Vertex Philadelphia & 100 Ornithopters Unite

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Andy and Anthony recap Magic events they participated in this week. First, Anthony talks through his experience at Vertex Philadelphia, a ~100 person Cube tournament. Anthony had another solid run in his drafts, and the event was the first time his new Broadcast Shuffling method was tried at scale to reasonable success. Andy shares his experience helping organize and play in a charity stream for the Tabletop Workers United strike hardship fund. He ended up played in the event as an alternate and shares his complex experience drafting on stream.

Discussed in this episode:

• Anthony’s Shuffling Article
• Anthony, Roja, and Arlo’s episodes of Recross the Paths
• Lucky Paper Events Page
• The Cascade Cube
• Anthony’s 3-0 Decks from the Weekend on BlueSky
• The Jund Cube
• May’s Fae Cube
• May’s Fae Cube episode of Uber Cube
• Cubereviews Podcast
• Eiganjo Drift
• The Dungeoneer’s Cube
• Support the Tabletop Workers United Strike Hardship Fund on GoFundMe
• Watch the 100 Ornithopters Unite Stream on YouTube

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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:

• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 5:32 - Vertex: Philadelphia Tournament Report — Event Overview
• 10:38 - Anthony’s trajectory and improvement as a player
• 13:11 - Anthony’s draft of the Cascade Cube
• 18:22 - Anthony’s draft of the Jund Cube
• 23:35 - Anthony’s draft of May's Fae Cube
• 29:14 - Anthony’s draft of Eiganjo Drift
• 34:10 - Anthony’s draft of The Dungeoneer’s Cube
• 37:37 - Andy’s experience helping with the 100 Ornithopters Unite draft event