A Weeklong Game of Chicken with Justin Parnell

Andy and Anthony are joined by Justin Parnell to talk about their recent rotisserie draft. 10 players drafted Anthony’s Regular Cube in the weeks leading up to Magic Con Philadelphia. Over the course of the weekend players competed in a nail-biting round robin style tournament. The boys talk about their decks, their strategies going into the draft, and how rotisserie drafting compares to typical booster drafting.

Over the weekend our hosts along with Justin, Parker, and Gwen Dekker hed a panel on Cube, it’s history and future. Watch a recording of the panel .

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Discussed in this episode:

• Watch the Cube Panel at Magic Con
• The Crystal Goblet Essay
• Justin’s Series of Articles on SCG About Rotisserie Drafting Cubes Part one, two, and three
• View the Whole Rotisserie Draft
• Rotisserie Draft Explainer and Spreadsheet Templates
• Episode 117: Regular Cube Draft Primer
• Shigeki on the Cube Map
• Justin’s YouTube Channel
• Follow Justin on Twitter
• CubeCon

Timestamps:

• 4:16 — Rotisserie Draft Background
• 7:19 — What is a Rotisserie Draft?
• 14:31 — Anthony's Draft Rundown
• 25:16 — Andy's Draft Rundown
• 44:57 — Justin's Draft Rundown
• 1:12:11 — Reflections on the Draft from a Design Perspective
• 1:19:38 — Justin's Takes Since the 540

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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.

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.