In Defense of Forcing: How to Draft Cube Successfully with Ryan Saxe

Andy and Anthony are joined once again by the legendary Ryan Saxe to talk about his approach to drafting and how he applies that to Cube. Building off the approach Ryan describes in an episode of Limited Level Ups they discuss about how and when it makes sense to ‘force’ a draft and focus on optimal outcomes over investing in reading the table.

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Discussed in this episode:

• The Art of Forcing on Limited Level Ups
• From Picks to Paths
• Drafting the Hard Way
• The Neoclassical Cube
• The Cube Map
• Cube Con
• The Lords of Limited
• Ryan’s Buildaround Cube
• rcsaxe on Twitter
• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth and Commander Set Surveys

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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.