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Lucky Paper Radio

Andy Mangold, Anthony Mattox

Booking Overview

A Magic: The Gathering strategy and design podcast focused on Cube and other sandbox formats, it combines host-led episodes with external conversations featuring recognized Cube designers and community specialists. Agencies could credibly pitch experienced Cube creators, MTG content creators, and specialists with distinctive approaches to drafting or Cube construction; booking difficulty is low because the show favors niche subject-matter expertise over mainstream celebrity.

Metrics

Episodes: 337

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mail@luckypaper.co

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Host

Andy Mangold - Co-host of a Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on Cube design, drafting, and sandbox formats.

Anthony Mattox - Co-host of a Magic: The Gathering podcast focused on Cube design, drafting, and sandbox formats.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Experienced Magic: The Gathering Cube designers, distinctive Cube creators, and established niche content creators with practical expertise in drafting or Cube construction.
Required Achievements:  
Created distinctive or recognized Magic: The Gathering Cubes, Participated in Cube-focused events or community projects, Produced educational or enthusiast content about Magic: The Gathering

Recent Guest Discussions

Ryan Overturf - Weird Cube Design, Cubecon, Novel Cube Concepts, And The Stadium Stampede Cube.

Dan Schneider - The Cavalier Cube, Eldraine Themes, Flavor Versus Mechanics, Aesthetic Design, And Lessons From Building A Cube For A Cause.

Recent Topics

Gaming, Trading Card Games, Magic: The Gathering, Cube Design, Deckbuilding

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Lucky Paper Radio
:

Leveraging Scarcity in Cube Design and Play

September 28, 2026

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy, Anthony, and Parker talk about how to draft cubes better by framing their thinking in terms of the scarcest resource in any give context. Flipping the perspective, they talk about how to leverage a diversity of themes as a cube designer.Discussed in this episode:Birds of Paradise FundraiserLevel Up Your Cube Drafting With Scarcity article by ParkerThe Self-Defeating Irony of Cube Conceits article by ParkerParker’s Articles on Cascade CascadeTurbo ...

Bonus Episode — Obscura: Collapse

September 26, 2026

View all cards mentioned in this episodeGabe joins Andy and Anthony talk about his Obscura cube, starting with the prompt “collapse”. Gabe chose to build on the theme in both aesthetic and mechanical ways. Pulling heavily from zendikar sets he set a tone of a world after the collapse of civilization. Mechanically he hoped to create gameplay that put players in committed positions that could easily crumble. In the first half, before the event, they talk about the design process and fears and e...

Drafting and Designing Weird Cubes with Ryan Overturf

September 21, 2026

View all cards mentioned in this episodeAndy and Anthony are joined by Cube icon Ryan Overturf to talk about drafting and designing weird cubes. They talk about his experience at CubeConbroadening his experience into novel designs. They go more in depth into Ryan’s cube Stadium Stampede where all players start with a copy of Strixhaven Stadium in play.Discussed in this episode:Ryan’s Cubes on Cube CobraThe OnebertRyan’s Youtube180 MTG Podcast1UP CubeAquaone Powered CubeEpisode 238: Vintage Cu...

Publicly listed emails

mail@luckypaper.co

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