Ep 2 - The Artifact Twobert

18/07/2024 1h 4min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, Hayden and Erich put Hayden’s Artifact Twobert to the test. Covering how initial tinkering will only get one so far, the value of playtesting with rapid iteration and what that means for the design process.
The cube list and all cards mentioned can be found here
Cube Cruisin - Artifact Twobert v1
Cube Cruisin - Artifact Twobert v2
Links discussed in this episode

⁠What is Grid Draft (Lucky Paper)⁠
BUS Game Devs (Youtube)
Slice & Dice (Steam)

Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Overview of the episode & Why Artifacts?
03:12 - Cube philosophies
05:03 - Cube breakdown and numbers
16:00 - Archetypes & What we’re hoping to learn
20:41 - How we’re drafting
24:52 - FIRST draft overview & Revisions
34:49 - SECOND draft overview after revisions
46:37 - Did we like it & What did we learn
54:53 - Final thoughts & What we would change
55:44 - Peek at the Week
1:03:18 - Outro & Credits
You can find the hosts’ on Cube Cobra:

Erich's Profile
Hayden's Profile

Cover art by Brittanie Thompson
Music
My District by Lesfm/Oleksii Kaplunskyi -- ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/funk-my-district-152701/⁠
guitar riff 1.wav by kaponja -- ⁠https://freesound.org/s/54253/⁠ -- License: Attribution 3.0