Andy and Anthony talk about layers of interaction in Cube design. Some cards interact with particular effects. Other cards are, in turn, resistant to those responses. Inevitably other cards get around those resistances. Our hosts talk about how they approach these orders of interaction.
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Discussed in this episode:

GeoGuessr
Wingspan
Splendor
Episode 31 on Density of “Bread and Butter” Effects
Episode 101 on Density of Disruption
Episode 111 on The Texture of Removal
Episode 127 on Density of Threats
Who’s the Beatdown
The Dollop

Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
1:57 - What does it mean to ‘interact’ in Magic
6:38 - What sorts of mechanics limit ‘interactivity’?
8:37 - Andy’s concept of orders or tiers of interaction
38:27 - What densities and types of second-order interaction to Andy and Anthony include in their primary cubes? 
Cubes Mentioned:

Degenerate Micro Cube
The Neoclassical Cube
Bun Magic Cube
Regular Cube
Uber Bear’s Artifact Cube

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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.

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