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Ryan Overturf

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Host of 180 MTG- a podcast dedicated to all things Cube! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2524885 I used to do tournament commentary. I still do, but I used to, too. The occasional mimosa is a must for me. he/him

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

It's new podcast day! This week's episode is about Modular Cubes- Cubes without a fully static card list, but with elements that can be mixed and matched, and how Twoberts can be shuffled together to support 8-player drafts:
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Intro to Modular Cubes - 180 MTG

Ryan Overturf goes over the concept of Modular Cubes, that is Cubes composed of multiple separate components that can be shuffled together and mixed and matched, his history with this kind of Cube, an...

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2m

I watch streams to watch a human experience something, so it's a non-negotiable for me.

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 8h

Getting ready to fly out to #SCGHouston tomorrow- excited to see what the Modern format has to offer! Coverage will be streamed exclusively on YouTube, so that's where you'll want to look for the stream: www.youtube.com/@SCGCoverage

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 19h

Let him cook

The Magic card Clockspinning
Clockspinning
{U}
Instant

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Choose a counter on target permanent or suspended card. Remove that counter from that permanent or card or put another of those counters on it.

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 20h

Rolling up to the rule 0 conversation asking if Musician can be my Commander and if I'm allowed to break singleton for additional copies of Musician

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 20h

I am starting the world's largest band

The Magic card Musician, part of the Reserved List
Musician
{2}{U}
Creature — Human Wizard

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

{T}: Put a music counter on target creature. If it doesn’t have “At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy this creature unless you pay {1} for each music counter on it,” it gains that ability.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 21h

For sure. I really like the idea of using mono-color cards in a guild module that are somewhat synergistic with a guild, but that also just generally play. Like putting Murmuring Mystic in the Izzet Module for being a spells matter card, and just a card that a lot of blue decks are happy to play.

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 23h

It's an interesting concept for sure. Echoes some of what drafting Ravnica sets entails, which is knowing what three color combinations are possible and how to approach them based on the supported guilds.

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

One time I found myself playing same deck Legacy Miracles between rounds at an RCQ. I figured out that the game was going to end when somebody drew from the empty deck before my opponent did and just kind of bullied a win. That was it for same deck Brainstorming for me. I got my fill.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

I love that people have Dandan. I am literally incapable of absorbing anything about the format.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

A match against you is the reason I never want to Cube with Doomsday ever again.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

And as a result of that complexity, players often don't know what the games are fully about. But a dramatic topdeck? A massive burst of mana on a card that we all understand to be categorically broken? That's a universal language. That stuff is powerful to tap into. There's so much to unpack here.

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

It's interesting because it overlaps with a few other topics I've had percolating- one being skill expression which I mentioned briefly in my upcoming episode on the Human Module of Spooky Cube. No matter what you do, Magic is so complex so there's always skill expression whether you push it or not

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

This was the outcome I was expecting knowing it was going to a popular vote, but I did get my hopes up a little when the early voting was close, haha. I appreciate the support!

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Matt- I appreciate the kind words. I'm grateful that they were willing to take a weird swing, and like to think I made the most of the opportunity. Hopefully someday I'll get that shot again!

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

It's something I'm still digesting, and is a topic or even multiple episodes worth of topics for me to cover on the podcast. For now, I'm just trying to appreciate that a lot of folks are happy just seeing a Black Lotus in a Cube list. And if they're happy, then there's goodness in that.

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

I value balanced gameplay really highly when it comes to Cube, and increasingly I find my approach is markedly different from just about everyone regarding Magic and even across other games that I play. I DM differently than my D&D friends. I was often on an island playing Blood on the Clocktower.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

"Oh my God it's Lightning Helix!"
The called shot.
The "pen trick" that really was just both players making the plays presented to them.
Even my Spell Pierce is shared as a short clip that removes the huge wind up as my opponent cracked a Wooded Foothills and I had a full minute to think.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

I've been listening to a lot of Lucky Paper Radio recently, and there's some really good perspective in this interview with Joe Anderson. Specifically the mention of how so many of the huge tournament stories everyone remembers have nothing to do with tight play.

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Episode 261: Big Story Moments with Joe Anderson — Lucky Paper Radio

Andy and Anthony talk with Joe Anderson about some of his favorite Cube moments and organizing Cube events, big and small.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." -Thomas Mann

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

These events were five rounds, 5-0 gets to play Nationals. Second place or worse gets ostensibly nothing. At 4-0, Tim threw his Sealed Deck in the trash and dropped. "Sometimes you have to remind the cards who shuffles whom."

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

This is a story that I heard second hand many years ago, and one that also stuck with me. The player was Tim Aten, one of the best to ever write about Magic, who would go on to be a Jeopardy contestant. He had traveled to Nationals specifically to try to grind in through a last chance qualifier.

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

I love the illustrative over prescriptive approach you've been taking. As I absorb more and more about the ways others explore Cube, I find it all the more important to find the commonalities in a space with such a wide range of perspectives.

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Usman The Rad @usmantherad.bsky.social · 1d

This article talking about making cube changes was started by a @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social tweet from 2016. The article's been in the works for a while and something that I had a lot to say about it. Enjoy. :)

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

You've always been able to find a reason 😜

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Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

Much love to everybody who has been enjoying the podcast! Today marks the tenth episode of 180 MTG, and a new record for downloads in one day. It's been fun plugging along with this, and I'm happy seeing the slow and steady growth.

Ryan Overturf @ryanoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

Intro to Modular Cubes - 180 MTG

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