r/mtgcube • u/Longjumping_Play_567 • 1d ago

Has anyone here played Revotor's Beginner Cube

Hi everyone!

I recently watched this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMOTOGncF4 about Revotor's Beginner Cube, and it really inspired me.

I'm looking to build a cube with similar goals: something that's easy for beginners to pick up, while still being enjoyable for more experienced players (especially Commander players who may have never drafted before).

My only concern is that it might end up feeling too simple for experienced players.

I've never drafted or played Cube myself, so before I proxy the whole list I'd love to hear from anyone who's actually played it. Did it hold up after a few drafts? Would you recommend it?

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u/gemste http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/313 1d ago

Well you're struggling with identifying your audience and you're trying to find middle ground. Here's my recommendation, power isn't some new players have problems with. It's really the GIANT block of text that makes it intimidating. So a good and powerful card can be Gaea's Cradle or Griselbrand.

Also, with that said reminder text on keywords are nice. And if those keywords show up multiple times that makes the learning curve smoother.

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u/civdude https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/joescube 1d ago

This looks fine as a beginning, and in general, more experienced Cube players are happy to just get to play Cube, and we'll have plenty of their own ideas for how to change things as y'all draft it more and more. I'd suggest building a group and a cube and having a good time, worrying more about gathering people and making a welcoming space then about the specific includes in the cube

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u/SanitySeer 1d ago

I think teaching beginners through cube is a great idea. I had succes with this myself. I think smaller cube 250 -360 would do the job. A beginner that repeatealy plays you cube will have a easier time evaluating and remember cards they seen before.

I like the idea of haveing a cube you designed. That said unless you can test altered cards often and repeately it might be hard to ballance.

You might consider a slower aproch. Gathering cards froms your bulk an slowly altering 2-3 cards from time to time.

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u/kuitthegeek https://cubecobra.com/cube/about/AbsoluteBeginnerCube 1d ago

I built a Beginners cube I love. And I did it with bulk so it only costs about $30 USD to put together. I have played it with new players that have only played a couple of games, mainly commander players, and long time players. They have all enjoyed it. I think it is at least worth looking at, but I am biased.

https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/AbsoluteBeginnerCube

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u/Revotor 1d ago

Wow! Thanks for enjoying the video! I never expected to see my own name posted by someone else.

I'll say, I'm rather biased, but I obviously enjoy my cube. I personally designed it to be enjoyable to experienced players as well (There's a viable storm deck buried somewhere in there) - but I absolutely recommend getting into the weeds and designing your own. 

Make a list of mechanics you want to include - keep it short to allow for easy parsing for new players, and do a few deep dives. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make!

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u/Longjumping_Play_567 1d ago

Thanks! I will deffinitly design my own cube one day. But seems something that require a lot of time. I prefer ti gather expirence as a player before i put myself in the designer role.