It’s that time of year again.
The weather is getting warmer, and your friends are all planning vacations. Sure, you could just go to FNM - or *shudder* spin up Arena - to get your Magic fix, but it's just not the same.
You love the social aspect of Magic. Thrills are hard to come by these days and winning a close matchup against a friend or talking about the latest spoilers with them is still one of them.
But half the people you used to play with have sold their collections off. The ones still playing are often just too busy to come around for a few games anymore.
You think back on simpler times.
Happier days.
Days when Magic: The Gathering was the only thing you and your friends could think about because it was so damn fun. It was social. It was creative. but above all, it was fun.
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We have what you need.
What you crave.
THE DYNASTY CUBE
What is The Dynasty Cube?
The Dynasty Cube is a self-correcting, draft league in which Teams draft through the history of Magic, beginning with ABUR (the original four Magic sets from 1993-1994), and cumulatively adding newer sets in subsequent seasons.
Drafts are done “rotisserie”-style, then matches are scheduled throughout the following weeks to determine THE CHAMPION.
After The Championship match, cards that were drafted become harder to retain in the next draft, the next Magic set is added to the draft pool, and players draft again from the new pool of cards.
As the pool of cards evolves over time, the rules of the game may evolve as well. In The Off Season between The Championship match and the following draft, players will vote to enact new rules to The Draft or to the game itself.
Why is it called a “cube”?
“Cube” is a limited format that is typically curated by a single person choosing what cards are in the environment. In The Dynasty Cube, curation will occur as a product of how The Teams interact with the cards, combined with new sets being introduced each Season.
Teams? Isn’t Magic usually a 1v1 game?
In The Dynasty Cube participants are separated into one of 8 Teams of their choice. Teams can contain any number of members, however only one Pilot is designated to play a given match for that team. Teams will also designate a Captain who is the sole arbiter of any decisions made by that Team between matches, such as draft picks, trades, and league votes. It is expected - but not necessary - that a Team’s Captain consults their members to determine what decisions will be made.
The Dynasty Cube as a concept was heavily influenced by Fantasy Football and Blaseball, which sadly ended last year. Anyone familiar with Blaseball will notice some similarities as The League progresses.
If you want to find out more or are interested in participating, join the Discord!