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On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric interview the esteemed Anthony Avitollo. Anthony talks to the hosts in detail about the robberies that took away a large chunk of his Magic collection and the fallout with insurance companies after the fact. The hosts then give some (non-legally binding) advice on how you can check that your collection is properly insured and other ways to protect your valuable cardboard.   0:30 - Intro 1:40 - The Great Cube Robbery 1:03:35 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube DruMau5 - War on the Middle Class

On this Solely Singleton bonus  content Brad and Eric are joined once again by Spootyone! You know what  that means: The average income of the podcast just took a nose dive... Also it's time for a first impressions/hot takes episode!  The second part finishes the set with Red, Green, Colorless, Multicolor, and the Brawl cards.  WARNING: Bonus content is more explicit than average episodes. Listener discretion is advised.   0:09 - Intro 0:27 - Red 27:33 - Green 1:06:26 - Colorles  1:28:23 - Multi 1:40:55 - Brawl 1:50:18 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary

On this Solely Singleton bonus content Brad and Eric are joined once again by Spootyone! You know what that means: The average income of the podcast just took a nose dive... Also it's time for a first impressions/hot takes episode!  On this first bonus episode for Throne of Eldraine the guys make it through White, Blue, and Black.  They only make small detours to talk about the plight of peasants and debate the benefits of selling crack. WARNING: Bonus content is more explicit than average episodes. Listener discretion is advised.   0:30 - Intro 1:40 - ELD First Impressions (White, Blue, and Black)      Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric dive into Brawl. The patrons voted to do a Brawl episode, so here it is. Since the two hosts have limited experience with the format they called in a titan of the format, Gavin Verhey. It just so happens that there was some exciting news right before we recorded the episode, the Brawl precons list was just released and a preview event allowed players to test these lists on MTG Arena. Join us as Gavin guides us through the Brawl format.   0:30 - Intro 2:07 - Brawl 58:03 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc Inside the Throne of Eldraine Brawl Decks: Daily MTG   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Rik

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric reminisce about 2009. The guys go through the sets of 2009 and talk about cards they liked the most. This is a more relaxed episode, enjoy.   0:30 - Intro 2:01 - Conflux 8:31 - Alara Reborn 12:36 - M10 17:59 - Zendikar 32:34 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc GenCon Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlvj8zV2y04&t=5134s   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube DruMau5 - War on the Middle Class DraftTemptation - 9-5 cube Awkamess - Multicolor Custom Cube Karl - Karls Unpowered 360 Cube Heroscreed - Peasant Cube  Angela - Ra

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric talk to an old guy. The guys swindled Anthony from The Third Power onto the show to talk about the value of history in a cube list. Some cards have more than just what is written in the oracle text, they have a storied history and sometimes that history is worth keeping them in a cube list.   0:30 - Intro 1:16 - The Museum 40:28 - Outro    Show Links:  Anthony's Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/cubeblog/9029 Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc GenCon Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlvj8zV2y04&t=5134s   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube Dru

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric do a Cube Doctor. The guys go over Rifken’s cube in depth, starting with an overview of the archetypes that Rifken supports. Then they go into card for card suggestions that should make the draft experience better. Thank you everyone that submitted a cube for this episode.    0:30 - Intro 1:29 - Archetypes 29:09 - Card For Card 2:02:04 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc Rifken's Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/viewcube/140244 Rifken's Cube Snapshot: http://www.cubetutor.com/cubeblog/151281     Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric talk CubeTutor alternatives. There are a couple alternatives for CubeTutor now, and the guys talk about their experiences using them. These are ManaBurn, CubeCobra, and one other dark horse. This episode is meant as a critique, so it may seem a bit more harsh than intended.    0:30 - Intro 3:45 - ManaBurn 18:58 - Archidekt 22:38 - CubeCobra 42:54 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc ManaBurn: https://manaburn.org/ ManaBurn Bug Report: https://manaburn.org/contact Archidekt: https://archidekt.com/ CubeCobra: https://cubecobra.com/ CubeCobra patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cubecobra CubeCobra Bug Report: ht

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric review Guilds of Ravnica. It’s been about 10 months since Guilds of Ravnica was released, so we have had some time to actually play the cards. The guys talk about more than 50 cards, so strap in.   0:30 - Intro 1:11 - White 16:27 - Blue 29:29 - Black 42:58 - Red 1:00:39 - Green 1:09:16 - Dimir 1:20:03 - Selesnya 1:30:55 - Golgari 1:40:24 - Izzet 1:53:45 - Boros 2:04:54 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube DruMau5 - War on the Middle Class DraftTemptation - 9-5 cube Awkamess - Multicolor Custo

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric talk split cards. This is a more design oriented episode as opposed to a card review. Listen to the guys talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly split cards.   0:30 - Intro 1:40 - Split Cards 42:12 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube DruMau5 - War on the Middle Class DraftTemptation - 9-5 cube Awkamess - Multicolor Custom Cube Karl - Karls Unpowered 360 Cube Heroscreed - Peasant Cube  Angela - Ravni-Kinda   Contact Information: You can interact with Solely Singleton by joining the hosts o

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric talk elves. The guys decided they wanted to talk about ‘mana ramping permanent that are 3 drops or less, but only in green’. A bit of an odd topic, but I guess it made sense at the time. The Patreon decided episode poll is up, so go vote.   0:30 - Intro 1:15 - Mana Ramp Permanents 55:11 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube Show Notes Google Doc   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube DruMau5 - War on the Middle Class DraftTemptation - 9-5 cube Awkamess - Multicolor Custom Cube Karl - Karls Unpowered 360 Cube Heroscreed - Peasant Cube  Angela - Ravni-Kin

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric gush about Reclamation Sage. MagicFest Detroit just finished, and while neither of the hosts had any interest in the main event the weekend was fun. The guys start with a nice single card discussion of Reclamation Sage. Then go over the latest Board Game Cube update and what to expect for the future.   0:30 - Intro 2:25 - SCD: Reclamation Sage 10:34 - Board Game Cube Price Update 45:59 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube DruMau5 - War on the Middle Class DraftTemptation - 9-5 cube Awkamess - Multicolor Custom Cube

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric are joined once again by Spootyone to talk about M20 and its possible impact on cubes. This episode was recorded the day the set was fully revealed and it only took slightly over two weeks to edit. People say M20 doesn’t have much for cube, but we somehow managed to talk about it enough to split into two parts. Part 1 contains the Red, Green, Multicolor, and Colorless cards. Part 2 contains White, Blue, and Black cards.  It kinda seems like the hosts started to lose their minds in the second part, but maybe that's just me.   0:30 - Intro 1:15 - White 24:03 - Blue 49:14 - Black 1:13:55 - Outro    Show Links:  Link to WAR First Impressions Document: Google Doc Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Trav

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric are joined once again by Spootyone to talk about M20 and its possible impact on cubes. This episode was recorded the day the set was fully revealed and it only took slightly over two weeks to edit. People say M20 doesn’t have much for cube, but we somehow managed to talk about it enough to split into two parts. Part 1 contains the Red, Green, Multicolor, and Colorless cards. Part 2 contains White, Blue, and Black cards.  We also learn that Brad can’t see, and is like an animal with a missing limb or something.   0:30 - Intro 1:10 - Colorless 14:00 - Multi 33:37 - Green 59:58 - Red 1:22:39 - Outro?    Show Links:  Link to WAR First Impressions Document: Google Doc Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric are back to talk cube. After the long break, the hosts just want to have a chill episode and talk about cube. Starting with the corpse knight print error they end up talking about War of the Spark cards and how they have been playing. Sit back, relax and shoot the shit.   0:30 - Intro 2:10 - Cube Talk 1:06:22 - Outro    Show Links:  Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube DruMau5 - War on the Middle Class DraftTemptation - 9-5 cube Awkamess - Multicolor Custom Cube Karl - Karls Unpowered 360 Cube Heroscreed - Peasant Cube    Contact Informat

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric are joined once again by Spootyone to talk about MH1 and its possible impact on cubes.  The episode took 4.5 hours to record (and about 6 nights straight to edit) so it was split into two parts. Part 1 contains the White, Blue, and Black cards. Part 2 contains Red, Green, Multicolor, Colorless, and the Blue card that Spootyone forgot to bring up during Part 1.  Listen in as we slowly descend into madness; can we even discuss over 90 cards in a single night before losing our minds? (Spoilers: No.)   0:30 - MH1 First Impressions (Cont.) 2:10:10 - Outro   Show Links: Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku -

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric are joined once again by Spootyone to talk about MH1 and its possible impact on cubes. The episode took 4.5 hours to record (and about 6 nights straight to edit) so it was split into two parts. Part 1 contains the White, Blue, and Black cards. Part 2 contains Red, Green, Multicolor, Colorless, and the Blue card that Spootyone forgot to bring up during Part 1. Listen in as we slowly descend into madness; can we even discuss over 90 cards in a single night before losing our minds? (Spoilers: No.) 0:30 - Intro 3:10 - MH1 First Impressions 1:55:30 - We'll Be Right Back!   Show Links: Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube   Draft the cubes of our Biggest S

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric drink and think.  The hosts run the bottle dry thinking of new card ideas for cube. They then dive into a bottle of fresh ideas and keep going. If you’re reading this Gavin, don’t worry, these ideas are all yours.  We won’t tell anybody. Just print these cards and it’s all going to be okay. Bonus drinking game to play at home: Take a shot every time Brad slurs out a “F*ck you!” (Please don’t do this, please drink responsibly.)   0:30 - Intro 1:30 - Cards we want printed 1:24:15 - Outro   Show Links: Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube Dru

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric explore green ramp decks in cube.  The hosts run through the basic cards involved before diving into the draft and deck construction strategies.  They then dive into the problems that face the ramp drafter and discuss the ways ramp has improved in recent years due to new designs.  Don’t miss the outro for news about the end of season coming up!   0:30 - Intro 1:20 - Archetype Discussion: Green Ramp 40:20 - Outro   Show Links: Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary Peasant Cube DruMau5 - War on the Middle Class DraftTemptation - 9-5 cube Awkamess - Multi

On this episode of Solely Singleton Brad and Eric walk you through the basics of cube drafting.  After spending many seasons talking about cube design, this episode will act more as a guide for those looking to join the cube community as drafters.  The hosts cover the basic information you should know before jumping into your first cube draft. No secret tech or interesting design choices to discuss this week, just the bare essentials before you jump into the deepest draft format you’ll ever play.   0:30 - Intro 1:10 - Cube Drafting 101 39:05 - Outro   Show Links: Solely Singleton Website: https://www.solelysingleton.com/ Solely Singleton Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton The Board Game Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/theboardgamecube The Misers Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/themiserscube Brad’s Main Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/drruler Eric’s Travel Cube: http://www.cubetutor.com/travelcube   Draft the cubes of our Biggest Supporters: Riku - The Jund Cube Spootyone - The Spooty Contemporary P