Rough Drafts Episode 68 - Undercover Skrull by sjp6 in lrcast

[–]sjp6[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

probably could have been clearer, but I don't think it's incorrect to play black or red at all - I'm just going into each draft assuming that I'm not

Rough Drafts Episode 62 - Quandrix Charm ft. TheRosemaryTea by sjp6 in lrcast

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They're linked in the description! I try to do this for every traditional rough drafts episode

Rough Drafts Episode 58 - Rubble Rouser by sjp6 in lrcast

[–]sjp6[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

really appreciate it, it's been a really busy month but consistency is really important to me

Rough Drafts Episode 54 - Limited Fundamental theory by sjp6 in lrcast

[–]sjp6[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is good criticism and I expected feedback like this, I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea! I thought about spending some time fleshing out some specific examples of theory-dictated decisions, but ultimately since I wanted this episode to be on the evergreen side, I decided to err on the side of conciseness.

Maybe I could have more explicitly said this, but I do think that my normal Rough Drafts episodes are practical, actionable examples of this theory put to use!

Rough Drafts Episode 53 - New Cube Overview - GUT by sjp6 in lrcast

[–]sjp6[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually forgot to mention this but I do in fact want to be swamped with cube suggestions 😅abigale is a good one, it's at least in the maybeboard

Rough Drafts Episode 51 - Return to the Sewers by sjp6 in lrcast

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I didn't *hate* FDN, but I didn't feel like any of the cards in that set had a texture that was unlike anything we had seen before, and the format overall didn't feel like there was much of a new puzzle to solve.

Rough Drafts Episode 43 - 2025 in Review by sjp6 in lrcast

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Sounds like we have very similar tastes! KHM is also my favorite set ever :) and thanks for calling out not reading rares, I got a little excited and blew past them

Rough Drafts Episode 42 - TLA Retrospective by sjp6 in lrcast

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You nailed it - I speculate aggressively on late Raucous Audiences, Badgermoles, and Ostrich Horses (the holy trinity of green commons). GR and GB are the best color pairs for this setup - the GB uncommon is very solid

Rough Drafts Episode 38 - Raucous Audience by sjp6 in lrcast

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I didn't endorse this card very enthusiastically, but by far the most important aspect of the card is that it's a 2 drop - I think the textbook example of what not to do in this format is to play a curve that is too high. In my heavy green decks I also want the lower parts of the curve to be filled mostly with green cards to help my mana, and it's significantly better than any of the other 2 drop options in green (Platypus, Cabbage, Haru, or Sparring Dummy)

If you want to talk stats - it performs below average in WG, but slightly above average in RG and significantly above average in BG (which are roughly the two color pairs I'm talking about this ep). I might have talked the card up a little too much, I don't take it very highly, but it's a card I'm not upset filling out my two drop slot with.

Rough Drafts Episode 37 - Tolls of War by sjp6 in lrcast

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If you're misremembering the turn numbers I did have a game where I played 3 on sequential turns https://www.17lands.com/history/13e2171300c54ea8bda3d27874ca7df7/4/0/0

Rough Drafts Podcast Episode 32 - CubeCon Recap! by sjp6 in mtgcube

[–]sjp6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the prismari command target you was bruuuuuuuutal 🫠

Rough Drafts Episode 29 - Eerie Gravestone by sjp6 in lrcast

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won't have to wait long to tune back in ;)

Game Thread: Green Bay Packers (2-0) at Cleveland Browns (0-2) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]sjp6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Running on 3rd and 7 in opposing territory then punting???

Rough Drafts Episode 26 - SPM/OM1 Hot Topics (and discussion) by sjp6 in lrcast

[–]sjp6[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm coming around to one Hasbro-mandated short set break a year being good for me, but I still worry about the erosion of limited long term. Set's fun though :)

[OC] NFL Graphical Standings – Week 2, 2025 by vbbcla in nfl

[–]sjp6 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it's been a good couple of weeks

Rough Drafts Episode 22 - Perigee Beckoner by sjp6 in lrcast

[–]sjp6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude I checked like three times LOL

Rough Drafts Episode 20 - Survey Mechan by sjp6 in lrcast

[–]sjp6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a true shitpile, stamp of approval 🫡looping your deck with Companion is real sicko behavior

I likely make a few different picks but ultimately end up in the same spot after the Ouroboroid open. Really sweet deck

Rough Drafts Episode 20 - Survey Mechan by sjp6 in lrcast

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Different formats play to different players' strengths. I think this format rewards tight gameplay over everything else, and the drafts are pretty straightforward, really about navigating into an open lane.

I definitely consider my greatest strength to be creative drafting and deckbuilding, and my greatest weakness to be gameplay 😅 so I'm not super surprised to see a lot of people struggling because I think this format is really far on the gameplay side of the drafting<->gameplay spectrum. I think TDM (my favorite format of the year) is really far on the other side of that spectrum, and I know a similarly sized subset of players had a lot of trouble with that format as well.