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The gathering

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A cube is a custom limited format for Magic the Gathering. Creating a cube requires hundreds of cards but allows players the opportunity to "draft" the cube and play the decks they create against each other. I created a 540 cube as well as a smaller 225 cube. The power levels in my cubes are average. It takes a long time to draft a cube and I did not want players losing their matches right away. It is difficult to get eight players together, but cubes put the gathering back into MTG for those willing to take the time to play them. Have you built a cube?

Garage Sale?

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The garage sale was a bust which leaves us no better off than before. No one snapped up a 13 piece set of fine dishware for only $5. It has been in the family for a long time and I guess it is staying in the family.

The new gear is an Ifyoo

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I never managed to get my hands on a Steam controller, but heard about the Ifyoo controller and decided to pick one up. It works with all kinds of games. I have used it with Timberborn, Magic the Gathering Arena, and CODM. I need to adjust my sensititivy to get the thumb pad to move quickly enough. It is not as responsive as a gaming mouse, but it does give my wrist a break after long sessions.

Emotes added

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Let's look at some of the emotes in a slightly larger size. Twitch sizes are so small, it is hard to see the details. All of the artwork was generated by me with programs like Krita, Gimp, and Blender. Those programs are free and open source. I support the open source community.