State of the Game 2025

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about the last year in Magic and, in broad strokes, where they think the game stands from a design and product perspective. They start with Mark Rosewater’s own annual retrospective and talk about wether or not they agree on his take on the past year’s sets. Discussed in this episode: Mark Rosewater’s 2025 State of Design Article Pack One Slick Ones - Episode #18 - Having a Healthy Relationship with Magic, Especially Outside of Cube General Apathy on YouTube Ornithological Studies Secret Lair If you’d like to show your support for the show, please consider backing Lucky Paper on Patreon or leaving us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony’s “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord . Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 Musical production by DJ James Nasty . Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 05:48 - State of Design 2025 28:05 - The end of "hat" sets? 46:48 - Meditations on Fandom Cultur…