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Judge Bones Teaches You How To Organize Your Own Grassroots Cube Event
March 31, 2025 · 74 min

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Andy and Anthony are joined by Judge Bones. As mid-sized Cube events have flourished, Bones has spearheaded the task of judging and carried valuable lessons over from event to event. Hot on the heels of The Salt Box in Baltimore, the three talk about Bones’ history with Cube and what it takes to host and judge a Cube event.

Discussed in this episode:

Eiganjo DriftThe Amonkar Desert CubeBones on Recross the PathsLoxodon Mierarch’s Desert CubeHedron NetworkThe Broadcast ShuffleStripe Payment LinksLucky Paper Events Page

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Andy’s “Bun Magic” CubeAnthony’s “Regular” Cube

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro4:48 - What is a Magic judge?8:05 - Judge Bones’s history with Magic and Judging13:21 - Judge Bones’s history with Cube21:45 - What is it like judging a small, grassroots Cube event?26:23 - How are grassroots Cube events run?31:43 - How to run your own grassroots Cube event38:43 - Security concerns, or lack thereof, of having strangers draft your cube46:34 - Bones’s tips to other judges for working Cube events51:35 - Rapid fire logistics of Cube event organization1:00:34 - Andy, Anthony, and Bones’s purely subjective suggestions for running your Cube event