Capitol Cube Championship 2026 Tournament Report

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Andy and Anthony recap their experience at Capitol Cube Championship (capitolcube.org) in Washington D.C. They talk about the five different cube drafts they did between them and their overall experience at the event.
Discussed in this episode:
• Team Fundraiser for Birds of Paradise (givebutter.com/Lunchbox-BoP)
• 100 Ornithopters Champion’s Draft Digital Qualifier (luckypaper.co/shop/100-ornithopters-champions-…)
• Capitol Cube Champs (capitolcube.org)
• The Score (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735252/the-score-…) by C. Thi Nguyen
• The Desert Bird (cubecobra.com/cube/about/olddesert?view=primer)
• Upkeep Zine (luckypaper.co/upkeep/Upkeep%2004.pdf)
• Trinket Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/about/trinket?view=primer)
• Synesthesia (cubecobra.com/cube/about/synesthesia?view=primer)
• 100 Ornithopters (cubecobra.com/cube/about/100-ornithopters?view…)
• Invasion to Kamigawa Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/about/nunnbush?view=primer)
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You can find the hosts’ Cubes on Cube Cobra:
• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/andymangold)
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube (cubecobra.com/cube/overview/regular)
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Musical production by DJ James Nasty (facebook.com/jamesnasty).
Timestamps
• 0:00 - Intro
• 4:36 - Capitol Cube Champs
• 4:52 - Andy’s Desert Bird Draft
• 16:49 - Andy’s Desert Bird Games
• 27:45 - Anthony’s Desert Bird Draft
• 33:27 - Anthony’s Desert Bird Games
• 37:36 - Alex Responds
• 39:02 - Trinket Cube Draft
• 49:09 - Synesthesia Draft
• 53:28 - Synesthesia Games
• 61:18 - Invastion to Kamigawa Draft
• 69:51 - Invasion to Kamigawa Games