DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why is it that we forgot the specifics of dreams but not the feelings? How can I seemingly live some insane adventure, only to remember a vague awe of it? Are we doing this is waking life too? Just running on vibe echos? 000
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I am learning so much. How is there still so much to learn? 070
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Firsthand - DRAFT REPORT Biggest lesson learned : Don't let people dwell on the past. cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...cubecobra.comDRAFT REPORT_ DRAFT REPORT I’ve decided to stop worrying, and love the atom bomb Firsthand. The feedback has come in. The feedback takes many forms, from many folks, and is many flavors. But my conclusion is thus... 020
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Firsthand cube for reference: cubecobra.com/cube/list/fi...cubecobra.comCube Cobra List: FirsthandPick your opening hand from your draft pool, then the fun begins. 010
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Love the is use of Arboreal Grazer T1. Very good in this environment, especially ramping into proliferate gardening. 110
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Solid control with Shrieker being a great threat. Definitely had to side board in solutions to FoW 110
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Gotta share a few opening 7’s from the group playing Firsthand last week. Here a very smart mill package. Deck had a bunch of desert for the Riv too. Remember, it’s 30 card decks so mill is totally a win con. 120
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Firsthand was amazing btw. Way easier and less spiky than how it reads. Or maybe I’m just super lucky to have an incredible playgroup. 040
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026When folks play your experimental cube and are chill and have fun… it’s like … maybe we’re going to make it as a species, ya know? If we can relax our egos, and laugh and help each other understand rules and interactions, maybe, just maybe we’ll survive. 170
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Perhaps you are not fighting each other for resources, but instead sitting around a fire, telling each other stories and hatching plans. Perhaps your summons and mana are quips and jokes, and as such a good storyteller and listener lets their peers share the spotlight in the evening of the world. 000
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026All this said, you will not survive the end of the world if you are alone. Although this environment may appear to be a microcosm of life or death competition, you can reinterpret it as something else. 100
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This in mind, you are competing with 9 other desperate, scared, and confused people. They will inevitably take pieces of your well constructed puzzle. Hold your plans lightly. 100
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This cube's ethos is all about preparation. Preparation for the end of the world. Asking the question, "What do you choose to hold in your hands when society crumbles around you?" The answer is not just one thing. You need a toolbox, you need answers and solutions and plans. 100
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Firsthand is on main next week. This is not your typical cube, and as such I highly recommend taking a minute and reading these two posts about how to draft Firsthand. How to draft Firsthand(cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...) Intermediate Strategies(cubecobra.com/cube/blog/bl...)cubecobra.comHow to draft FIRSTHAND (v1)How to draft FIRSTHAND This advice may change. None-the-less, here is my current strategy for brewing a competitive deck (which also exposes a bunch of my design assumptions about this environment) 1 ... 140
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The reason this is so exciting to me is being able to quickly print an entire experimental cube for testing. Printing and sleeving 360 cards with 8 committed designers sounds feasible with this tool 120
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This latest Obscura Cube event really delivered some amazing designs! A beautiful example of how creatively diverse cube can be. Check out @andy.luckypaper.co spitting facts about his contribution! Super cool design. youtu.be/bLwKn-rbOK4?...youtu.beFinally sharing the cube I've been secretly working on for 9 months! (and it could be YOURS)YouTube video by Lucky Paper 031
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026In 10 days our playgroup will be firing my most stressful game design experience: First Hand cubecobra.com/cube/about/f... And I’m going to be totally normal about this until then… … .. .cubecobra.comCube Cobra: FirsthandPick your opening hand from your draft pool, then the fun begins. 070
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I don’t usually make content, but when I do it’s for a small group of cube sickos. Add me if it’s nifty 110
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Huge shout out and thanks to @gdekker.io for the opportunity! 020
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Box bottom. Just a few images and I flush out the world. A bone, clearly imbued with some tech, and a helmet in an old wooden box. Both archeological in vibe. 093
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026From years in marketing, I just can’t help myself make logos. Here is my take on the Telemetry logo: made of insect like arms or bones, a ligature of sorts, of the letters T, M, Y, which are the first, middle and last letters of the name. 181
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The opening box flap is a diptych. Showing an astronaut before and after a “cosmic event” 0153
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Now that Obscura is over and the Telemetry box as been seen… I can share some details. Much of my art draws huge inspiration from Calvin & Hobbes, specifically the Spaceman Spiff stories. So I just leaned into those environments: 5238
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026What’s your favorite detail? I had such a blast making this. 382
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I gotta share this incredible test draft of Library is Life by fellow chef ReptilianAppeal cubecobra.com/cube/deck/7d... Remember you start with an emblem that reads If you would lose life, instead draw that many cards, then exile that many cards from your hand.cubecobra.comCube Cobra Deck: Library is Life_ Each player starts with an emblem that reads: If you would lose life, instead draw that many cards, then exile that many cards from your hand. _ 030
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Is it the cube version of “Play it by Trust”? camstl.org/exhibitions/...camstl.orgYoko Ono: Play it by TrustThe Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis works to enrich lives and inspire curiosity, creativity, and learning through experiences with contemporary art. 120
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Also Huge shout out to @gdekker.io for adding the collaboration option on Cube Cobra! This currently has 9 authors and it’s a ton of fun! Amazing tool for connecting designers. Thank you. 030
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Credit goes to a lengthy discord thread conversation with many voices of course. Credit goes to Bryan Culver for the exact emblem text. 010
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Library is Life Each player starts with an emblem that says: If you would lose life, instead draw that many cards, then exile that many cards from your hand. Bar Cube No tokens, no counters, no dice, just cards cubecobra.com/cube/list/Li... Work in progress. Suggestions welcome!cubecobra.comCube Cobra List: Library is Life_ Each player starts with an emblem that reads: If you would lose life, instead draw that many cards, then exile that many cards from your hand. _ 4101
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026If you turn the sound off, and watch it in reverse to stinky jazz it’s deece 010
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Continuing my journey of watching early 80s sci-fi, I watched Electric Dreams (1984) At the time this movie probability was meant to be fantastical and impossible, but now it’s a grim reality. Basically a Black Mirror episode, skinned as a comedy. I do not recommend 020
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Hot take : All lands should work this way, and mana in mana pools should never disappear. 100
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026It sounds like you don’t appreciate a huge 8.5x11 receipt either 020
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026So I watched Short Circuit (1986) last night and... omg that movie hits different these days. The impossibility of AI and autonomous robots in 1986 vs the creepy current reality of today. Who wants to talk more about this... I've got emotions. 030
DSB @dsb-cubes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026There’s a line, a number of cards, where the system becomes unpredictable and chaotic, in other words “playable”. Could we go less than 32? If both players start with 7, that leave 18 in the library, or at most 9 turns. But if we go smaller does that make the system to predictable? 000
