zoy against genocide
@zoydraft.bsky.social
mtgcube in toronto. they or he. fix your hearts or die
https://linktr.ee/zoydraft for my cubes, tumblr, posts &c
https://linktr.ee/zoydraft for my cubes, tumblr, posts &c
Holyday is so special. Stunning that people vote for him.
Councillor Holyday worries about retail stores that "sell some zany thing that has very little value." He wants to know if council could define a list of what stores can sell.
Staff say they can regulate things like size, noise and property standards, but generally not what stores sell.
Staff say they can regulate things like size, noise and property standards, but generally not what stores sell.
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Holyday is so special. Stunning that people vote for him.
There is a guy on the bus in a like, ~punk outfit but w Pink Floyd shirt and Genesis baseball hat and I'm not sure whether it's a bit
November 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
There is a guy on the bus in a like, ~punk outfit but w Pink Floyd shirt and Genesis baseball hat and I'm not sure whether it's a bit
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Your regular reminder.
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Your regular reminder.
Man, I was googling something technical for work and their AI was like, "you probably actually mean this:" and gave me a link to a website from the early 2000s that answered my question.
I will acknowledge an extremely rare good job by AI, assisting a lay-up for the pre-Web 2.0 net
I will acknowledge an extremely rare good job by AI, assisting a lay-up for the pre-Web 2.0 net
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Man, I was googling something technical for work and their AI was like, "you probably actually mean this:" and gave me a link to a website from the early 2000s that answered my question.
I will acknowledge an extremely rare good job by AI, assisting a lay-up for the pre-Web 2.0 net
I will acknowledge an extremely rare good job by AI, assisting a lay-up for the pre-Web 2.0 net
Oh this is the kind of garbage I like
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Oh this is the kind of garbage I like
T1: Forest, Hardened Scales
T2: Mountain, Runaway Steam Kiln
T3: How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
Is this cute?
T2: Mountain, Runaway Steam Kiln
T3: How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
Is this cute?
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
T1: Forest, Hardened Scales
T2: Mountain, Runaway Steam Kiln
T3: How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
Is this cute?
T2: Mountain, Runaway Steam Kiln
T3: How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy
Is this cute?
I wrote some thoughts about the difficulty of visualizing #mtgcube complexity, and also made a rough visualization of #mtgcube complexity
zoydraft.tumblr.com/post/7990379...
zoydraft.tumblr.com/post/7990379...
zoydraft.tumblr.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I wrote some thoughts about the difficulty of visualizing #mtgcube complexity, and also made a rough visualization of #mtgcube complexity
zoydraft.tumblr.com/post/7990379...
zoydraft.tumblr.com/post/7990379...
Opened up some work software that I don't generally use and got a pop-up advertising their new "XP-style menus and toolbars display"
I would love seeing that notification for almost any software, at any time. In this case, it's for the 2007 edition of the program (and so I still love it)
I would love seeing that notification for almost any software, at any time. In this case, it's for the 2007 edition of the program (and so I still love it)
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Opened up some work software that I don't generally use and got a pop-up advertising their new "XP-style menus and toolbars display"
I would love seeing that notification for almost any software, at any time. In this case, it's for the 2007 edition of the program (and so I still love it)
I would love seeing that notification for almost any software, at any time. In this case, it's for the 2007 edition of the program (and so I still love it)
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rollercoaster tycoon, unfinished build, pc (1996) tcrf.net/File:RCT-Ear...
November 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
rollercoaster tycoon, unfinished build, pc (1996) tcrf.net/File:RCT-Ear...
Are Innistrad, Mirrodin/New Phyrexian, Lorwyn/Shadowmoor seem like they're the coolest planes, and I'm not sure how much that's just because of that era's card design
November 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Are Innistrad, Mirrodin/New Phyrexian, Lorwyn/Shadowmoor seem like they're the coolest planes, and I'm not sure how much that's just because of that era's card design
The 8ED Frame And To A Lesser Extent White Border Are the Final Aesthetics Left Unplundered By The Current Era Of Magic
October 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The 8ED Frame And To A Lesser Extent White Border Are the Final Aesthetics Left Unplundered By The Current Era Of Magic
All paintings will be replaced by photographs
Youtube has announced that all low-res videos (i.e. older ones) are to be automatically AI upscaled to HD.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).
When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).
When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
All paintings will be replaced by photographs
The wild thing about ttrpg blogs and youtube is how many people talk about books and zines and call them "reviews" and openly or just evidently haven't actually played them
October 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The wild thing about ttrpg blogs and youtube is how many people talk about books and zines and call them "reviews" and openly or just evidently haven't actually played them
There are only so many minutes in a game. Time spent deciphering game pieces and board states is time not spent on interesting decisions or game actions or whatever else people actually enjoy
Visual accessibility. It's something I harp on a lot but if you want more people to play your Cube, then having legible printings will do much to help bolster play experience and their understanding of the Cube itself.
What's an aspect of cube you wish people put more consideration into when building one?
October 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
There are only so many minutes in a game. Time spent deciphering game pieces and board states is time not spent on interesting decisions or game actions or whatever else people actually enjoy
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I really resonated with this take from Iatee, one of the regular contributors of Cube Cobra: cubecobra.com/content/arti...
Low-Background Steel
Cube Design in the Zombie Era
cubecobra.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I really resonated with this take from Iatee, one of the regular contributors of Cube Cobra: cubecobra.com/content/arti...
Tentative Revision. Some new faces, some stuff staying, some stuff coming back. Cutting down to a single cycle of gold cards. Emphasis on effects that change the texture of the game, do novel stuff, or otherwise emphasize Casual Atmosphere(TM)
October 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Tentative Revision. Some new faces, some stuff staying, some stuff coming back. Cutting down to a single cycle of gold cards. Emphasis on effects that change the texture of the game, do novel stuff, or otherwise emphasize Casual Atmosphere(TM)
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I've grown a lot as a designer since I last looked at this cube. Initially I think I had a focus on including POWERFUL cards so that the cube still "felt like cube" - what Cube is has evolved so far, that I don't think that still makes sense as a design goal, which starts to make these feel suspect.
October 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I've grown a lot as a designer since I last looked at this cube. Initially I think I had a focus on including POWERFUL cards so that the cube still "felt like cube" - what Cube is has evolved so far, that I don't think that still makes sense as a design goal, which starts to make these feel suspect.
I want a @hedron.network companion app for ranking cubes using pairwise comparison of P1P1s. You'd need to do dozens of picks, but if you're only focused on getting the top end of the list right, I think it'd be okay?
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I want a @hedron.network companion app for ranking cubes using pairwise comparison of P1P1s. You'd need to do dozens of picks, but if you're only focused on getting the top end of the list right, I think it'd be okay?
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While trying to figure out what cubes I want to draft this year at CubeCon I wound up hacking together a basic cube comparison page over the weekend to help identify some candidates. #MTGCube
cube.griselbrand.com
cube.griselbrand.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
While trying to figure out what cubes I want to draft this year at CubeCon I wound up hacking together a basic cube comparison page over the weekend to help identify some candidates. #MTGCube
cube.griselbrand.com
cube.griselbrand.com
Once again reminding the world that colour pairs should be listed
WB, BG, GU, UR, RW
Don't care if anyone says otherwise
WB, BG, GU, UR, RW
Don't care if anyone says otherwise
October 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Once again reminding the world that colour pairs should be listed
WB, BG, GU, UR, RW
Don't care if anyone says otherwise
WB, BG, GU, UR, RW
Don't care if anyone says otherwise
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I've got high hopes for the upcoming return to Lorwyn, and a very specific wish, motivated by the needs of my Cube and the themes.of Lorwyn: a 10-card cycle of hybrid Changelings at common, all with staple effects for their color pair.
Like, a Doomed Traveler-type for {W/B}, ...
Like, a Doomed Traveler-type for {W/B}, ...
October 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I've got high hopes for the upcoming return to Lorwyn, and a very specific wish, motivated by the needs of my Cube and the themes.of Lorwyn: a 10-card cycle of hybrid Changelings at common, all with staple effects for their color pair.
Like, a Doomed Traveler-type for {W/B}, ...
Like, a Doomed Traveler-type for {W/B}, ...
October 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Coming to y'all hand in hand asking for new work while I find a new job!
Here's some things i've made in the past few months. Please consider sharing with folks. I would love to do any brand related design or illustration work.
for inquiries:
tyler.d.reed@gmail.com
Here's some things i've made in the past few months. Please consider sharing with folks. I would love to do any brand related design or illustration work.
for inquiries:
tyler.d.reed@gmail.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Coming to y'all hand in hand asking for new work while I find a new job!
Here's some things i've made in the past few months. Please consider sharing with folks. I would love to do any brand related design or illustration work.
for inquiries:
tyler.d.reed@gmail.com
Here's some things i've made in the past few months. Please consider sharing with folks. I would love to do any brand related design or illustration work.
for inquiries:
tyler.d.reed@gmail.com
Toronto had its first mid-sized #mtgcube event! @to.untap.ca was incredible and I wrote about it here:
zoydraft.tumblr.com/post/7957097...
zoydraft.tumblr.com/post/7957097...
Untap TO
September 14, 2025 | Steadfast Brewing Co. Toronto
Photo by Matt, used without permission.
Toronto had its first mid-sized cube event! Gray told me about his idea for Untap TO back in March, and it.....
zoydraft.tumblr.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Toronto had its first mid-sized #mtgcube event! @to.untap.ca was incredible and I wrote about it here:
zoydraft.tumblr.com/post/7957097...
zoydraft.tumblr.com/post/7957097...