# The Open Lane “Problem”

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Podcast: [Lucky Paper Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lucky-paper-radio-380785)
Published: 2026-01-12T11:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony discuss feedback received by a fellow cube designer: that particular decks are sometimes too dominant when they go uncontested, or as they put it “The Open Lane Problem”. They talk about whether or not this is a real problem in different contexts and ways you might be able to mitigate it. Discussed in this episode: 100 Ornithopters Bun Magic Cube Regular Cube Neoclassical Cube Turbo Cube Support The Podcast on Patreon 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 2:43 - Mailbag! 7:35 - The Open Lane Problem 14:19 - The Effect of Narrow Cards 26:44 - Powering Up Archetypes 35:36 - Player Preferences 42:09 - Solving the Open Lane Problem 45:34 - Changing Cube Size

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