
I’m Usman Jamil. I’ve been talking about Magic: The Gathering's cube since 2010; long enough to be the longest-running cube design writer and one of the first folks to approach cube as a design problem instead of just saying, ‘wow, cube rules.’
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In this episode of Pack One Slick Ones, Usman, Arlo, Jane and TrainmasterGT talk about what design mistakes are in the context of cube.
Little Red Book
The Angry Video Game Nerd (series)
The Angry Video Game Nerd (movie)
Cube For a Caus...
I wrote a review of The Hobbit over at my site, usmantherad.com. Check it out over there, since I post stuff over there. I did a video with Shivam Bhatt that you can find over there too. :)
In this episode, Usman, Jane and TrainmasterGT talk about unfair magic in a cube context.
Cube Engineers, the bourbon cube episode.
Texas Tick
7:00 housekeeping items, topic discussion begins.
Stl cubed - October 24-25, 2026.
EoE cu...
I’ve posted a follow-up to my Secrets of Strixhaven article over on my new site, usmantherad.com.
I’ll be posting these updates until that site starts picking up more traffic, but your best way to keep up with my content is to go over the...
I’ve worked with Kai and wrote a review of Marvel Super Heroes for cube. It’s on my new site, usmantherad.com. Check it out over there and if you’re a current subscriber, click on the link at the bottom of that article to subscribe there.
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I've been making cube content since 2010 in written and podcast form. This is me on Substack.
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