Being a Magic the Gathering player and a Planeswalker can be difficult, and that is okay! But here, at the Unlucky Lounge, we kick back, relax, and enjoy all that Magic and limited has to offer here with Draft and Draft. We will look back at the past and tell stories of drafting yesterdays to perhap…
The event hall in Mana Screw Manor is primed and set for another fantastic variety game show for our listeners. Borok, Mr. Turtle, past guest Jesse and Cory play hosts to our visiting guests Air Bubbles Cosplay and Sierkovitz to see whose card knowledge reigns supreme! AirBubbles Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/airbubblescosplay Sierkovitz Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sierkovitz Show Links: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
Through the mist and shadows, our newest guest finds a seat at the bar while we serve some some sweet show content! Durachka27, myself and the whole team join in on some FNP fun, casual conversation and discuss the intersection of MTG and TikTok. Pull up a stool and join us! Our Guest's Links: https://www.twitch.tv/durachka27 ; https://www.tiktok.com/@durachka27 Our show's links: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
After a week of reflection, Cory, Borok and Mr. Turtle dive into recent facts on the MTGA economy, talk about collaboration and do some drafting. Grab a drink, grab a snack and grab a pack to crack as we get honest and have some drafting fun in the same episode. Find the show links here: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory Listen to our collaboration with Limited Edition: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limited-edition/id1524415604?i=1000554765662 or https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WLpHWUM6av0eXmwOATKtM?si=Dza95mWQSTClEJPMjyKPmA
After a tough showing at the MtGA Arena open, we lick our wounds and get back on the horse...or the bear...or the turtle...we got a lot of character here! Most importantly, we have you and Friday Night Podcast! Jump into another end of week draft as the crew finds satisfying value piles all over NEO in this satisfying draft episode! All the show and social links found here: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcoryÂ
MtGA + Stakes = the Cadillac of formats! The MtGA limited open has come and gone and you best Bleav that we dove head first into the fun. Grab a drink, relax and join Cory, Borok and Mr. Turtle as they dive into NEO sealed and head down the path for honor and big $$$. Do not miss this experience! Find links to the show and all our content here: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
Twice in a week and twice in our archetype? The doors of The Unlucky Lounge open for you as Borok, Mr. Turtle and Cory continue their exploration of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty with a familiar deck. Will the results of this deck be as fruitful as the last episode? Tune in and join us...we will save you a seat. Find the show in ALL the places: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
We couldn't wait for Friday to come! The new Kamigawa set has dropped on Arena and the crew of the Unlucky Lounge dive in, head first, into the action. Enchantment, artifacts, ninjas or all the above? Take a listen and find out what kind of draft nonsense is going on with Cory, Borok and Mr. Turtle Links for the show: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
Wrap up, review and redip into multiple planes and draft sets. Pull up a chair and grab a drink for this double duty podcast episode where we look at current spoilers from Neon Dynasty and draft some Innistrad: Double Vision. Borok, Mr. Turtle and Cory are waiting for you to come on in! Find the show, other socials and additional content here: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
Is that film noir music sounding a bit brighter than normal? In fact it is, because Kamigawa Neon Dynasty looms on the horizon for the Unlucky Lounge. Join our detective team of Borok, Cory and Mr. Turtle as they take Mark Rosewater's mysterious statements and turn them into proper prediction in this speculative episode. Find the original teaser post here: https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/674270904195366912/maros-kamigawa-neon-dynasty-teaser Follow us in all the places: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
Back from our holiday hiatus, the guests continue to frequent the Unlucky Lounge here in 2022. Come welcome Twitch streamer and commander player Annamt1992 as we do some cube! Grab a drink, kick off your shoes and join another FNP draft! Follow Anna on Twitch and Twitter: @annamt1992 Follow the show in multiple places! https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
Merry "all the things" and happy "that one celebration". Borok, Cory and Mr. Turtle hit the air for a pre holiday celebratory draft as MtGA unwraps its gift to their users: The Decathlon! Event three is VOW Traditional Draft and our trio dive in with cheer, joy and festive spirit. Pour some egg nog, don your gay apparel and join the Unlucky Lounge for an early present
Content creators keep coming down to the Unlucky Lounge and so should you! Join MtG streamer, commentator and cosplayer LadyLavinias for a chat, draft and commune with Cory and Borok in this latest episode of Draft and Draft! Lady Lavinias' Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ladylavinias Lady Lavinias' Twitter: https://twitter.com/LadyLavinias Support the show on our socials: https://linktr.ee/Draftanddraftcory
With the doors of the Unlucky Lounge open again, the curtain to the Feature Table area pulls back once more! In this episode, we welcome content creator, cosplayer and shot caller Air Bubbles Cosplay to join us for a draft and draft! What kind of shot does she call? Tune in to find out! Check out Bubbles' content here: https://linktr.ee/airbubblescosplay More from the Unlucky Lounge here: https://linktr.ee/draftanddraftcory
The big Vegas event is in the books and now it is time to turn the pages on that chapter. Borok, Cory and Mr. Turtle sit down for some "audio scrapbooking" as we hear live breakdown of moments, memories, decks, drafts and more in this very special episode! Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft Check out Limited Edition with some fellow MtG creators: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limited-edition/id1524415604
Fresh off the plane from CFB Vegas, Cory rejoins Borok in the Unlucky Lounge for  this week's FNP! We did not do so hot last week with a weak deck, but can this duo turn things around in our second draft back to the show? Well, tune in to find out in our weekly celebration! Find us at "Draft and Draft Cory" on Twitter, Twitch and TikTok! Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
Borok and Cory are back! It is the dawn of the return of live events to MtG and our limited loremasters could not be more excited! To get ready, we will dive into one of the more fickle formats in a while: Innistrad Crimson Vow! Tune in as the duo return back to the podcast airwaves!Join our socials on Twitter and TikTok @ draftanddraftcorySupport the show at our Patreon: patreon.com/draftanddraftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Last week, my friends and I recorded a rather candid draft on Geist of St Traft's Day (people on Earth might celebrate St Paddy's Day as an alternative, but when in the Blind Eternities, ya know?) and so we bring our Kaldheim draft to you here on the podcast. Also, some big spoiler news from Strixhaven comes to you nearly live on the show (#hype)!Support the Unlucky Lounge Rat-verse: https://linktr.ee/Draftanddraftcory
Put on your fedoras, cue up the noir music and clean of your magnifying glasses...it is time to wildly speculate on Strixhaven! MARO dropped his teaser blogatog post and Borok and Cory are excited to dive deep down the rabbit hole. Download, surmise, share and join us in The Unluckly Lounge for some coming MtG set hype!Support the show: https://linktr.ee/Draftanddraftcory MARO Teaser Post: https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/646093724043116544/maros-strixhaven-teaser
The episode maybe a bit late, but we want to stay up to date for all the planeswalking that my fellow Unlucky Lounge rats maybe partaking in! Borok is taking a rest and Cory opens 6 packs and revisits some MtG nostalgia. Do you hear that? Feel the lighting and thunder in this week's episode.Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
Format fatigue got you feeling down with Kaldheim? Well, Borok and Cory dig back into Kaldheim and reinvestigate snow and certain build arounds, while also exploring the effect of the bonus sheet (like the one coming in Time Spiral Remastered) has on limited formats. Wildly speculate with us in the Unlucky Lounge this week!
Most of Kaldheim has already settled in and most people have settled on their opinions of this decisive format...but what if we get back to basics? Join Cory and Borok as they put into place the learnings they got from their last episode trip to Kald-mart. Big swings, solid tables and lots to enjoy on this FNP episode!Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
The Winter Festival is fast approaching at the Unlucky Lounge and supplies are a bit low. But, Mr. Turtle comes to the rescue and takes Cory and Borok to the super store located in Kaldheim: the Kaldmart! A short journey turns into an epic sprawl through an oasis of planar commercialism, while also exploring how we feel about Kaldheim drafts now more than half way into the format's lifetime. Enjoy our next big story episode here on Draft and Draft!Support the show: patreon.com/draftanddraft
So much to talk about on this episode of Friday Night Podcast! We recap the weekend of the Arena Sealed Open, talk breaking MtG news and get back to drafting. Grixis/ UB low to the ground agro deck...is that a thing? Listen into the deck breakdown and enjoy.Support the show: patreon.com/draftanddraft
On the eve of the first limited Magic Arena event, Borok and Cory all all about that "nose to the grindstone" strategy talks. The two of them open up a sealed pool on MtGA and discuss the subtle yet massive differences you can expect in playing sealed v draft in Kaldheim and beyond. A must listen to help you prep for MtGA's first big limited $$$ tourney! Support the show: Patreon.com/draftanddraft
As the celling on the complexity of Kaldheim lowers and we all get to know more about this snowy set, Borok and I get the shovels out and carve out a path to "Bear-halla!" What in the world do I mean? Well tune in and join us on our Path to a sweet brew!Plus, limited breaking news for all my Unlucky Lounge Rats!Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
Even despite the wintery season, our post comes in and our pre release kits have arrived at the Unlucky Lounge, so don't you think we should open them up and talk sealed? Borok maybe hibernating, but we keep on keeping on with some frigid fun in Kaldheim!Support the show: patreon.com/draftanddraftWatch the YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/Hgkc8vKaqhU
Happy Frigid Friday to all my Unlucky Lounge Rats! It has been a week since we got our hands on the newest MtG set Kaldheim and it has been pretty "cool"...yeah. Cold puns, a Kaldheim Draft and monstrous cards in the latest episode of FNP!
It has been TOO long! New episode of FNP and a brand new limited set to draft...feels like a 2-4-1! Listen in and choose for yourself if the fact that we drafted the same cards from our "Excess or Makes Sense" episode is coincidence or not!
A new set is a brand new chance to play (and get through fully) our Draft and Draft game show tradition known as "Excess or Makes Sense"! Our fictional card dating show finds Battlefield Raptor in the hot seat trying to find her perfect pair amongst her fellow Kaldheim cards. Will she find her perfect match? Tune in to find out! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraftCredit to Love Amongst Freaks, Tenacious D, South Park Studios and Barry White.
All hail and all worship the coming of the end of the week, ushering in a new FNP episode! Borok and Cory go back to cube-ville and lean into forced worship of our lord and emperor, Nico Bolas! How will a deck that leans into a late-ish Bolas? Listen in and find out!Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
Happy Friday, all my Unlucky Lounge rats! To celebrate, we fire up the latest limited format on MtGA: Tinkerer's Cube! So nice, that cube had to come out twice in the span of 2 months. Come on in, find a seat and see Cory and Borok play through a draft while learning some important lessons in how to get mono red'ed.
A new addition to the Unlucky Lounge sends Cory, Borok, and even Mr. Turtle on another semi-surreal adventure. Turns out that when a new TV mixes with the Time Traveling Conjuror's Closet, some real nostalgic things are bound to happen. Enjoy this love letter for my fellow planeswalkers who love 90's cartoons and the art of parody!
It is that crazy time of the season with Flashback drafts come flying at us alongside previews for the next MtG set: Kaldheim! But we at the Unlucky Lounge are not skipping a beat. Join Borok and Cory as they draft the latest flashback draft (RNA) and talk some of the most recent card spoilers with Friday Night Podcast (FNP).
The somewhat unplanned "Thea Trilogy" ends with an electric yet important conversation. Calling back to the TCGPlayer article "Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts", Thea recalls tectonic shifts in her time playing MtG while looking towards the future that promotes inclusiveness and openness. Do yourselves a favor and listen to this one and learn with me (Cory) about perspectives and point of views through the eyes of a different perspective. Thea's Original Article: https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/Death-By-a-Thousand-Paper-Cuts/6fd87174-d068-45d6-bf52-a1d945d8ec86/Magic Mic's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=FLBg82uT0DUfYuNk21SCqbBQ&t=2647&v=HRRPHsdHmZk&feature=youtu.be Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
Happy New Year, all my Unlucky Lounge Rats! 2020 is DONE and we start the new year with more collaboration time with the amazing Thea (@femmtg). I got her hooked on MtGA cube and we will see if our game plans can sync up for some good times (hint: we believed :). Make us your first draft of 2021 by coming into The Unlucky Lounge to enjoy some sick Cubage...we will keep a seat warm for you!Connect with Thea: https://twitter.com/femmtgTwitch Link for 2000th Download Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/draftanddraftcory Support the Show: patreon.com/draftanddraft
When guests come by it is time to roll out the red carpet to the Feature Table! Life, likes and the love of the MtG comes out when I sit down with fellow planeswalker and author Restoration Thea (@femmtg) for some communing and conversation: an interview episode that is not to be missed!
Happy holidays to all and we keep our operations rolling here in The Unlucky Lounge. But what are the holidays with out the friends we care about? We welcome back Jeff to the show to talk and draft some cube deck that is certainly good enough to "raise the dead" :).Check out Jeff's new show LTF (Long Term Friendship): https://www.purpleelfproductions.com/ltf Watch this deck play out on YouTube! https://youtu.be/Jridkh-bkWQSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
Can you feel the new set lingering in the air? Is the sense of wonder and whimsy at the prospect flowing through every pore of your body? Then, jump into the Unlucky Lounge and let us help you ride that hype train with our Top 5 Kaldheim Predictions from MARO's Blogatog post. Are we onto something or are our theories full of hot air and holes? Tune in and find out!MARO's Blogatog Post: https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/637765869881163776/maros-kaldheim-teaserSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
MtGA has brought it online! It is Cube Season, all you Unlucky Lounge Rats, and you know Borok and Cory are ready to dive in. Be amongst the first to get some keen insights in the MtGA cube and all of its glory. Will the two denizens of the Unlucky Lounge make the "Superfriends" strategy work in the latest iteration of the cube? Tune in to find out!To support the show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
The world of energy and artifacts opens up to Cory and Borok for this week's Friday Night Podcast! On the eve of the return of Arena Cube, will the two find a win...or maybe even a serviceable deck after missing out on their second pick? Tune in to find out!Find us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/draftanddraftcoryPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
Cheers to all of my Unlucky Lounge Rats for making it to the end of another week! Time to grab an untap step and join Borok and I as we put out some classic B.R.E.A.D. limited decks in this week's FNP. Welcome back to the Unlucky Lounge...we save a seat for ya!To support the show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
We are near our one year anniversary and so we send out our "State of the Pub" address to all of my Unlucky Lounge Rats! New media, socials and offerings abound in this episode, along with us returning to our story telling episodes. Sit back, relax, grab an untap step and enjoy our jaunt into my favorite Magic Competitive memory: GP Kaladesh 2016.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my Unlucky Lounge Rats! To show how thankful I am to all of my listeners, we woke from a solid food nap to draft and real grindfest of a deck...to which MtGA rewards us with quite a clutch card! Join us this week for another Kaladesh draft while Borok gets some well deserved Zzzzzzzz's.To Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft
We are getting ready for some exciting Commander Legends Limited play in Command Fest 3! However, we kick it up a notch with making this episode a video/ audio hybrid! Check the link below to see the video link to our channel to see the opening of the sealed pool alongside the audio "to go" podcasting fun you come to expect! What kinds of goodies and wonders are in store for this non standard set? Join me for a live opening and conversation on these crazy Commander cards!Link to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraftYouTube Video show link: https://youtu.be/kX713t2zgws
A week in and I can easily say this set has been grinding my gears...but in a good way! Borok and Cory open up the Unlucky Lounge for you to join in on Friday Night Podcast. What happens when vehicles meet the night time...well that is a FUN time you have to listen to get maximum enjoyment!Link to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/draftanddraft Link to my collaboration with Arjuna on Arena Craft Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kaladesh-remastered-draft-overview-with-cory/id1488872714?i=1000498909640
Riding the nostalgia train to limited value town! Hearing that Kaladesh was coming to MtGA was a treat and the treat is finally here for consumption! Join Cory and Borok as they indulge their sweet tooth on servos and synergies!
When in doubt, pull the Time Travel out! Borok and Cory are visited by a familiar face who starts the two of them on a retrospective journey through Zendikar, through time and through a whole lot of fun! How does Zendikar Rising hold up against our previous visits to this iconic landfall plane? Tune into this SUPERSIZED episode!
The last week of flashback season is upon us before we go to Kaladesh once more! Before we go back to the iconic steampunk world, we revisit a land of mutation, cycling and some sweet limited decks. Join Borok and Cory as they draft a classic deck with and end game twist.
If you know me, then you know I can't resist a good flashback draft! On top of that, it's Throne of Eldraine...and then trivia answers to put the cherry on top of the podcast sundae...how can you resist? Borok and I venture back to Eldraine, do some midweek drafting and reveal the answers to our Episode 35 game "Quizzical with Listicles" (#spoileralert...listen to 35 first:).
The week's end is upon us and so we bring Friday in the right way! Friday Night Podcast this week features a great friend, an amazing streamer and fantastic Magic player playing with us: Eric Hawkins! Tune in as THE Conanhawk birds a draft with us and talks life, ZNR and more!
The event hall doors are opening for a game all of my listeners can play! A combo of a top 5 list alongside a trivia in this dynamic audio event show awaits all of my Unlucky Lounge rats. Listen in, fill out the Google Form (link below) and submit by midnight on 10/23/20 to get in the game! Have all the fun and I look forward to your answers.Answer Sheet: https://forms.gle/Lqs8VJ5mSqQWaPvY8