TCG-Heights Creator Michael DeCosta
Welcome to TCG-Heights, a dedicated resource for the art and science of trading card games, primarily focused on Magic The Gathering Cube design. My name is Mike, and I am currently the primary author behind the site.
My MTG Beginnings
The first booster I bought and opened was from Ice Age way back in 1995. I’ve taken some breaks over the course of Magic’s long history but got back into the game again around the Khans of Tarkir block back in 2014. I drafted that block a LOT and got more interested in draft and the cube format around that time. Recreating that draft set in a cube was my first cube I designed which eventually led me to creating custom cards and alters to create the draft experience I was looking for inspired by that block.
Site Goals
This site is here to provide insight and foster community around cube format and cube design to get the most out of your Magic the Gathering collection. Cube exists to play Magic the way you and your group wants to, so anything I say here are just my own personal opinions and guidelines. My personal cube design philosophy comes through in the articles written for you to apply what you want, and ignore what you don’t. My goal is to provide you with the knowledge, tools, theory, and any practical advice to understand what you need in order to build your perfect cube; The cube experience that best fits your design goals and objectives.
So thanks for checking out this site and being a part of the cube community as a whole.