Greg, Tired Pilgrim

@dinrovahorror.mtgcu.be

Cube Designer, Event Organizer, Judge Founder at @shoebox.gg

i have a million thoughts about shoebox but the one that keeps sticking with me is what an honor and a pleasure it has been to be working with every single person on the team. admin, judges, coverage, artists, vendors, even venue staff and the local shops who printed our t-shirts and playmats etc

We are very excited to announce our first wave of Main Event featured cubes, as chosen by our expert selection panel! As it's our first year, cubes will selected in batches to ensure we have the right number of cubes for the attendees. More selections will be released regularly!

Eight cubes and corresponding images as follows:
aquaone powered, by aquaone
100 Ornithopters, by andymangold
Companion Cube, by dinrovahorror
Bodleian Cube, by deinonychus9
Eiganjo Drift, by goblingathering
Hoopin, by dant
The Ball Pit, by janemckinney
The Fire Swamp, by aibretty

Speaking of our incredibly talented artist community~ Let's welcome our next Shoebox community artist guest... Goldsabertooth! ✨ @goldsabertooth.bsky.social If you've snagged any of his iconic tokens, playmats, or art we'd love to see them! 👀

A colorful bordered graphic featuring a photo of a man holding Magic the Gathering cards. The text reads: "Guest Announcement: Goldsabertooth." Below the photo is the BlueSky social icon, with the text "goldsabertooth" next to it.   The bottom bar reads: "Shoebox, St. Paul Minnesota. March 13-15th. Shoebox.gg".

Save the date, save some cash, and submit some... cubes! 🧊 Early bird pricing for weekend badges AND cube submissions both close at 11:59PM CST this Friday, October 31st! 🎃 #MTGCube

A white graphic with a colorful blocked border. The title reads: "Cube submissions & Early Bird pricing". The body text reads "Cube submissions & Early bird prices for Shoebox weekend badges will close Friday, October 31st! Grab your badge today at shoebox.gg/badges" 

The bottom bar reads: Shoebox, St. Paul Minnesota, March 13-15th. Shoebox.gg"

And when the designers come and say, hey, you aren't using the pieces we made correctly, is that a genuinely valid concern? People are having a blast working within the rules they made with your toys. They are still buying Legos, just not building the picture on the box

Let's start our guest announcements with a very special event host! Wait, uh... who was it again? 🐟 💭❓ Please welcome Nick Floyd @magicstorytime.bsky.social, the original creator of Forgetful Fish / DanDan! Catch him in the Carnival playing DanDan variants and hosting competitive DanDan side events!

A colorful graphic with a photo in the center depicting Nick Floyd -- a man with glasses and a grey polo shirt. The text reads: "Event Host Announcement: Nick Floyd. @magicstorytime.bsky.social." 

The Shoebox event logo is featured in the bottom corner, and the bottom bar reads: "Shoebox, St Paul Minnesota. March 13-15th. Shoebox.gg"

Quick reminder, today is the ✨LAST DAYYYY✨ to submit your creator application if you'd like to be a part of Shoebox! ✌️ We'll be sending out approvals between now and October 11th, so keep an eye on those inboxes! ✉️

Shoebox@shoebox.gg · last yr.

Pssst.... We heard about that spicy new Dandan variant you've been brewing up. 👀 And it's time to show the WORLD. The deadline for creator applications is September 30th (for all you Forgetful Fish out there 🐟💭), or you can drop us a line here! shoebox.gg/contact

It's been a super exciting week of incredible artist announcements, but we've got one more surprise left up our sleeves. Today we'll be announcing a legendary Magic artist who: - Has NEVER attended another event - Has NEVER sold artist proofs OR signatures - Has 130+ works! ...Who can guess it? 👀

Today's the day! As you know, we're hosting the Coolest™ Magic event of 2026, and you can lock in your badges RIGHT NOW 🎉 Weekend badges (with limited early bird pricing!) are now on sale over at shoebox.gg/badges! Who are we seeing there? 👇 #MTGCube

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