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Age Is Just a Number
It's Carsten's birthday this week, so join us in this week's celebratory issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Grilling, Chilling, and Quizzing
With summer grilling season in full swing, Moko wants to cook your brains with a fiendish quiz. Do you have what it takes to answer these questions? Find out in this week's quizzical episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Having a Ball
What do Soccer and Magic have in common? Both have rules that look complicated to the outside observer. Join us in this week's well-rounded issue of Cranial Insertion!
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April Showers
Spring is here and things are heating up so we have put together another fiery article just for you! So come on and join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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One Year Older
With another birthday under the belt and some nostalgia hanging in the air, we take a peek back at your rules questions and post answers to those, so we leave no regrets as we continue down the road of life. So come celebrate with us and enjoy our gift to you, in this week's edition of Cranial Insertion!
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They say its your birthday!
We are having a party, balloons, cake, blowing out the candles, the whole ball of wax in celebration of our writer Justin's birthday! Of course there are a few provisos, quid pro quo, etc. given Coronavirus is still around, so we respectfully request you wear a mask and maintain proper social distancing while reading and enjoying this week's celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Dogs and Cats, and Dinosaurs, Oh My!
Somewhere over the rainbow, the latest cards have arrived from Jumpstart! So we take a moment to answer all of your questions from the latest and greatest. Pay no mind to the the happenings beyond the curtain. No there certainly is not a zombie monkey behind the curtain, just look over here at all the great rules questions being answered! Join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.
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A Lotus By Any Other Name
O’ Lotus Vale, O’ Lotus Vale. Wouldst a Lotus by any other name still add three mana to my mana pool? We dive into that question and more in this week’s mana hungry edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Breaking News!
This just in from the plane of Ravnica, news of the war effort the valiant Oath of the Gatewatch is taking on Nicol Bolas as he unleashes his greatest scheme yet! To side in the war efforts we have prepared yet another article chock full of those rules answers you will need regardless of what side you are on! So join us for this week’s fighting good edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Spring into Action
Spring time is here once again and boy do we have the answer to all of those winder blues you are trying to shake off! So join us in all the exciting glory and detail that is this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion! Now if only I can find out what Moko is doing with all those springs.
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Pledge of Ravnica Allegiance
Ravnica Allegiance prereleases have just happened this weekend and we have some hot new cards in our hands to play with!!! So with that in mind we have some hot new questions that have been burning in your minds. No if only we can get the smell of burning out of the offices, who ever let Moko have a source of fire is going to be in big trouble right after we put them all out! So read on in this week's (Rakdos?) allied edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Belated Birthday Gifts
Presents abound as we spread cheer and merriment, despite being another year older. So grab a slice of cake and pull up a chair and read on in this week's ageless edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Holidaze
The Holiday season is upon us and we are trying hard here at the CI offices not to become overwhelmed by the spirit. To that end we have prepared an article for you answering all those rules questions for w which you wanted answers! Just our little gift to you! So join us for this week's festive edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Meltdown
The temperature is blistering hot and so are these cards from the M19 Core Set! So we have put on the heat to respond to all of those burning rules questions you had!!! So join us for this week's sizzling edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Spring Forward
Switching up the clocks and springing forward an hour, so with less sleep we are bringing you as many answers to your questions that we could jam into out 23 hour day! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Everybody Walk the Dinosaur
We're still adventuring on the plane of Ixalan, and we're celebrating the Dinosaurs and other interesting cards that this set has to offer, so join us as we fill your brains with rules knowledge and song lyrics in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Mamma Mia!
Mother's day has just passed by and we are celebrating with a mother load of your rules questions and answers! So join us as we pay homage to those mothers of Magic in this week's motherly edition of Cranial Insertion!
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And Boy, Are My Arms Tired!
Flying high with yet another exciting set of your rules questions! Once again we take a look at interactions brought to us by Oath of the Gatewatch! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Blast from the Past
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The Morph They Stay the Same
We are staying on track and continuing our coverage of your rules questions and answers! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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The Morph Things Change
or, Surprise Scornful Egotist!Well we are certainly glad that things are staying relatively the same, as that keeps us writing these articles! So join us for morph of your exciting rules question and answers in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Khan't Stop Me Now
Khans of Tarkir is here and so are the questions! You have been inundating our offices with your questions, and we are so very excited! This week we take a moment to stop morphing and raid our stack, as we try to outlast all of these rules questions to answer them with ferocious clarity! So lets delve into this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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La Cospirazione ha inizio
or, 커져가는 혼란Conspiracy is upon us! So the machinations and dreams of grandure have begun to foment into reality. Join us this time for some insight down some long and dark tunnels in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Why Can't This Nyx Go on Forever
Lost in twilight... The monkeys! Precious monkeys. Join as we once again foray into the wild frontiers of pre-Journey Into Nyx rules questions and answers in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Colorless Blue Ideas Dream Chimerically
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A Dance with Dragon's Maze
Dragon's Maze is coming. For now, we have a ton of other rules questions to deal with! Join us for this weeks Cranial Insertion!
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Spoiled rotten
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Happy April Fools' Day!
Welcome everyone it is that time of year again, time for our annual article on Dual Masters! Hah, April fools! Read on with this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!
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A Strange Week for Grak
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Where Nobody Knows Your Name
or, Sneaky QuestionsNorm! Wait, that is not your name, oh well... step inside anyway. We have quite the selection of knowledge for you today. Join us in this weeks Dimir edition of Cranial Insertion!
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If Life Gives You Demons
or, Make DemonadeSince summertime is getting underway what better marriage than Cranial Insertion and Avacyn Restored? Find out what soulbonding adventures await, so grab a nice tall glass of iced demonade!? and read on with this weeks Cranial Insertion!
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Waiting for Avacyn
Still waiting for Avacyn Restored? Want to know what is in the Hellvaults? Well, so do we! In the meantime join us once again in our pre-prerelease article partying with all of the usual rules questions you know and love!
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Dawn of the Undead
Creatures undying all around us, what are we todo? Why, read this weeks Cranial Insertion, of course! This weeks edition with the standard compliment of zombies, humans, brains, and oh yeah, rules questions too!
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Eight Monkeys
or, Do Not Set Monkeys on FireDecking the halls and making merry with plenty of rules questions! All of this and more in store in this pre-holiday addition of Cranial Insertion!
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It's the end of Worlds as we know it
(And I feel fine)Moving on to a new year of Magic, which has several start points to its years!
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Question-Walk
or, All the Cool Kids Are Doing ItIf a creature has landwalk and haste, could we say it has landrun?
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Pro Tour-Walk
This creature is unblockable if it is attending a Pro Tour.
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Mountainwalk
or, Greetings from PittsburghCarsten's been a' burrowin'.
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Profane Commander
or, I hope MaRo didn't think of that oneThe most profane commander is actually Reveka, Wizard Savant. Little lady has a dirty mouth.
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Authorlace
Or, You may write a column as though you were another columnist with the same pay grade. (Pay grade includes benefits.)You may write a column as though you were another columnist with the same pay grade. (Pay grade includes benefits.)
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Back to Reality
or, No more monkeying around!But if you have your back to reality, what are you facing?
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Into the Deep End
or, Don't Drown in the Knowledge Pool!Remember to keep your Knowledge Pools nicely chlorinated!
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