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The Rules They Are A-Changin' 2.0
The Rules They Are A-Changin' But We Keep Up With Them.
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Facebook Mailbag 4.0
You have questions, hopefully I have the answers.It's time to take a look at some more questions from the Ask-the-Judge Facebook group, so join us is in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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A Touch of Modern
Justin is showing us seven of his own Modern decks and answers rules questions that come up with those decks, so join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Law & Order: A Karlov Whodunit
Dun, dun, duuun!Murders at Karlov Manor is here, so grab your notebooks and try to help us unravel the mystery in this week's thrilling episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Facebook Mail Bag 3.0
Yes, Facebook is still around, so let's take a look at some questions from the Ask-the-Judge Facebook group in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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New Year, New Questions
It's New Year's Day, so make your resolutions and join us in this week's celebratory issue of Cranial Insertion!
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End of Year Quiz II
You sure have learned a lot this year, now let's see if you've retained any of it. It's quiz time!
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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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Charisma, Weeeeeeeeee!
With this much charisma, we should be able to answer any question!Your party comes across a Magic rules article. Is it evil or chaotic neutral? Read on to find out!
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Spelunking on Ixalan
It's new set time! Let's discover what might be hiding in the caves of Ixalan!
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You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
It's almost Halloween, and we're giving out brain candy at the Cranial Insertion offices, so join us in this week's frighteningly educational issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Go To An RCQ, Show Your Strength
Justin has been busy judging Modern tournaments for the current RCQ season, so join us in this week's modern edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Adding Alternatives
You can choose one or the other, I'll just add them together.Today we're taking a deep dive into the topic of alternative and additional costs, so join us in this week's educational issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Born to be Wilds of Eldraine
Get your motor runnin', building new decks with faeries!
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Do I Betray Jace and Many Other Quandaries
Vraska gives out Phyrexian oil. We only give out (usually) correct answers.
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Lord of the Rulings
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth is out now, and the rules tempt you, so join us in this week's precious issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Study Hall: Learning in Groups Can Be Helpful
Where can you get fast answers to your Magic rules questions? Read on to find out in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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My M.O.M. Always Said Life Is Like a Box of Phyrexians...
It's time to review rules for a new set! Let's see what new rules questions we have for March of the Machine.
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Facebook Mail Bag 2.0
Wait, useful things can be found on Facebook? Yes, Magic Judges!
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It's About Time!
The arrival of Daylight Saving Time has prompted us to ponder the mysteries of time, so join us in this week's well-timed issue of Cranial Insertion!
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From Phyrexia With Love
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Resistance is futile. We want you.
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Quizzing In The New Year
Let's start the year off with a quiz, want to make sure you didn't forget everything over holiday break.
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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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This Article Was Stolen
I, Dave Elden of JudgingFTW, have stolen this article. Let's see what trouble I can get up to with it.
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Making My Mark
This week, Carsten is marking a momentous event in his life. To find out what it is, join us in this week's remarkable issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Pop Quiz Be a Lady
Justin is returning from the Magic 30 celebration and we bet he had a lot of fun in Las Vegas! As a souvenir, he's bringing us a Vegas-themed quiz, so good luck as you play along in this week's glittering issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Well Yeah, Unfinity Times Unfinity
Unfinity has arrived, and things are about to get weird! Hold on to your hats and enjoy the ride in this fun-filled issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Fall in Love With Autumn
The temperatures are falling, and so are the leaves. This can only mean that Fall is here! Get cozy with a pumpkin-spice latte and join us in this week's autumnal issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Skipping Through All The Time Lines
Life is a journey, time is a river, the door is ajar. Or maybe I have a quick quiz for you.
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Facebook Mail Bag
Wait, useful things can be found on Facebook? Yes, Magic Judges!
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Dad Jokes
It's Father's Day, and along with our usual selection of rules questions and answers, we present some dad jokes for your... enjoyment? Get ready to groan with delight and join us in this week's paternally punny episode of Cranial Insertion.
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Beholdering Baldur's Gate
There are many things in Baldur's Gate to behold, like Gates, Dragons, and Beholders, oh my!
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Mob Nixilis is Making You an Offer You Can't Refuse
It would be a shame if your board state were to meet an unfortunate accident. We could help prevent such unforeseen tragedies.
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Casting Call, Actors Need Not Apply
Casting a spell most of the time is very intuitive to players, but if you dive into the deep end of this pool, it can be complex.
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Everything Old is Neon Again
Kamigawa Neon Destiny is released into the wild! We have been fighting Ninja all week to bring you yet another great article. So join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.
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Neon Lovin'
Finally we have returned to Kamigawa and its destiny has gone to neon! There are Phyrexian's hanging around all over the place and Tamiyo has been compleated! We here at the CI offices have worked really hard to bring you yet another compleated article chock full of those rules questions and answers that you need, plus just a little touch of the glistening oil so you too can join the Phyrexian army! Read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Your Academy is Waiting
School is back in session for the second semester! So, we have cooked up yet another fantastic article chock full of learning excitement to answer all of those rules questions you have. So read on in this week's informative edition of Cranial Insertion!
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End of Year Quiz
Another year almost done and gone, its time we see just how much you have learned.
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Don't COUNT me out!
Are you ready for a bloody good time? It's time for our first look at Innistrad: Crimson Vow, so join us for this week's toothy edition of Cranial Insertion!
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This Article Is a No Bones Article
This week are are dropping all the pretenses and providing nothing but straight up answers to all of those rules questions you have burning in your minds! So we have put together yet another article on the up and up, clean and simple. So read on in this week's no frills edition of Cranial Insertion! Or did they mean they left all of the physical bones from this week's article?
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Commander and Conquer III
I like my commander decks, and I like answering Magic Rules questions, so lets meld those two things together and answer rules questions about my commander decks.
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Summer Time Mail Bag
Time to get to basics, answering fan questions in a simple mail bag article.
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Don't Replace My Trigger
Multiple triggers can be tricky, so can multiple replacement effects, and to make things trickier both are handled differently.
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Ode to the Judgecast
This week we are giving a shout out to the most judge related podcast JudgeCast! We have stuffed this article full of topics that Judge cast can wax upon to the delight of their fans! So join us once again for this week's exciting episode of Judge... I mean, Cranial Insertion!
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The Rules They Are A-Changin'
The Rules They Are A-Changin' But We Keep Up With Them.
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Commander & Conquer 2
Commander Legends doubles up on commanders, so we will double up on questions about commanders.
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Trick or Treat Bag 2020
Kids in spooky costumes have many a rules question, and if I don't get too distracted by how neat they look, I may have an answer or two.
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Postman is here, come get your mail!
The mail is here, and we have yet another serving of information jam packed into this week's article! So grab your best reading spec and start turning the pages, in this week's exciting 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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Red & Green on Christmas Eve
It's Christmas Eve, and things are looking festive at the Cranial Insertion offices. The halls are decked with boughs of holly, mistletoe is hanging from the ceiling, and in keeping with the red/green color scheme, all the questions this week feature cards that are red and/or green. So join us in this week's Gruul-colored Christmas edition of Cranial Insertion!
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School's in Session
Summer is nearing its end, and schools in the US have started a new school year, so let's open our textbooks and answer all your rules questions. Read on and join us for this week's particularly educational episode!
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Midsummer Revel
The revels of the summer have started to wane but as we enjoy the height of the season, we look to rejoice with those things that we know and love best! Rules questions and answers! To that end we have jam packed yet another article full of answers to those budding questions in your mind! So read on in this week's heated edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more pollen!
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