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NRG St. Paul - Tournament Report

What happens in St. Paul does not stay in St. Paul, so join us for a special tournament report in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

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Last Minute Shopping

Things are quite hectic at the Cranial Insertion offices with last-minute preparations for the holidays, but we're still here to answer your rules questions, so join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

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MOM-ma Mia!

Here we go again with another selection of questions about March of the Machine, so join us in this week's exciting episode of Cranial Insertion!

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This Means War!

War! What is it good for? In the case of The Brothers' War, it's good for creating rules questions, and we're here to answer them. Join us in this week's nostalgic issue of Cranial Insertion!

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A Brief Respite

In a refreshing change of pace, there's no new product release to cover today, so let's take a look at what's new in our mailbag in this week's relaxing issue of Cranial Insertion!

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Assemble Your Army

The far future of Warhammer 40,000 has arrived, and we're here to answer your rules questions and to prepare you for the coming battles. Join us in this week's futuristic episode of Cranial Insertion!

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Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions

Modern season is upon us and we want you to be prepared, so this week's issue is the very model of a Modern rules Q&A article!

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Three May Be a Crowd, But It's a Good Team

Team Trios can lead to all sorts of fun questions, so let's dig in!

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Rules and Gabigools

While celebrating Mother's Day at a local restaurant, Andrew encountered a mob boss and made him an offer he couldn't understand. Find out what happened next and join us in this week's exciting episode of Cranial Insertion!

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The Gang's All Here

The Streets of New Capenna prerelease is in the books, and we hope you had a great time conniving, or blitzing, or whatever else your favorite crime family might be up to. With a new set come new questions, and today we answer some of the questions that might have come up during the prerelease, so join us in this week's gilded episode of Cranial Insertion!

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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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2 Moderns 2 Horizons

Fire up the engines and kick it into high gear, pop the clutch and lets roll out! We have Modern Horizons 2 burning rubber down the fast lane in 5th gear! So checkout this week's high octane article to prepare you for all the high speed action that is coming your way in this blazing hot edition of Cranial Insertion!

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New Year, Who Dis?

It is a new year and with that comes new opportunities, new sets of cards, new questions, and we are kicking the year off right with yet another fantastic article chock full of the answers to your rules questions! So read on in this week's celebratory 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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Banned, But Not Forgotten.

Many a card in MTG has been banned or restricted. These cards although hidden away, still deserve a little love.

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Making Landfall

Zendikar Rising has hit the shelves! So with that we have cracked open our mailboxes and pulled out those questions that have floated over our way! Putting together that flood of questions that come with a new set is always a challenge, that we take on every time! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Double, double toil and trouble

When witches brew double the trouble, when writers brew double the articles!

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Of Ogres & Onions

What do cakes, parfaits, onions, and ogres have in common? They all have layers, as does this article! Tons of Layers and tons of ogres.

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Order of Operations (Ikoria Version)

This week we take a look at some of the rules updates that Ikoria has brought in. So into the den of the monsters, we go as we take a deep dive into the section of the rules best known as layers! Join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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A Song of Ice and Ire

Winter is coming. The elks are running around in full force, food is being harvested, and the questions are being answered! So read on in this week’s frosty edition of Cranial Insertion!

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A Tale as Old as Time

In the days of yore, magic was controlled by the most powerful sages atop their mountains. These gurus of time and reason, wait... not that kind of magic? Not those types of tales? The Grimmer variety? Read on in this week's mythical edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Watch the Throne

The Knights are facing off against the Fey and the king has returned, while the rich are being robbed from and their goodies are given to the poor! The beauty has met the beast and mermaids are dreaming of walking on land, so we have packed this week's article full of those Eldraine questions you have been wanting to know the answers for! Read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Commanding Success

Commander 2018 is out, and we're here to take a first look at the brain-melting rules questions that might come up when you play with those decks, so join us for this week's commanding edition of Cranial Insertion!

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The Big Twenty-Five

Magic is turning 25! So we have brought to you a celebration unlike any other (okay maybe just like all the other celebrations here at the CI offices). To that effect we are breaking out all the answers to those pesky rules questions that you have wanted answered over the past 25 years! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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June Bug

Pardon our mess as we work out some kinks with the sites operation. None of that will stop us from providing high quality answers to your questions, it just means you have to watch your step as you wade through! So read on in this week's mostly operational edition of Cranial Insertion!

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The Amazing Race

Rivals of Ixalan has landed and we are in a frenzy here getting all the challenges laid down for the racers this week. In order to prepare yourself, we have this handy dandy guide to all those bothersome rules questions you have been wanting to know! So read on in this week's fast paced 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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The Fix Is In

Ixalan is released into the wild and thar' be dinosaurs!!!! and pirates! Avast ye landlubber be sure to read our article or ye shall be walking the plank or be eaten by those dinos! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Be sure to use the magic word!

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Mixed Mailbag Madness!

Checking in with from our stuffed mailbox we bring you yet another article chock full of those answers you seek! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Postage required in certain areas.

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Let's Do the Time Warp Again!

At it once again warping around the multiverse in search of the perfect storm of rules questions to answer! So join us in song and dance for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more callbacks, just watch out for the Meatloaf.

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Moonrise

I see a moon rising, I see a trouble on the way! Do come around tonight to get all the answers to your lunar related rules questions and then some! So join us for this week's celestial edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Snow is Overrated

We are inundated with snow here at the Cranial Insertion offices! As the snow continues to pile up we sally up to the fire and break out some of your rules questions to answer! So cozy on up to this week's mind warming edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Endings Are Just Beginnings

The year has come to a close and we celebrate with a bang here at the Cranial Insertion offices. To ring in the new year we bring you some power packed questions and answers to your rules questions! So read on in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Midsummer Night's Game

Summer is in full swing, Oberon and Titania are in the garden waiting for the sun to rise. So we bring you some sizzling hot rules questions and answers! Join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Show Time!

We come yet again to that exciting time in the year, preview time! We are gathering up our mastery of all that is modern Magic and answering your rules questions! So without further ado its...

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Going Bananas

Monkeys everywhere! Mayhem ensues along with your standard dose of rules questions and answers! Give me the ****ing banana's you **** ****! Sorry about that, bad Moko! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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The Dying of the Light

The waves just keep coming! So with our in boxes bursting with questions we bring you another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Not quite fading away just yet.

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Modern Season's Greetings

The Modern season has kicked off and is now in full swing! So this week we thought we would celebrate by modernizing your rules knowledge with some Q&A on the format du jour! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Prepare for the Journey

While the lights have not yet gone down in the city nor are we going separate ways though we may be worlds apart. Once again we faithfully deliver yet another weeks worth of rules questions and answers any way you want it! Who's crying now, Moko?

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Time and Ides Wait for No Man

Ah, spring is in the air and it is that time of year again! Et tu, Brute? I guess he got tired of waiting for more rules questions. Well join us this week to quench your thirst for knowledge in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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The Gods Must (Still) Be Crazy

Getting crazy here in the Cranial Insertion offices, with these rules questions. Our coverage of Born of the Gods continues this week, while Moko goes to town! Join us for this weeks exciting edition!

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This Article Is Brought To You By The Number 11

Eleven days into the eleventh month at the eleventh hour, bringing the banner of peace with rules questions scrawled all over it. Read on in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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The Museum of Modern Card Interactions

Hey, everyone it is that time again! Time for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion. Join Carsten this week for some Modern musings!

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The Day after April Fools' Day

Lots and lots of questions on Legacy Weapon in this exciting edition of, what was that? Legacy the format you say... Lots and lots of Legacy, the format, questions and nary a Legacy Weapon in this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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The Oxidda Loxodon Mox Paradox

It's time to lock up the house and turn out the lights, but not before we cross some mountainous elephants!

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Goodbye, Zendikar!

And fareweldrazi, too!

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Triple-Faced Cards Will Kill Magic!

But quadruple-faced quantum-fluxing cards will save it.

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Hannukah Goyf... er - Gelt

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Order of Operations (M10 Version)

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This and That

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Feeling Crabby

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Figuratively, Not Literally

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