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03/04/2024

S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Delivery

We're taking a look at the Fallout Commander decks, so step out of your Vaults and explore the Wastelands with us in this week's rad issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/04/2024)
S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Delivery
By Carsten Haese
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02/26/2024

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(02/26/2024)
A Touch of Modern
By Justin Hovdenes
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10/02/2023

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/02/2023)
Adding Alternatives
You can choose one or the other, I'll just add them together.
By Justin Hovdenes
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02/20/2023

From Phyrexia With Love

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Resistance is futile. We want you.

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(02/20/2023)
From Phyrexia With Love
By Carsten Haese
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07/18/2022

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(07/18/2022)
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
By Justin Hovdenes
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03/07/2022

Bring a Friend, Get a Mind . . . . stone

Lots of exciting things coming down the pipeline for Magic, but as usual Commander is what has my attention.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(03/07/2022)
Bring a Friend, Get a Mind . . . . stone
By Justin Hovdenes
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03/22/2021

Modal Double Faced Cards & Where to Find Them

Modal Double-Faced Cards are little strange, so lets dig deep and learn all about them.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(03/22/2021)
Modal Double Faced Cards & Where to Find Them
By Justin Hovdenes
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12/14/2020

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/14/2020)
One Year Older
By Carsten Haese
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09/16/2019

Equiznox 2: Eclectic Boogaloo

They are back! The equinox is upon us once again and we are returning back to the future! This week we have another fantastic quiz article! So travel inside and test your mettle in this week's futuristic edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(09/16/2019)
Equiznox 2: Eclectic Boogaloo
By Carsten Haese
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07/15/2019

It's My Party And I'll Cry if I Want to

Andrew is living it up and partying it down! So he has put together one banger of an article for his birthday bash! Join us for this week’s celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(07/15/2019)
It's My Party And I'll Cry if I Want to
By Andrew Villarrubia
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06/24/2019

Happy Summer Solsquiz!

Summer has begun and the heat is on! So we are turning it up with a quiz article, you can test your mettle and compete with your friends to see who burns brightest! So read on in this week's challenging edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/24/2019)
Happy Summer Solsquiz!
By Carsten Haese
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05/27/2019

Cranial Insertion's Memorial Day Sale

As we take some time to remember the fallen here in the US we also take some time to hit the shops and to build up our supplies to continue the fight! So read on as we answer all of those stubborn rules questions in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(05/27/2019)
Cranial Insertion's Memorial Day Sale
By Carsten Haese
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09/17/2018

Stockholm Syndrome

Straight from the hall at GP Stockholm we bring you this fresh set of rules questions and answers! Just watch out for the Møøse. So join us for yet another prognosticating edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(09/17/2018)
Stockholm Syndrome
By Charlotte Sable
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07/24/2017

Hour of Relaxation

This week we take a relaxing look into the rules of the new set Hour of Devastation! Answering all of your questions to put your minds at ease and pacify all those rules concerns you have been having! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(07/24/2017)
Hour of Relaxation
By Carsten Haese
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06/26/2017

Back to Normality

or, What Is Normal Anyway?

Done with our jaunt into the world of Archenemy and the twisting turns of the mind of Nicol Bolas we once again bring you back to Amonkhet for some more rules questions and answers of your design! So join us once again for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (3 Comments)
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(06/26/2017)
Back to Normality
or, What Is Normal Anyway?
By Carsten Haese
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11/07/2016

See Your Tomorrow, Today!

or, Scrying for Fun and Profit

Scrying into the future I see... all your rules questions answered by this week's fortuitous article! So join us for this weeks foretelling edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (2 Comments)
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(11/07/2016)
See Your Tomorrow, Today!
or, Scrying for Fun and Profit
By Callum Milne
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10/03/2016

Ach-tober

October is here and Kaladesh has released! So we bring you a fresh set of your invented questions straight from the forges of the Internet or wherever else you sent them from! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (1 Comment)
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(10/03/2016)
Ach-tober
By James Bennett
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09/05/2016

Working for the Weekend

Toiling away the hours preparing articles for our fans out there! Despite the holiday in the US we are still working here at the Cranial Insertion offices, because we know you out there need your weekly fix of rules knowledge! And we are prepared to provide it once again! Now if only we could get Moko to actually complete something productive for a change. Alas, read on in this week's energetic article of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(09/05/2016)
Working for the Weekend
By James Bennett
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03/14/2016

Time Travel For Beginners

Better break out your sonic screwdriver and get ready with your rules questions! As the shadows begin to spread over. So join us for this week's timely edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(03/14/2016)
Time Travel For Beginners
By Carsten Haese
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02/22/2016

Null and Devoid

The Eldrazi menace is taking over every where! All of your mana base are now belong to us! With colorless spells abound we answer more of your exciting rules questions in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(02/22/2016)
Null and Devoid
By James Bennett
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10/12/2015

Food Colouring

We are honouring the day of thanks and to do that we are serving up a huge helping of rules questions and answers for you! So join us for another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion, and watch out for the stuffing, I think it's alive.

By Callum Milne (6 Comments)
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(10/12/2015)
Food Colouring
By Callum Milne
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07/21/2014

Kaboom!

Kaboom! Join us this week for this exploding edition of Cranial Insertion! Kaboom!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(07/21/2014)
Kaboom!
By Callum Milne
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06/02/2014

Summertime

and the rulings are easy!

James is back and summer is right around the corner. Join us as we serve up a heap of rules questions and answers. Though we are not yet ready to hang at the Pleateau. Read on for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(06/02/2014)
Summertime
and the rulings are easy!
By James Bennett
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03/17/2014

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!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(03/17/2014)
Time and Ides Wait for No Man
By James Bennett
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12/30/2013

A cup of kindness

Preparing for the new year here in the Cranial Insertion offices, James takes you through a barrel of rules question and answers! Join us this week for another exciting edition!

By James Bennett (4 Comments)
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(12/30/2013)
A cup of kindness
By James Bennett
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(10/14/2013)
Keyword-Induced Headaches
The Best 'Ow!'
By Carsten Haese
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06/24/2013

What happens in North Canton...

...stays in North Canton

Lady luck is on our side! Though with our rules knowledge the odds just might be stacked in our favor. So join us for this fortuitous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (7 Comments)
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(06/24/2013)
What happens in North Canton...
...stays in North Canton
By Carsten Haese
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06/18/2012

 

(06/18/2012)
Eternally Yours
By James Bennett
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04/02/2012

The Day after April Fools' Day

or, Just Another Magic Monday

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!

By Carsten Haese (4 Comments)
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(04/02/2012)
The Day after April Fools' Day
or, Just Another Magic Monday
By Carsten Haese
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02/27/2012

Announcing Announcements

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(02/27/2012)
Announcing Announcements
By Carsten Haese
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01/23/2012

Almost Dark Ascension!

Smacking Cultists for fun and profit!

By Brian Paskoff (1 Comment)
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(01/23/2012)
Almost Dark Ascension!
By Brian Paskoff
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02/28/2011

Survival of the Fittest

Get your pencils and paper ready.

By Moko (0 Comments)
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(02/28/2011)
Survival of the Fittest
By Moko
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02/07/2011

Into the Deep End

or, Don't Drown in the Knowledge Pool!

Remember to keep your Knowledge Pools nicely chlorinated!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(02/07/2011)
Into the Deep End
or, Don't Drown in the Knowledge Pool!
By Carsten Haese
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11/01/2010

Millions of Golems!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/01/2010)
Millions of Golems!
By Carsten Haese
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09/13/2010

From the Vault: Questions

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(09/13/2010)
From the Vault: Questions
By Brian Paskoff
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06/28/2010

Grand Prix Trial and Error

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/28/2010)
Grand Prix Trial and Error
By Carsten Haese
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01/18/2010

Worldwait

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(01/18/2010)
Worldwait
By Brian Paskoff
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(01/04/2010)
The Return of Pamplemouse
or, A New Writer for a New Year
By Carsten Haese
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03/30/2009

 

(03/30/2009)
Monkey Business
or, Pan Zombificus
By Moko
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11/17/2008

States-Based Effects

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(11/17/2008)
States-Based Effects
By Brian Paskoff
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10/06/2008

Liches Aren’t Quitters

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(10/06/2008)
Liches Aren’t Quitters
By Tom Fowler
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(06/16/2008)
Answering Spree
or, You Can Never Have Enough Questions
By Eli Shiffrin
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06/09/2008

Under The Knife!

By Diane Colley (0 Comments)
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(06/09/2008)
Under The Knife!
By Diane Colley
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01/14/2008

 

(01/14/2008)
The Mystery Continues to Be Guile
By Tom Fowler
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05/21/2007

Three Spheres for Sister Sara

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(05/21/2007)
Three Spheres for Sister Sara
By Tom Fowler
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05/14/2007

 

(05/14/2007)
Magus Delay
or, Blame It on the Stone Rain
By Ted Dickinson
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(12/11/2006)
Splitting Faces
or, When Things Morph Faster Than In That Michael Jackson Video
By Ted Dickinson
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07/25/2005

A Legacy of Questions

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(07/25/2005)
A Legacy of Questions
By Thijs van Ommen
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05/09/2005

Don't Eat the Cake

By Jeff Vondruska (0 Comments)
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(05/09/2005)
Don't Eat the Cake
By Jeff Vondruska
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