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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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01/01/2024

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/01/2024)
New Year, New Questions
By Carsten Haese
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12/25/2023

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (2 Comments)
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(12/25/2023)
End of Year Quiz II
By Justin Hovdenes
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11/06/2023

Daylight Savings!

We're a bit jet-lagged from setting our clocks back an hour the other night, but we're still here to answer your rules question, so join us for this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(11/06/2023)
Daylight Savings!
By Nathan Long
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10/09/2023

Once Upon a Time Lord

The Doctor Who commander decks are coming soon and promise lots of exciting new rules questions, and we're covering a few of those, so join us in this week's time-traveling issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(10/09/2023)
Once Upon a Time Lord
By Carsten Haese
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09/18/2023

Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice

Fall is in the air, and we're celebrating harvest season with a fresh crop of rules questions from our inbox. Join us in this week's pumpkin-spiced issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(09/18/2023)
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
By Carsten Haese
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08/07/2023

Mastering Commander Masters

Commander Masters is out now, and it has taken control of our inbox. Your wish is our command, so join us in this week's commanding episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/07/2023)
Mastering Commander Masters
By Carsten Haese
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07/31/2023

Commander and Master of Gen Con

Gen Con and the release of a new set? This is gonna be a great weekend!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(07/31/2023)
Commander and Master of Gen Con
By Justin Hovdenes
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04/24/2023

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(04/24/2023)
MOM-ma Mia!
By Carsten Haese
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01/30/2023

The Snow Must Go On

The Cranial Insertion offices are snowed in, but we have the heat from your burning questions keeping us warm, so join us in this week's snow-covered issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/30/2023)
The Snow Must Go On
By Carsten Haese
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06/06/2022

Beholdering Baldur's Gate

There are many things in Baldur's Gate to behold, like Gates, Dragons, and Beholders, oh my!

By Justin Hovdenes (2 Comments)
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(06/06/2022)
Beholdering Baldur's Gate
By Justin Hovdenes
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11/29/2021

Holidazed and Confused

The holidays are arriving in full force! We are decorating the halls and preparing our studios, Moko is especially excited in hopes he can finally get that new set of bones he has wanted! We have put yet another fantastic article together to fulfill all your rules question needs to take you through all the exciting times. So join us in this delightfully decorative edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/29/2021)
Holidazed and Confused
By Carsten Haese
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07/26/2021

Dungeons and Dragons and Beholders, Oh My!

There are many dangers in the Forgotten Realms and with the help of Dorthy and Toto, we shall prevail.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(07/26/2021)
Dungeons and Dragons and Beholders, Oh My!
By Justin Hovdenes
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06/07/2021

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!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(06/07/2021)
2 Moderns 2 Horizons
By Andrew Villarrubia
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05/03/2021

Study Hall, Detention, and Make Up Tests

School can be tough, but its worth the work.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(05/03/2021)
Study Hall, Detention, and Make Up Tests
By Justin Hovdenes
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09/21/2020

Party Rock Anthem

We are here to rock and roll! Bringing down the house with answers to those questions you have about some upcoming cards from the fantastic new set Zendikar Rising! So join us for this week's heavy article chock full of all those answers you need to get the juices flowing and the sound turned up!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(09/21/2020)
Party Rock Anthem
By Carsten Haese
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08/10/2020

Doubling Season's Greetings!

This week we take a look at the shiny new cards released in Double Masters!! This week we take a look at the shiny new cards released in Double Masters!! Wait, we already did that once! Seems like there is double trouble boiling up with the latest cards from Double Masters, so read on to find out all the answers you will need to arm yourself with in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/10/2020)
Doubling Season's Greetings!
By Carsten Haese
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06/22/2020

Summer Solsquiz 2

It is that time again! That is right time for the seasonal quiz article! This time we have jam packed it with all the most challenging questions, the best jokes, and funniest puns we could bring to bear! So join us for this weeks, exciting edition of Cranial Insertion quiz edition!!!!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/22/2020)
Summer Solsquiz 2
By Carsten Haese
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04/13/2020

Overlook Hotel

All of this staying put and staying inside is starting to drive Moko insane, not that he ever really was to begin with! To that end we are trying to pacify him and save our offices, which are currently shuttered by the way. Hopefully when we return they are still in one piece! In the meantime we bring you yet another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion with all the rules question and answer knowledge you have come to know and love! Read on!

By Andrew Villarrubia (2 Comments)
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(04/13/2020)
Overlook Hotel
By Andrew Villarrubia
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03/02/2020

Unconceivable!

Unbelievable and undeniable yet another edition of those rules questions and answers you love has come into your life! Providing you with all of the unformation you can possibly handle with respect to rules of Magic the Gathering! So join us once again as we unravel the mysteries in this week's unquestionably excellent edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/02/2020)
Unconceivable!
By Carsten Haese
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11/04/2019

This Title Is Now a 3/3 Elk Creature

+2: Create a Food token or you could just make an Elk. Read on in this week's 3/3 edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(11/04/2019)
This Title Is Now a 3/3 Elk Creature
By Andrew Villarrubia
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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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12/24/2018

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(12/24/2018)
Red & Green on Christmas Eve
By Nathan Long
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08/20/2018

Command Performance

Commander 2018 sure has created a lot of rules questions! After an entire article devoted to Commander 2018, we're putting on another article filled exclusively with Commander 2018 questions. So sit back, enjoy the show, and join us for a dazzling display of rules knowledge in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(08/20/2018)
Command Performance
By Charlotte Sable
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05/07/2018

Maternal Masters

Celebrating mothers here at the offices we bring to you this wonderful edition answering all your rules questions! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! And no, technically, zombie monkeys do not have mothers, but shhh please do not tell that to Moko, he still thinks that old dried out coconut is his mother!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(05/07/2018)
Maternal Masters
By Carsten Haese
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04/23/2018

At Long Last

Welcome Home

It has been a long time in coming and now we continue the saga of Dominaria kicking off the historic occasion we bring you yet another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Continuing the proud tradition of answering your rules question and answers!

By Callum Milne (2 Comments)
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(04/23/2018)
At Long Last
Welcome Home
By Callum Milne
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10/02/2017

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!

By Callum Milne (5 Comments)
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(10/02/2017)
The Fix Is In
By Callum Milne
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05/01/2017

A Bad Wrap

Moko is hyped up now that Amonkhet has been released with all his Zombie brethren! With that we bring to life your rules questions in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Moko hold still would you!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(05/01/2017)
A Bad Wrap
By Callum Milne
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02/20/2017

Artificer's Ball

Throwing out the first pitch here James takes on yet another set of your rules questions hitting them out of the park with his answers! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(02/20/2017)
Artificer's Ball
By James Bennett
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07/04/2016

Red, White, and Blue

or, Happy Fourth of July

It's Independence Day in the United States of America! Light some fireworks, grab a burger and a cold beverage, and join us as we celebrate the United States' birthday in this star-spangled edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (5 Comments)
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(07/04/2016)
Red, White, and Blue
or, Happy Fourth of July
By Carsten Haese
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04/18/2016

Let Me Tax You a Question

Tax season is coming to a close in the US, but that is not stopping us from hiking the rates on your favorite questions. Though you might want to consult a real tax professional if you have not already filed your taxes. Now all we need to do is figure out what Moko did with ours. Join us for this week's excise free edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(04/18/2016)
Let Me Tax You a Question
By James Bennett
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08/31/2015

PAX Magica

A magical peace has decended upon the world of Magic. We are getting ready for spoilers from Battle for Zendikar as we do so once again we provide you with all the answers to your questions in order to quell your tumultuous wonder. So join us for this week spellbinding edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(08/31/2015)
PAX Magica
By James Bennett
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12/15/2014

... A Lot Like No

or, Hibernation Time

Winter is coming... as we prepare for our long sleep we take a moment to answer your latest series of rules questions and answers. So join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(12/15/2014)
... A Lot Like No
or, Hibernation Time
By Eli Shiffrin
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11/03/2014

It's In Tents

We are packing our gear and camping out in anticipation of the new Commander 2014 sets coming out! In the meantime we are serving up some piping hot rules question and answers just for you. So join us around the camp fire for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (1 Comment)
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(11/03/2014)
It's In Tents
By Callum Milne
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06/16/2014

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/16/2014)
Modern Season's Greetings
By Carsten Haese
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03/03/2014

The Winds of Winter

Yet another winter storm is arriving across the U.S. And the winds are kicking up. Just like the snow in some areas the rules questions are coming down in droves! Join Carsten as he tries to shovel his way to answers, in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (4 Comments)
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(03/03/2014)
The Winds of Winter
By Carsten Haese
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02/17/2014

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!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(02/17/2014)
The Gods Must (Still) Be Crazy
By James Bennett
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01/20/2014

Old and Busted

Not the New Hotness

Top coat, top hat, black shades, white gloves, lookin' sharp and looking for rules answers! They come running just as fast as they can. 'Coz every creature is crazy 'bout a sharp dressed planeswalker.

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(01/20/2014)
Old and Busted
Not the New Hotness
By Callum Milne
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07/01/2013

A Limited Supply of Rules Questions

...or, I'm Going to Hell For That Pun

The time at GP Las Vegas may have been limited, along with the format, but that does not mean the questions were so limited! So join us in this weeks masterfully constrained edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(07/01/2013)
A Limited Supply of Rules Questions
...or, I'm Going to Hell For That Pun
By Callum Milne
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11/26/2012

 

(11/26/2012)
Thanks Given
By Carsten Haese
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11/12/2012

An Arsenal of Goodies

(not the football kind)

With the recent release of Commanders Arsenal we have some commanding rules questions for everyone! Join us in this weeks thrilling edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (3 Comments)
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(11/12/2012)
An Arsenal of Goodies
(not the football kind)
By James Bennett
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(10/15/2012)
Technically Correct
or, The Best Kind of Correct
By James Bennett
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10/08/2012

 

(10/08/2012)
Group Therapy
By Carsten Haese
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11/21/2011

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/21/2011)
It's the end of Worlds as we know it
(And I feel fine)
By Carsten Haese
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10/31/2011

Gourd Evening!

or, Happy Halloween!

Bad puns, pop-culture references, and Carsten in a bath robe and towel... oh my! It must be Cranial Insertion Halloween edition with hauntingly fun rules questions for the whole family (undead or alive)!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(10/31/2011)
Gourd Evening!
or, Happy Halloween!
By Carsten Haese
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08/22/2011

Question-Walk

or, All the Cool Kids Are Doing It

If a creature has landwalk and haste, could we say it has landrun?

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(08/22/2011)
Question-Walk
or, All the Cool Kids Are Doing It
By Eli Shiffrin
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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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01/24/2011

Mathemagics 2!

Mathemagics 2: Tokyo Drifting to the Electric Boogaloo Strikes Back (and Your Sister is a Werewolf)

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/24/2011)
Mathemagics 2!
By Carsten Haese
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12/27/2010

 

(12/27/2010)
Friday Night Before Christmas Magic
By Brian Paskoff
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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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12/14/2009

Hannukah Goyf... er - Gelt

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(12/14/2009)
Hannukah Goyf... er - Gelt
By Brian Paskoff
Translations: English 
10/05/2009

Quest[ion]s

or, Seeking the Grail

By Aaron Stevenson (0 Comments)
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(10/05/2009)
Quest[ion]s
or, Seeking the Grail
By Aaron Stevenson
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