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04/29/2024

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(04/29/2024)
NRG St. Paul - Tournament Report
By Justin Hovdenes
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04/03/2023

Happy Porcelain Anniversary!

Cranial Insertion has been going for eighteen years, so join us as we celebrate this milestone in this week's exciting episode!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(04/03/2023)
Happy Porcelain Anniversary!
By Carsten Haese
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08/29/2022

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.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(08/29/2022)
Skipping Through All The Time Lines
By Justin Hovdenes
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01/03/2022

Hello Tomorrow (and Goodbye to Yesterday)

The New Year has once again arrived with a bang! And we are celebrating in the only way we know how here at the CI offices! With Moko banging those skull drums that he has and us putting together yet another article chock full of the answers you need to kick off yet another fantastic year of playing Magic! So join us for yet another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(01/03/2022)
Hello Tomorrow (and Goodbye to Yesterday)
By Nathan Long
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12/06/2021

See You Space Cowboy

Howdy Cowboy's! Time for some us to rustle up those rules questions and get you some answers to those burning questions! So let us jump right in and fire up those engines in this weeks adventurous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(12/06/2021)
See You Space Cowboy
By Nathan Long
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10/25/2021

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?

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(10/25/2021)
This Article Is a No Bones Article
By Andrew Villarrubia
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10/11/2021

Fall Colors

Fall is here and the leaves are changing colors once again! So we have turned over a new leaf, changed our colors, and prepared yet another fantastic article chock full of those fall rules questions you have burning in the back of your minds! So join us for this week's autumnal edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(10/11/2021)
Fall Colors
By Nathan Long
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06/28/2021

Summer Time Mail Bag

Time to get to basics, answering fan questions in a simple mail bag article.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(06/28/2021)
Summer Time Mail Bag
By Justin Hovdenes
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03/15/2021

Let's Do the Time Spiral Again!

Time Spiral remastered is spoiled and ready to hit shelves, so we take a look at those burning questions you have remastered and now in full HD! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion as we spiral into the hottest rules answers you need to crush your opponents again!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(03/15/2021)
Let's Do the Time Spiral Again!
By Nathan Long
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01/25/2021

Quiz on Ice

The quiz master Moko is back at it again bringing you yet another test of your skills with those burning rules questions and answers. So read on to test your mettle in this week's quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/25/2021)
Quiz on Ice
By Carsten Haese
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12/07/2020

Banned, But Not Forgotten.

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

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(12/07/2020)
Banned, But Not Forgotten.
By Justin Hovdenes
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03/23/2020

Welcome to the Isolation Zone

Staying inside and cozying up by the fire with one of your favorite online articles to read! That is right folks, it is that time of the week again, time for another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion. Hopefully the rest of the week is less exciting than this last one, Moko is getting a bit stir crazy from being locked inside all the time.

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(03/23/2020)
Welcome to the Isolation Zone
By Charlotte Sable
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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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01/06/2020

A Decadent Quiz

We are celebrating an anniversary this week, with Carsten having been with us for 10 years! So break out the party hats and piñatas! No put those back Moko, we do not need fireworks this time. Last time half the office was set on fire. So join us for a decathlon of quizzical inquiry in this week's base 10 edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/06/2020)
A Decadent Quiz
By Carsten Haese
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12/23/2019

Just Hear Those Slay Bells Jingling

Ho, ho, ho! Santa joins us bringing presents and joy to all the people of the world! Or... maybe just special guest in answering all of those rules questions you folks have! So join us in this week's rewarding edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(12/23/2019)
Just Hear Those Slay Bells Jingling
By Andrew Villarrubia
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08/26/2019

Commander Christmas

'Tis the season for new Commander cards! To celebrate we are bringing you a giant sleigh full of the answers you needed to keep playing with all these awesome new cards! So join us for this week's jolly edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (4 Comments)
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(08/26/2019)
Commander Christmas
By Charlotte Sable
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08/19/2019

Back to School, 4th Edition

Now with a Brand-New Foreword

Summer is coming to a close and that can mean only one thing, School is starting again! So to celebrate we are breaking out all the higher learning we have and sharing that with you! So join us for this week's educational edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with fewer textbooks!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/19/2019)
Back to School, 4th Edition
Now with a Brand-New Foreword
By Carsten Haese
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07/23/2018

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!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(07/23/2018)
Meltdown
By Charlotte Sable
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06/18/2018

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!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(06/18/2018)
June Bug
By Callum Milne
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05/28/2018

Memorial Day Rules Question Barbecue

In rememberance of those mages who have fallen we bring you the answers to this questions that puzzled them! So that you may learn from their mistakes and enjoy the fruits of their labour! So salute to our fallen brethren and read on in this week’s reflective edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(05/28/2018)
Memorial Day Rules Question Barbecue
By Carsten Haese
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03/12/2018

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/12/2018)
Spring Forward
By Carsten Haese
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02/26/2018

March Madness

March is creeping up on us and Moko is getting a bit stir crazy for spring! Join us as we take you through some of those rules questions that have been gnawing at you for an answer, in this week's edition of Cranial Insertion! Just watch your step.

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(02/26/2018)
March Madness
By Callum Milne
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01/15/2018

Take Me Down To Orazca City

The grass is green and the people sure are pretty here in Orazca City! Now we just have to keep Moko from making a mess so we do not get thrown out of here. Turns out they frown upon Zombie Monkeys here, who knew? I suppose there will be a measure of peace when we are gone, plundering all the rules knowledge we can from this place and bringing it to you in yet another edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/15/2018)
Take Me Down To Orazca City
By Carsten Haese
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11/20/2017

A Thankful Year

The year is winding down and Thanksgiving is near at hand so we here at the Cranial Insertion offices are giving thanks for you our readers! So we are serving up another article of the rules questions and answers you know and love! Join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.

By Nathan Long (4 Comments)
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(11/20/2017)
A Thankful Year
By Nathan Long
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09/11/2017

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.

By Charlotte Sable (5 Comments)
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(09/11/2017)
Mixed Mailbag Madness!
By Charlotte Sable
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(06/12/2017)
Commander Anthology of Interest
By Nathan Long
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01/30/2017

How Revolting!

The Aether uprising is in full swing as is the search for a new cleaning crew here at the Cranial Insertion offices. That is the last time we let Moko do the party planning.... While we wade through the cesspool that has become our office we take a peek inside our mailbox to respond to your rules questions, so join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(01/30/2017)
How Revolting!
By Callum Milne
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11/21/2016

Quizgiving II

or, The Return of the Quiz

Giving thanks for those things we have received all year. We present to you this quiz article! We know it is what you have all been waiting for! So praise Moko and read on in this week's interrogative edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/21/2016)
Quizgiving II
or, The Return of the Quiz
By Carsten Haese
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10/24/2016

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Kaladesh

Time to solve the puzzles of life, the universe, and everything! Oh, wait they did that already and the answer was 42?! Oh, well I suppose we will go back to solving all of those rules riddles and puzzles that you have continuously sent in to our offices! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (5 Comments)
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(10/24/2016)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Kaladesh
By Carsten Haese
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06/13/2016

An Eternal Flame

Eternally answering your rules questions all then time every time! If only we could do something about Moko's eternal stench. Anyway join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(06/13/2016)
An Eternal Flame
By James Bennett
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01/11/2016

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(01/11/2016)
Snow is Overrated
By Nathan Long
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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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04/13/2015

Springtime for Tarkir

or, Sturm und Dragon

Spring is in the air and we are bouncing forward with some more of your rules question from Dragons of Tarkir! So with the tempest still raging and the dragons circling above our heads, lets dive deep into those answers! Read on with this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(04/13/2015)
Springtime for Tarkir
or, Sturm und Dragon
By James Bennett
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03/09/2015

The Fall of the Curtain

The End of an Era, and other assorted clichés

Callum takes us on a tour through memory lane as we close the chapter on PTQs and begin anew with PPTQs and RPTQs. For this episode we reminisce over your rules questions and provide you with the answers you seek so that you can turn the page. So join us for this weeks historical edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (4 Comments)
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(03/09/2015)
The Fall of the Curtain
The End of an Era, and other assorted clichés
By Callum Milne
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03/02/2015

Marching into March

Join us as we forge ahead springing into warmer waters. This week we continue with a bouquet of the rules questions and answers that you have come to know and love! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/02/2015)
Marching into March
By Carsten Haese
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11/24/2014

A Feast of Rules

You have been stuffing our inboxes with great rules questions. So while we get ready to stuff our faces, we are going to stuff your head with answers to your questions! No, Moko, no... stop that. So read on witch this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(11/24/2014)
A Feast of Rules
By James Bennett
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11/10/2014

 

(11/10/2014)
My Wish is Your Commander
By Carsten Haese
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10/27/2014

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!

By James Bennett (1 Comment)
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(10/27/2014)
The Morph They Stay the Same
By James Bennett
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08/25/2014

Going Bananas

or, The Full Monkey

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!

By Eli Shiffrin (3 Comments)
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(08/25/2014)
Going Bananas
or, The Full Monkey
By Eli Shiffrin
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07/07/2014

Are You Smarter Than a Sliver?

or, Sliver Me Timbers!

The hive mind awakens again! Slivers are at it again taking over everything they can. To honor this we are going to take over your mind with a quiz on our legion friends. So read on with this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (2 Comments)
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(07/07/2014)
Are You Smarter Than a Sliver?
or, Sliver Me Timbers!
By Eli Shiffrin
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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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01/27/2014

The Born Ultimatum

Born of the Gods is on the horizon, and we have a fresh set of rules questions. Join us for this weeks exciting pre-prerelease article. You know you need to read it!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(01/27/2014)
The Born Ultimatum
By James Bennett
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07/08/2013

Starred and Spangled

Celebrating the passing of the day of independence of the U.S. with a super special Boros, Azorius, and Izzet article! What is that... we are still covering all the guilds? Anyway, join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (4 Comments)
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(07/08/2013)
Starred and Spangled
By James Bennett
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06/10/2013

Breaking the Mold

Creeping or oozing molds always find a way to keep growing. Just like our question and answer repitiore! Join us for some not so old questions in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (5 Comments)
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(06/10/2013)
Breaking the Mold
By James Bennett
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12/17/2012

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!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(12/17/2012)
The Museum of Modern Card Interactions
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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10/08/2012

 

(10/08/2012)
Group Therapy
By Carsten Haese
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07/30/2012

Black and White and Red All Over

or, Sunburnt Zebras

It is quizzically wonderful, or is that wonderfully quizzical, what Moko can do with questions! Time to put down that eReader and check out this weeks Cranial Insertion! Read on for this weeks exciting article and test your knowledge!

By Eli Shiffrin (24 Comments)
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(07/30/2012)
Black and White and Red All Over
or, Sunburnt Zebras
By Eli Shiffrin
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(07/16/2012)
Thirteen by Thirteen
By Carsten Haese
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12/26/2011

Merry Quizmas!

Quizmas is just past Chanukah is still going strong. Questions abound, maybe even frolic with reindeer, in this special holiday edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Moko (0 Comments)
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(12/26/2011)
Merry Quizmas!
By Moko
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09/05/2011

Deep Analysis

or, This Pun Seems to Be Broken

Moko is looking forward to more zombie buddies.

By Moko (0 Comments)
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(09/05/2011)
Deep Analysis
or, This Pun Seems to Be Broken
By Moko
Translations: English 
06/13/2011

Goodbye EDH!

While EDH is shorter to type, it has the same number of syllables as Commander. At least, in English.

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(06/13/2011)
Goodbye EDH!
By Brian Paskoff
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