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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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We're Sending you Back...to the Gen Con!
Step into our time machine and fasten your seatbelts as Justin takes you back in time a few weeks to tell you all about GenCon 2023 in this week's time-travelling issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Rules Question Tango
And now, inspired by a recent theater production, Carsten and Moko present their rendition of the Rules Question Tango in this week's musical episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Phyrexia, The Greatest Show In The Multiverse
Phyrexia is here, and we would love for you to join us!
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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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Random Questions for a Random Week
There is no rhyme or reason for any of this.
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Phyrexians on a Plane
The Phyrexians are invading the plane of Dominaria, and there's nothing we can do about that, but at least we can answer your rules questions to help you prepare for battle. Join us in this week's well-oiled episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Facebook Mail Bag
Wait, useful things can be found on Facebook? Yes, Magic Judges!
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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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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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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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Equiznox 4: Kamigawa Drift
Spring is here, and it's time to take stock of what you have learned. Fasten your seatbelts and join us in this week's quizzical episode 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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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.
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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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Moko's Sweet Sixteen
This article has spent sixteen years in the making! It is the CI anniversary article, and we have jam packed this edition with all of the answers to those pesky rules questions you have! So join us as we get our party hats on and celebrate in this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more balloons!
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Puns N' Roses
We got fun and games! This week we as we ride the night train we have put together one of our famous quiz articles that will tease and test your knowledge of those tricky rules interactions you have been so thoroughly trying to work out! So join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Tell me who you are gonna believe!
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Kaldheim Runesmithing
Runes are very important on Kaldheim. Creating Runes I imagine is hard work. Lets honor this tradition by spending some hard work answer rules questions all about Kaldheim.
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There's No Business Like Snow Business
With the release of Kaldheim things in the CI office have started to heat up, so in order to cool them off we have taken a load of your questions and jam packed them into this week's article! So read on in this week's chilly 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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Order of Operations (Ikoria Version)
or, Don't Touch the SidesThis 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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Oko no Moko
Oko is banned in standard! Read all about it in this week’s exciting 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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Going Horizontal
Modern Horizons is on the horizon and we have aligned our inbox with all of your questions. So once again we have put together a most contemporary collection of answers to those questions you have burning on your mind! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Lost in the Library
This week we bring you the knowledge you seek from deep within the halls of the Azorious library. Seeking the rules knowledge we need in order to better play Magic since the inception of the guilds! So join us for this week's insightful edition of Cranial Insertion! Now if only we could find our way back to the CI offices...
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The Holiday Season
It is that time of year again when the holidays have come upon us and everyone is getting ready to celebrate! We here at the Cranial Insertion offices are no exception, so we have prepared an exciting article jam packed with all those rules questions for which you wanted to have answers! So read on in this week's festive edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Fowl Play
It is almost Turkey day here in the US and to celebrate we dug deep into the vaults for for your questions. So read on in this week’s exciting poultry related edition of Cranial Insertion!
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A Very Frugal Halloween
Tis but a short while before the night of All Hallows’ Eve and you would think with a zombie monkey as our mascot we would be more prepared! Alas we do have another helping of the usual for you! So join us for this week’s freighteningly good edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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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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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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Quizzing by the Pool
We're in the middle of a heat wave, so we're cooling off by going swimming in the Knowledge Pool. Come join us and test your knowledge in this refreshing quiz episode 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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A Clean Slate
Welcome to the first article in this new year! After cleaning house we have decided to kick off this new year right! What better way than to provide you with all the rules knowledge you are going to need in the new year! So read on in this years first exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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The Road to El D'Orazca
With Ixalan's release adventurers are out in full swing trying to discover the secrets of this new plane! Rather than risk their lives seeking solutions to life's mysteries they can find their answers here in our latest edition of Cranial Insertion! So read on in this week's exciting edition!
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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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Back to School, 3rd Edition
Revised and updated for the new year!School is back in session and we are here to teach you the lessons regarding Magic rules that you asked for! So join us for yet another information packed class of Cranial Insertion!
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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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Red, White, and Blue
or, Happy Fourth of JulyIt'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!
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Modern Artistry
Ah, the modern times! With such wonderful artists as Piet Mondrian and Andy Warhol. Wait not those artists? Magic artists then, Anthony Palumbo, ... that is not it either?! Okay then, join us for this week's virtuosity of rules question and answers!
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Incredible Savings
Daylight saving time continues and Spring has sprung in the northern hemisphere while the countdown to Shadows over Innistrad continues, so join us for this week's sunny edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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Roses Are Red
And Fireballs, TooHello and welcome to this year's Valentine edition of Cranial Insertion. Where we will be wooing you over with all the answers to the questions your heart most desired answered! So feel the love and join us for this week's impassioned edition of Cranial Insertion!
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And Now My Gatewatch Begins
Under the Tree of Tales we make this pledge while the Bosk Banneret watches over us with the Fruit of the First Tree in hand. Just watch out for those Tree Monkeys over there. So join us as we pledge this oath to continue answering your rules questions in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Quizgiving
or, Thanksquizzing?Quiz time! Thank goodness for Magic, as Thanksgiving just passed in the States we bring you a fantabulous trivia article! So read on and test your skills in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Work Hard
Play HarderWe are working hard or is that hardly working? ... to answer all of the rules questions you send in! So here we are with yet another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! No Moko, stop that.... read on for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!
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A Magic Origins Story
Our newest writer Nathan Long takes us on a brief trip through his Magic history - and answers some questions along the way.
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Midsummer Night's Game
or, Stop That, SunSummer 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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