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10/18/2021

Angels Fan: A Remembrance

This week we take a look at those glorious angelic beings of Magic! So we have dusted off our rule books to answer those pesky rules interactions that have been bothering you and stopping your summoning of those radiant beings of Magic. So join us in this weeks effulgent edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/18/2021)
Angels Fan: A Remembrance
By Justin Hovdenes
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05/24/2021

Ode to the Judgecast

This week we are giving a shout out to the most judge related podcast JudgeCast! We have stuffed this article full of topics that Judge cast can wax upon to the delight of their fans! So join us once again for this week's exciting episode of Judge... I mean, Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(05/24/2021)
Ode to the Judgecast
By Nathan Long
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05/17/2021

Pop Quiz!

It's time to show off what you've learned so far in Strixhaven. That's right, it's a pop quiz! Watch out for sharks and spells gone wrong, and join us to test your knowledge in this week's quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(05/17/2021)
Pop Quiz!
By Carsten Haese
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02/15/2021

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(02/15/2021)
Puns N' Roses
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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04/01/2019

A Very Foolish Quiz

This week we are bringing you once again the answers to all those burning Ravnica rules questions you have been pouring into the CI offices! Wait... what is that? A quiz article you say? For April 1st? Is this a prank? No, okay then. Well then, folks, looks like we have another challenging quiz for you to test your mettle against with all the rules knowledge you have been building through CI articles! So read on in this week's silver lined edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(04/01/2019)
A Very Foolish Quiz
By Charlotte Sable
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03/25/2019

Spring into Action

Spring time is here once again and boy do we have the answer to all of those winder blues you are trying to shake off! So join us in all the exciting glory and detail that is this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion! Now if only I can find out what Moko is doing with all those springs.

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(03/25/2019)
Spring into Action
By Carsten Haese
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03/18/2019

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...

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(03/18/2019)
Lost in the Library
By Nathan Long
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02/18/2019

Who Wants to Be the Living Guildpact?

With Jace missing in action, a replacement for the Living Guildpact must be found ASAP! Join us this week for a rollicking Ravnica quiz and find out if you're suited for the task in this edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (2 Comments)
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(02/18/2019)
Who Wants to Be the Living Guildpact?
By Charlotte Sable
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12/17/2018

Belated Birthday Gifts

Presents abound as we spread cheer and merriment, despite being another year older. So grab a slice of cake and pull up a chair and read on in this week's ageless edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/17/2018)
Belated Birthday Gifts
By Carsten Haese
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11/05/2018

Always Have a Fallback Plan

Having a contingency plan is totally important, which is why you of course want to read all the answers to your rules questions! So join us for this week’s exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(11/05/2018)
Always Have a Fallback Plan
By Callum Milne
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10/29/2018

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(10/29/2018)
A Very Frugal Halloween
By Nathan Long
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10/01/2018

Return to Return to Ravnica

The gates of Ravnica are right around the corner! With the prereleases having just finished our inboxes are stuffed to the guilds with questions! So gear up and ready your scrying crystals as we load up this article with all those burning answers to your questions. So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(10/01/2018)
Return to Return to Ravnica
By Nathan Long
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09/10/2018

Denying the Fall

Uh, what? No you did not just see that... totally, did not just fall down. We have been standing here the whole time! Wait, what is that you are talking about the seasons changing? Well we cannot say we have seen that either. Dimir spies infiltrating the CI offices? Nah, impossible! What is possible though is answers to your rules questions so join us inside for this week’s nonobfuscated edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(09/10/2018)
Denying the Fall
By Callum Milne
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05/14/2018

A Touch of Nostalgia

Dominaria is dominating the scene and bringing with it all the memories of old all the while making some new ones! To that end we have yet another jam packed article with all those rules questions to sate your curiosity while reminiscing about all those good times you had playing! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(05/14/2018)
A Touch of Nostalgia
By Nathan Long
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(07/03/2017)
A Break from the Sand
By Nathan Long
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03/21/2016

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!

By James Bennett (3 Comments)
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(03/21/2016)
Incredible Savings
By James Bennett
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03/30/2015

The Top Tin

or, Ten Years of Rules on the Wall

It's our tinth anniversary and we are celebrating with an article from across the years! This time we feature your questions from the history of Magic and CI with answers from then and now! So read on in this weeks exciting edition oc Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (2 Comments)
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(03/30/2015)
The Top Tin
or, Ten Years of Rules on the Wall
By Eli Shiffrin
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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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09/09/2013

Rules Labor's Lost

or,

The day of labor is passed and now we look forward to a new horizon. With Theros just weeks away, we bring you some hard working rules questions in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion.

By James Bennett (12 Comments)
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(09/09/2013)
Rules Labor's Lost
or,
By James Bennett
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08/26/2013

World Enchantment

or, Enchant All the Things

Cranial Insertion enchanting the world with rules question and answers for over seven years now... okay, not that kind of enchantment. Join us for this weeks exciting edition!

By Eli Shiffrin (1 Comment)
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(08/26/2013)
World Enchantment
or, Enchant All the Things
By Eli Shiffrin
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(09/10/2012)
Raining Cats and Dogs
but Mostly Cats
By Eli Shiffrin
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01/16/2012

Question Salad

Chef Carsten is at it again with his New Years resolutions; including eating right, exercise and reading lots and lots of Cranial Insertion! Join us for this feast of rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/16/2012)
Question Salad
By Carsten Haese
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01/09/2012

When Fluffy Bunnies Attack

or, Hoppy New Year!

Watch out Tim, the bunny is back! Along with all the rules questions you can handle in this the second Cranial article of the new year!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(01/09/2012)
When Fluffy Bunnies Attack
or, Hoppy New Year!
By Eli Shiffrin
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12/19/2011

Eight Monkeys

or, Do Not Set Monkeys on Fire

Decking the halls and making merry with plenty of rules questions! All of this and more in store in this pre-holiday addition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (1 Comment)
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(12/19/2011)
Eight Monkeys
or, Do Not Set Monkeys on Fire
By Eli Shiffrin
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02/14/2011

You've Besieged My Heart

How do you melt a heart that's made of stone? Just add Myr.

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(02/14/2011)
You've Besieged My Heart
By Brian Paskoff
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12/27/2010

 

(12/27/2010)
Friday Night Before Christmas Magic
By Brian Paskoff
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(08/16/2010)
Test of Endurance
or, A Whole Bunch of Tournament Questions
By Eli Shiffrin
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04/05/2010

High Five!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(04/05/2010)
High Five!
By Carsten Haese
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(02/01/2010)
Global Alarm Clock
or, It Goes Ding When There's Stuff
By Eli Shiffrin
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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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11/16/2009

Crouching LOLCAT, Hidden Message

By Aaron Stevenson (0 Comments)
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(11/16/2009)
Crouching LOLCAT, Hidden Message
By Aaron Stevenson
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08/03/2009

 

(08/03/2009)
More Heavy Metals
or, We've Got Good Chemistry
By Aaron Stevenson
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04/06/2009

Spring Cleaning

By Aaron Stevenson (0 Comments)
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(04/06/2009)
Spring Cleaning
By Aaron Stevenson
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03/23/2009

Spring Break Goyfapalooza

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(03/23/2009)
Spring Break Goyfapalooza
By Brian Paskoff
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12/01/2008

 

(12/01/2008)
Leftovers Potluck
or, Put It All in a Blender
By Eli Shiffrin
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09/08/2008

Exercises in Existentialism

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(09/08/2008)
Exercises in Existentialism
By Tom Fowler
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08/11/2008

Figuratively, Not Literally

By Diane Colley (0 Comments)
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(08/11/2008)
Figuratively, Not Literally
By Diane Colley
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08/04/2008

 

(08/04/2008)
Snake in the Mirror
or, Weaveform?
By Eli Shiffrin
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(06/16/2008)
Answering Spree
or, You Can Never Have Enough Questions
By Eli Shiffrin
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04/07/2008

Godheads on Pikes

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(04/07/2008)
Godheads on Pikes
By Tom Fowler
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03/17/2008

Set Phasers to Ban

By Diane Colley (0 Comments)
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(03/17/2008)
Set Phasers to Ban
By Diane Colley
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10/22/2007

Lorwyn Looms Large

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(10/22/2007)
Lorwyn Looms Large
By Tom Fowler
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09/17/2007

An (Re-)Introduction to Magicese

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(09/17/2007)
An (Re-)Introduction to Magicese
By Thijs van Ommen
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07/30/2007

 

(07/30/2007)
Helter Skelter
or, Time Is Like a Monkey on My Head
By Eli Shiffrin
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07/02/2007

Enchant Dead Creature

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(07/02/2007)
Enchant Dead Creature
By Tom Fowler
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(04/02/2007)
The Un-un Week
or, Yet Another Failed Attempt at a Stuffy Doll-less Article
By Ted Dickinson
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02/19/2007

99 Questions of Rules on the Wall

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(02/19/2007)
99 Questions of Rules on the Wall
By Thijs van Ommen
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10/16/2006

Get a Life!

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(10/16/2006)
Get a Life!
By Tom Fowler
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(07/03/2006)
Of Mice and Monkeys
or, There Is No Theme, Only Questions!
By Eli Shiffrin
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10/24/2005

Bring Out Your Dead

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(10/24/2005)
Bring Out Your Dead
By Thijs van Ommen
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08/08/2005

Bon appétit

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(08/08/2005)
Bon appétit
By Thijs van Ommen
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