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Mean Ghouls
We're hitching a ride with the apex predator and making fetch happen in this week's grool episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Back to School, 6th Edition
Now with a Very Slightly Updated ForewordSummer is almost over and school is back in session, so sharpen your pencils, open your notebooks, and pay close attention in this week's educational issue of Cranial Insertion!
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It's About Time!
The arrival of Daylight Saving Time has prompted us to ponder the mysteries of time, so join us in this week's well-timed issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Nostalgia Reprinted
Dominaria Remastered is arriving in stores this weekend, so buckle up and get ready for a trip down memory lane in this week's nostalgic issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Having a Ball
What do Soccer and Magic have in common? Both have rules that look complicated to the outside observer. Join us in this week's well-rounded issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Making My Mark
This week, Carsten is marking a momentous event in his life. To find out what it is, join us in this week's remarkable issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Pop Quiz Be a Lady
Justin is returning from the Magic 30 celebration and we bet he had a lot of fun in Las Vegas! As a souvenir, he's bringing us a Vegas-themed quiz, so good luck as you play along in this week's glittering issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Welcome to Magic 30!
Nathan is preparing to go to Las Vegas for the big Magic 30 convention this weekend, but first here's another selection of Magic rules questions to answer, so join us in this week's celebratory issue of Cranial Insertion!
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To Seventeen Years!
Happy birthday to us! To celebrate we are bringing down the house with another set of answers to those burning rules questions you have! The only problem we have is to figure out who gave Moko access to the lighters. So join us for a red hot celebration in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meaty Oars
This week we start to take a look at the weather patterns of the Forgotten Realms. Those north westerly winds from Icewindale flowing down over Baldur's Gate causing a storm front to brew. Join us for this week's predictive edition of Cranial Insertion, where we try and forecast all of the answers to your rules questions!
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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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Trick or Treat Bag 2020
Kids in spooky costumes have many a rules question, and if I don't get too distracted by how neat they look, I may have an answer or two.
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They say its your birthday!
We are having a party, balloons, cake, blowing out the candles, the whole ball of wax in celebration of our writer Justin's birthday! Of course there are a few provisos, quid pro quo, etc. given Coronavirus is still around, so we respectfully request you wear a mask and maintain proper social distancing while reading and enjoying this week's celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!
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You guys I'm like really smart now.
You don't even know. You could ask me, Andrew what's the biggest power/toughness aura in the game? And I'd be like, 'blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah blah.' Giving you the exact right answer.Here at the CI offices we are always preparing, learning, and responding to all your rules questions and answers! The most important thing to remember is where all the files are, in the computer! The files are in the computer! So join us for this week's intellectually advanced edition of Cranial Insertion!
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This is a Playtest Article
Testing, testing, one, two, three. The playtest cards are available in the Mystery booster drafts at Magic Fests, and those have been causing quite the stir. So in celebration we take a look at actual cards and answer your rules questions about them! Read on in this weeks very real edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Quiz Wars
Episode VIII: The Last QuizThat is no small moon over there, it is just a Wheel of Sun and Moon! This week we have for you an exciting set of questions to challenge your Magic rules senses, in another one of our exciting quiz episodes! So come and tickle your fancy, just watch out for that giant fuzzball over there (Moko just glued a bunch of fur to his bones) as we journey onward in this week's Silver bordered edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Release the Icons!
Iconic Masters is close at hand, so we take a look at some of the most iconic questions in our inbox! All the while we try to provide masterful answers to those questions, in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with 20% more icons to storm castles with.
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The Top Tin
or, Ten Years of Rules on the WallIt'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!
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Realms... Charted?
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Lucky M13
or, Que Serra SerraWith the M13 prerelease just under our belts its that time for Eli to tackle all of those burning rules questions!
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Brave New Standard
The end is near... if you have one mana to use your Sundial, at least!
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I Visited Columbus
...and all I got was a bunch of Humility questions! (0 Comments)Translations: English
How To Flip The National Debt In Pennies
And Other Knowledge You Will Never Put To Practical Use (0 Comments)Translations: English
Time Colander
or, There Sure Are a Lot of Magic Events This Summer (0 Comments)Translations: English