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01/22/2024

Mean Ghouls

We're hitching a ride with the apex predator and making fetch happen in this week's grool episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/22/2024)
Mean Ghouls
By Carsten Haese
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08/28/2023

Back to School, 6th Edition

Now with a Very Slightly Updated Foreword

Summer 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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/28/2023)
Back to School, 6th Edition
Now with a Very Slightly Updated Foreword
By Carsten Haese
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03/13/2023

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/13/2023)
It's About Time!
By Carsten Haese
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01/09/2023

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(01/09/2023)
Nostalgia Reprinted
By Carsten Haese
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12/19/2022

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/19/2022)
Having a Ball
By Carsten Haese
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11/07/2022

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/07/2022)
Making My Mark
By Carsten Haese
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10/31/2022

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/31/2022)
Pop Quiz Be a Lady
By Justin Hovdenes
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10/24/2022

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(10/24/2022)
Welcome to Magic 30!
By Nathan Long
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03/28/2022

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(03/28/2022)
To Seventeen Years!
By Nathan Long
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08/09/2021

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/09/2021)
Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meaty Oars
By Carsten Haese
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02/08/2021

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.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(02/08/2021)
Kaldheim Runesmithing
By Justin Hovdenes
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10/26/2020

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.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/26/2020)
Trick or Treat Bag 2020
By Justin Hovdenes
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08/03/2020

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(08/03/2020)
They say its your birthday!
By Justin Hovdenes
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06/08/2020

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!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(06/08/2020)
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.
By Andrew Villarrubia
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11/18/2019

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(11/18/2019)
This is a Playtest Article
By Nathan Long
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12/11/2017

Quiz Wars

Episode VIII: The Last Quiz

That 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!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(12/11/2017)
Quiz Wars
Episode VIII: The Last Quiz
By Carsten Haese
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11/13/2017

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.

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/13/2017)
Release the Icons!
By Carsten Haese
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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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(09/03/2012)
Realms... Charted?
By James Bennett
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07/09/2012

Lucky M13

or, Que Serra Serra

With the M13 prerelease just under our belts its that time for Eli to tackle all of those burning rules questions!

By Eli Shiffrin (9 Comments)
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(07/09/2012)
Lucky M13
or, Que Serra Serra
By Eli Shiffrin
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07/18/2011

Brave New Standard

The end is near... if you have one mana to use your Sundial, at least!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(07/18/2011)
Brave New Standard
By Carsten Haese
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(08/09/2010)
I Visited Columbus
...and all I got was a bunch of Humility questions!
By Carsten Haese
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05/17/2010

When the Dust Settles

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(05/17/2010)
When the Dust Settles
By Carsten Haese
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09/21/2009

Kicking It

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(09/21/2009)
Kicking It
By Brian Paskoff
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(04/14/2008)
How To Flip The National Debt In Pennies
And Other Knowledge You Will Never Put To Practical Use
By Diane Colley
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(08/20/2007)
Time Colander
or, There Sure Are a Lot of Magic Events This Summer
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
02/27/2006

 

(02/27/2006)
When Tournaments Attack
or, Greek Cows Say "µ"
By Eli Shiffrin
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(02/06/2006)
Enchantments Can't Scream
or, All About the Orzhov Syndicate
By Tom Fowler
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