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The Rules They Are A-Changin' 2.0

The Rules They Are A-Changin' But We Keep Up With Them.

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Charisma, Weeeeeeeeee!

Your party comes across a Magic rules article. Is it evil or chaotic neutral? Read on to find out!

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Question to Many, Answer Wrongly to a Few

To be or not to be a rules expert, that is the question. Find out the answer in this week's quizzical issue of Cranial Insertion!

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The Snow Must Go On

The Cranial Insertion offices are snowed in, but we have the heat from your burning questions keeping us warm, so join us in this week's snow-covered 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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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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End of Year Quiz

Another year almost done and gone, its time we see just how much you have learned.

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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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Order of Operations (Ikoria Version)

This 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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I'm Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

Things are heating up here in the CI offices and while we try to cool off with we take a moment to respond to some of those rules questions you have sent us. They also make great paper fans after we have printed them out! So join us for this week's heated edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Command & Conquer

The Brotherhood of Nod are closing in while we await final orders to help us crush them in final victory, bringing glory to the Global Defense Initiative! Gather the troops as we delve into yet another foray with our most dastardly foe once again! Read on in this week's commanding edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Come Up to the Lab and See What's on the Slab

Welcome, welcome! Please do come right in, be sure to have filled out your Form A-35, Schedule C, as well as all the required NDA paperwork. Once inside we can discuss all of the work that Moko and the others have been so diligently working on recently! No, no, do not mind all that fine print on the paperwork it is nothing just some stuff our lawyers required is all! Do please, read on in this week's experimental edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Industrial Evolution

The Simic combine is at it again! This time Moko and the writers seem bound to have their application accepted, which makes for some interesting things in the CI Offices refrigerator. Nevertheless, we have put together yet another amalgamation of answers to your rules questions! So come on in and join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion. Just be carful if someone offers you something to eat while you visit, it might just bite back!

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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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Winter Blast

Winter is coming, wait no it is still here... the recent blast of cold hitting the CI offices has us scrambling for warmer times. To that end we are firing up yet another article with all the question and answers you have come to know and love! So join us in this week’s exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Modern Mayhem

The Pro Tour is behind us and we have seen all the Modern action that we can handle! With all those great Modern plays we have decided to provide you all of the answers to those pesky Modern rules questions that have been burning in the back of your minds! So read on in this week's chaotic 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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Leonin and Dragons and Fangs, oh my!

Taking command of yet another exciting article Charlotte leads us down a spiraling path of rules questions and answers to uncover all those new secrets awaiting you with the newly released Commander 2017! So join us for this weeks tribal edition of Cranial Insertion!

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School's Almost Over

We are approaching the end of the school year, and Professor Moko is gathering up the best of the best rules questions to torment your brains with! With that we bring you yet another tremendously exciting rules quiz article for your tantalizing enjoyment! So read on in this weeks quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Food Coloring

Time to give thanks here in the US for all of those things that we have this year and that includes some spectacular rules questions and answers for you! So cozy up to the fire and read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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The Big Three

Here we are back at it again answering all of your rules questions! As Nathan celebrates his third article, sit back and relax with a nice cup of your favorite beverage and enjoy. No more demon blood for you Moko, no... bad Moko put that down! Read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion. Okay, that is going to take forever to clean up....

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Call me, May bee?

It is may and it might just be an exciting time in Magic the Gathering with Dragons possibly out and in full force and Modern Masters on the horizon. Well lets just see what could be in our mail bag from our readers and answer some of those exciting rules questions! So join us for this weeks potentially excessively exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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How 'bout them Patriots?

Once again it is that time of year and we have gathered at the Dust Bowl with our Superior Numbers and our Augury Owls. As we witness the results of this Grim Contest we bring to you once again the most exciting set of rules question and answers yet! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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... A Lot Like No

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!

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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!

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The Dying of the Light

The waves just keep coming! So with our in boxes bursting with questions we bring you another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Not quite fading away just yet.

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Eternal Sunshine

Summertime is around the corner and so is the release of M15. So while we wait we take you on a journey through the mind answering your rules questions with spotless responses. So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Summertime

James is back and summer is right around the corner. Join us as we serve up a heap of rules questions and answers. Though we are not yet ready to hang at the Pleateau. Read on for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Twenty Questions

It's 20 years in the making! Magic is 20 years old and we are celebrating with a trivia article. So come test your knowledge and learn something about Magic's history, in this edition of Cranial Insetion!

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What happens in North Canton...

Lady luck is on our side! Though with our rules knowledge the odds just might be stacked in our favor. So join us for this fortuitous edition of Cranial Insertion!

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A Dance with Dragon's Maze

Dragon's Maze is coming. For now, we have a ton of other rules questions to deal with! Join us for this weeks Cranial Insertion!

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All Crazy Teenagers

The world is ending and Moko was let out to write yet another article, this time about some crazy teens. Wait... what? That was two weeks ago, only the year this time? And no, actual teens are involved with the article, just something about spells? Okay then, read on for this weeks amazing edition of Cranial Insertion!

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'Twas the night before Christmas...

Christmas is upon us and James is gifting everyone with the best thing possible... answers to their rules questions! Join us for the festivities in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Raining Cats and Dogs

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Realms... Charted?

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Black and White and Red All Over

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!

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Mirrodin Pure Evil

You see what we did there? With the title?

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Eggs Over Easy, Questions Over Complicated

Phyrexian eggs, part of this compleat breakfast!

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Snow-Covered Goyf

Could somebody please cast Melting on us?

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Grand Prix Trial and Error

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Worldwait

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Order of Operations (M10 Version)

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Under the Weather

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Goyf Season!

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Feeling Crabby

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Planeswalk On

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Waiting For Moko

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Under The Knife!

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Order of Operations (The Old Version!)

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Three Spheres for Sister Sara

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A Fine Vintage

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And Thou Shalt Come to Judge

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