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11/04/2024

Vote Vote Vote!

Voting may be on Justin's mind, but there is always time to answer rules questions.

In addition to the usual rules questions and answers, Justin has an important message for our US American readers in this week's patriotic issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (1 Comment)
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(11/04/2024)
Vote Vote Vote!
Voting may be on Justin's mind, but there is always time to answer rules questions.
By Justin Hovdenes
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07/12/2021

Imagine Dungeons & Dragons

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms are on the horizon so we take a moment to answer all those rules questions you still have burning before the new set drops! So read on in this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(07/12/2021)
Imagine Dungeons & Dragons
By Carsten Haese
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01/18/2021

Calm before the Viking Storm

Some fear Viking invasions, I mostly try to live for today.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(01/18/2021)
Calm before the Viking Storm
By Justin Hovdenes
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12/14/2020

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/14/2020)
One Year Older
By Carsten Haese
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11/30/2020

Legen... Wait for it... Dary

Commander Legends has hit the shelves and you have hit our inboxes with all of those fantastic questions. So we have geared up and buckled down to answer as many of those questions as we could jam pack into a single article! So join us for this week's mythical edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(11/30/2020)
Legen... Wait for it... Dary
By Nathan Long
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06/15/2020

Requiem for a Commander

With all the recent updates we are taking a look at some of the deeper mysteries of Commander and answering those burning rules questions. So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(06/15/2020)
Requiem for a Commander
By Charlotte Sable
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10/21/2019

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(10/21/2019)
A Tale as Old as Time
By Nathan Long
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10/14/2019

A Night at the Opera

The curtain is rising on tonights performance, the excitement is palpable! Let the show commence... It's getting out of hand the final curtain will fall! Hear my voice, there is no choice, there's no way out! You'll find out, in this week's operatic edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (5 Comments)
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(10/14/2019)
A Night at the Opera
By Carsten Haese
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09/23/2019

Goodbye to Ixalan and Dominaria

September is coming to a close and so is Ixalan and Dominaria's time in Standard. We have put together a final hurrah of rules questions and answers involving all of your favorite cards, or at least the recent one you have inquired about. So join us for this week's sendoff edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(09/23/2019)
Goodbye to Ixalan and Dominaria
By Nathan Long
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05/07/2018

Maternal Masters

Celebrating mothers here at the offices we bring to you this wonderful edition answering all your rules questions! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! And no, technically, zombie monkeys do not have mothers, but shhh please do not tell that to Moko, he still thinks that old dried out coconut is his mother!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(05/07/2018)
Maternal Masters
By Carsten Haese
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04/02/2018

A Quizzical Easter Egg Hunt

Spring is in the air and we have pulled out all of the stops for this years amazing Easter Egg Hunt challenge article! Join us for all the fun, excitement, and prizes* in this year's spring quiz edition of Cranial Insertion! (*Prizes include your enjoyment of the article, and the ability to gloat to friends)

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(04/02/2018)
A Quizzical Easter Egg Hunt
By Charlotte Sable
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03/26/2018

Brawl in Good Fun

Hot on the heels of releasing a new product, Wizards of the Coast has introduced a brand-new format: Brawl. We're celebrating with a selection of rules questions geared towards this new format, so join us for this week's legendary edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (3 Comments)
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(03/26/2018)
Brawl in Good Fun
By Callum Milne
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04/08/2013

Sunset, Sunrise

Another day has come to a close. As the new day dawns here at Cranial Insertion and Moko is clawing to get out. We welcome Callum, so read on to get all your rules knowledge!

By Callum Milne (5 Comments)
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(04/08/2013)
Sunset, Sunrise
By Callum Milne
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11/07/2011

Remember, Remember

or, The Seventh of November Is Not Interesting

Nothing going on here, just another bunch of miss-coordinated stunts and may-haps a bunch of pithy responses to some really good rules questions! Be sure to read the latest issue of Cranial Insertion to spice up your Monday!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
Translations: English 

 

(11/07/2011)
Remember, Remember
or, The Seventh of November Is Not Interesting
By Eli Shiffrin
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10/03/2011

The Morning Sun has Vanquished the Horrible Night

You know, the Japanese seem to think spelling 'Dracula' backwards is really clever for some reason.

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(10/03/2011)
The Morning Sun has Vanquished the Horrible Night
By Brian Paskoff
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05/30/2011

 

(05/30/2011)
Cranial Insertion and the Holy Grail
or, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life's Finale
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
05/16/2011

Mirrodin Pure Evil

or, Rotten to the Core

You see what we did there? With the title?

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(05/16/2011)
Mirrodin Pure Evil
or, Rotten to the Core
By Carsten Haese
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05/09/2011

All Will Be One

or, Hail Moko, Father of Monkeys

Don't you see how tragic the Phyrexians are? After all, All Will Be One, but One is the loneliest number... I think Phyrexia needs a hug.

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(05/09/2011)
All Will Be One
or, Hail Moko, Father of Monkeys
By Eli Shiffrin
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