The Cranial Archives

The End of an Era

For various personal reasons, we are taking a break from writing new articles. To find out what this means for the future of Cranial Insertion, join us in this week's issue that will be the last issue for some time, but hopefully not forever.

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All in Jeopardy

Questions will be answered, and answers will be questioned, in this week's inquisitive issue of Cranial Insertion!

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We Put The 'Ice' in 'Solstice'

We're celebrating the recent winter solstice by staying indoors and warming ourselves by the fire of your burning questions. Grab a warm beverage and join us in this week's festive issue of Cranial Insertion!

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This is a (Play)test

In preparation for MagicCon Las Vegas, Nathan is taking a look at the playtest cards from Mystery Booster 2, so join us in this week's wild and wacky issue of Cranial Insertion!

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Bear Cubs and Internet Chatrooms

Chatrooms have questions and we will add Bear Cubs to as many of them as we can.

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Baltimore Here I Come

Justin is busy getting ready to judge at SCG Con in Baltimore this weekend, but that's not stopping him from answering your rules questions. Join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

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The Short Winter

Here's the weather forecast for the Cranial Insertion offices. Less snow than usual for this time of year, but there's a steady rain of rules questions, so let's go ahead and answer some of them!

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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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End of Year Quiz II

You sure have learned a lot this year, now let's see if you've retained any of it. It's quiz time!

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Summer Deck Modifications

Summer is almost here, and it's the perfect time to build decks, but our decks are made of cardboard rather than lumber. It's also the perfect time to answer your rules questions, so join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

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MagicCon Philly Report

So many tournaments, and many of them quite weird.

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This Article Was Stolen

I, Dave Elden of JudgingFTW, have stolen this article. Let's see what trouble I can get up to with it.

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Sweets for a Sweet

It's State Fair season, and to compete with deep-fried Twinkies and deep-fried ice cream, we've prepared a batch of deep-fried rules questions for you! Come on in and enjoy these tasty treats in this week's delicious episode of Cranial Insertion!

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Moko's Center for Kids Who Can't Magic Good

Moko has gotten ambitious and built a school! He calls it "Moko's Center for Kids Who Can't Magic Good And Who Wanna Learn the Rules Good Too", because the name fits. You think that you're too cool for school, but I have a newsflash for you Walter Cronkite... you aren't. So come on in and join us in this week's educational edition 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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Racers, Start Your Engines!

Gear up and gather around as we wait for the excitement to start! We here at the CI offices have been preparing and tuning all week for this set of excitement. Kamigawa has seen its neon destiny and it looks promising! So join us as we explore that destiny in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Everything Old is Neon Again

Kamigawa Neon Destiny is released into the wild! We have been fighting Ninja all week to bring you yet another great article. So join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.

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1,200 Years Ago and Counting

New Kamigawa is just around the corner, but just how far back do we have to look to see Old Kamigawa?

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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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The Ten Writers

Moko has put together a special article for this week in celebration of CI's 14th anniversary! Using some time wimey magic to gather past writers to provide responses to those more recent questions you asked! So read on in this week's celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!

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A Magic Origins Story

Our newest writer Nathan Long takes us on a brief trip through his Magic history - and answers some questions along the way.

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Manifestly Obvious

As we manifest a new article this week we unmorph your rules questions with the answers you wanted to know! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.

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An Arsenal of Goodies

With the recent release of Commanders Arsenal we have some commanding rules questions for everyone! Join us in this weeks thrilling edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Survival of the Fittest

Get your pencils and paper ready.

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Have a Zombie Monkey Christmas

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We Need to Talk

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Crowned Kavu and Lobotomized Monkeys

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Fire Good!

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Rock Your SOKs

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Don't Eat the Cake

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