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Midsummer Cleaning
It's getting toasty at the Cranial Insertion offices, partly because it's summer and partly because our inbox is full of your burning questions. Grab a cool beverage and join us as we clear our inbox in this week's hot edition of Cranial Insertion!
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An Intro to Oathbreaker
Some oaths are meant to be broken, but we swear we'll do our best to answer your questions about the Oathbreaker format in this week's exciting episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Here Comes a New Challenger!
It's showtime! The Secret Lair x Street Fighter cards have arrived, and to help you prepare for battle, we're answering all your questions about the legendary fighters that are entering the ring. Get ready for action and join us in this week's fierce episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Lucky Number Thirteen
Luck is with us this week as we pull out all the stops! Answering all those rules questions for which you have so desired the answer! So join us once again for this week's fortunate edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Sunny Days
The sun is shining and the days are glorious! So we have put together a ray of sunshine for you answering all those hot, hot, hot rules questions! So join us for this week's brilliant 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 Clean Slate
Welcome to the first article in this new year! After cleaning house we have decided to kick off this new year right! What better way than to provide you with all the rules knowledge you are going to need in the new year! So read on in this years first exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Everybody Walk the Dinosaur
We're still adventuring on the plane of Ixalan, and we're celebrating the Dinosaurs and other interesting cards that this set has to offer, so join us as we fill your brains with rules knowledge and song lyrics in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Spring has Sprung
Spring time is here once again and we have started to clean out our mail box. That means more Magic rules questions answered for your curious minds! So join us as we jump full on into this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Time Marches On
It is almost March and the year is picking up steam, so while time is seemingly slipping through our fingers we take a moment to do what we do best and answer your rules questions! Join us for this weeks timely edition of Cranial Insertion, now packed with even more time (or marching, not quite sure which)!
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The Gift of Gifting
Join us as we give out the gift of answers to your rules questions! Once again we open up the boxes and go deep looking for the best question that will keep on giving all year round! So join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Back to School, 2nd Edition
Revised for the new year!Everywhere in the U.S. of A kids are returning back to the grind of school. So we bring you an extra special educational helping of your rules questions and answers, right here for your enjoyment! So join us for this exciting academic edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Do You Want to Build a Scarecrow?
The Eldritch Moon is upon us! While we wait for our impending doom, we here at the CI offices are answering your rules question! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Feeling Hot Hot Hot
The summer is in full swing in the northern hemisphere! Our inboxes are heating up with your questions just waiting to be answered. So we take some time to cool off with a refreshing round answers to all of those burning questions. So join us for this week's edition of Cranial Insertion! Hot off the presses!
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Welcome to the World of Tomorrow!
Tomorrow has arrived and we have all the answers to those questions you have been asking us from the future inboxes at the CI headquarters!!! And with that knowledge we have put together quite the article for you all of those burning questions you did not even know you had answered in this week's exciting 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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Food Colouring
We are honouring the day of thanks and to do that we are serving up a huge helping of rules questions and answers for you! So join us for another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion, and watch out for the stuffing, I think it's alive.
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Back to School
Everywhere in the U.S. of A kids are returning back to the grind of school. So we bring you an extra special educational helping of your rules questions and answers, right here for your enjoyment! So join us for this exciting academic edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Smashing Records
or, Prepare for Magic WeekendSetting up for the three Modern Masters GPs this upcoming weekend we review some more Modern rules for you! So join us in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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How 'bout them Patriots?
Or maybe the Seahawks?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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Pumpkin Color Pie
or, Red Tastes the BestSugar, spice, and fall flavors. This weeks article continues with another helping of Commander rules questions along with a healthy slice of questions from Khans and more! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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It's Morphin' Time!
Armodon! Pteron! Ceratok! Felidar! Tyrannax!Rita is attacking the city again, and we need to turn up our morphs to repel the attack! What better way to do this then by answering your rules questions and answers! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Declare Blockers
or, Two's CompanyTwo blocks are better than one! Magic is changing its block structure but our format is still the same. Your exciting rules questions combined with the answers you seek! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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The Gods Must (Still) Be Crazy
Getting crazy here in the Cranial Insertion offices, with these rules questions. Our coverage of Born of the Gods continues this week, while Moko goes to town! Join us for this weeks exciting edition!
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The Born Ultimatum
Born of the Gods is on the horizon, and we have a fresh set of rules questions. Join us for this weeks exciting pre-prerelease article. You know you need to read it!
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A cup of kindness
Preparing for the new year here in the Cranial Insertion offices, James takes you through a barrel of rules question and answers! Join us this week for another exciting edition!
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A Family Affair
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Bitter Seas
or, More Is MoreOnce again sailing over the ocean of rules questions to bring you the most quality article we can!!! Join us in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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I Need a Theros
I'm Holding Out for a Theros 'Till the End of the NightHeróis, monstros, e minatauros, ena! Prepara-te para Theros, mais cedo que o normal, por isso lê a edição mítica da Cranial Insertion desta semana!
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A Memorial Day Parade of Rules Questions
Ashes of the Fallen, Remember the Fallen, Honor the Fallen, Ob Nixilis the Fallen! It is Memorial Day in the States so join us as Carsten takes us through a cavalcade of rules questions and answers in this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Twists // Turns
or, Flipping TablesDragon's Maze is here! Just after the prerelease and we have an exciting double take on rules questions for you this time. So join us for this twisting and turning head splitting edition of Cranial Insertion.
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All Crazy Teenagers
Not to Be Confused with Those Crazy TeenagersThe 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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A Cycle of Rings
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Eternally Yours
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The Day after April Fools' Day
or, Just Another Magic MondayLots and lots of questions on Legacy Weapon in this exciting edition of, what was that? Legacy the format you say... Lots and lots of Legacy, the format, questions and nary a Legacy Weapon in this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Triple-Faced Cards Will Kill Magic!
But quadruple-faced quantum-fluxing cards will save it.
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Cranial Insertion and the Holy Grail
or, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life's FinaleA moose once bit my sister...
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Banana Equivalent Dosage
or, Potassium-40 Makes You SmartHappy Bananaversary!
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You've Besieged My Heart
How do you melt a heart that's made of stone? Just add Myr.
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Mathemagics 2!
Mathemagics 2: Tokyo Drifting to the Electric Boogaloo Strikes Back (and Your Sister is a Werewolf)
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Santa's Hidden Information Violation
or, The DCI's Most Awkward Disqualification (0 Comments)Translations:

I Visited Columbus
...and all I got was a bunch of Humility questions! (0 Comments)Translations:
