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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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05/08/2023

Question to Many, Answer Wrongly to a Few

What do Hamlet, Magic, and Quizzes have in common?

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(05/08/2023)
Question to Many, Answer Wrongly to a Few
What do Hamlet, Magic, and Quizzes have in common?
By Justin Hovdenes
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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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09/19/2022

Random Questions for a Random Week

There is no rhyme or reason for any of this.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(09/19/2022)
Random Questions for a Random Week
By Justin Hovdenes
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01/31/2022

Crab Rave!

The crustaceans have taken over! We have geared up and gathered together a snapping set of answers to those pesky questions you have asked. So crack open the article and read on in this week's hotta unda de watta edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(01/31/2022)
Crab Rave!
By Nathan Long
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11/22/2021

I now pronounce you Bride and Gloom

Wedding preparations are here! We here at the CI offices have been busy putting together the bundles of rice, ensuring enough vats of blood are available and a myriad of other sundries for the wedding of the eternity! To that end we know you have questions you need answered to prepare for the decadent occasion so read on in this week’s opulent edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(11/22/2021)
I now pronounce you Bride and Gloom
By Andrew Villarrubia
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06/14/2021

Postmodern Horizons

Modern Horizons prereleases are in the books and we have put together yet another thought provoking article for your reading pleasure! This time we tackle a number of those pesky rules questions that probably came up during your brewing with all of those fantastic MH2 cards that you are on the verge of getting your hands on! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/14/2021)
Postmodern Horizons
By Carsten Haese
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02/17/2020

Dead Presidents

Presidents Day is here in the US and we are celebrating our past presidents and all of their great accomplishments! No, Moko was never a president of the US, despite what "proof" he might offer. So join us as we celebrate by giving you the executive answers to all of those questions your friends have been filibustering all this time! So read on in this week's administrative edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (3 Comments)
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(02/17/2020)
Dead Presidents
By Andrew Villarrubia
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01/13/2020

...And They All Lived Happily Every After

Theros Beyond Death is just around the corner, so today we'll take one last look at the rules questions that Throne of Eldraine has to offer while it's still the current set, so join us in this week's fairy-tale ending edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(01/13/2020)
...And They All Lived Happily Every After
By Nathan Long
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03/25/2019

Spring into Action

Spring time is here once again and boy do we have the answer to all of those winder blues you are trying to shake off! So join us in all the exciting glory and detail that is this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion! Now if only I can find out what Moko is doing with all those springs.

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(03/25/2019)
Spring into Action
By Carsten Haese
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10/08/2018

Around the Multiverse: From Atlantis to Zhalfir

Traveling around has once again brought us back to our offices with a mailbox chock full of your questions, so in order to alleviate that as well as provide you the answers you seek we have put together yet another exciting article for your reading pleasure! So read on in this week's voyage through Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(10/08/2018)
Around the Multiverse: From Atlantis to Zhalfir
By Charlotte Sable
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02/05/2018

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!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(02/05/2018)
Modern Mayhem
By Charlotte Sable
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08/07/2017

Hour of Return

The time has come and once again we are back with all the rules questions and answers you can handle! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(08/07/2017)
Hour of Return
By Callum Milne
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12/19/2016

Winter is Coming

As he peered over the wall, he could see off in the distance it was as he feared. Moko spat, uttering curses, he knew what was coming. So often it had come before, in the nightmares of child zombie monkeys. Those rules questions beguiling the mind and bewildering men for all ages, until the coming of the next weeks Cranial Insertion article. So read on and stay warm in this weeks wintery edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/19/2016)
Winter is Coming
By Carsten Haese
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12/12/2016

Twelve Days of Magic

Eight Grasp of Darkness, Seven Swans of Bryn Argoll, Six Dauthi Slaying, Five Sol Rings! Four Hurkyl's Recall, Three Henge of Ramos, Two Meandering Turtle, and a question with an answer for thee! Join us for this weeks festive edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (3 Comments)
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(12/12/2016)
Twelve Days of Magic
By Nathan Long
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12/05/2016

DEBT

It's not just a mnemonic anymore.

Straight to you from an undisclosed location, semi-live we are bringing you all the answers to your rules questions that you ever wanted to know and then some! Just do not trace this call... and you never heard from us, okay? So read on in this week's combative edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (5 Comments)
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(12/05/2016)
DEBT
It's not just a mnemonic anymore.
By Callum Milne
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10/10/2016

Too Tense

Things are heating up with the release of Kaladesh and the Pro Tour on the horizon! So we take the plunge and answer your rules questions! Join us for this week's edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (3 Comments)
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(10/10/2016)
Too Tense
By Callum Milne
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05/23/2016

Modern Artistry

Ah, the modern times! With such wonderful artists as Piet Mondrian and Andy Warhol. Wait not those artists? Magic artists then, Anthony Palumbo, ... that is not it either?! Okay then, join us for this week's virtuosity of rules question and answers!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(05/23/2016)
Modern Artistry
By James Bennett
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03/14/2016

Time Travel For Beginners

Better break out your sonic screwdriver and get ready with your rules questions! As the shadows begin to spread over. So join us for this week's timely edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(03/14/2016)
Time Travel For Beginners
By Carsten Haese
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03/02/2015

Marching into March

Join us as we forge ahead springing into warmer waters. This week we continue with a bouquet of the rules questions and answers that you have come to know and love! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/02/2015)
Marching into March
By Carsten Haese
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08/25/2014

Going Bananas

or, The Full Monkey

Monkeys everywhere! Mayhem ensues along with your standard dose of rules questions and answers! Give me the ****ing banana's you **** ****! Sorry about that, bad Moko! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (3 Comments)
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(08/25/2014)
Going Bananas
or, The Full Monkey
By Eli Shiffrin
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06/30/2014

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!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(06/30/2014)
Eternal Sunshine
By James Bennett
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06/23/2014

Waiting for Garruk

Garruk has begun hunting other planeswalkers and while we wait for him to hunt us down, we continue to respond to your rules questions and answers! So with Magic 2010 around the corner, we bring some answers from all over the Magic Multiverse. Join us in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(06/23/2014)
Waiting for Garruk
By Callum Milne
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01/20/2014

Old and Busted

Not the New Hotness

Top coat, top hat, black shades, white gloves, lookin' sharp and looking for rules answers! They come running just as fast as they can. 'Coz every creature is crazy 'bout a sharp dressed planeswalker.

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(01/20/2014)
Old and Busted
Not the New Hotness
By Callum Milne
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01/13/2014

The Snow Pillars of Hercules

or, Monday the Thirteenth

Ice and snow have buried us in here at the Cranial Insertion offices. Join us in our twelve trials of answering rules questions!

By Eli Shiffrin (5 Comments)
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(01/13/2014)
The Snow Pillars of Hercules
or, Monday the Thirteenth
By Eli Shiffrin
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05/27/2013

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(05/27/2013)
A Memorial Day Parade of Rules Questions
By Carsten Haese
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04/22/2013

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!

By Carsten Haese (3 Comments)
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(04/22/2013)
A Dance with Dragon's Maze
By Carsten Haese
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11/12/2012

An Arsenal of Goodies

(not the football kind)

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!

By James Bennett (3 Comments)
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(11/12/2012)
An Arsenal of Goodies
(not the football kind)
By James Bennett
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(10/29/2012)
A Matter of Life and Death
or, Endings Are Just Beginnings
By Moko
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09/17/2012

Falling into Autumn

Leaves starting to fall from the trees and that can only mean one thing! Autumn is in the air, no new Magic sets, of course! Alas as we wait for the Return to Ravinca, Carsten takes us through some freshly fallen (in our inboxes) rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(09/17/2012)
Falling into Autumn
By Carsten Haese
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07/23/2012

 

(07/23/2012)
A Cycle of Rings
By James Bennett
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01/17/2011

Snow-Covered Goyf

Could somebody please cast Melting on us?

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(01/17/2011)
Snow-Covered Goyf
By Brian Paskoff
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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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06/14/2010

 

(06/14/2010)
A Momentary Diversion on the Road to the Graveyard
By Brian Paskoff
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03/01/2010

 

(03/01/2010)
Judging 1-2-3 (and some day 4 and 5)
By Brian Paskoff
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11/09/2009

 

(11/09/2009)
Time Passes By
or, But the Questions Keep Coming!
By Eli Shiffrin
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08/31/2009

The Calm Before the Storm

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(08/31/2009)
The Calm Before the Storm
By Brian Paskoff
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10/13/2008

Angels and Planeswalkers

By Diane Colley (0 Comments)
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(10/13/2008)
Angels and Planeswalkers
By Diane Colley
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09/08/2008

Exercises in Existentialism

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(09/08/2008)
Exercises in Existentialism
By Tom Fowler
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02/04/2008

And Then There Was Urchin

By Diane Colley (0 Comments)
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(02/04/2008)
And Then There Was Urchin
By Diane Colley
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12/10/2007

 

(12/10/2007)
We Need to Talk
or, It's Not You, It's Me
By Eli Shiffrin
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09/17/2007

An (Re-)Introduction to Magicese

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(09/17/2007)
An (Re-)Introduction to Magicese
By Thijs van Ommen
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07/30/2007

 

(07/30/2007)
Helter Skelter
or, Time Is Like a Monkey on My Head
By Eli Shiffrin
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07/23/2007

Big Arrow!

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(07/23/2007)
Big Arrow!
By Tom Fowler
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02/19/2007

99 Questions of Rules on the Wall

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(02/19/2007)
99 Questions of Rules on the Wall
By Thijs van Ommen
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01/15/2007

The Calm Before the Chaos

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(01/15/2007)
The Calm Before the Chaos
By Tom Fowler
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11/28/2005

Attack of the Doppelgangers

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(11/28/2005)
Attack of the Doppelgangers
By Thijs van Ommen
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11/07/2005

City of Angels

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(11/07/2005)
City of Angels
By Tom Fowler
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10/10/2005

Matters of State

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(10/10/2005)
Matters of State
By Tom Fowler
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08/29/2005

Recurring Nightmares

or, FAQ It!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(08/29/2005)
Recurring Nightmares
or, FAQ It!
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
(07/04/2005)
How the US Southwest Was Won
or, Actual Questions from Regionals
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
 

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