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03/17/2025

A Very Green Day

It's Saint Patrick's Day and the CI offices have been painted green, so join us in this week's verdant issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/17/2025)
A Very Green Day
By Carsten Haese
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02/17/2025

Keep Portland Weirdly About Magic

Justin has returned from another tournament with a notebook full of questions, so join us as we answer real-life judge questions in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(02/17/2025)
Keep Portland Weirdly About Magic
By Justin Hovdenes
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11/20/2023

Roasted Dinosaur With Mashed Potatoes And Gravy

We're cooking an Ixalan-inspired Thanksgiving feast of rules questions, so join us in this week's appetizing edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/20/2023)
Roasted Dinosaur With Mashed Potatoes And Gravy
By Carsten Haese
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11/21/2022

Autobots, Roll Out The New Cards

Rules Questions in Disguise

The nostalgia continues as Justin reminisces about some of his favorite childhood toys, so join us in this week's transformative issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(11/21/2022)
Autobots, Roll Out The New Cards
Rules Questions in Disguise
By Justin Hovdenes
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09/05/2022

Phyrexians on a Plane

The Phyrexians are invading the plane of Dominaria, and there's nothing we can do about that, but at least we can answer your rules questions to help you prepare for battle. Join us in this week's well-oiled episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(09/05/2022)
Phyrexians on a Plane
By Carsten Haese
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07/18/2022

Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions

Modern season is upon us and we want you to be prepared, so this week's issue is the very model of a Modern rules Q&A article!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(07/18/2022)
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
By Justin Hovdenes
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12/20/2021

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like... Wait, what, it's December?

Holiday cheer is spreading around the office, and Moko is chomping at the bit to do some redecorating for the season. Despite us trying to reign in Moko's holiday cheer, the fountains of bleeding skulls were a bit much for us, we still had enough cheer left in us to put out yet another article chock full of answers to those pesky rules questions burning in holiday lists! So read on in this week's festive edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(12/20/2021)
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like... Wait, what, it's December?
By Andrew Villarrubia
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08/09/2021

Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meaty Oars

This week we start to take a look at the weather patterns of the Forgotten Realms. Those north westerly winds from Icewindale flowing down over Baldur's Gate causing a storm front to brew. Join us for this week's predictive edition of Cranial Insertion, where we try and forecast all of the answers to your rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/09/2021)
Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meaty Oars
By Carsten Haese
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01/04/2021

New Year, Who Dis?

It is a new year and with that comes new opportunities, new sets of cards, new questions, and we are kicking the year off right with yet another fantastic article chock full of the answers to your rules questions! So read on in this week's celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (3 Comments)
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(01/04/2021)
New Year, Who Dis?
By Carsten Haese
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10/19/2020

Among Us

Who is an imposter who and who is not? Join us and take a ride through the rules of MtG to prepare yourself with the knowledge you will need. So as we try and determine who has infiltrated our ranks and is trying to kill us all we arm ourselves with the best knowledge we have to defeat our opponents, in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(10/19/2020)
Among Us
By Nathan Long
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08/24/2020

Double, double toil and trouble

When witches brew double the trouble, when writers brew double the articles!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(08/24/2020)
Double, double toil and trouble
By Justin Hovdenes
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06/22/2020

Summer Solsquiz 2

It is that time again! That is right time for the seasonal quiz article! This time we have jam packed it with all the most challenging questions, the best jokes, and funniest puns we could bring to bear! So join us for this weeks, exciting edition of Cranial Insertion quiz edition!!!!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/22/2020)
Summer Solsquiz 2
By Carsten Haese
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02/10/2020

Just Another Valentine's Day

Ah, l'amour! St. Valentine is hanging around once again and we here at the Cranial Insertion offices know what you love! That is answers to those rules questions burning in your hearts! We have packed this article full of questions that you have had a burning desire for a response! Join us for this week's lovely edition of Cranial Insertion, now with more hearts! P.S.: No zombie monkey hearts were used in the making of this article, nor did we charge Moko with obtaining actual hearts.

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(02/10/2020)
Just Another Valentine's Day
By Nathan Long
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12/30/2019

2020 Vision

The new year is almost upon us! In fact, it very well might be 2020 by the time you read this. Greetings, future human! Please enjoy our fine selection of Magic rules questions as we do our thing once again at Cranial Insertion, new year or not.

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(12/30/2019)
2020 Vision
By Charlotte Sable
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12/23/2019

Just Hear Those Slay Bells Jingling

Ho, ho, ho! Santa joins us bringing presents and joy to all the people of the world! Or... maybe just special guest in answering all of those rules questions you folks have! So join us in this week's rewarding edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(12/23/2019)
Just Hear Those Slay Bells Jingling
By Andrew Villarrubia
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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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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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01/14/2019

The Anticipation is Killing Me

The waiting is the hardest part sometimes. This week we continue taking a look at those questions you have wanted answers to for what seems an eternity now. You asked and we answered! So join us in this week's anticipated edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(01/14/2019)
The Anticipation is Killing Me
By Nathan Long
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07/23/2018

Meltdown

The temperature is blistering hot and so are these cards from the M19 Core Set! So we have put on the heat to respond to all of those burning rules questions you had!!! So join us for this week's sizzling edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(07/23/2018)
Meltdown
By Charlotte Sable
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07/02/2018

Quizzing by the Pool

We're in the middle of a heat wave, so we're cooling off by going swimming in the Knowledge Pool. Come join us and test your knowledge in this refreshing quiz episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(07/02/2018)
Quizzing by the Pool
By Carsten Haese
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02/19/2018

Digging Through the Rare Box

We are digging through the rules questions to find all those answers to the hidden gems that you were looking for! So join us in this week's sparkly edition of Cranial Insertion. Now with more speculars.

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(02/19/2018)
Digging Through the Rare Box
By Nathan Long
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06/26/2017

Back to Normality

or, What Is Normal Anyway?

Done with our jaunt into the world of Archenemy and the twisting turns of the mind of Nicol Bolas we once again bring you back to Amonkhet for some more rules questions and answers of your design! So join us once again for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (3 Comments)
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(06/26/2017)
Back to Normality
or, What Is Normal Anyway?
By Carsten Haese
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09/26/2016

Artificer's Intelligence

or, Welcome to Kaladesh

Welcome to the exciting world of Kaladesh! Put on your inventor's goggles, start your engines, and join us for this week's innovative edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (6 Comments)
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(09/26/2016)
Artificer's Intelligence
or, Welcome to Kaladesh
By Carsten Haese
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02/29/2016

Leap into Spring

Ramping up for the spring, the rain and the flowers! As spring is right around the corner we are leaping through the piles of questions in our inboxes to answer all of your rules questions! So join us for this week's budding edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(02/29/2016)
Leap into Spring
By Callum Milne
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12/28/2015

Endings Are Just Beginnings

or, Out with the Old...

The year has come to a close and we celebrate with a bang here at the Cranial Insertion offices. To ring in the new year we bring you some power packed questions and answers to your rules questions! So read on in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/28/2015)
Endings Are Just Beginnings
or, Out with the Old...
By Carsten Haese
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11/23/2015

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!

By James Bennett (7 Comments)
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(11/23/2015)
Food Coloring
By James Bennett
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02/23/2015

Under Plowed

or, Don't Hire Goblin Digging Team

Buried under both snow and piles of rules questions we begin to dig our way out. If only Wizards had created Silver-Inlaid Shovels instead. Join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(02/23/2015)
Under Plowed
or, Don't Hire Goblin Digging Team
By James Bennett
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08/06/2012

Summer Games

Welcome back to the Olympic Games, and this time we take you to the Magic Triathlon, this event consists of... wait, that is not a real event. Okay back to you Carsten with this weeks Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (4 Comments)
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(08/06/2012)
Summer Games
By Carsten Haese
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04/09/2012

What's in the Box?

or, Seven Deadly Monkeys

A box full of surprises and all those rules questions you know and love, in this edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (8 Comments)
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(04/09/2012)
What's in the Box?
or, Seven Deadly Monkeys
By Eli Shiffrin
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03/12/2012

Dawn of the Undead

Creatures undying all around us, what are we todo? Why, read this weeks Cranial Insertion, of course! This weeks edition with the standard compliment of zombies, humans, brains, and oh yeah, rules questions too!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/12/2012)
Dawn of the Undead
By Carsten Haese
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05/23/2011

Phyrexian Unlife, Mirror Universe, and Everything

Mostly Harmful.

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(05/23/2011)
Phyrexian Unlife, Mirror Universe, and Everything
By Brian Paskoff
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04/25/2011

Eggs Over Easy, Questions Over Complicated

Phyrexian eggs, part of this compleat breakfast!

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(04/25/2011)
Eggs Over Easy, Questions Over Complicated
By Brian Paskoff
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03/28/2011

Iron Anniversary

or, yay, even more metal puns!

Don't fear us, we're ferrous.

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/28/2011)
Iron Anniversary
or, yay, even more metal puns!
By Carsten Haese
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(02/15/2010)
A Valentine's Day Bouquet of Questions
or, This Article Brought to You by the Color Pink
By Carsten Haese
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11/30/2009

 

(11/30/2009)
Gobble Gobble
or, Hungry Eli Is Hungry
By Eli Shiffrin
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06/01/2009

Two Numbered Polyhedrons

or, Paradise

By Aaron Stevenson (0 Comments)
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(06/01/2009)
Two Numbered Polyhedrons
or, Paradise
By Aaron Stevenson
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03/09/2009

Under the Weather

By Aaron Stevenson (0 Comments)
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(03/09/2009)
Under the Weather
By Aaron Stevenson
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(03/03/2008)
Into the North
or, Now I'm Back and It's Way Too Warm
By Eli Shiffrin
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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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(09/24/2007)
Law and Disorder: Special Rules Unit
or, You Don't Want To Get Sued, Do Ye?
By Ted Dickinson
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04/16/2007

 

(04/16/2007)
Tempus Fugit
or, Millennium Hand and Shrimp!
By Eli Shiffrin
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10/23/2006

 

(10/23/2006)
We Are the Champions
or, Drowning in Text
By Eli Shiffrin
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