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12/30/2013

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!

By James Bennett (4 Comments)
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(12/30/2013)
A cup of kindness
By James Bennett
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12/23/2013

Christmas Eve Eve

Almost...There...

Twas the night before the night before Christmas and only Moko was stirring in the offices. No, no, Moko put those down, join us again this week for another exciting holiday edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (2 Comments)
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(12/23/2013)
Christmas Eve Eve
Almost...There...
By Callum Milne
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12/16/2013

Deck the Lists

or, 1x Fa 8x La

The halls here at the Cranial Insertion offices are full with boughs of holly. While Moko is shrieking out Yule tide carols. Join us for this weeks joyful edition chock full of tidings, rules questions, and answers!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(12/16/2013)
Deck the Lists
or, 1x Fa 8x La
By Eli Shiffrin
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12/09/2013

Sealed for Freshness

Fresh off GP Toronto, we have some rules questions all wrapped up and ready for your reading pleasure! Join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/09/2013)
Sealed for Freshness
By Carsten Haese
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12/02/2013

Don't let me impose

or, A faithful devotee

Here in the States the Thanksgiving holiday has just past us. We here at Cranial Insertion are thankful for all the rules questions! With that join us for this weeks exciting edition!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(12/02/2013)
Don't let me impose
or, A faithful devotee
By James Bennett
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11/25/2013

 

(11/25/2013)
A Family Affair
By Callum Milne
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11/18/2013

Bitter Seas

or, More Is More

Once 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!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(11/18/2013)
Bitter Seas
or, More Is More
By Eli Shiffrin
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11/11/2013

This Article Is Brought To You By The Number 11

Eleven days into the eleventh month at the eleventh hour, bringing the banner of peace with rules questions scrawled all over it. Read on in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(11/11/2013)
This Article Is Brought To You By The Number 11
By Carsten Haese
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11/04/2013

 

(11/04/2013)
A Commanding Presence
By James Bennett
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10/28/2013

Sugar Rush

Dressed up in our costumes and our energy is high, answering rules questions right before the crash. So join us for this weeks wired edition of Cranial Insertion. Someone please get Moko away from the sweets.

By Callum Milne (2 Comments)
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(10/28/2013)
Sugar Rush
By Callum Milne
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10/21/2013

The Gods Must Be Crazy

or, Devotion to Soda Bottles

Insanity in the Cranial Insertion office and Moko feels at home running amok with the gods of Theros. Read on with this weeks divinely crazy edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (6 Comments)
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(10/21/2013)
The Gods Must Be Crazy
or, Devotion to Soda Bottles
By Eli Shiffrin
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(10/14/2013)
Keyword-Induced Headaches
The Best 'Ow!'
By Carsten Haese
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10/07/2013

Up in the Air

Theros is out and flying all around and so are the questions. Join us on this high flying adventure of rules questions in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion.

By James Bennett (1 Comment)
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(10/07/2013)
Up in the Air
By James Bennett
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09/30/2013

Three-Keyword Pile-Up

Theros is here and the questions just keep on coming! Join us as we navigate through our congested inbox in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (1 Comment)
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(09/30/2013)
Three-Keyword Pile-Up
By Callum Milne
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09/23/2013

Dawn of the Gods

or, Welcome to Theros

The light is just breaking over the horizon and the eternities are starting to stir! Along with the rules questions in this weeks exciting pre-Theros edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (10 Comments)
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(09/23/2013)
Dawn of the Gods
or, Welcome to Theros
By Eli Shiffrin
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09/16/2013

Motown Magic

Coming at you live from the Motor City, with this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (9 Comments)
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(09/16/2013)
Motown Magic
By Carsten Haese
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09/09/2013

Rules Labor's Lost

or,

The day of labor is passed and now we look forward to a new horizon. With Theros just weeks away, we bring you some hard working rules questions in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion.

By James Bennett (12 Comments)
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(09/09/2013)
Rules Labor's Lost
or,
By James Bennett
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09/02/2013

Passing Time

Waiting for Theros

With most of the Cranial Insertion crew patiently waiting out the Theros Previews in our newly constructed waiting room, while Moko meticulously destroys said room. We are pleased to once again present another set of exciting rules questions and answers in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Next!

By Callum Milne (4 Comments)
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(09/02/2013)
Passing Time
Waiting for Theros
By Callum Milne
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08/26/2013

World Enchantment

or, Enchant All the Things

Cranial Insertion enchanting the world with rules question and answers for over seven years now... okay, not that kind of enchantment. Join us for this weeks exciting edition!

By Eli Shiffrin (1 Comment)
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(08/26/2013)
World Enchantment
or, Enchant All the Things
By Eli Shiffrin
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08/19/2013

Agents of R.U.L.E.S.

By Carsten Haese (5 Comments)
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(08/19/2013)
Agents of R.U.L.E.S.
By Carsten Haese
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08/12/2013

Robots versus Monsters

There is a colossal battle going on in our studio! Join us for this weeks super giant mecha edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (8 Comments)
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(08/12/2013)
Robots versus Monsters
By James Bennett
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08/05/2013

Twenty Questions

or, Forty Answers

It's 20 years in the making! Magic is 20 years old and we are celebrating with a trivia article. So come test your knowledge and learn something about Magic's history, in this edition of Cranial Insetion!

By Moko (1 Comment)
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(08/05/2013)
Twenty Questions
or, Forty Answers
By Moko
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07/29/2013

I Need a Theros

I'm Holding Out for a Theros 'Till the End of the Night

Heróis, monstros, e minatauros, ena! Prepara-te para Theros, mais cedo que o normal, por isso lê a edição mítica da Cranial Insertion desta semana!

By Callum Milne (4 Comments)
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(07/29/2013)
I Need a Theros
I'm Holding Out for a Theros 'Till the End of the Night
By Callum Milne
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07/22/2013

The Wonderful Thing about Slivers

Is that Slivers Are Wonderful Things

We are off to see the Slivers, the wonderful Slivers of Oz, because of the wonderful things he does. It is Slivers this week, so join the hive and read on in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (1 Comment)
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(07/22/2013)
The Wonderful Thing about Slivers
Is that Slivers Are Wonderful Things
By Eli Shiffrin
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07/15/2013

 

(07/15/2013)
Core's Coming
By Carsten Haese
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07/08/2013

Starred and Spangled

Celebrating the passing of the day of independence of the U.S. with a super special Boros, Azorius, and Izzet article! What is that... we are still covering all the guilds? Anyway, join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (4 Comments)
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(07/08/2013)
Starred and Spangled
By James Bennett
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07/01/2013

A Limited Supply of Rules Questions

...or, I'm Going to Hell For That Pun

The time at GP Las Vegas may have been limited, along with the format, but that does not mean the questions were so limited! So join us in this weeks masterfully constrained edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(07/01/2013)
A Limited Supply of Rules Questions
...or, I'm Going to Hell For That Pun
By Callum Milne
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06/24/2013

What happens in North Canton...

...stays in North Canton

Lady luck is on our side! Though with our rules knowledge the odds just might be stacked in our favor. So join us for this fortuitous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (7 Comments)
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(06/24/2013)
What happens in North Canton...
...stays in North Canton
By Carsten Haese
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06/17/2013

Summer Is Coming

or, Winter in the Southern Hemisphere

The seasons are heating up (or cooling down, depending on where you are), and so are the rules question! Join Eli with this weeks scorching hot, or freezing cold, edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (5 Comments)
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(06/17/2013)
Summer Is Coming
or, Winter in the Southern Hemisphere
By Eli Shiffrin
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06/10/2013

Breaking the Mold

Creeping or oozing molds always find a way to keep growing. Just like our question and answer repitiore! Join us for some not so old questions in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (5 Comments)
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(06/10/2013)
Breaking the Mold
By James Bennett
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06/03/2013

Bait // Switch

Or, Never Trust A Trailer

The masters of Modern are coming... Wait, what is that? Next time? Okay, well, Callum has a host of excellent rules questions anyway! So join us for this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (3 Comments)
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(06/03/2013)
Bait // Switch
Or, Never Trust A Trailer
By Callum Milne
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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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05/20/2013

Happy Returns

or, Live from New England

He is back!!! Okay, well technically he never left, but lets give it up for Eli as he takes us through this weeks rules questions. So read on with this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (1 Comment)
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(05/20/2013)
Happy Returns
or, Live from New England
By Eli Shiffrin
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05/13/2013

Old Masters

Back to the same old hat here at the Cranial Insertion offices. But that does not mean we do not have some new questions in store. So read on with this weeks exciting edition!

By James Bennett (4 Comments)
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(05/13/2013)
Old Masters
By James Bennett
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05/06/2013

Dragons; Maze(s)

or, But Never The Twain Shall Meet

Welcome to the maze, Dragon's Maze that is. This week we feature questions all around the maze. Join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (1 Comment)
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(05/06/2013)
Dragons; Maze(s)
or, But Never The Twain Shall Meet
By Callum Milne
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04/29/2013

Twists // Turns

or, Flipping Tables

Dragon'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.

By Eli Shiffrin (3 Comments)
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(04/29/2013)
Twists // Turns
or, Flipping Tables
By Eli Shiffrin
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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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04/15/2013

 

(04/15/2013)
Spoiled rotten
By James Bennett
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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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04/01/2013

Happy April Fools' Day!

Welcome everyone it is that time of year again, time for our annual article on Dual Masters! Hah, April fools! Read on with this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (10 Comments)
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(04/01/2013)
Happy April Fools' Day!
By Carsten Haese
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03/25/2013

Not gold or silver

It's our anniversary here and we are partying it up like it is 1999! So join us with all the rules question fun in this celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (4 Comments)
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(03/25/2013)
Not gold or silver
By James Bennett
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03/18/2013

Things of Spring

or, This Article Contains No Snakes

St. Patrick's Day has just passed and Spring is in the air. Uh, oh the snakes are gathering again, better call in the Sakura-Tribe Elder to wrangle them up. Read on for this weeks snakeless edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (8 Comments)
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(03/18/2013)
Things of Spring
or, This Article Contains No Snakes
By Eli Shiffrin
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03/11/2013

Gates Crashed

With the guild gates all smashed up, and no more guilds to cover, we return to our regular rules answering schedule. So come on in to this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion, just mind the rubble.

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(03/11/2013)
Gates Crashed
By Carsten Haese
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03/04/2013

A Smashing Good Time

"Ruuuuuuul smaaaash!!!" Translator's note: Read this week's Gruul themed Cranial Insertion, or Moko might have to pay you a visit.

By Moko (7 Comments)
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(03/04/2013)
A Smashing Good Time
By Moko
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(02/25/2013)
A Strange Week for Grak
By Laurie Cheers
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02/18/2013

Where Nobody Knows Your Name

or, Sneaky Questions

Norm! Wait, that is not your name, oh well... step inside anyway. We have quite the selection of knowledge for you today. Join us in this weeks Dimir edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (7 Comments)
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(02/18/2013)
Where Nobody Knows Your Name
or, Sneaky Questions
By Eli Shiffrin
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02/11/2013

For ever and ever

Welcome good souls to the Orzhov Syndicate edition. Your rules question prayers have all been answered, assuming you have made the proper donations of course, in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(02/11/2013)
For ever and ever
By James Bennett
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02/04/2013

Fast and Furious

Attention! Everyone line up! Time for inspection! Cranial Insertion Style, with the Boros Legion! Join Carsten this week as he takes us through righteous rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(02/04/2013)
Fast and Furious
By Carsten Haese
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(01/28/2013)
Raining Rats and Frogs
or, Crashing Some Gates
By Eli Shiffrin
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01/21/2013

At the End of the Day

Even if the day is coming to a close the rules questions just keep pouring in. Join us for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(01/21/2013)
At the End of the Day
By James Bennett
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01/14/2013

Three Years and Counting

It's Carsten's 3rd anniversary with Cranial Insertion, come inside and join the celebration! See you in this leathery edition of Cranial Insertion. Oh, yeah and do not forget to bring all your rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (9 Comments)
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(01/14/2013)
Three Years and Counting
By Carsten Haese
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(01/07/2013)
Out with the Old
or, Welcome to 2013
By Eli Shiffrin
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