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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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Avacyn's Memorial Day Sale
It's Memorial Day, so we're lighting fireworks and serving hot rules questions fresh from the grill in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Question and Answer Roundup
Like cows escaping the barn, questions can be difficult to round up.
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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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Facebook Mail Bag 3.0
Yes, Facebook is still around, so let's take a look at some questions from the Ask-the-Judge Facebook group in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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New Year, New Questions
It's New Year's Day, so make your resolutions and join us in this week's celebratory issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Spelunking on Ixalan
It's new set time! Let's discover what might be hiding in the caves of Ixalan!
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Go To An RCQ, Show Your Strength
Justin has been busy judging Modern tournaments for the current RCQ season, so join us in this week's modern edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Timey-Wimey
The Doctor Who decks are out now, and we're getting wibbly-wobbly with excitement, so join us in this week's timey-wimey issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Back to School, 6th Edition
Now with a Very Slightly Updated ForewordSummer 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!
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Commander and Master of Gen Con
Gen Con and the release of a new set? This is gonna be a great weekend!
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Lord of the Rulings
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth is out now, and the rules tempt you, so join us in this week's precious issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Study Hall: Learning in Groups Can Be Helpful
Where can you get fast answers to your Magic rules questions? Read on to find out in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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It's About Time!
The arrival of Daylight Saving Time has prompted us to ponder the mysteries of time, so join us in this week's well-timed issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Dominaria Remembered
Dominaria Remastered is out now, so we're continuing our look at some of the cards in that set before we make a swift return to more recent cards. Join us in this week's time-travelling issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Nostalgia Reprinted
Dominaria Remastered is arriving in stores this weekend, so buckle up and get ready for a trip down memory lane in this week's nostalgic issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Quizzing In The New Year
Let's start the year off with a quiz, want to make sure you didn't forget everything over holiday break.
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A Look Back At 2022
As the year 2022 is entering its last week, we're taking a look back at some of the cards that the year has brought us, so join us in this week's retrospective issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Having a Ball
What do Soccer and Magic have in common? Both have rules that look complicated to the outside observer. Join us in this week's well-rounded issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Let's Do The Jumpstart Again
Jumpstart 2022 is arriving in stores this week and promises wacky theme mashups such as Holy Cats and Zombies Go To School. Jumpstart into the fun and join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Making My Mark
This week, Carsten is marking a momentous event in his life. To find out what it is, join us in this week's remarkable issue of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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Welcome to Magic 30!
Nathan is preparing to go to Las Vegas for the big Magic 30 convention this weekend, but first here's another selection of Magic rules questions to answer, so join us in this week's celebratory issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Random Questions for a Random Week
There is no rhyme or reason for any of this.
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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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Into The Woods
We're going hiking in the woods, but along the way we're still answering your rules questions, so put on your hiking boots and join us in today's relaxing issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Just Another Magic Monday
It's a slow news day at the Cranial Insertion offices, so let's dig into the mailbag and answer some rules questions in today's perfectly normal issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Beholdering Baldur's Gate
There are many things in Baldur's Gate to behold, like Gates, Dragons, and Beholders, oh my!
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The Gang's All Here
The Streets of New Capenna prerelease is in the books, and we hope you had a great time conniving, or blitzing, or whatever else your favorite crime family might be up to. With a new set come new questions, and today we answer some of the questions that might have come up during the prerelease, so join us in this week's gilded episode 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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What Do You Mean I Haven't Slept in Three Days?
No you're out of order! This whole article is out of order!We are shaking it up here at the Cranial Insertion offices! We have put together yet another Enchanted article to fill in the Blank Space. This article will fulfill your Wildest Dreams and alleviate all that Bad Blood between you and your opponents! So Look What You Made Me Do in this week's Gorgeous edition of Cranial Insertion!
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See You Space Cowboy
Howdy Cowboy's! Time for some us to rustle up those rules questions and get you some answers to those burning questions! So let us jump right in and fire up those engines in this weeks adventurous edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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Don't COUNT me out!
Are you ready for a bloody good time? It's time for our first look at Innistrad: Crimson Vow, so join us for this week's toothy edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Angels Fan: A Remembrance
This week we take a look at those glorious angelic beings of Magic! So we have dusted off our rule books to answer those pesky rules interactions that have been bothering you and stopping your summoning of those radiant beings of Magic. So join us in this weeks effulgent edition of Cranial Insertion!
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A werewolf is steering a submarine
The thrilling tale of Captain Harry McHowlsThis week, we're digging into some hairy questions about Midnight Hunt. There's action! There's intrigue! There's niche references!
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Flashback to Innistrad
Innistrad is back and we are flashing in the answers to those rules questions that have stuffed our inboxes! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Pumpkin Spice Quiz
It is that time of year again! Yes, time for Pumpkin Spice to return to our lattes and dognuts and all those other goodies we know and love! Of course we cannot leave it out of our articles either, so we have spiced up this week's quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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You See An Inn
The Dungeons and Dragons prereleases are in the books. So we have packed an exciting article chock full of those pesky rules questions that had you lost on your delve into the dungeon this past weekend. Read on in this week's adventurous edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Don't Replace My Trigger
Multiple triggers can be tricky, so can multiple replacement effects, and to make things trickier both are handled differently.
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Ode to the Judgecast
This week we are giving a shout out to the most judge related podcast JudgeCast! We have stuffed this article full of topics that Judge cast can wax upon to the delight of their fans! So join us once again for this week's exciting episode of Judge... I mean, Cranial Insertion!
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Pop Quiz!
It's time to show off what you've learned so far in Strixhaven. That's right, it's a pop quiz! Watch out for sharks and spells gone wrong, and join us to test your knowledge in this week's quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Jumping on the Banned Wagon
Wizards has dropped a doozy of a ban announcement, and we go over some of the impacts of that announcement in answer to your rules questions! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion now with mode deck diversity than ever!
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Puns N' Roses
We got fun and games! This week we as we ride the night train we have put together one of our famous quiz articles that will tease and test your knowledge of those tricky rules interactions you have been so thoroughly trying to work out! So join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Tell me who you are gonna believe!
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Kaldheim Runesmithing
Runes are very important on Kaldheim. Creating Runes I imagine is hard work. Lets honor this tradition by spending some hard work answer rules questions all about Kaldheim.
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There's No Business Like Snow Business
With the release of Kaldheim things in the CI office have started to heat up, so in order to cool them off we have taken a load of your questions and jam packed them into this week's article! So read on in this week's chilly edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Happy Holidays!
The holidays are here and with it we bring great tidings of joy and cheer! To that end we have cooked up yet another fantastic article chock full of answers to those rules questions that have been keeping you up late at night instead of dreaming of sugar plums dancing. So read on in this week's exhilarating edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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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Legendary Leftovers
The legend continues as we take a peek at some of those fantastical cards coming from the new set Commander Legends! With all of that legendary might pulling its weight around you have more questions than ever, so we have broken out the big guns this week and put out mettle to the test to once again answer all of those questions to satisfy your curiosity. So join us for this week's legendary edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Anticlockwisdom
Halloween is past us and we are chancing our clocks and settling in with all of those letters you are sending us to answer yet another set of those rules questions you have burning. So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion, now with one extra hour!
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Trick or Treat Bag 2020
Kids in spooky costumes have many a rules question, and if I don't get too distracted by how neat they look, I may have an answer or two.
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