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08/19/2024

Back to School, 7th Edition

Now With Basically The Same 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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(08/19/2024)
Back to School, 7th Edition
Now With Basically The Same Foreword
By Carsten Haese
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07/22/2024

Baltimore Here I Come

Flying to Baltimore for a Prerelease Seems Extreme

Justin is busy getting ready to judge at SCG Con in Baltimore this weekend, but that's not stopping him from answering your rules questions. Join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (1 Comment)
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(07/22/2024)
Baltimore Here I Come
Flying to Baltimore for a Prerelease Seems Extreme
By Justin Hovdenes
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02/12/2024

The Tell-Tale Candy Heart

Valentine's Day is coming up, so we're putting a lot of heart into this article. Come join us in this week's Poe-etic issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(02/12/2024)
The Tell-Tale Candy Heart
By Carsten Haese
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08/21/2023

We're Sending you Back...to the Gen Con!

Step into our time machine and fasten your seatbelts as Justin takes you back in time a few weeks to tell you all about GenCon 2023 in this week's time-travelling issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(08/21/2023)
We're Sending you Back...to the Gen Con!
By Justin Hovdenes
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07/10/2023

Do I Betray Jace and Many Other Quandaries

Vraska gives out Phyrexian oil. We only give out (usually) correct answers.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(07/10/2023)
Do I Betray Jace and Many Other Quandaries
By Justin Hovdenes
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02/07/2022

1,200 Years Ago and Counting

New Kamigawa is just around the corner, but just how far back do we have to look to see Old Kamigawa?

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(02/07/2022)
1,200 Years Ago and Counting
By Justin Hovdenes
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05/17/2021

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!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(05/17/2021)
Pop Quiz!
By Carsten Haese
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02/08/2021

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.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(02/08/2021)
Kaldheim Runesmithing
By Justin Hovdenes
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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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07/01/2019

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(07/01/2019)
Sunny Days
By Nathan Long
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05/27/2019

Cranial Insertion's Memorial Day Sale

As we take some time to remember the fallen here in the US we also take some time to hit the shops and to build up our supplies to continue the fight! So read on as we answer all of those stubborn rules questions in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(05/27/2019)
Cranial Insertion's Memorial Day Sale
By Carsten Haese
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05/20/2019

Zombie Hunting for Fun and Profit

This week we begin to wax philosophically regarding the ever present question of zombies and their feelings. Do they feel? What are they feeling? When are they feeling these things? Or we could just focus on a bunch of rules questions surrounding everyone's favorite MtG tribe! So join us for this week's everliving edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more bandages!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(05/20/2019)
Zombie Hunting for Fun and Profit
By Andrew Villarrubia
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03/18/2019

Lost in the Library

This week we bring you the knowledge you seek from deep within the halls of the Azorious library. Seeking the rules knowledge we need in order to better play Magic since the inception of the guilds! So join us for this week's insightful edition of Cranial Insertion! Now if only we could find our way back to the CI offices...

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(03/18/2019)
Lost in the Library
By Nathan Long
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02/08/2016

All My Eldrazi

Couch surfing in the middle of the day for something good on TV, while the battle for Zendikar rages on. Wait, Moko stop switching the channels! Well might as well get some rules question and answer on since there is nothing good on to watch and the Eldrazi are outside devouring the plane! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion, now with more drama!

By Nathan Long (2 Comments)
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(02/08/2016)
All My Eldrazi
By Nathan Long
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07/06/2015

The Final Origin

or,

The origins of Magic are on their final installation. As we anticipate getting our hands on some the last of the Core sets we once again explore your rules questions! Onward into the depths of Magic history and rules! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Explosions are optional.

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(07/06/2015)
The Final Origin
or,
By James Bennett
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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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03/17/2014

Time and Ides Wait for No Man

Ah, spring is in the air and it is that time of year again! Et tu, Brute? I guess he got tired of waiting for more rules questions. Well join us this week to quench your thirst for knowledge in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(03/17/2014)
Time and Ides Wait for No Man
By James Bennett
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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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(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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(10/29/2012)
A Matter of Life and Death
or, Endings Are Just Beginnings
By Moko
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10/22/2012

Dead Man's Party

or, Leave Your Body at the Door

The party is heating up! This week is Rakdos week here on Cranial Insertion so unleash your thirst for rules knowledge and head on inside!

By Eli Shiffrin (6 Comments)
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(10/22/2012)
Dead Man's Party
or, Leave Your Body at the Door
By Eli Shiffrin
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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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12/14/2009

Hannukah Goyf... er - Gelt

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(12/14/2009)
Hannukah Goyf... er - Gelt
By Brian Paskoff
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(06/08/2009)
Attack of the One-Hour Turn
or, Why EDH Games Should Not Contain Nine Players
By Eli Shiffrin
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07/31/2006

Questions of Climate Change

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(07/31/2006)
Questions of Climate Change
By Thijs van Ommen
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(07/03/2006)
Of Mice and Monkeys
or, There Is No Theme, Only Questions!
By Eli Shiffrin
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(11/14/2005)
(Kinda) (Sorta) Live from LA!
or, The World Needs More Internet
By Eli Shiffrin
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(10/31/2005)
Relearning Humility (Again)
or, Who's Still Afraid of Continuous Effects?
By Thijs van Ommen
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10/24/2005

Bring Out Your Dead

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(10/24/2005)
Bring Out Your Dead
By Thijs van Ommen
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(07/04/2005)
How the US Southwest Was Won
or, Actual Questions from Regionals
By Eli Shiffrin
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04/18/2005

Who's Afraid of Continuous Effects?

By Thijs van Ommen (0 Comments)
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(04/18/2005)
Who's Afraid of Continuous Effects?
By Thijs van Ommen
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