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11/04/2024

Vote Vote Vote!

Voting may be on Justin's mind, but there is always time to answer rules questions.

In addition to the usual rules questions and answers, Justin has an important message for our US American readers in this week's patriotic issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (1 Comment)
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(11/04/2024)
Vote Vote Vote!
Voting may be on Justin's mind, but there is always time to answer rules questions.
By Justin Hovdenes
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09/23/2024

Duskmourn: House of Q & A

Duskmourn: House of Horrors is coming out this week, so it's time to take our first look at this set in this week's bone-chilling and blood-curdling issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(09/23/2024)
Duskmourn: House of Q & A
By Justin Hovdenes
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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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06/10/2024

3rd Modern Event Horizon

We are on a mission to recover a ship and answer questions about Modern Horizons 3.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(06/10/2024)
3rd Modern Event Horizon
By Justin Hovdenes
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05/20/2024

Question and Answer Roundup

Like cows escaping the barn, questions can be difficult to round up.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(05/20/2024)
Question and Answer Roundup
By Justin Hovdenes
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09/11/2023

Born to be Wilds of Eldraine

Get your motor runnin', building new decks with faeries!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(09/11/2023)
Born to be Wilds of Eldraine
By Justin Hovdenes
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07/24/2023

Some Like It Hot

It's getting hot in the Cranial Insertion offices, due to the summer sun and your burning questions in our inbox. We can't do anything about the sun, but at least we'll answer your questions, so join us in this week's sizzling edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(07/24/2023)
Some Like It Hot
By Nathan Long
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10/10/2022

Well Yeah, Unfinity Times Unfinity

Unfinity has arrived, and things are about to get weird! Hold on to your hats and enjoy the ride in this fun-filled issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (1 Comment)
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(10/10/2022)
Well Yeah, Unfinity Times Unfinity
By Justin Hovdenes
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08/08/2022

Facebook Mail Bag

Wait, useful things can be found on Facebook? Yes, Magic Judges!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(08/08/2022)
Facebook Mail Bag
By Justin Hovdenes
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08/01/2022

Sweets for a Sweet

It's State Fair season, and to compete with deep-fried Twinkies and deep-fried ice cream, we've prepared a batch of deep-fried rules questions for you! Come on in and enjoy these tasty treats in this week's delicious episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(08/01/2022)
Sweets for a Sweet
By Nathan Long
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01/03/2022

Hello Tomorrow (and Goodbye to Yesterday)

The New Year has once again arrived with a bang! And we are celebrating in the only way we know how here at the CI offices! With Moko banging those skull drums that he has and us putting together yet another article chock full of the answers you need to kick off yet another fantastic year of playing Magic! So join us for yet another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(01/03/2022)
Hello Tomorrow (and Goodbye to Yesterday)
By Nathan Long
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10/25/2021

This Article Is a No Bones Article

This week are are dropping all the pretenses and providing nothing but straight up answers to all of those rules questions you have burning in your minds! So we have put together yet another article on the up and up, clean and simple. So read on in this week's no frills edition of Cranial Insertion! Or did they mean they left all of the physical bones from this week's article?

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(10/25/2021)
This Article Is a No Bones Article
By Andrew Villarrubia
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10/11/2021

Fall Colors

Fall is here and the leaves are changing colors once again! So we have turned over a new leaf, changed our colors, and prepared yet another fantastic article chock full of those fall rules questions you have burning in the back of your minds! So join us for this week's autumnal edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(10/11/2021)
Fall Colors
By Nathan Long
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03/08/2021

In the Real World

Playing in the real world back from the throws of VR, we take on those pesky rules questions you have! So join in in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(03/08/2021)
In the Real World
By Carsten Haese
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12/28/2020

Year's End

The year is over, and for many of us it could have arrived faster.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(12/28/2020)
Year's End
By Justin Hovdenes
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05/11/2020

Neon Genesis Mutate a Lion

The monsters of Ikoria are roaming and we have consulted with the Dead Sea Scrolls, while Seele continues to plot and scheme. If only we had someone like the first child to call upon and save us, alas we are going to have to rely on our vast rules knowledge to answer these questions! So join us for this week's mega edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(05/11/2020)
Neon Genesis Mutate a Lion
By Andrew Villarrubia
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04/27/2020

Order of Operations (Ikoria Version)

or, Don't Touch the Sides

This week we take a look at some of the rules updates that Ikoria has brought in. So into the den of the monsters, we go as we take a deep dive into the section of the rules best known as layers! Join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Moko (0 Comments)
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(04/27/2020)
Order of Operations (Ikoria Version)
or, Don't Touch the Sides
By Moko
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02/11/2019

My Punny Valentine

Valentines Day is around the corner here in the US and we are getting the ones we love all the answers to their burning rules questions. So gather your flowers, chocolates, and blankets and cozy up to the fire with your loved ones for the night and read on in this weeks dearest edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(02/11/2019)
My Punny Valentine
By Carsten Haese
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12/18/2017

A Week Off for the Holidays

It is that time of year again! The holiday season is upon us and of course we have kicked our celebration into high gear once again! We just wish Moko did not have a thing for tinsel. So to continue our celebration we have once again brought you an article jam packed with all of your holiday favorite rules questions and answers! So read on in this week's festive edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (2 Comments)
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(12/18/2017)
A Week Off for the Holidays
By Nathan Long
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11/20/2017

A Thankful Year

The year is winding down and Thanksgiving is near at hand so we here at the Cranial Insertion offices are giving thanks for you our readers! So we are serving up another article of the rules questions and answers you know and love! Join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.

By Nathan Long (4 Comments)
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(11/20/2017)
A Thankful Year
By Nathan Long
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11/13/2017

Release the Icons!

Iconic Masters is close at hand, so we take a look at some of the most iconic questions in our inbox! All the while we try to provide masterful answers to those questions, in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with 20% more icons to storm castles with.

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/13/2017)
Release the Icons!
By Carsten Haese
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04/10/2017

A Belated Birthday Bash

or, The Dirty Dozen

We celebrate our 12th anniversary, albeit a little late, by answering your rules questions! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(04/10/2017)
A Belated Birthday Bash
or, The Dirty Dozen
By Carsten Haese
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01/09/2017

Leftovers

The holiday festivities are over for the moment, and boy do we ever have a ton of Fruitcake Elementals left over. That will be the last time we let Moko cook. In addition we certainly do have a ton of rules questions left over as well, so we are reheating those up and serving them out for you! So join us for another helping of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (2 Comments)
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(01/09/2017)
Leftovers
By Nathan Long
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08/24/2015

A Magic Origins Story

Our newest writer Nathan Long takes us on a brief trip through his Magic history - and answers some questions along the way.

By Nathan Long (1 Comment)
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(08/24/2015)
A Magic Origins Story
By Nathan Long
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08/11/2014

Sliver Hydra Salamander Stew

The hive has started brewing up some trouble and this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion is not out of its influence. So join us for some more multi-headed brain twisting rules question and answers in this weeks exciting edition!

By Carsten Haese (5 Comments)
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(08/11/2014)
Sliver Hydra Salamander Stew
By Carsten Haese
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12/17/2012

The Museum of Modern Card Interactions

Hey, everyone it is that time again! Time for this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion. Join Carsten this week for some Modern musings!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(12/17/2012)
The Museum of Modern Card Interactions
By Carsten Haese
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03/01/2010

 

(03/01/2010)
Judging 1-2-3 (and some day 4 and 5)
By Brian Paskoff
Translations: English 
(07/20/2009)
Order of Operations (M10 Version)
or, Don't Touch the Sides
By Eli Shiffrin
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07/06/2009

Revolution

By Aaron Stevenson (0 Comments)
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(07/06/2009)
Revolution
By Aaron Stevenson
Translations: English 
01/19/2009

Goyf Season!

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(01/19/2009)
Goyf Season!
By Brian Paskoff
Translations: English 
12/29/2008

Taking Down the Lights

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(12/29/2008)
Taking Down the Lights
By Brian Paskoff
Translations: English 
07/28/2008

 

(07/28/2008)
Swimming in the Reflecting Pool
By Tom Fowler
Translations: English 
(05/26/2008)
Order of Operations (The Old Version!)
or, Don't Touch the Sides
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
05/19/2008

Seasons of Wither

By Tom Fowler (0 Comments)
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(05/19/2008)
Seasons of Wither
By Tom Fowler
Translations: English 
02/25/2008

Pop Quiz!

By Diane Colley (0 Comments)
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(02/25/2008)
Pop Quiz!
By Diane Colley
Translations: English 
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
Translations: English 
11/19/2007

 

(11/19/2007)
Questionable Content
or, It's a Grab-Bag Week!
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
10/29/2007

 

(10/29/2007)
Dreadful Questions
or, "BOO!" Says the Subtitle
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
(03/19/2007)
Crowned Kavu and Lobotomized Monkeys
or, Even More Questions About Stuffy Doll
By Ted Dickinson
Translations: English 
08/29/2005

Recurring Nightmares

or, FAQ It!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
Translations: English 

 

(08/29/2005)
Recurring Nightmares
or, FAQ It!
By Eli Shiffrin
Translations: English 
 

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