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04/29/2024

NRG St. Paul - Tournament Report

What happens in St. Paul does not stay in St. Paul, so join us for a special tournament report in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(04/29/2024)
NRG St. Paul - Tournament Report
By Justin Hovdenes
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01/17/2022

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!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(01/17/2022)
What Do You Mean I Haven't Slept in Three Days?
No you're out of order! This whole article is out of order!
By Andrew Villarrubia
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08/10/2020

Doubling Season's Greetings!

This week we take a look at the shiny new cards released in Double Masters!! This week we take a look at the shiny new cards released in Double Masters!! Wait, we already did that once! Seems like there is double trouble boiling up with the latest cards from Double Masters, so read on to find out all the answers you will need to arm yourself with in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/10/2020)
Doubling Season's Greetings!
By Carsten Haese
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11/05/2018

Always Have a Fallback Plan

Having a contingency plan is totally important, which is why you of course want to read all the answers to your rules questions! So join us for this week’s exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(11/05/2018)
Always Have a Fallback Plan
By Callum Milne
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06/04/2018

Travel Madness

Being on the road a lot brings with it a lot of questions, and so this week we bring you some answers that we've found on our travels! If you need a good distraction between unpacking from one trip and packing for the next one, check out this week’s well-traveled edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(06/04/2018)
Travel Madness
By Charlotte Sable
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07/31/2017

Hour of Answering

We continue to count the hours this week, and we've arrived at the Hour of Answering, where we do what we do best and answer a fresh batch of Magic rules question for you, so join us for this week's exciting and informative issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (1 Comment)
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(07/31/2017)
Hour of Answering
By Nathan Long
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01/02/2017

And a Happy New Y!

2017 is upon us and we are right in the thick of it with answering your rules questions, providing all the answers you will need to start your Magic year just right! So dig in and make a resolution to read Cranial Insertion every week this year, starting with this weeks exciting edition!

By Callum Milne (1 Comment)
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(01/02/2017)
And a Happy New Y!
By Callum Milne
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05/30/2016

School's Out

School's out for summer, school's out for ever!! Wait, what not forever, just for the summer? Okay, well good thing they stopped Moko's plot with those incendiary devices. Summertime is upon us as school is ending; however, do not let that stop your learning of all those Magic rules and interactions!! So join us for this week's fact filled edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(05/30/2016)
School's Out
By Nathan Long
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05/23/2016

Modern Artistry

Ah, the modern times! With such wonderful artists as Piet Mondrian and Andy Warhol. Wait not those artists? Magic artists then, Anthony Palumbo, ... that is not it either?! Okay then, join us for this week's virtuosity of rules question and answers!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(05/23/2016)
Modern Artistry
By James Bennett
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09/01/2014

Declare Blockers

or, Two's Company

Two blocks are better than one! Magic is changing its block structure but our format is still the same. Your exciting rules questions combined with the answers you seek! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(09/01/2014)
Declare Blockers
or, Two's Company
By James Bennett
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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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02/11/2013

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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(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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12/24/2012

'Twas the night before Christmas...

Christmas is upon us and James is gifting everyone with the best thing possible... answers to their rules questions! Join us for the festivities in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (0 Comments)
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(12/24/2012)
'Twas the night before Christmas...
By James Bennett
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12/10/2012

Where the Bunnies Roam

or, Getting Inside Your Head

Join Eli as he takes a journey into the inner workings of the brain. Oh, yeah and he answers some rules questions along the way! Read on with this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (15 Comments)
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(12/10/2012)
Where the Bunnies Roam
or, Getting Inside Your Head
By Eli Shiffrin
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(12/03/2012)
Blow, thou winter wind
By James Bennett
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(11/19/2012)
Ravnica: City of Cats
or, I Can Has Shockland?
By Eli Shiffrin
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11/05/2012

Overload²

The illustrious and great Niv Mizzet will guide you through his factories and show off his most wondrous experiments. Oh, yeah, and he might just answer some rules questions too. Join us with this weeks homage to Izzet! Warning some things might explode.

By Thijs van Ommen (4 Comments)
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(11/05/2012)
Overload²
By Thijs van Ommen
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10/01/2012

City Lights

or, Flaming Goblins in the Sky

Back in the City again! With the prereleases just finishing up and the release events coming up Ravnica is in full swing. Join us as we Return to Ravnica in this weeks Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (5 Comments)
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(10/01/2012)
City Lights
or, Flaming Goblins in the Sky
By Eli Shiffrin
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(09/10/2012)
Raining Cats and Dogs
but Mostly Cats
By Eli Shiffrin
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(08/20/2012)
We Will Be Heroes
or, Yes, Hero of Bladehold Gets Exalted
By Eli Shiffrin
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(07/16/2012)
Thirteen by Thirteen
By Carsten Haese
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07/09/2012

Lucky M13

or, Que Serra Serra

With the M13 prerelease just under our belts its that time for Eli to tackle all of those burning rules questions!

By Eli Shiffrin (9 Comments)
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(07/09/2012)
Lucky M13
or, Que Serra Serra
By Eli Shiffrin
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(06/25/2012)
Summertime!
And the livin' is easy
By Carsten Haese
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05/14/2012

The Human League

or, Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Don't you want me... to explain some rules? There definitely is a Fascination with rules going on here in this weeks extraordinary edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (21 Comments)
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(05/14/2012)
The Human League
or, Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
By Carsten Haese
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12/12/2011

Forty Candles

One Year Older, One Year Wiser?

Join us as we break out our candelabras (of Tawnos) and celebrate another year with Carsten on this eve of his birthday! Oh, yeah and lets not forget more rules question fun than any of us can handle, in yet another exciting pre-holiday edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/12/2011)
Forty Candles
One Year Older, One Year Wiser?
By Carsten Haese
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10/24/2011

All Hallow's Eve... Eve

The spooktacular rules question fun continues as we ramp up toward Halloween here in the States with our Cranial Insertion pre-All Hallow's Eve edition!

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(10/24/2011)
All Hallow's Eve... Eve
By Brian Paskoff
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10/17/2011

The Title without a Pun

or, Thanks to Our Translators!

Puns and punishment, not here! This weeks article features great rules questions everyone wants to know the answers to about Innistrad!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(10/17/2011)
The Title without a Pun
or, Thanks to Our Translators!
By Eli Shiffrin
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09/26/2011

The Monster Mash

or, A Graveyard Smash!

It's a graveyard smash!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(09/26/2011)
The Monster Mash
or, A Graveyard Smash!
By Eli Shiffrin
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