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Year End Mailbag
As 2024 draws to a close, Justin reflects on the past year and the year to come as he answers burning questions from IRC, so join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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A Few of My Favorite Cards
The hills are alive with the sound of Magic, so join us as we answer your rules questions in this week's exciting issue 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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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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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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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!
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Phyrexia Around the Corner
With Phyrexians on the move, maybe we can keep distracted by answering your questions.
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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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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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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!
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like... Wait, what, it's December?
Holiday cheer is spreading around the office, and Moko is chomping at the bit to do some redecorating for the season. Despite us trying to reign in Moko's holiday cheer, the fountains of bleeding skulls were a bit much for us, we still had enough cheer left in us to put out yet another article chock full of answers to those pesky rules questions burning in holiday lists! So read on in this week's festive edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Commander and Conquer III
I like my commander decks, and I like answering Magic Rules questions, so lets meld those two things together and answer rules questions about my commander decks.
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Modern (Horizons) Rules Problems
All of these new rules are giving you fits, and we have the answers you need! We have put together yet another concoction of answers to those pesky rules questions burning in your mind! So join us for yet another fantastic edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Overlook Hotel
All of this staying put and staying inside is starting to drive Moko insane, not that he ever really was to begin with! To that end we are trying to pacify him and save our offices, which are currently shuttered by the way. Hopefully when we return they are still in one piece! In the meantime we bring you yet another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion with all the rules question and answer knowledge you have come to know and love! Read on!
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It's My Party And I'll Cry if I Want to
Andrew is living it up and partying it down! So he has put together one banger of an article for his birthday bash! Join us for this week’s celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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Command Performance
Commander 2018 sure has created a lot of rules questions! After an entire article devoted to Commander 2018, we're putting on another article filled exclusively with Commander 2018 questions. So sit back, enjoy the show, and join us for a dazzling display of rules knowledge in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Maternal Masters
Celebrating mothers here at the offices we bring to you this wonderful edition answering all your rules questions! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! And no, technically, zombie monkeys do not have mothers, but shhh please do not tell that to Moko, he still thinks that old dried out coconut is his mother!
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Visiting the Oracle of Dominaria
or "How I Learned to Stop Redirecting and Love the Target"With Dominaria now on the scene and some big changes in rules we bring you yet another big article! This edition chock full of all of your rules questions and answers for all of those burning questions on those shiney new cards, as well as an explanation of the biggest rules change coming along with the new set! So join us for yet another sagely edition of Cranial Insertion!
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A Break from the Sand
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A Belated Birthday Bash
or, The Dirty DozenWe 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!
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Twelve Days of Magic
Eight Grasp of Darkness, Seven Swans of Bryn Argoll, Six Dauthi Slaying, Five Sol Rings! Four Hurkyl's Recall, Three Henge of Ramos, Two Meandering Turtle, and a question with an answer for thee! Join us for this weeks festive edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Ach-tober
October is here and Kaladesh has released! So we bring you a fresh set of your invented questions straight from the forges of the Internet or wherever else you sent them from! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Gated Community
Oath of the Gatewatch is out in the wild now! Moko is busy swearing his latest oath, not going in there to witness that mess. And here we are again with your rules questions ready to be answered! So join us as we continue to keep our oath in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Debatably Yours
The race is heating up and we have some doozies for you this week. How will the candidates respond to the most pertinent questions on everybody's mind! Find out in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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PAX Magica
A magical peace has decended upon the world of Magic. We are getting ready for spoilers from Battle for Zendikar as we do so once again we provide you with all the answers to your questions in order to quell your tumultuous wonder. So join us for this week spellbinding edition of Cranial Insertion!
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A Thousand Different Voices Screaming to Be Heard
And nothing will be done! Nothing!Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start. Moko is having too much fun on the Twitch feed again. Alas work needs to be done so join Callum as he takes us through another exciting set of rules questions and answers!
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Happy Returns
or, Live from New EnglandHe 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!
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Word of Commander
or, Commander? I Just Met 'ErIn researching this article, we googled for 'commander data,' but all we got was Star Trek stuff.
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