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03/18/2024

Facebook Mailbag 4.0

You have questions, hopefully I have the answers.

It's time to take a look at some more questions from the Ask-the-Judge Facebook group, so join us is in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(03/18/2024)
Facebook Mailbag 4.0
You have questions, hopefully I have the answers.
By Justin Hovdenes
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10/02/2023

Adding Alternatives

You can choose one or the other, I'll just add them together.

Today we're taking a deep dive into the topic of alternative and additional costs, so join us in this week's educational issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/02/2023)
Adding Alternatives
You can choose one or the other, I'll just add them together.
By Justin Hovdenes
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02/13/2023

Phyrexia, The Greatest Show In The Multiverse

Phyrexia is here, and we would love for you to join us!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(02/13/2023)
Phyrexia, The Greatest Show In The Multiverse
By Justin Hovdenes
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11/21/2022

Autobots, Roll Out The New Cards

Rules Questions in Disguise

The nostalgia continues as Justin reminisces about some of his favorite childhood toys, so join us in this week's transformative issue of Cranial Insertion!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(11/21/2022)
Autobots, Roll Out The New Cards
Rules Questions in Disguise
By Justin Hovdenes
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12/20/2021

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!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(12/20/2021)
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like... Wait, what, it's December?
By Andrew Villarrubia
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12/13/2021

End of Year Quiz

Another year almost done and gone, its time we see just how much you have learned.

By Justin Hovdenes (1 Comment)
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(12/13/2021)
End of Year Quiz
By Justin Hovdenes
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12/06/2021

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(12/06/2021)
See You Space Cowboy
By Nathan Long
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11/22/2021

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!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(11/22/2021)
I now pronounce you Bride and Gloom
By Andrew Villarrubia
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11/15/2021

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(11/15/2021)
Don't COUNT me out!
By Justin Hovdenes
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09/27/2021

A werewolf is steering a submarine

The thrilling tale of Captain Harry McHowls

This week, we're digging into some hairy questions about Midnight Hunt. There's action! There's intrigue! There's niche references!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(09/27/2021)
A werewolf is steering a submarine
The thrilling tale of Captain Harry McHowls
By Andrew Villarrubia
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04/05/2021

April Showers

Spring is here and things are heating up so we have put together another fiery article just for you! So come on and join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(04/05/2021)
April Showers
By Nathan Long
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03/15/2021

Let's Do the Time Spiral Again!

Time Spiral remastered is spoiled and ready to hit shelves, so we take a look at those burning questions you have remastered and now in full HD! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion as we spiral into the hottest rules answers you need to crush your opponents again!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(03/15/2021)
Let's Do the Time Spiral Again!
By Nathan Long
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01/04/2021

New Year, Who Dis?

It is a new year and with that comes new opportunities, new sets of cards, new questions, and we are kicking the year off right with yet another fantastic article chock full of the answers to your rules questions! So read on in this week's celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (3 Comments)
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(01/04/2021)
New Year, Who Dis?
By Carsten Haese
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09/07/2020

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Football season is gearing up again and as the NFL teams prepare to start their season, we have prepared yet another fantastic article for you. So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(09/07/2020)
Are You Ready For Some Football?
By Nathan Long
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07/15/2019

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!

By Andrew Villarrubia (0 Comments)
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(07/15/2019)
It's My Party And I'll Cry if I Want to
By Andrew Villarrubia
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07/16/2018

Lucky Thirte'en

Luck is on our side as we pass over the 13th day of the month which happened to be a Friday, a bad omen in some places but not here!!! We have luck on our side, or perhaps it was just all the answers to all the right questions! Regardless read on to get all the answers you need in this week’s fortuitous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(07/16/2018)
Lucky Thirte'en
By Callum Milne
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04/30/2018

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!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(04/30/2018)
Visiting the Oracle of Dominaria
or "How I Learned to Stop Redirecting and Love the Target"
By Charlotte Sable
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04/09/2018

Thirteen Candles

So this week we are bringing you another article jam packed with all those exciting answers to those rules questions you have burning in your mind! Now if only we can get Moko ro put down those matches.... join us for this week's bright edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(04/09/2018)
Thirteen Candles
By Carsten Haese
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02/26/2018

March Madness

March is creeping up on us and Moko is getting a bit stir crazy for spring! Join us as we take you through some of those rules questions that have been gnawing at you for an answer, in this week's edition of Cranial Insertion! Just watch your step.

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(02/26/2018)
March Madness
By Callum Milne
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02/27/2017

Time Marches On

It is almost March and the year is picking up steam, so while time is seemingly slipping through our fingers we take a moment to do what we do best and answer your rules questions! Join us for this weeks timely edition of Cranial Insertion, now packed with even more time (or marching, not quite sure which)!

By Callum Milne (1 Comment)
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(02/27/2017)
Time Marches On
By Callum Milne
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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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09/12/2016

Back to School, 2nd Edition

Revised for the new year!

Everywhere in the U.S. of A kids are returning back to the grind of school. So we bring you an extra special educational helping of your rules questions and answers, right here for your enjoyment! So join us for this exciting academic edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (4 Comments)
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(09/12/2016)
Back to School, 2nd Edition
Revised for the new year!
By Callum Milne
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11/30/2015

Quizgiving

or, Thanksquizzing?

Quiz time! Thank goodness for Magic, as Thanksgiving just passed in the States we bring you a fantabulous trivia article! So read on and test your skills in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (3 Comments)
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(11/30/2015)
Quizgiving
or, Thanksquizzing?
By Carsten Haese
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03/23/2015

Future Perfect

or, Bold Outcomes

The future is upon us and Sarkhan has done it! Dragons surround us now on the plane of Tarkir and we have gathered up the best specimens of your rules questions to answer! So join us in this weeks bold edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/23/2015)
Future Perfect
or, Bold Outcomes
By Carsten Haese
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12/02/2013

Don't let me impose

or, A faithful devotee

Here in the States the Thanksgiving holiday has just past us. We here at Cranial Insertion are thankful for all the rules questions! With that join us for this weeks exciting edition!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(12/02/2013)
Don't let me impose
or, A faithful devotee
By James Bennett
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09/02/2013

Passing Time

Waiting for Theros

With most of the Cranial Insertion crew patiently waiting out the Theros Previews in our newly constructed waiting room, while Moko meticulously destroys said room. We are pleased to once again present another set of exciting rules questions and answers in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Next!

By Callum Milne (4 Comments)
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(09/02/2013)
Passing Time
Waiting for Theros
By Callum Milne
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06/24/2013

What happens in North Canton...

...stays in North Canton

Lady luck is on our side! Though with our rules knowledge the odds just might be stacked in our favor. So join us for this fortuitous edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (7 Comments)
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(06/24/2013)
What happens in North Canton...
...stays in North Canton
By Carsten Haese
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06/10/2013

Breaking the Mold

Creeping or oozing molds always find a way to keep growing. Just like our question and answer repitiore! Join us for some not so old questions in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (5 Comments)
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(06/10/2013)
Breaking the Mold
By James Bennett
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12/31/2012

All Crazy Teenagers

Not to Be Confused with Those Crazy Teenagers

The world is ending and Moko was let out to write yet another article, this time about some crazy teens. Wait... what? That was two weeks ago, only the year this time? And no, actual teens are involved with the article, just something about spells? Okay then, read on for this weeks amazing edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Moko (7 Comments)
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(12/31/2012)
All Crazy Teenagers
Not to Be Confused with Those Crazy Teenagers
By Moko
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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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(12/03/2012)
Blow, thou winter wind
By James Bennett
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11/12/2012

An Arsenal of Goodies

(not the football kind)

With the recent release of Commanders Arsenal we have some commanding rules questions for everyone! Join us in this weeks thrilling edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (3 Comments)
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(11/12/2012)
An Arsenal of Goodies
(not the football kind)
By James Bennett
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(09/03/2012)
Realms... Charted?
By James Bennett
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08/27/2012

Around the World in Three Days

Join us as we travel the world. In the wake of the Magic World Cup, James takes us on a journey of rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(08/27/2012)
Around the World in Three Days
By Carsten Haese
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07/30/2012

Black and White and Red All Over

or, Sunburnt Zebras

It is quizzically wonderful, or is that wonderfully quizzical, what Moko can do with questions! Time to put down that eReader and check out this weeks Cranial Insertion! Read on for this weeks exciting article and test your knowledge!

By Eli Shiffrin (24 Comments)
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(07/30/2012)
Black and White and Red All Over
or, Sunburnt Zebras
By Eli Shiffrin
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(07/16/2012)
Thirteen by Thirteen
By Carsten Haese
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06/18/2012

 

(06/18/2012)
Eternally Yours
By James Bennett
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04/30/2012

If Life Gives You Demons

or, Make Demonade

Since summertime is getting underway what better marriage than Cranial Insertion and Avacyn Restored? Find out what soulbonding adventures await, so grab a nice tall glass of iced demonade!? and read on with this weeks Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (3 Comments)
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(04/30/2012)
If Life Gives You Demons
or, Make Demonade
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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