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End of Year Quiz II
You sure have learned a lot this year, now let's see if you've retained any of it. It's quiz time!
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Last Minute Shopping
Things are quite hectic at the Cranial Insertion offices with last-minute preparations for the holidays, but we're still here to answer your rules questions, so join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Age Is Just a Number
It's Carsten's birthday this week, so join us in this week's celebratory issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Charisma, Weeeeeeeeee!
With this much charisma, we should be able to answer any question!Your party comes across a Magic rules article. Is it evil or chaotic neutral? Read on to find out!
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Digging Deep into Ixalan
We continue to explore the depths of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, so grab your gear and join us in this week's adventurous issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Roasted Dinosaur With Mashed Potatoes And Gravy
We're cooking an Ixalan-inspired Thanksgiving feast of rules questions, so join us in this week's appetizing edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Spelunking on Ixalan
It's new set time! Let's discover what might be hiding in the caves of Ixalan!
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Daylight Savings!
We're a bit jet-lagged from setting our clocks back an hour the other night, but we're still here to answer your rules question, so join us for this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
It's almost Halloween, and we're giving out brain candy at the Cranial Insertion offices, so join us in this week's frighteningly educational issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Go To An RCQ, Show Your Strength
Justin has been busy judging Modern tournaments for the current RCQ season, so join us in this week's modern edition 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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Once Upon a Time Lord
The Doctor Who commander decks are coming soon and promise lots of exciting new rules questions, and we're covering a few of those, so join us in this week's time-traveling issue of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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What Happens in Vegas
They say that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but we're sure that everybody who went to MagicCon Vegas is taking many memories home with them. Join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
Fall is in the air, and we're celebrating harvest season with a fresh crop of rules questions from our inbox. Join us in this week's pumpkin-spiced issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Born to be Wilds of Eldraine
Get your motor runnin', building new decks with faeries!
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A (Second) Tale as Old as Time
Wilds of Eldraine is being released this weekend, which means it's time for our first look at this new set, so join us in this week's fairy-tale edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Back to School, 6th Edition
Now with a Very Slightly Updated ForewordSummer 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!
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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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Clearing Out the Backlog
We're rapidly approaching the release of the next fall set, so we're taking some time this week to clear out our of backlog of questions that have accumulated over the summer this week at Cranial Insertion!
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Mastering Commander Masters
Commander Masters is out now, and it has taken control of our inbox. Your wish is our command, so join us in this week's commanding episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Commander and Master of Gen Con
Gen Con and the release of a new set? This is gonna be a great weekend!
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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!
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Grilling, Chilling, and Quizzing
With summer grilling season in full swing, Moko wants to cook your brains with a fiendish quiz. Do you have what it takes to answer these questions? Find out in this week's quizzical episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Do I Betray Jace and Many Other Quandaries
Vraska gives out Phyrexian oil. We only give out (usually) correct answers.
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Return of the Rules
A couple of weeks after the release of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth, your questions about this set still burn hotter than the Fires of Mount Doom, so let's answer some of them in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Belated Dad Jokes
We're celebrating the recent Father's Day with some dad jokes, so join us in this week's paternal issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Lord of the Rulings
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth is out now, and the rules tempt you, so join us in this week's precious issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Summer Deck Modifications
Summer is almost here, and it's the perfect time to build decks, but our decks are made of cardboard rather than lumber. It's also the perfect time to answer your rules questions, so join us in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Rules Question Tango
And now, inspired by a recent theater production, Carsten and Moko present their rendition of the Rules Question Tango in this week's musical episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Study Hall: Learning in Groups Can Be Helpful
Where can you get fast answers to your Magic rules questions? Read on to find out in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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A Happy 40th to Me!
Oh lordy, look who's forty! Nathan recently turned 40, so join us in wishing him a very happy birthday in this week's celebratory issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Small Set, Big Questions
March of the Machine: The Aftermath is out now, and although it's a very, very small set, it's causing a lot of questions. Join us as we look at a few of those questions in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Question to Many, Answer Wrongly to a Few
What do Hamlet, Magic, and Quizzes have in common?To be or not to be a rules expert, that is the question. Find out the answer in this week's quizzical issue of Cranial Insertion!
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A MOM-entous Occasion
March of the Machine is still on our minds and the MOM puns continue relentlessly, so join us in this week's MOM-entous issue of Cranial Insertion!
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MOM-ma Mia!
Here we go again with another selection of questions about March of the Machine, so join us in this week's exciting episode of Cranial Insertion!
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My M.O.M. Always Said Life Is Like a Box of Phyrexians...
It's time to review rules for a new set! Let's see what new rules questions we have for March of the Machine.
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An Intro to Oathbreaker
Some oaths are meant to be broken, but we swear we'll do our best to answer your questions about the Oathbreaker format in this week's exciting episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Happy Porcelain Anniversary!
Cranial Insertion has been going for eighteen years, so join us as we celebrate this milestone in this week's exciting episode!
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Facebook Mail Bag 2.0
Wait, useful things can be found on Facebook? Yes, Magic Judges!
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Spring Has Arrived!
Spring is here and we're doing a spring cleaning of our inbox, so join us in this week's springy issue of Cranial Insertion!
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It's About Time!
The arrival of Daylight Saving Time has prompted us to ponder the mysteries of time, so join us in this week's well-timed issue of Cranial Insertion!
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MagicCon Philly Report
So many tournaments, and many of them quite weird.
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Down with the Sickness
Nathan is a little under the weather, but he powered through and answered your burning questions from our inbox. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope you'll join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.
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From Phyrexia With Love
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Resistance is futile. We want you.
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Phyrexia, The Greatest Show In The Multiverse
Phyrexia is here, and we would love for you to join us!
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All Will Be Won
Phyrexia: All Will Be One is being released this week, so we're heading to New Phyrexia to see what the Phyrexians have done with the place. Join us in this week's well-oiled issue of Cranial Insertion!
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The Snow Must Go On
The Cranial Insertion offices are snowed in, but we have the heat from your burning questions keeping us warm, so join us in this week's snow-covered 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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Dominaria Remembered
Dominaria Remastered is out now, so we're continuing our look at some of the cards in that set before we make a swift return to more recent cards. Join us in this week's time-travelling issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Nostalgia Reprinted
Dominaria Remastered is arriving in stores this weekend, so buckle up and get ready for a trip down memory lane in this week's nostalgic issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Quizzing In The New Year
Let's start the year off with a quiz, want to make sure you didn't forget everything over holiday break.
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