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07/17/2023

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!

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(07/17/2023)
Grilling, Chilling, and Quizzing
By Carsten Haese
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06/12/2023

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!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(06/12/2023)
Summer Deck Modifications
By Nathan Long
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12/27/2021

It's The End Of The Year As We Know It

(and I feel fine)

New Years is fast approaching as the other holidays are now in the rear view, we take a look at our inboxes once again! As we try to clear out all those rules questions that have piled up over the past year in preparation for all those new questions that will come with the advent of the new year, we have prepared yet another fantastic article for you! So read on in this the last article of 2021 in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/27/2021)
It's The End Of The Year As We Know It
(and I feel fine)
By Carsten Haese
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11/01/2021

November Rain

Welcome to the jungle, we got fun and games! We got everything you want, all those rules questions and answers. So we jump on the nightrain to head down toward Paradise City where the grass is green. By now you have probably run out of patience for those answers and thus will need to read on, sweet child o' mine, in this week's edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(11/01/2021)
November Rain
By Carsten Haese
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09/06/2021

Pumpkin Spice Quiz

It is that time of year again! Yes, time for Pumpkin Spice to return to our lattes and dognuts and all those other goodies we know and love! Of course we cannot leave it out of our articles either, so we have spiced up this week's quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(09/06/2021)
Pumpkin Spice Quiz
By Carsten Haese
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08/09/2021

Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meaty Oars

This week we start to take a look at the weather patterns of the Forgotten Realms. Those north westerly winds from Icewindale flowing down over Baldur's Gate causing a storm front to brew. Join us for this week's predictive edition of Cranial Insertion, where we try and forecast all of the answers to your rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/09/2021)
Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Meaty Oars
By Carsten Haese
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05/17/2021

Pop Quiz!

It's time to show off what you've learned so far in Strixhaven. That's right, it's a pop quiz! Watch out for sharks and spells gone wrong, and join us to test your knowledge in this week's quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(05/17/2021)
Pop Quiz!
By Carsten Haese
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04/12/2021

It's a Mystical Day in this Neighborhood.

With Strixhaven just around the corner, lets take a look at the Mystical Archive that is included in the set.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(04/12/2021)
It's a Mystical Day in this Neighborhood.
By Justin Hovdenes
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03/22/2021

Modal Double Faced Cards & Where to Find Them

Modal Double-Faced Cards are little strange, so lets dig deep and learn all about them.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(03/22/2021)
Modal Double Faced Cards & Where to Find Them
By Justin Hovdenes
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02/22/2021

Jumping on the Banned Wagon

Wizards has dropped a doozy of a ban announcement, and we go over some of the impacts of that announcement in answer to your rules questions! So join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion now with mode deck diversity than ever!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(02/22/2021)
Jumping on the Banned Wagon
By Nathan Long
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02/01/2021

There's No Business Like Snow Business

With the release of Kaldheim things in the CI office have started to heat up, so in order to cool them off we have taken a load of your questions and jam packed them into this week's article! So read on in this week's chilly edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(02/01/2021)
There's No Business Like Snow Business
By Nathan Long
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10/26/2020

Trick or Treat Bag 2020

Kids in spooky costumes have many a rules question, and if I don't get too distracted by how neat they look, I may have an answer or two.

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/26/2020)
Trick or Treat Bag 2020
By Justin Hovdenes
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08/17/2020

A Summer's Break

Summer doldrums got you down, while you are waiting for the Fall set? Have we got the answer for you! That is all the answers to those rules questions you had! So join us as we brew up some clever concoction of answers to those questions that have been heating up your summer MtG action!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(08/17/2020)
A Summer's Break
By Nathan Long
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12/09/2019

Lucky Number Thirteen

Luck is with us this week as we pull out all the stops! Answering all those rules questions for which you have so desired the answer! So join us once again for this week's fortunate edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (1 Comment)
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(12/09/2019)
Lucky Number Thirteen
By Carsten Haese
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06/03/2019

Just a Summer Break

School is winding down and the summer is starting to heat up. Here in the Cranial Insertion offices we are cooking up some of our famous answers to those fantastic and fun rules questions you keep divining for us! So join us in this week's all out extravaganza of exaltation in this edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(06/03/2019)
Just a Summer Break
By Nathan Long
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01/28/2019

Allies, Allegedly

Ravnica Allegiance has released and we have all the answers to those pesky new rules questions that have been burning in the back of your mind. As you fight over which guild is cooler and ally with your friends to crush your enemies be sure to crack open this week's edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more gold cards! *No physical cards were harmed in the printing of this article.*

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(01/28/2019)
Allies, Allegedly
By Charlotte Sable
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10/15/2018

Past Time to Dine

It is almost dinner time here at the Cranial Insertion offices and the last time we let Moko cook we had to deal with the stench for over a week. So we have learned our lesson this time and have him tied up in the basement during the meal preparation. However, we understand that you folks are still hungering for the answers to all of those burning rules questions! So read on in this week's flavorful edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (3 Comments)
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(10/15/2018)
Past Time to Dine
By Callum Milne
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08/27/2018

Postcards from Lake Michigan

And back from our vacation near the Great Lakes, we have brought with us along with the results from our experiments on zombie monkeys when submerged underwater for long periods of time, another set of answers to those bugging rules questions you have had! We are pretty sure our conclusion is that zombie monkeys underwater is just bad for the fish... read on in this week's well rested edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/27/2018)
Postcards from Lake Michigan
By Carsten Haese
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07/23/2018

Meltdown

The temperature is blistering hot and so are these cards from the M19 Core Set! So we have put on the heat to respond to all of those burning rules questions you had!!! So join us for this week's sizzling edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Charlotte Sable (0 Comments)
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(07/23/2018)
Meltdown
By Charlotte Sable
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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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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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12/12/2016

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!

By Nathan Long (3 Comments)
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(12/12/2016)
Twelve Days of Magic
By Nathan Long
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06/20/2016

Smashing!

All hail our new undead overlords! The Eternal Masters have arrived! We have a jam packed article this week chock full of questions resurrected from the archives! Awaiting your reading pleasure! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (2 Comments)
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(06/20/2016)
Smashing!
By Callum Milne
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11/23/2015

Food Coloring

Time to give thanks here in the US for all of those things that we have this year and that includes some spectacular rules questions and answers for you! So cozy up to the fire and read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (7 Comments)
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(11/23/2015)
Food Coloring
By James Bennett
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06/16/2014

Modern Season's Greetings

The Modern season has kicked off and is now in full swing! So this week we thought we would celebrate by modernizing your rules knowledge with some Q&A on the format du jour! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/16/2014)
Modern Season's Greetings
By Carsten Haese
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05/05/2014

Nyx picks from the sticks

Join us this week as we bring you rules questions and answers from far out on the plane of Theros. Though no promises on urbane responses. Join us this week for another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.

By James Bennett (6 Comments)
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(05/05/2014)
Nyx picks from the sticks
By James Bennett
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(01/23/2014)
Colorless Blue Ideas Dream Chimerically
or, Wasing the Where of Previewing
By Eli Shiffrin
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09/09/2013

Rules Labor's Lost

or,

The day of labor is passed and now we look forward to a new horizon. With Theros just weeks away, we bring you some hard working rules questions in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion.

By James Bennett (12 Comments)
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(09/09/2013)
Rules Labor's Lost
or,
By James Bennett
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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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09/20/2010

Happy Equinox!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(09/20/2010)
Happy Equinox!
By Carsten Haese
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06/28/2010

Grand Prix Trial and Error

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/28/2010)
Grand Prix Trial and Error
By Carsten Haese
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02/08/2010

Worldwide Goyf Day

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(02/08/2010)
Worldwide Goyf Day
By Brian Paskoff
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01/18/2010

Worldwait

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(01/18/2010)
Worldwait
By Brian Paskoff
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11/02/2009

Leftover Candy (and Questions)

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(11/02/2009)
Leftover Candy (and Questions)
By Brian Paskoff
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10/12/2009

 

(10/12/2009)
Deadly Questions, Priceless Answers
By Brian Paskoff
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09/28/2009

Magic Sutra

or, Time to Get Zen

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(09/28/2009)
Magic Sutra
or, Time to Get Zen
By Eli Shiffrin
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08/17/2009

The Golden Standard

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(08/17/2009)
The Golden Standard
By Brian Paskoff
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05/18/2009

 

(05/18/2009)
Fun in the Sun
or, 6000°K in the Photosphere
By Eli Shiffrin
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05/11/2009

 

(05/11/2009)
Mother of Rules
or, Giving Birth to Alara, Again
By Aaron Stevenson
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