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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!
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The Tell-Tale Candy Heart
Valentine's Day is coming up, so we're putting a lot of heart into this article. Come join us in this week's Poe-etic issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Law & Order: A Karlov Whodunit
Dun, dun, duuun!Murders at Karlov Manor is here, so grab your notebooks and try to help us unravel the mystery in this week's thrilling episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Facebook Mail Bag 3.0
Yes, Facebook is still around, so let's take a look at some questions from the Ask-the-Judge Facebook group in this week's exciting issue of Cranial Insertion!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A Look Back At 2022
As the year 2022 is entering its last week, we're taking a look back at some of the cards that the year has brought us, so join us in this week's retrospective issue of Cranial Insertion!
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This Article Was Stolen
I, Dave Elden of JudgingFTW, have stolen this article. Let's see what trouble I can get up to with it.
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This Means War!
War! What is it good for? In the case of The Brothers' War, it's good for creating rules questions, and we're here to answer them. Join us in this week's nostalgic issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Pop Quiz Be a Lady
Justin is returning from the Magic 30 celebration and we bet he had a lot of fun in Las Vegas! As a souvenir, he's bringing us a Vegas-themed quiz, so good luck as you play along in this week's glittering issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Random Questions for a Random Week
There is no rhyme or reason for any of this.
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Moko's Center for Kids Who Can't Magic Good
And Who Wanna Learn the Rules Good TooMoko has gotten ambitious and built a school! He calls it "Moko's Center for Kids Who Can't Magic Good And Who Wanna Learn the Rules Good Too", because the name fits. You think that you're too cool for school, but I have a newsflash for you Walter Cronkite... you aren't. So come on in and join us in this week's educational edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Bring a Friend, Get a Mind . . . . stone
Lots of exciting things coming down the pipeline for Magic, but as usual Commander is what has my attention.
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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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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!
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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!
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This Article Is a No Bones Article
This week are are dropping all the pretenses and providing nothing but straight up answers to all of those rules questions you have burning in your minds! So we have put together yet another article on the up and up, clean and simple. So read on in this week's no frills edition of Cranial Insertion! Or did they mean they left all of the physical bones from this week's article?
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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!
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Don't Replace My Trigger
Multiple triggers can be tricky, so can multiple replacement effects, and to make things trickier both are handled differently.
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The Rules They Are A-Changin'
The Rules They Are A-Changin' But We Keep Up With Them.
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Quiz on Ice
The quiz master Moko is back at it again bringing you yet another test of your skills with those burning rules questions and answers. So read on to test your mettle in this week's quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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Year's End
The year is over, and for many of us it could have arrived faster.
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Questioning Dead
As it turns out, zombies aren't just hungry for brains, some are hungry for answers too.
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They say its your birthday!
We are having a party, balloons, cake, blowing out the candles, the whole ball of wax in celebration of our writer Justin's birthday! Of course there are a few provisos, quid pro quo, etc. given Coronavirus is still around, so we respectfully request you wear a mask and maintain proper social distancing while reading and enjoying this week's celebratory edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Of Ogres & Onions
What do cakes, parfaits, onions, and ogres have in common? They all have layers, as does this article! Tons of Layers and tons of ogres.
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Summer Solsquiz 2
It is that time again! That is right time for the seasonal quiz article! This time we have jam packed it with all the most challenging questions, the best jokes, and funniest puns we could bring to bear! So join us for this weeks, exciting edition of Cranial Insertion quiz edition!!!!
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Order of Operations (Ikoria Version)
or, Don't Touch the SidesThis week we take a look at some of the rules updates that Ikoria has brought in. So into the den of the monsters, we go as we take a deep dive into the section of the rules best known as layers! Join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Unconceivable!
Unbelievable and undeniable yet another edition of those rules questions and answers you love has come into your life! Providing you with all of the unformation you can possibly handle with respect to rules of Magic the Gathering! So join us once again as we unravel the mysteries in this week's unquestionably excellent edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Just Another Valentine's Day
Ah, l'amour! St. Valentine is hanging around once again and we here at the Cranial Insertion offices know what you love! That is answers to those rules questions burning in your hearts! We have packed this article full of questions that you have had a burning desire for a response! Join us for this week's lovely edition of Cranial Insertion, now with more hearts! P.S.: No zombie monkey hearts were used in the making of this article, nor did we charge Moko with obtaining actual hearts.
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2020 Vision
The new year is almost upon us! In fact, it very well might be 2020 by the time you read this. Greetings, future human! Please enjoy our fine selection of Magic rules questions as we do our thing once again at Cranial Insertion, new year or not.
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The End of a Saga
The Star Wars saga is coming to an end this week, and to celebrate we have put together a galactic sized article! Make no mistake there are no Jedi mind tricks here, only the answers you seek to the questions you have! So join us in this week's epic adventure of Cranial Insertion!
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Oko no Moko
Oko is banned in standard! Read all about it in this week’s exciting edition of Cranial insertion!
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Not-so-Grimm Fairy Tales
The tales of fay have finally hit our local stores, vying for the throne, what will happen when their glamours become exposed? Come join us as we seek to steel our resolve and test our mettle amongst the Grimm tales about to unfold as we prepare for time when the Throne of Eldraine hits shelves!
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Mom, Volrath Won't Stop Copying Me!
Commander 2019 has dropped and we are taking a look over all of those rules questions that you have sent in, and decided those would be good to make an article with. So we set about with good old pen and paper to make copies of each of them and then realized that our articles are only digital! Join us for this week's offprint edition of Cranial Insertion!
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How Do I Tell a Card I Want to Kiss It?
Hello everyone and welcome back to yet another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Here we are continuing our summer season of fun and excitement with the answers you need for all those questions you have with regard to your most fun and exciting summer activity, things like playing at the beach, walking the boardwalk, pickup games of baseball or softball, or even more Magic! Okay, so really our focus is just going to be on that last one, so join us once again for another hot session of questions and answers!
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Cranial Insertion's Memorial Day Sale
As we take some time to remember the fallen here in the US we also take some time to hit the shops and to build up our supplies to continue the fight! So read on as we answer all of those stubborn rules questions in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Zombie Hunting for Fun and Profit
This week we begin to wax philosophically regarding the ever present question of zombies and their feelings. Do they feel? What are they feeling? When are they feeling these things? Or we could just focus on a bunch of rules questions surrounding everyone's favorite MtG tribe! So join us for this week's everliving edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more bandages!
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Endings and Beginnings
We are proud to continue the tradition of answering your rules questions! So this article marks a new beginning for us here at the CI offices a new writer! So join us this week for another high quality romp through our inboxes, and let us all say welcome to Andrew!
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Who Wants to Be the Living Guildpact?
With Jace missing in action, a replacement for the Living Guildpact must be found ASAP! Join us this week for a rollicking Ravnica quiz and find out if you're suited for the task in this edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Running with Blades
Life is oh so brief, and the search for ways to extend it seem like something everyone seeks. To that end we have put together answers to those rules questions you have been wanting to know, so you can smash your opponents and extend your life (at least in games of Magic)! Now if we can just get Moko to sit still long enough to answer all the questions. So read on in this week's extraordinary edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Holidaze
The Holiday season is upon us and we are trying hard here at the CI offices not to become overwhelmed by the spirit. To that end we have prepared an article for you answering all those rules questions for w which you wanted answers! Just our little gift to you! So join us for this week's festive edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Midsummer Revel
The revels of the summer have started to wane but as we enjoy the height of the season, we look to rejoice with those things that we know and love best! Rules questions and answers! To that end we have jam packed yet another article full of answers to those budding questions in your mind! So read on in this week's heated edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more pollen!
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Victoria Gloria Est
Spring is in the air and we have sprung into our inbox for some of the best questions that you asked! So once again we spring into action to provide you those answers you need to bring you victory on the battlefield! So read on in this week's victorious edition of Cranial Insertion!
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