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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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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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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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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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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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Phyrexia Around the Corner

With Phyrexians on the move, maybe we can keep distracted by answering your questions.

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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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Making My Mark

This week, Carsten is marking a momentous event in his life. To find out what it is, join us in this week's remarkable 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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Just Another Magic Monday

It's a slow news day at the Cranial Insertion offices, so let's dig into the mailbag and answer some rules questions in today's perfectly normal issue of Cranial Insertion!

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End of Year Quiz

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

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Holidazed and Confused

The holidays are arriving in full force! We are decorating the halls and preparing our studios, Moko is especially excited in hopes he can finally get that new set of bones he has wanted! We have put yet another fantastic article together to fulfill all your rules question needs to take you through all the exciting times. So join us in this delightfully decorative edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Three Months of Halloween

Who does not love more Halloween? We are spending all of our efforts extending and expanding the evening of all hallows! So as we continue to hand out the ticks we have put together an extra special treat of an article for you this week! So join us for this week's hauntingly exciting 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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Angels Fan: A Remembrance

This week we take a look at those glorious angelic beings of Magic! So we have dusted off our rule books to answer those pesky rules interactions that have been bothering you and stopping your summoning of those radiant beings of Magic. So join us in this weeks effulgent edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Fall Colors

Fall is here and the leaves are changing colors once again! So we have turned over a new leaf, changed our colors, and prepared yet another fantastic article chock full of those fall rules questions you have burning in the back of your minds! So join us for this week's autumnal edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Happy Spooktober!

October has arrived and so has Innistrad Midnight Haunt! So we have broken out our best costumes and decked ourselves out to answer those pesky rules questions! So join us as we scare up yet another fantastic article and read on in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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A werewolf is steering a submarine

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

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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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Postmodern Horizons

Modern Horizons prereleases are in the books and we have put together yet another thought provoking article for your reading pleasure! This time we tackle a number of those pesky rules questions that probably came up during your brewing with all of those fantastic MH2 cards that you are on the verge of getting your hands on! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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2 Moderns 2 Horizons

Fire up the engines and kick it into high gear, pop the clutch and lets roll out! We have Modern Horizons 2 burning rubber down the fast lane in 5th gear! So checkout this week's high octane article to prepare you for all the high speed action that is coming your way in this blazing hot edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Study Hall, Detention, and Make Up Tests

School can be tough, but its worth the work.

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Class is Back in Session

The classroom is ready and the students have all sharpened their pencils! So we have prepared another lesson chock full of those pesky rules questions burning on your mind. So join us for yet another educational edition of Cranial Insertion!

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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.

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Moko's Sweet Sixteen

This article has spent sixteen years in the making! It is the CI anniversary article, and we have jam packed this edition with all of the answers to those pesky rules questions you have! So join us as we get our party hats on and celebrate in this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with more balloons!

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Happy Holidays!

The holidays are here and with it we bring great tidings of joy and cheer! To that end we have cooked up yet another fantastic article chock full of answers to those rules questions that have been keeping you up late at night instead of dreaming of sugar plums dancing. So read on in this week's exhilarating edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Legendary Leftovers

The legend continues as we take a peek at some of those fantastical cards coming from the new set Commander Legends! With all of that legendary might pulling its weight around you have more questions than ever, so we have broken out the big guns this week and put out mettle to the test to once again answer all of those questions to satisfy your curiosity. So join us for this week's legendary edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Making Landfall

Zendikar Rising has hit the shelves! So with that we have cracked open our mailboxes and pulled out those questions that have floated over our way! Putting together that flood of questions that come with a new set is always a challenge, that we take on every time! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Strange Times

Even enforcing proper social distancing will not keep our articles from your inbox! A safe way to continue enjoying satiating your curiosity for rules Q&A! Cranial Insertion, is here to recuse your doldrums with all those answers you have been waiting for all week! So read on in this week's exciting edition, just remember to keep six feet from the zombie monkey at all times!

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Jailbreak!

Theros Beyond Death previews are out and the prerelease is in the books! Cards are escaping from graveyards all over the multiverse and we are breaking out the best rules questions you had to ask! To celebrate inside we have cooked up all the answers you will need on your journey through the Nyx and beyond! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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A Lotus By Any Other Name

O’ Lotus Vale, O’ Lotus Vale. Wouldst a Lotus by any other name still add three mana to my mana pool? We dive into that question and more in this week’s mana hungry edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Going Horizontal

Modern Horizons is on the horizon and we have aligned our inbox with all of your questions. So once again we have put together a most contemporary collection of answers to those questions you have burning on your mind! So read on in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Lost in the Library

This week we bring you the knowledge you seek from deep within the halls of the Azorious library. Seeking the rules knowledge we need in order to better play Magic since the inception of the guilds! So join us for this week's insightful edition of Cranial Insertion! Now if only we could find our way back to the CI offices...

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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!

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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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Commanding Success

Commander 2018 is out, and we're here to take a first look at the brain-melting rules questions that might come up when you play with those decks, so join us for this week's commanding edition of Cranial Insertion!

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My Zombie Valentine

Hello and welcome again! Once again we have this year's Valentine article filled with all of the love and happiness that we can possibly jam into a single article! Or at least as much as any Zombie Monkey can exude. So join us once again for all the rules questions and answers you know and love! <3

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Quiz Wars

That is no small moon over there, it is just a Wheel of Sun and Moon! This week we have for you an exciting set of questions to challenge your Magic rules senses, in another one of our exciting quiz episodes! So come and tickle your fancy, just watch out for that giant fuzzball over there (Moko just glued a bunch of fur to his bones) as we journey onward in this week's Silver bordered edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Release the Icons!

Iconic Masters is close at hand, so we take a look at some of the most iconic questions in our inbox! All the while we try to provide masterful answers to those questions, in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with 20% more icons to storm castles with.

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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!

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Snow is Overrated

We are inundated with snow here at the Cranial Insertion offices! As the snow continues to pile up we sally up to the fire and break out some of your rules questions to answer! So cozy on up to this week's mind warming edition of Cranial Insertion!

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In a Galaxy Far, Far Away...

Read this week's article you will. Teach you a great many things about the rules of Magic it will. Beware the Moko for once you start down the path with a zombie monkey forever will it dominate your destiny. May the Force of Nature, or was that Force of Savagery, Force of Will??? aw forget it... Read on for for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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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!

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Fright Club

All Hallows Eve has just passed, no we are not referring to the Magic card, in the United States and we hope you had a frightful evening! We have some spooktacular rules questions, which you have scared up for us via e-mail, Twitter, and all of the other submission methods! So join us in this week's haunting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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A Magic Origins Story

Our newest writer Nathan Long takes us on a brief trip through his Magic history - and answers some questions along the way.

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Springtime for Tarkir

Spring is in the air and we are bouncing forward with some more of your rules question from Dragons of Tarkir! So with the tempest still raging and the dragons circling above our heads, lets dive deep into those answers! Read on with this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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How 'bout them Patriots?

Once again it is that time of year and we have gathered at the Dust Bowl with our Superior Numbers and our Augury Owls. As we witness the results of this Grim Contest we bring to you once again the most exciting set of rules question and answers yet! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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I khan't wait!

I khannot believe that we are in yet another preview season! As Khans of Tarkir is right around the corner we are bringing you more of that rules question and answer content you know and love! So read on and join us in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Declare Blockers

Two blocks are better than one! Magic is changing its block structure but our format is still the same. Your exciting rules questions combined with the answers you seek! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

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Sliver Hydra Salamander Stew

The hive has started brewing up some trouble and this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion is not out of its influence. So join us for some more multi-headed brain twisting rules question and answers in this weeks exciting edition!

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No Heat Experience

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