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The Rules They Are A-Changin' 2.0
The Rules They Are A-Changin' But We Keep Up With Them.
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A Touch of Modern
Justin is showing us seven of his own Modern decks and answers rules questions that come up with those decks, so join us in this week's exciting 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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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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Spelunking on Ixalan
It's new set time! Let's discover what might be hiding in the caves of Ixalan!
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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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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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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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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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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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Welcome to Magic 30!
Nathan is preparing to go to Las Vegas for the big Magic 30 convention this weekend, but first here's another selection of Magic rules questions to answer, so join us in this week's celebratory 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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Skipping Through All The Time Lines
Life is a journey, time is a river, the door is ajar. Or maybe I have a quick quiz for you.
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Into The Woods
We're going hiking in the woods, but along the way we're still answering your rules questions, so put on your hiking boots and join us in today's relaxing issue of Cranial Insertion!
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Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
Modern season is upon us and we want you to be prepared, so this week's issue is the very model of a Modern rules Q&A article!
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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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1 877 Kwestions 4 Kids
That's Kwestions with a K!We're getting in the ring to wrestle with a bunch of tricky rules questions you've sent in. Join us as we body-slam your questions into oblivion in this leg-dropping, jaw-dropping, and mic-dropping episode of Cranial Insertion!
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Casting Call, Actors Need Not Apply
Casting a spell most of the time is very intuitive to players, but if you dive into the deep end of this pool, it can be complex.
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Equiznox 4: Kamigawa Drift
Spring is here, and it's time to take stock of what you have learned. Fasten your seatbelts and join us in this week's quizzical episode 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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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!
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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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An Article For Me
The Enigma of Cranial InsertionThe earth is shaking and with it all the questions are falling out of our mailbox. So we have taken a smattering of those and thrown them against the wall with responses to make up this unquestionable article. Unquestionably exciting that is! So join us in this week's mysterious edition of Cranial Insertion to see what we answer this time!
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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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Modern (Horizons) Rules Problems
All of these new rules are giving you fits, and we have the answers you need! We have put together yet another concoction of answers to those pesky rules questions burning in your mind! So join us for yet another fantastic edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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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Ode to the Judgecast
This week we are giving a shout out to the most judge related podcast JudgeCast! We have stuffed this article full of topics that Judge cast can wax upon to the delight of their fans! So join us once again for this week's exciting episode of Judge... I mean, 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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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!
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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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Year's End
The year is over, and for many of us it could have arrived faster.
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Banned, But Not Forgotten.
Many a card in MTG has been banned or restricted. These cards although hidden away, still deserve a little love.
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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.
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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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Destroy All Monsters (怪獣総進撃)
The monsters are coming! We have battened down our hatches, shored up our walls and windows! Settled down for the long haul, and cozied up to our fire with all of your rules questions. Grabbing all the rules answers we can to enhance our weaponry against the incoming onslaught of battle raged monsters! So join us for this week's monstrous edition of Cranial Insertion!
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This Title Is Now a 3/3 Elk Creature
+2: Create a Food token or you could just make an Elk. Read on in this week's 3/3 edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Back to School, 4th Edition
Now with a Brand-New ForewordSummer is coming to a close and that can mean only one thing, School is starting again! So to celebrate we are breaking out all the higher learning we have and sharing that with you! So join us for this week's educational edition of Cranial Insertion! Now with fewer textbooks!
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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!
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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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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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Red & Green on Christmas Eve
It's Christmas Eve, and things are looking festive at the Cranial Insertion offices. The halls are decked with boughs of holly, mistletoe is hanging from the ceiling, and in keeping with the red/green color scheme, all the questions this week feature cards that are red and/or green. So join us in this week's Gruul-colored Christmas edition of Cranial Insertion!
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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!
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Denying the Fall
Uh, what? No you did not just see that... totally, did not just fall down. We have been standing here the whole time! Wait, what is that you are talking about the seasons changing? Well we cannot say we have seen that either. Dimir spies infiltrating the CI offices? Nah, impossible! What is possible though is answers to your rules questions so join us inside for this week’s nonobfuscated edition of Cranial Insertion!
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School's in Session
Summer is nearing its end, and schools in the US have started a new school year, so let's open our textbooks and answer all your rules questions. Read on and join us for this week's particularly educational episode!
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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!
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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!
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A Week Off for the Holidays
It is that time of year again! The holiday season is upon us and of course we have kicked our celebration into high gear once again! We just wish Moko did not have a thing for tinsel. So to continue our celebration we have once again brought you an article jam packed with all of your holiday favorite rules questions and answers! So read on in this week's festive edition of Cranial Insertion!
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A Thankful Year
The year is winding down and Thanksgiving is near at hand so we here at the Cranial Insertion offices are giving thanks for you our readers! So we are serving up another article of the rules questions and answers you know and love! Join us for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion.
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School's Almost Over
or, Time For a Final Exam!We are approaching the end of the school year, and Professor Moko is gathering up the best of the best rules questions to torment your brains with! With that we bring you yet another tremendously exciting rules quiz article for your tantalizing enjoyment! So read on in this weeks quizzical edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Something Only a Mummy Could Love
Moko is still mummified and we are enjoying a bit of peace around the office. With that we take the time to answer some of your most pressing rules questions! So join us in this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!
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Presents for Mummy
Mother's Day is coming up this weekend, and we're celebrating early with our resident mummy Moko by giving you another selection of Magic rules questions from Amonkhet and elsewhere. Join us for this week's fun-filled and only slightly mummified edition of Cranial Insertion!
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