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03/25/2024

Happy Bronze Anniversary!

Cranial Insertion has been around for nineteen years, so join us as we celebrate this prime-numbered milestone in this week's exciting issue!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/25/2024)
Happy Bronze Anniversary!
By Carsten Haese
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10/23/2023

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!

By Justin Hovdenes (0 Comments)
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(10/23/2023)
Go To An RCQ, Show Your Strength
By Justin Hovdenes
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07/25/2022

Astroquizzics

We've built a metaphorical telescope, in the form of a quiz, to look for potential new writers to join the Cranial Insertion team. Find out if you have what it takes in this week's quizzical episode of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(07/25/2022)
Astroquizzics
By Carsten Haese
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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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06/22/2020

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!!!!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(06/22/2020)
Summer Solsquiz 2
By Carsten Haese
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08/19/2019

Back to School, 4th Edition

Now with a Brand-New Foreword

Summer 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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/19/2019)
Back to School, 4th Edition
Now with a Brand-New Foreword
By Carsten Haese
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09/10/2018

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!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(09/10/2018)
Denying the Fall
By Callum Milne
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06/26/2017

Back to Normality

or, What Is Normal Anyway?

Done with our jaunt into the world of Archenemy and the twisting turns of the mind of Nicol Bolas we once again bring you back to Amonkhet for some more rules questions and answers of your design! So join us once again for this week's exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (3 Comments)
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(06/26/2017)
Back to Normality
or, What Is Normal Anyway?
By Carsten Haese
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01/30/2017

How Revolting!

The Aether uprising is in full swing as is the search for a new cleaning crew here at the Cranial Insertion offices. That is the last time we let Moko do the party planning.... While we wade through the cesspool that has become our office we take a peek inside our mailbox to respond to your rules questions, so join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(01/30/2017)
How Revolting!
By Callum Milne
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12/26/2016

Merry X-Mas

or,

Christmas time has come and gone, but that does not mean the presents have stopped! So join us for our gift to you all the rules answered you seek in this week's article of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (3 Comments)
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(12/26/2016)
Merry X-Mas
or,
By James Bennett
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12/19/2016

Winter is Coming

As he peered over the wall, he could see off in the distance it was as he feared. Moko spat, uttering curses, he knew what was coming. So often it had come before, in the nightmares of child zombie monkeys. Those rules questions beguiling the mind and bewildering men for all ages, until the coming of the next weeks Cranial Insertion article. So read on and stay warm in this weeks wintery edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(12/19/2016)
Winter is Coming
By Carsten Haese
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09/12/2016

Back to School, 2nd Edition

Revised for the new year!

Everywhere in the U.S. of A kids are returning back to the grind of school. So we bring you an extra special educational helping of your rules questions and answers, right here for your enjoyment! So join us for this exciting academic edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (4 Comments)
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(09/12/2016)
Back to School, 2nd Edition
Revised for the new year!
By Callum Milne
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08/15/2016

Back at Last

After quite the hiatus searching for trees that fell in the woods with no one around Callum is back at it again answering all your rules questions! Perhaps he can answer if those trees made any sounds as well. So read on for this week's mind expanding edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(08/15/2016)
Back at Last
By Callum Milne
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02/29/2016

Leap into Spring

Ramping up for the spring, the rain and the flowers! As spring is right around the corner we are leaping through the piles of questions in our inboxes to answer all of your rules questions! So join us for this week's budding edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(02/29/2016)
Leap into Spring
By Callum Milne
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09/14/2015

Back to School

Everywhere in the U.S. of A kids are returning back to the grind of school. So we bring you an extra special educational helping of your rules questions and answers, right here for your enjoyment! So join us for this exciting academic edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(09/14/2015)
Back to School
By Callum Milne
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05/25/2015

Smashing Records

or, Prepare for Magic Weekend

Setting up for the three Modern Masters GPs this upcoming weekend we review some more Modern rules for you! So join us in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (2 Comments)
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(05/25/2015)
Smashing Records
or, Prepare for Magic Weekend
By Eli Shiffrin
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03/10/2014

Clockspinning

or, Time Travel Made Easy

The times are changing, literally! Join us as we shoot forward an in time to bring you this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (0 Comments)
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(03/10/2014)
Clockspinning
or, Time Travel Made Easy
By Eli Shiffrin
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02/24/2014

A Thousand Different Voices Screaming to Be Heard

And nothing will be done! Nothing!

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start. Moko is having too much fun on the Twitch feed again. Alas work needs to be done so join Callum as he takes us through another exciting set of rules questions and answers!

By Callum Milne (5 Comments)
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(02/24/2014)
A Thousand Different Voices Screaming to Be Heard
And nothing will be done! Nothing!
By Callum Milne
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02/17/2014

The Gods Must (Still) Be Crazy

Getting crazy here in the Cranial Insertion offices, with these rules questions. Our coverage of Born of the Gods continues this week, while Moko goes to town! Join us for this weeks exciting edition!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(02/17/2014)
The Gods Must (Still) Be Crazy
By James Bennett
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01/27/2014

The Born Ultimatum

Born of the Gods is on the horizon, and we have a fresh set of rules questions. Join us for this weeks exciting pre-prerelease article. You know you need to read it!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(01/27/2014)
The Born Ultimatum
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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11/04/2013

 

(11/04/2013)
A Commanding Presence
By James Bennett
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09/30/2013

Three-Keyword Pile-Up

Theros is here and the questions just keep on coming! Join us as we navigate through our congested inbox in this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (1 Comment)
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(09/30/2013)
Three-Keyword Pile-Up
By Callum Milne
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08/19/2013

Agents of R.U.L.E.S.

By Carsten Haese (5 Comments)
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(08/19/2013)
Agents of R.U.L.E.S.
By Carsten Haese
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07/29/2013

I Need a Theros

I'm Holding Out for a Theros 'Till the End of the Night

Heróis, monstros, e minatauros, ena! Prepara-te para Theros, mais cedo que o normal, por isso lê a edição mítica da Cranial Insertion desta semana!

By Callum Milne (4 Comments)
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(07/29/2013)
I Need a Theros
I'm Holding Out for a Theros 'Till the End of the Night
By Callum Milne
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01/14/2013

Three Years and Counting

It's Carsten's 3rd anniversary with Cranial Insertion, come inside and join the celebration! See you in this leathery edition of Cranial Insertion. Oh, yeah and do not forget to bring all your rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (9 Comments)
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(01/14/2013)
Three Years and Counting
By Carsten Haese
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(07/16/2012)
Thirteen by Thirteen
By Carsten Haese
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04/02/2012

The Day after April Fools' Day

or, Just Another Magic Monday

Lots and lots of questions on Legacy Weapon in this exciting edition of, what was that? Legacy the format you say... Lots and lots of Legacy, the format, questions and nary a Legacy Weapon in this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Carsten Haese (4 Comments)
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(04/02/2012)
The Day after April Fools' Day
or, Just Another Magic Monday
By Carsten Haese
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03/26/2012

Copper Anniversary!

Copper and wool, oh my! We have prepared an exciting anniversary article full of special metallic and cloth rules questions! Okay they are just normal rules questions, in this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Brian Paskoff (1 Comment)
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(03/26/2012)
Copper Anniversary!
By Brian Paskoff
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08/15/2011

Pro Tour-Walk

This creature is unblockable if it is attending a Pro Tour.

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(08/15/2011)
Pro Tour-Walk
By Brian Paskoff
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08/08/2011

Mountainwalk

or, Greetings from Pittsburgh

Carsten's been a' burrowin'.

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(08/08/2011)
Mountainwalk
or, Greetings from Pittsburgh
By Carsten Haese
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05/30/2011

 

(05/30/2011)
Cranial Insertion and the Holy Grail
or, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life's Finale
By Eli Shiffrin
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(12/20/2010)
Santa's Hidden Information Violation
or, The DCI's Most Awkward Disqualification
By Eli Shiffrin
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(12/06/2010)
Eight Crazy Rules Questions
Give or Take a Few Questions
By Brian Paskoff
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10/18/2010

 

(10/18/2010)
Plutonium Myr
or, It Taps for Blue, Not Green
By Eli Shiffrin
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09/13/2010

From the Vault: Questions

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(09/13/2010)
From the Vault: Questions
By Brian Paskoff
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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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03/08/2010

 

(03/08/2010)
March of the Questions
or, Is it Spring yet?
By Carsten Haese
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06/22/2009

Freedom is Slavery

By Aaron Stevenson (0 Comments)
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(06/22/2009)
Freedom is Slavery
By Aaron Stevenson
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03/16/2009

 

(03/16/2009)
Trip to the Optometrist
or, See Eye Exam
By Eli Shiffrin
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02/09/2009

Frozen Goyfsicles

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(02/09/2009)
Frozen Goyfsicles
By Brian Paskoff
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11/24/2008

 

(11/24/2008)
Everybody Wants to Rule the Rules
By Moko
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09/29/2008

 

(09/29/2008)
Going to Pieces
or, Mmm, Bacon Demons
By Eli Shiffrin
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