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03/29/2021

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!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(03/29/2021)
Moko's Sweet Sixteen
By Carsten Haese
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09/02/2019

A Banned List Shake-Up

The ever-changing landscape of Magic has changed again with recent updates to the Banned and Restricted lists, but one thing that never changes is that there are rules questions that must be answered. Read on and enjoy today's 100% Hogaak-free edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Nathan Long (0 Comments)
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(09/02/2019)
A Banned List Shake-Up
By Nathan Long
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11/05/2018

Always Have a Fallback Plan

Having a contingency plan is totally important, which is why you of course want to read all the answers to your rules questions! So join us for this week’s exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(11/05/2018)
Always Have a Fallback Plan
By Callum Milne
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01/29/2018

Photo Finish

Once again we are taking you on a journey through Ixalan. Our runners are neck and neck! Asking all their rules questions and we are replying as fast and furiously as we possibly can! Though watch out for some of those flying zombie monkey parts. So join us for the exciting conclusion to your rules questions in this week's edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (0 Comments)
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(01/29/2018)
Photo Finish
By Callum Milne
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04/24/2017

As the Wurm Turns

Just a little further past these dunes and we can make it to the sietch. From there all our rules questions will be answered! So join us for this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion! Just look out for that wurm sign!

By Nathan Long (3 Comments)
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(04/24/2017)
As the Wurm Turns
By Nathan Long
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10/12/2015

Food Colouring

We are honouring the day of thanks and to do that we are serving up a huge helping of rules questions and answers for you! So join us for another exciting edition of Cranial Insertion, and watch out for the stuffing, I think it's alive.

By Callum Milne (6 Comments)
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(10/12/2015)
Food Colouring
By Callum Milne
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06/17/2013

Summer Is Coming

or, Winter in the Southern Hemisphere

The seasons are heating up (or cooling down, depending on where you are), and so are the rules question! Join Eli with this weeks scorching hot, or freezing cold, edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (5 Comments)
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(06/17/2013)
Summer Is Coming
or, Winter in the Southern Hemisphere
By Eli Shiffrin
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06/03/2013

Bait // Switch

Or, Never Trust A Trailer

The masters of Modern are coming... Wait, what is that? Next time? Okay, well, Callum has a host of excellent rules questions anyway! So join us for this exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Callum Milne (3 Comments)
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(06/03/2013)
Bait // Switch
Or, Never Trust A Trailer
By Callum Milne
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04/15/2013

 

(04/15/2013)
Spoiled rotten
By James Bennett
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03/18/2013

Things of Spring

or, This Article Contains No Snakes

St. Patrick's Day has just passed and Spring is in the air. Uh, oh the snakes are gathering again, better call in the Sakura-Tribe Elder to wrangle them up. Read on for this weeks snakeless edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (8 Comments)
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(03/18/2013)
Things of Spring
or, This Article Contains No Snakes
By Eli Shiffrin
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03/11/2013

Gates Crashed

With the guild gates all smashed up, and no more guilds to cover, we return to our regular rules answering schedule. So come on in to this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion, just mind the rubble.

By Carsten Haese (2 Comments)
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(03/11/2013)
Gates Crashed
By Carsten Haese
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02/11/2013

For ever and ever

Welcome good souls to the Orzhov Syndicate edition. Your rules question prayers have all been answered, assuming you have made the proper donations of course, in this weeks edition of Cranial Insertion!

By James Bennett (2 Comments)
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(02/11/2013)
For ever and ever
By James Bennett
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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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(01/07/2013)
Out with the Old
or, Welcome to 2013
By Eli Shiffrin
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12/31/2012

All Crazy Teenagers

Not to Be Confused with Those Crazy Teenagers

The world is ending and Moko was let out to write yet another article, this time about some crazy teens. Wait... what? That was two weeks ago, only the year this time? And no, actual teens are involved with the article, just something about spells? Okay then, read on for this weeks amazing edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Moko (7 Comments)
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(12/31/2012)
All Crazy Teenagers
Not to Be Confused with Those Crazy Teenagers
By Moko
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12/10/2012

Where the Bunnies Roam

or, Getting Inside Your Head

Join Eli as he takes a journey into the inner workings of the brain. Oh, yeah and he answers some rules questions along the way! Read on with this weeks exciting edition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (15 Comments)
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(12/10/2012)
Where the Bunnies Roam
or, Getting Inside Your Head
By Eli Shiffrin
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11/05/2012

Overload²

The illustrious and great Niv Mizzet will guide you through his factories and show off his most wondrous experiments. Oh, yeah, and he might just answer some rules questions too. Join us with this weeks homage to Izzet! Warning some things might explode.

By Thijs van Ommen (4 Comments)
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(11/05/2012)
Overload²
By Thijs van Ommen
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09/17/2012

Falling into Autumn

Leaves starting to fall from the trees and that can only mean one thing! Autumn is in the air, no new Magic sets, of course! Alas as we wait for the Return to Ravinca, Carsten takes us through some freshly fallen (in our inboxes) rules questions!

By Carsten Haese (0 Comments)
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(09/17/2012)
Falling into Autumn
By Carsten Haese
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02/20/2012

 

(02/20/2012)
Back and Forth
or, Transcontinental Judging
By Eli Shiffrin
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12/19/2011

Eight Monkeys

or, Do Not Set Monkeys on Fire

Decking the halls and making merry with plenty of rules questions! All of this and more in store in this pre-holiday addition of Cranial Insertion!

By Eli Shiffrin (1 Comment)
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(12/19/2011)
Eight Monkeys
or, Do Not Set Monkeys on Fire
By Eli Shiffrin
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07/25/2011

Magic on the Beach

This isn't the name of an alcoholic mixed drink. YET.

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(07/25/2011)
Magic on the Beach
By Brian Paskoff
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01/17/2011

Snow-Covered Goyf

Could somebody please cast Melting on us?

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(01/17/2011)
Snow-Covered Goyf
By Brian Paskoff
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10/04/2010

Nim Deathmetal

By Brian Paskoff (0 Comments)
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(10/04/2010)
Nim Deathmetal
By Brian Paskoff
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(09/06/2010)
Severe Weather Warning
or, Hurricane of Puns Coming Soon
By Eli Shiffrin
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(08/30/2010)
Don't Redirect Oblivion Ring!
or, Assorted Flavors of Failure
By Carsten Haese
Translations: English 
(08/09/2010)
I Visited Columbus
...and all I got was a bunch of Humility questions!
By Carsten Haese
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