First Pick:
http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpcos16
Seth Manfield = robot from the future
What’s the Play? http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/luis-scott-vargas/whats-the-play-the-looter-problem/
What’s the Play, part two?
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/lsvs-play-the-looter-problem/
Gather the Townsfolk
Mono-Blue Prison: http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/mono-blue-prison-deck-guide/
The Red Zone
Should Survival of the Fittest be unbanned in Legacy?
Blast from the Past
http://magic.wizards.com/node/1027736
Splash Damage
http://www.dicetowernews.com/court-rules-that-mechanics-in-a-game-are-unable-to-be-copyrighted/27325
The Finisher:
Six days ago, RoboRosewater created perhaps the greatest name of any Magic card ever created: Niv-Mizzet, Vampire Cops. With the Magic movie fast approaching, and the Magic Creative Universe needing more content, give me your pitch for the next episode of Niv-Mizzet, Vampire Cops.
First Pick:
https://twitter.com/HeleneBergeot/status/738142195836846080
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vJCcTx5Kf8Q_JPdrpQG4tLqFAN621QzWCFq7rGsxbwk/pubhtml 2015 - 2016 Season
Fabrizio’s response to being DQ’ed at Manchester: https://www.facebook.com/FAB.FTW?fref=ts
Team EUreka responding to the initial DQ: https://twitter.com/JoelLarsson1991/status/737333439142236164/photo/1
Team EUreka kicking him off team: http://htl.li/OfzH300H0gK
Gather the Townsfolk
EMA full spoiler: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/eternal-masters
The Red Zone
Legacy Gauntlet: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/legacy-gauntlet-2016-06-01
“Dredge would not be good for the Legacy Gauntlet.” --Reuben
“Disrespectfully disagree.” --Erin and Evan
Going Infinite
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/738080359464771584
The Finisher:
Yesterday, Warner Brothers issued a DCMA takedown of a few videos, including a few clips from the classic artificial intelligence film Blade Runner, from the streaming site Vimeo. The problem is one of the clips that they were asked to take down wasn’t from the movie at all; instead it was from a neural network encoding project that was attempting to reconstruct the movie from disassembled data. So in other words: Warner has just DCMA’d an artificial reconstruction of a film about AI being indistinguishable from humans, because it couldn’t distinguish between AI and humans. We all know the singularity is coming and it’s only a matter of time before RoboRosewater wins its first Pro Tour, so what do you expect to be the next step on the way towards our inevitable robot overlords?
Source: http://www.vox.com/2016/6/1/11787262/blade-runner-neural-network-encoding
First Pick:
Our EMA preview: Giant Solifuge!
EMA Previews Start
No Enemy Fetches
No Basalt Monolith
No Blightsteel Colossus
Gather the Townsfolk
Modern Weekend
The Red Zone
1-sentence summary: from now on, all Professional REL booster drafts with DFCs will follow the procedure used at Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad of pre-sleeving the cards before the draft, during which drafters are not allowed to remove the cards from the sleeves.
Going Infinite
How Learning to Play Magic Changed My Life: http://uproxx.com/life/learn-to-play-magic-the-gathering/
Splash Damage
Awful Changes to Twitter: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/twitter-effectively-makes-tweets-longer-with-handful-of-new?bftw&utm_term=.ojPY3lgarp#.hqJKPx5MDp
1 Year Anniversary
The Finisher:
Today is the Mark Rosewater’s 49th birthday… but much more importantly, this show marks the the near 1-year anniversary of Magic Mics! That’s right, our premier episode premiered on May 28, 2015, and in it we: discussed spoilers for the next set, the differences between Magic and Hearthstone, an upcoming Masters set release, and Erin’s love of Dredge. So as you can see, we’ve changed a lot in the last 362 days! What do you anticipate the biggest change will be between now and our 2nd anniversary show?
First Pick:
PATREON MAGNETS AND STICKERS ARE HERE!
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcement-day-2016-05-16
http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/kaladesh-information
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/ramp-approval-2016-05-16
http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/commander-2016-edition-information
http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/planechase-anthology-information
http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/duel-decks-nissa-vs-ob-nixilis-info
http://www.gatheringmagic.com/alexullman-news-051316-new-legacy-festival-coming-to-magic-online/
Releasing with Conspiracy—Take the Crown, Magic players will be able to pick up a new Draft Pack in North American mass-market stores. The Draft Pack features three Booster Packs of the new Magic multiplayer Draft set, Conspiracy—Take the Crown. Pick one up on your way to your Conspiracy draft and get ready to start plotting against your fellow drafters. Look for Draft Packs in mass-market stores starting August 26 with an MSRP of $11.99.
Desperate Ravings
MTGO Champs: Coverage, no-shows, etc.
11 Inexpensive Ways to Improve Magic Coverage
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/11-inexpensive-ways-to-improve-magic-coverage
Gather the Townsfolk
‘Opponents are People, Too.’ https://asymphonyofsnores.wordpress.com/2016/05/17/opponents-are-people-too/
The Red Zone
SAFE WORD: BAEWATCH
Panel on women in Magic, hosted by Magic the Amateuring,, Morgan Wentworth, and April King
Confessions of a Twitch Moderator
Splash Damage
http://www.dailydot.com/esports/poker-hearthstone-pros/
The Finisher:
Of all of the announcements made this week, we still do not have the Eldritch Moon set symbol, which is made weirder by the fact that we now have both Kaladesh and Aether Revolt’s set symbol. So what is your prediction for the set symbol for the next Magic expansion?
First Pick:
“Is Reddit more helpful or more harmful?”
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4il9bw/bdm_and_randy_bhueler_have_to_go/
Desperate Ravings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmaPfNHV8IY - Helene explains Platinum changes
“The way that people are looking at the Pro Club and the appearance fees is more like a status.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4itqyz/helene_bergeot_explains_the_attempted_platinum/
Gather the Townsfolk
MTG on the British Isles is suffering
Update on Sabina Browne/RMC but also bad news for English MTG, by Joseph Dunlap
Scotland in a bad spot
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4iox4e/local_magic_in_a_bad_spot/
Splash Damage
LoL scandal! Renegades, Impulse, Dragon Knights out, selling NA LCS & NACS spots
https://www.facebook.com/DOTesports/videos/553642611482076/
Hashtag Sponsorships in ESports
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/730385726685257728
Going Infinite
Evan pontificates - “Magic Digital Next”
Friday the 13th FNM - no Triskadekaphobia promo
The Finisher:
Last weekend at Grand Prix New York, defending Magic World Champion and current leader for Player of the Year Seth Manfield added “Four-Time” Grand Prix champion to his list of accomplishments. One of the most entertaining matches of the tournament was the hashtag MTGDad mirror between Seth and then undefeated Mike Sigrist in round 12. So what other mirror matches would you most like to see in Magic’s future?
First Pick:
DQ’s at Milwaukee,
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4hbwrp/why_was_charles_porges_dqd_from_scg_milwaukee/
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/727589583312048129
“Salt your own fries” level
Desperate Ravings
Community Super League - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/announcing-community-super-league-2016-04-20
Innistrad Complete Block Constructed
Vintage Super League -
Decklists - http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/vintage-super-league-season-5-decklists
11 archetypes!
Reid Duke Storm
Kai Budde Stax
Paul Rietzl White Weenie
Gather the Townsfolk
Puca Points Economy: https://pucatrade.com/blog/2016/PucaPoints
Magic Is a Team Sport: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/32850_Magic-Is-A-Team-Sport.html
The Red Zone
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/143662137778/reprints-question-b-so-much-more-bs-mtg#notes
Splash Damage
David Williams on MasterChef
The Finisher:
“The calligraphy of combat is written with the strokes of sudden blood.” That is the flavor text for Monastery Swiftspear, and this week it was one of a few dozen sentences chosen as some of the Worst Examples of Literature of 2016 in something called the Lyttle Lytton Contest. So my well-read and wordy co-hosts, what’s the worst flavor text you can make for an already existing card?
First Pick:
Platinum/HoF changes
Announced:
“The Dream”
Changes:
Platinum pros will receive an appearance fee of $250 for competing at Pro Tours (previously $3,000), an appearance fee of $250 for competing at the World Magic Cup (previously $1,000), and an appearance fee of $250 for competing at a World Magic Cup Qualifier (previously $500)
*Patreon Subscriber Topic - International Magic impact *
Article by Sperling: http://sperlinggrove.blogspot.com/2016/04/platinum-pro-club-changes-corporate.html
Article by Kibler, Finkel
“Player’s Union”
Reverts:
“We also fully understand the impact our decision had on the level of trust both pro players and the Magic community have in us, and we will continue to work hard to earn that trust back.”
Desperate Ravings
There was also a PT…
100th Pro Tour - No fanfare at all (same for 20th anniversary)
#SCGINV: Humans, Bant CoCo
#PTSOI: Seasons Past, Steve Rubin, quality top 8
PT locations announcement: Back to Japan! Back to Dublin! Nashville? Albuquerque?
GP Charlotte bathroom situation/announcement
Gather the Townsfolk
https://www.netflix.com/title/80104065 - Enter the Battlefield from Nathan Holt and Shawn Kornhouser
Judges vs. Wizards (lawsuit in CA)
Helene article: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/message-magic-community-2016-04-20
Official press release (“fans”)
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/wizards-responds-lawsuits-2016-04-20
Legal Solutions Blog: http://blog.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/top-legal-news/magic-card-game-judges-sue-for-lost-wages-claim-to-be-employees/
It’s important to note for the purposes of the lawsuit that Wizards regulates all judge certification. It administers the tests and training for certification, and imposes certain duties and responsibilities on active judges. A violation of any of Wizards’ rules and regulations for judges can lead to a number of disciplinary actions, up to and including the loss of one’s judge certification.
Throughout most of the history of the judge program, Wizards has provided promotional cards (some extremely valuable) to judges, as an implicit “thank you” to them for their service.
The Red Zone
Kibler - most are pro writers..
Splash Damage http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/plane-shift-zendikar-2016-04-27
D&D meets Magic for the first time
The Finisher:
Professional poker pro and Grand Prix champion David Williams will one of the 30 or so competitors on the upcoming season of MasterChef with Gordon Ramsay. Hopefully this opens the door to more Magic players being selected for reality TV, so which shows and pros would you like to see paired in the future?
First Pick: New cards in Standard/Modern
1st big Standard event. Notables:
Pyromancer’s Goggles
Westvale Abbey
Drownyard Temple
Thing in the Ice
Thalia’s Lieutenant/Humans in General/White cards in General
Angel Wars - Round 12
Eldrazi Displacer
Fall of the Titans - playtesting for Avacyn’s Judgment
Tireless Tracker
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
Underwhelming effects of Vision and Sword on Modern, Gifts Tron, Scapeshift
New GY deck tools: Prized Amalgam, Insolent Neonate
Desperate Ravings - Enter The Battlefield
Enter The Battlefield premiers April 25 on Twitch:
http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/enter-the-battlefield
Narrated by Wil Wheaton; Netflix release; YouTube release
Owen’s Mom in trailer: “My son never loses.”
Gather the Townsfolk - The New New Order (MTGJudge)
Judge Program Overhaul:
http://blogs.magicjudges.org/blog/2016/04/11/the-new-new-world-order/
First major overhaul since New Order came into effect Sept. 2004
Important to note: there wasn’t WotC interference/input AFAIK here, purely MTGJudge driven
Splash Damage - New president of Hasbro, Leeds to Cocks (heh)
Greg Leeds resigns, Chris Cocks takes over:
http://newsroom.hasbro.com/mediakit/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=964479
http://seekingalpha.com/news/3172497-hasbro-charts-path-wizards-coast
Two new design jobs popped up on MTG/WotC:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4ekph6/hasbros_annual_report_new_digital_platform_for/
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4ekph6/hasbros_annual_report_new_digital_platform_for/
Going Infinite
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4ennvn/what_bad_magicrelated_decision_did_you_make_long/
The Finisher:
This weekend is the first
StarCityGames Invitational of 2016 is happening in Columbus Ohio
and as you know the winner of this weekend’s Invi gets their own
token. So if you somehow won an Invitational, what kind of token
would you be?
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Airdate - 4/6/16
First Pick:
B&R Update http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/banned-and-restricted-announcement-2016-04-04
Modern shakeup: Eye of Ugin banned, Ancestral Vision and Sword of the Meek unbanned
Vintage: Lodestone Golem restricted
Not a ton of the honest-to-goodness Vintage players are happy because it’s mostly due to VSL and internal testing.
Gather the Townsfolk - http://www.themeadery.org/b/cspranklerun/read/why-i-cosplay-from-magic-the-gathering/
MTGO Friendly/Competitive Leagues: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/league-updates-2016-04-05
MTGO Pre-release updates: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/magic-online-prereleases-reimagined-2016-03-29
MTGO Legacy Cube:
http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/legacy-cube-updates-2015-01-04
Desperate Ravings -
PucaTrade Controversy?
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4cwgdz/when_this_post_is_12_hours_old_it_will_have_been/
Two-
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4de75r/a_theory_on_those_doublesided_test_prints_that/
Splash Damage:
Twitter wins bid to livestream NFL games
The Finisher:
We are back to our regularly scheduled Magic Mics after last week’s break for my full set review with myself and Brad Nelson. But for the next time one of us needs to take a break , what’s another excuse we can use to take a week off?
First Pick - SOI Spoilers
Seasons Past!!!
Gather the Townsfolk -
Clues and Investigations and things!
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4bm66i/soi_puzzle_clue_token_flavor_texts/
http://www.starcitygames.com/article/32633_I-Wish-I-Couldve-Been-There.html
Desperate Ravings -
Gaby Spartz announced today she will be stepping away from Dose Media and doing MTG coverage and streaming full-time
https://twitter.com/GabySpartz
Splash Damage:
Red Zone -
Team CFB joins Team UltraPro
https://twitter.com/lsv/status/712746084427169792
The Finisher:
Today marks the very first preview card for our little rinky-dink podcast. Now, we all have our own checkered past with preview cards… some more checkered than others… but hopefully this isn’t our last official preview. So assuming we aren’t excommunicated by Wizards of the Coast in the meantime, what kind of card would you like us to be able to preview in three months?
** My apologies for the awful audio. I did the best I could to clean it up. We'll never do this again :( **
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Airdate - 3/16/16
First Pick - SOI Spoilers
Gather the Townsfolk - The Story of Isobel http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5356aa98e4b0e10db1993391/5356ab06e4b058b6b2223378/56e70944f85082699ae2abfe/1457981766439/Isobel+the+Angel.jpg?format=1500w
Red Zone - Lack of GP DC Coverage
Splash Damage: - Twitch Divorce
http://www.dailydot.com/esports/twitch-ara-gaming-loses-channel-divorce/
As we mentioned, Evan is visiting Reuben's place in Las Vegas and will be leaving soon. And Reuben is also preparing to leave Sin City, and this will be his last show from Nevada as well. So what should Evan and Reuben do, like the national treasure himself Nicholas Cage, before Leaving Las Vegas?
First Pick -
SOI Spoilers
Modern officially broken; Unhappy GP experiences
Desperate Ravings:
Salt and Mines (GP Melbourne) http://atgn.com.au/salt-mines-gp-melbourne/
Open Letter to PES by Steve Rubin (GP Detroit) BLESS HIS HEART https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/49e2es/an_open_letter_to_professional_event_services/
No coverage of the Team GPDC??We don’t need to talk about this topic, running low on time.
**Prices continue to skyrocket for GPs, while quality does not seem to necessarily follow.
Gather the Townsfolk - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/daily-magic-update/update-2016-03-08 - WotC confirms a leak
Pass the Salt: Artist charging for signatures at GPs, Cosplayers at GPs
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/48tyyi/lets_talk_artists_signing_fees/
The Finisher:
Variety magazine announced recently that Nickelodeon studios is going to revive Reuben’s all-time favorite TV show, Legends of the Hidden Temple. Unfortunately, it won’t be a full-fledged comeback to awesome game show glory, but instead as a made for TV movie. But this does beg the question: if you could make one MTG-themed team to compete against the Blue Barracudas, Orange Iguanas, and all the rest, what team would you choose?
First Pick - SOI Spoiler:
Arlinn Kord, Werewolf Planeswalker: http://magic.wizards.com/en/story/planeswalkers/arlinn-kord
Clip Wings - “Flyabolic Edict”
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/48l5go/ftv_lore_spoilers/
The Red Zone: GP Bologna event cap
Gather the Townsfolk -
Splash Damage:
http://www.epiccardgame.com/worlds/
TALES OF ADVENTURE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Finisher:
With me having recently moved to GatheringMagic and Reuben announcing his move to Tales of Adventure, that leaves one last holdout in getting a gig in the industry. So where in the media sphere do you think would be the best place for the Oestrus to end up?
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Airdate - 2/24/15
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First Pick - Conspiracy 2
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-conspiracy-2
Will be another FTV: http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/139823718788/hi-mark-will-there-be-a-ftv-this-year-im-asking
Going Infinite: How to Dismantle the Reserved List
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-to-dismantle-the-reserved-list/
promissory estoppel
The Red Zone: Eldrazi bannings or lack thereof.
Memory Jar - legal for 2 GPs.
Survival of the Fittest - grew slowly, not a PT format-breaker
Gather the Townsfolk - MTG Artists Gain Playmats http://www.gatheringmagic.com/mikelinnemann-022416-mtg-artists-gain-playmats/
Splash Damage:
http://esportsobserver.com/wotc-on-how-to-run-a-tournament-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-players/
We run tournaments better than everyone else.
The Finisher:
For the longest time, Facebook users have been asking for a ‘dislike’ option. Well today, Facebook introduced five new emoticons. Users can now respond to post with ‘like,’ ‘haha,’ ‘wow,’ ‘sad,’ and ‘angry’ instead of simply ‘liking’ a post. So now that we know Facebook has the ability to add more emotions to our responses, what feelings would you like to see Facebook let us convey in our responses?
First Pick - Eternal Masters
Announced: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-eternal-masters-2016-02-15
Leaks
Begins: https://twitter.com/saffronolive/status/699417870850084864
Ends: https://twitter.com/BeauteCoulisses/status/700137243357409280 & https://twitter.com/BeauteCoulisses/status/700137061551054848
The actual solution to the Eternal Masters lacking a GP - WotC should create the yearly Magic Convention -- at the center will be the GP for the latest Eternal/Modern Masters set
Desperate Ravings - Pros playing the MOCS: http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/2016-magic-online-championship-series
Going Infinite: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/ways-play/making-your-own-magic-format-2016-02-17
Non-Reserved List Legacy is NOT “Eternal”
Gather the Townsfolk -
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/duel-decks-blessed-vs-cursed-2016-02-15
Blast From the Past: Sam Stoddard’s Fearless Inventory: http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/15107_Feature_Article_Creating_a_Fearless_Magical_Inventory.html lead into Emma’s Fearless Inventory:
http://www.cardconfidants.com/a-full-inventory/
The Finisher:
Earlier today, The Princess of Pop Britney Jean Spears shared with her 8.2 million Instagram followers an inspirational piece of art with the caption “Rooted In Life”… Tree Emoji. That piece of art? Why, it was none other than Noah Bradley’s iconic Temple of Mystery. So now that Magic art has broached pop culture, which celebrity will be the next to use MTG art to inspire the masses?
Airdate: 2/11/16
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First Pick - Chris Rush, and Wayne England passed away. :(
Eldrazi dominate the PT. Revisiting Modern as a PT format:
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/modern-shouldnt-be-a-pro-tour-format/
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4549bo/pat_chapin_6_of_noneldrazi_players_t8d_188_of/
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/453b1i/infographic_the_evolution_of_modern_across_3_days/
Desperate Ravings - SOI spoilers/leak: www.mythicspoiler.com
Q4 Hasbro earnings: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/44zwqs/hasbro_q4_earnings_call_battle_for_zendikar_was/
Going Infinite: Bazaar of Moxen, ‘Old School Magic.’ http://bazaar-of-moxen.com/en/bom,33/2016-old-school-tournaments-rules,c285.html
Gather the Townsfolk - Legacy Challenge, and Legacy Leagues come to MTGO: http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/february-2016-event-updates-2016-02-10
The Finisher:
This weekend, gold level pro Chris Fennell did a deck tech this past weekend at Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch in which his deck was perhaps erroneously titled “Thugs and Bugs,” which led to a long empassioned discussion about potentially offensive deck names and naming conventions. So, with the Pro Tour behind us but more new deck names always on the horizon, what do you want a future deck to be named?
Magic Mics 2/3/16
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First Pick -
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/pro-tour-gauntlet-comes-magic-online-2016-02-03
The 0-2 Drop -
6-3 make day 2 at GPs. https://twitter.com/BasicMountain/status/695052817828950022
Desperate Ravings - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/440t4m/north_west_regional_judge_coordinator_resigns/
Splash Damage -
http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/19995505
Google showing MTG cards in search results
The Red Zone -
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/classic-art-tokens?ref=hero_thanks
Gather the Townsfolk -
MGCthetraveling on Instagram or Twitter
ORAT token on ChannelFireball
The Finisher:
Speaking of rodentia, yesterday the United States observed one of its strangest holidays, Groundhog Day, in which we depend on a small furry mammal to tell us what the weather will be like for the next month and a half. Yeah, that’s a thing we do. So in honor of our most rodent-themed holiday, how else would you propose we predict the future in Magic?
First Pick - Reuben and AJ’s excellent adventure
1st - Atarka Red - 3x Reckless Bushwacker, splashing Black for Self-Inflicted Wound, Kolaghan
2nd - Mono-Green Eldrazi - New Kozilek, Spatial Contortion, only 1 Worldbreaker in SB; 10th place - Zhendong Shan, Ruin in Their Wake , 4x in 16th place Ali Aintrazi
3rd - Jeskai Black - Kalitas, Chandra, Flamecaller
6th - U/R Prowess - New archetype, Stormchaser Mage
9th - Emma Handy - Rally - 3x Reflector Mage; 11th place - 4x copies; 4x in 30th Place
Sam Black - 1st - MTGSuper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKfgCLC_rXE
3x Ayli 3x Reflector Mage, won the tournament
19th - Mardu Green - Goblin Dark-Dweller - 4x in 23rd place
Gather the Townsfolk - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/costs-costs-2016-01-27
Desperate Ravings - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-top-8-best-five-matches-return-2016-01-19
The 0-2 Drop - Esper Dragons
Going Infinite - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4309x7/wordplay_of_the_day_take_a_50_card_then_change/
Splash Damage - http://time.com/4195192/magic-the-gathering-cards-stolen-texas/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook
The Finisher:
Magic The Gathering Online Digital Objects announced today that the “No Possible Play: Yield All” function, commonly mapped to the F8 keyboard shortcut, no longer works as intended… which is code for it’s broke. It’s a sad day for fans of F8, whose “fates” are sealed (do you see what I did there) but there are lots of potential ideas for future functions on MTGO. So what would you like to see added as a future function to MODO?
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First Pick - Modern Bannings, Prophet of Kruphix banned in EDH, Cloud of Faeries in Pauper
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/proxies-policy-and-communication-2016-01-14
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/the-real-reason-splinter-twin-got-banned
Gather the Townsfolk - https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/the-women-of-magic-the-gathering
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/study-the-tape/
Desperate Ravings - http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/pat-chapins-100-colorless-deck-2/
Splash Damage - http://espn.go.com/esports/
The Finisher:
As we were just talking about, ESPN launched ESPN eSports this week, and with it there were segments on SportsCenter and other shows focusing on the 2016 League of Legends Championships. And I know we’ve all seen that sweet mid 90’s ESPN2 footage of the Pro Tour, so if and when ESPN and MTG get back together to form, ESPN The Gathering what will be one of the shows they produce?
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Airdate: 1/13/16
First Pick - Proxies in MTG
Previously advocated: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/sunday-1230-pm-%E2%80%93-sights-vintage-2013-11-03
Official response: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/40kdsz/wizards_may_be_cracking_down_on_unsanctioned/cyvzi9d
Gather the Townsfolk - Judge suspensions overturned: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/learning-opportunities-2016-01-13
Desperate Ravings -
https://twitter.com/JeffHoogland/status/686297549507006464 - Jeff Hoogland gets game loss for sleeves.
Followup: http://mtgcardmarket.wpengine.com/a-top-8-gameloss-in-charlotte/
The Red Zone -
Pithing Needle argument:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/40dskm/spoilers_bradley_carpenter_pithing_needle_issue/
The Finisher:
Last night, President Obama gave his seventh and final State of the Union Address. And as it says in the Constitution, “the hosts of Magic Mics shall, from time to time, give to their viewers information on the state of Magic.” So what is the most pressing thing you have to share with Magic nation?
First Pick
Splash Damage -
Activision / Blizzard buys MLG
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/activision-major-league-gaming/
Rey not in Star Wars
http://nerdist.com/star-wars-force-awakens-monopoly-rey-included-fan-outrage/
First team of Global Poker League announced:
http://calvinayre.com/2016/01/06/poker/chris-moneymaker-will-lead-las-vegas-moneymakers-in-gpl/
The Finisher:
On his twitter page, Luis-Scott Vargas announced that he and his wife Geneva Sarcedo are expecting! Congrats to LSV and Geneva, but this does beg the question: as the master of puns and all things wordplay, what should the newest Scott-Vargas be named?