First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - AKH Box https://gleam.io/R32d2/magic-mics-amonkhet-booster-box-giveaway
B&R Announcement - Top banned in Legacy, Gush & Gitaxian Probe banned in Vintage, NO BANS in Standard: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/april-24-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-04-24
Addendum to the B&R: Felidar Guardian! http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/addendum-april-24-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-04-26
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/856538153821360128
Hasbro $ report: Magic down?
http://newsroom.hasbro.com/mediakit/events.cfm (I HAVE NO THOUGHTS ON THIS)
https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgfinance/comments/679p57/hasbro_financial_results_q1_2017_magic_down_for/
The Girlfriend Bracket 100 - The end of the podcast
Gather the Townsfolk:
MTG Art Show Announcement!
Magic Online exert implementation sucks: https://twitter.com/OndrejStrasky/status/856835439545733120
New Black Lotus art walkthrough (for Eternal Weekend):
http://stevenbelledin.blogspot.com/2017/04/black-lotus.html
Continued difficulty for overseas LGSs, this time China:
https://i.redd.it/hieh1z3o7tsy.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/66m6xy/new_wotc_policy_thats_banning_most_card_stores_in/
Meanwhile…
Melissa DeTora hired full time at WotC: https://twitter.com/MelissaDeTora/status/855453167865053184
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgfrNNwTPe8 <<--melissa’s ep of TableTop
WER crashed 3x Prereleases in a row http://newsroom.hasbro.com/mediakit/events.cfm
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/66uoex/wizards_and_wer_get_your_shit_together/
The Finisher
This week, after the banned and restricted announcement part one on Monday, StarCityGames.com announced that they would be refunding customers who purchased Invocation Counterbalances after Sensei’s Divining Top spun out of the format. CoolStuffInc has offered to buy back all Saheeli Rai’s bought since Monday. This is excellent customer service of course, but it got me thinking: what other format shakeups could result in order reimbursements?
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Win all five Unhinged Land Deck Boxes from Ultra Pro https://gleam.io/8YcuC/win-a-free-copy-of-all-five-unhinged-land-deck-boxes-from-ultra-pro
Magic Art Show almost there: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/magic-art-show-art-exhibition-at-gp-las-vegas-2017/
Iconic Masters accidentally spoiled by WPN Email.
https://twitter.com/MishrasFotoshop/status/854845797409714177
HUGE OP News: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/ixalan-worlds-pro-tour-nationals-and-rptqs-2017-04-18
Commander 2017 - Tribal, 4x decks instead of 5x - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-commander-2017-edition-2017-04-18
RPTQ charge poll: https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/854722831040598016
RPTQ Promo as “prize” for PPTQ winner, now diminished: https://twitter.com/aje8888/status/854727107779465216
Just charge for PTs - https://twitter.com/AliEldrazi/status/854394289090170880
https://twitter.com/tommartell/status/854401158776999936
Baffled - https://twitter.com/OwenTweetenwald/status/854425891883044864
Gather the Townsfolk:
Did a Mass Unbanning Happen? https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/65jtq4/did_a_mass_unbanning_happen/
Magic Art Show almost there: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/magic-art-show-art-exhibition-at-gp-las-vegas-2017/
Going Infinite:
Magic Novel problem: https://twitter.com/jay13x/status/854674292147187712 (Erin)
The Finisher
In celebration of 4/20, a 4/20 joke! It came to light this week that, for some reason, Taco Bell WiFis around the country prevent those connected to it from visiting Magic: The Gathering websites, such as Wizards.com, MagicCards.info, MTGSalvation, and Gamepedia. One would think that Magic and Taco Bell would go together like nerds and junk food, so why do you think the Bell blocked the Gathering?
First Pick & Giveaway:
Magic Mics Swag arriving!
GIVEAWAY - Rhonas Invocation version
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEWS:
Amonkhet Spoilers
http://mythicspoiler.com/newspoilers.html
Rhonas the Indomitable Invocation Version
Oketra’s Attendant (and token)
Grasping Dunes
Cradle of the Accursed
Bontu the Glorified
Liliana, Death’s Majesty
Nissa, Steward of Elements
Harsh Mentor
Samut, Voice of Dissent
Vizier of the Menagerie
Never // Return
Vizier of Many Faces
Glory-Bound Initiate
Pull from Tomorrow
Angel of Sanctions
Approach of the Second Sun
Gather the Townsfolk:
Play w Amonkhet the day after paper pre-release on MTGO
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/amonkhet-magic-online-earlier-ever
Sad tweet storyline: https://twitter.com/mtg_lee/status/852216964323737600 (Erin)
Invocations still only in Treasure Chests: https://twitter.com/klug_alters/status/852253899884863488 (Erin)
They edited today’s story to be less...overt? https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/852248630509674497
Wizards’ response: http://wizardsmagic.tumblr.com/post/159507277666/not-to-sound-acusatory-which-its-all-too-easy-to
WotC doesn’t try to recreate certain experiences: https://twitter.com/TheCardNexus/status/852256375946309633
The Finisher
This week is Passover, the Jewish Festival of the release of the Jews from Egypt, a fact I just learned because Reuben wrote this joke. But this Passover is different from all other Passovers because this Passover we’re also celebrating the release of the Amonkhet set from Wizards of the Coast, so on this happiest of holidays, do you have anything you’d like to get off your chests?
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Hazoret the Fervent (aka The Pervert) Invocation version
“Hazoret the Pervert” Invocation
https://gleam.io/pMfNX/win-a-free-copy-of-hazoret-the-fervent-invocation-version
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW - 4/12
Amonkhet Spoilers
http://mythicspoiler.com/newspoilers.html
1 - Cut//Ribbons, Destined//Lead, Insult//Injury, Mouth//Feed
2 - Dusk//Dawn, Prepare//Fight, Rags//Riches
3 - Canyon Slough (Bicycle!), Drake Haven, Kefnet the Mindful
4 - Gideon, Aven Mindcensor, As Foretold
5 - Cast Out, Channeler Initiate, Combat Celebrant
Gather the Townsfolk:
Amonkhet Split Cards Rules Change: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/amonkhet-split-card-rules-changes-2017-04-04
Magic: The Gathering’s Head Designer has a damn hard job: http://compete.kotaku.com/magic-the-gatherings-head-designer-has-a-damn-hard-job-1793792384
The Finisher
This week, New York City FC signed FIFA pro Christopher Holly to a contract, as the first esports star signed to a Major League Soccer club. Now this is of course is a soccer club signing a soccer star, of the digital athletic variety, but it does open the door for future partnerships. Perhaps partnerships with Magic. So who would you like to see make the leap from cardboard to a traditional sports franchise?