First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Win a set of Black/Red/Green Dragon Shields https://gleam.io/MdNxW/win-a-free-set-of-blackredgreen-dragon-shield-sleeves
C17 LEAKS
Cat Dragon Story: http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Wasitora
Hascon details released:
https://hascon.hasbro.com/tickets.html
Gerry Auction
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6ck9oz/gerry_thompson_is_auctioning_off_his_ptakh_trophy/
http://www.ebay.com/sch/ehtovk/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
Gather the Townsfolk:
Standard getting cheaper:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/standard-keeps-getting-cheaper
New Standard Throwback - 2000s
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/throwback-standard-gauntlet-3-early-2000s
SCG Invitational, now with sponsors! http://www.starcitygames.com/article/35150_Get-Ready-For-The-StarCityGamescom-2017-Season-One-Invitational-Weekend.html
Going Infinite:
Standard we have a problem: http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=13966 (Seth Manfield on Std)
What if WotC just announced that [X Card] is now legal?
Ralph Ciarlanti
Rather than banning cards, Wizards could release a statement along the lines of "B&R update: Pithing needle is now legal in standard". I think that this approach would be better received by the player community than banning cards.
PT winner gets a card?
https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/866731437072031744
Splash Damage:
Force of Will putting packs of lands instead of lands in packs; also including 5x ‘new player friendly commanders (J-Rulers)’ in booster box, and booster box doubles as a card box
The Finisher
https://clips.twitch.tv/PeppyPluckyInternImGlitch
Bronze-Level Canadian Magic Pro Daniel Fournier cut out a little slice of Magic history for himself last weekend at GP Montreal when after activating AEtherworks Marvel he pulled out a fidget spinner… and spun the Fidget Marvel for all of Twitch to see. Now, I’m no stranger to using Pogs as fading counters or Furbies keeping track of life totals ((Furby, what’s my life total?)), so what’s the next fad that’s going to make an appearance on the Magic stage:
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Dungeons & Dragons: Tales from the Yawning Portal (Fifth Edition) http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/237534
http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptakh
Over 40k watching PT finals
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6b68z0/over_40000_viewers_on_twitch_for_the_finals_of/
Stats: https://i.redd.it/n3kj3f0ppwxy.jpg
Awkward slide: https://i.redd.it/govq6igmqixy.png
https://twitter.com/jeremynoell/status/864123353103294465
Gather the Townsfolk:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6b1196/martin_muller_has_fcked_up_before/
https://twitter.com/Top8Games/status/863556920673742848
http://i.imgur.com/wqgnaS1.png
http://i.imgur.com/KfKgys8.png
Kill Bill clip:
Muller and The Wish from Sept 2016:
http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/2016wc/the-wish-2016-09-01
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/160771962008/play-design
Going Infinite:
Rivals of Ixalan and “25”
http://news.toyark.com/2017/05/17/magic-gathering-25th-anniversary-set-rivals-ixalan-252923
Desperate Ravings:
Calcano Moment: https://clips.twitch.tv/GleamingCarelessAlmondFrankerZ
FINAL MAGIC MICS AMONKHET DRAFT POINTS: Reuben 136, Evan 124, Erin 76
Red Zone:
Marvel - design mistake?
Splash Damage:
Hearthstone qualifiers taking place at Buffalo Wild Wings:
http://kotaku.com/hearthstone-spring-playoffs-will-be-held-in-buffalo-wil-1795147049
The Finisher
Nathan Holt and Shawn Kornhauser, of Walk the Planes fame, have been doing a new video series called Enter The Battlefield with vignettes focusing on community folks like Christine Sprankle in the episode on cosplay and for Paul Cheon and The Professor from Tolarian Community College subtitled “creators.” Now we know how impressive these guys are, and how awesome it would be to be a subject yourself, what would your episode be about?
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Ice Tower Deck Box - https://gleam.io/qqS5Z/ultra-pro-ice-tower-deck-box-giveaway
http://wizardsmtgo.tumblr.com/post/160343614814/update-mtgo-commander - They fixed MTGO Commander!
SCG Tour Season 2 Announcements: http://www.starcitygames.com/article/35075_SCG-Tour-Season-Two-Announcements.html
Gather the Townsfolk:
Stupid rule interaction needs to change: http://magicjudge.tumblr.com/post/160487215239/weird-card-interaction-alert-kalitas-anointed
Judge afraid: https://twitter.com/jtempkin/status/862407056346820608
Non-rotating format Challenges: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-format-challenges-2017-05-04
Account hacked? Sucks to be you:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/69c5tt/how_my_mtgo_account_got_hacked_how_i_got_my_cards/
Broken Magic incoming! http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/throwback-standard-gauntlet-2-combo-winter-urza-block-2017-05-04
Budde says it looks ‘horrendous’ https://twitter.com/kaibudde/status/862371182506627072
Followup:
https://twitter.com/kaibudde/status/862372480597585920
Jarvis:
https://twitter.com/jkyu06/status/862369742023266304
Desperate Ravings:
“Ban bombs in limited” LOL https://twitter.com/BenS8528/status/861413110590124033
Pro Tour Amonkhet Draft
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/pro-tour-amonkhet-preview-2017-05-08
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l3Za4WOmkbQtq37oYg8U-eJwT7iENJT3NQAGO_6txDI/edit?usp=sharing
Splash Damage:
MTG Movie Dead: https://twitter.com/b_cogman/status/861738242525151232
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/fox-bring-magic-gathering-big-670529
Minecraft skins
https://twitter.com/Minecraft/status/860116869302411264
The Finisher
It was found out this week that the screenwriters originally working on the film are no longer working on the Magic: The Gathering movie, and he doesn’t know exactly where it’s at right now. So since the movie seems lost in the Multiverse, where do you think it’ll end up now?
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Heavy Metal Magic Zombie Tokens - 5 Winners
https://gleam.io/CFcpy/heavy-metal-magic-zombie-token-giveaway
MTGO Commander - as tone deaf as it gets? http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/1v1-commander-banned-list
Official Sheldon Menery response: http://mtgcommander.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18600
https://twitter.com/grixisguy/status/859817629850226688
https://twitter.com/grixisguy/status/859815798633885696
AKH Limited is Great!
Gather the Townsfolk:
We complain a lot - https://twitter.com/RhysticStudies/status/859869124935155714
Desperate Ravings:
AJ Sacher’s response to women should just ignore Twitch chat: https://twitter.com/AJSacher/status/859182623968460800
Emma’s observation that started this: https://twitter.com/Em_TeeGee/status/858899567361884160
Q & A
The Finisher
Merriam-Webster’s English Dictionary has added a brand new word to their dictionary: sheeple, a (port-man-toe) portmanteau of “sheep” and “people.” Everybody loves a good portmanteau, so if you can, help the English language to continue to evolve and move forward with a portmanteau of your own.
