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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?