First Pick:
The Magic Story: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/promised-end-2016-07-27
PT Sydney Changes: http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/new-pro-tour-rules-announced-for-pt-eldritch-moon/
Gather the Townsfolk
Magic coverage changes http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/inside-coverage-team-2016-07-21
Tokens “Created” again
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/148004010748/can-you-talk-about-the-changed-wording-create-a
Desperate Ravings
Ryan Yee’s Expedition Misty Rainforest first ever vertical playmat
https://twitter.com/Artofryanyee/status/757632254050959361
Original 1996 World Champion
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210145807308851&set=gm.595720713923044&type=3&theater
Head to Head: Old Sets
https://twitter.com/maro254/status/756850451903975424
Reuben: Urza’s Legacy over Arabian Nights
Erin: Tempest over Ice Age
Evan: Legends over Urza’s Saga
Pass the Salt
WotC’s New Social Media Policy: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/wizards-and-transparency-social-media-2016-07-22
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/756553568878993409
Splash Damage
Christoper Rush tribute: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4ut4i8/christopher_rush_tribute_easter_egg_in_world_of/
The Finisher
Last year, DotA 2 set a record for the biggest ever ESports prize pool at more than 18 million dollars for their biggest annual tournament, ‘The International,’ and this year the team-based gaming event has already surpassed that mark for the 2016 edition that will be taking place in August in Seattle with two weeks to spare. The International 6 is now, officially, the most lucrative ESports competition ever, but hey, Magic is a top 5 ESports brand too… at least in its own mind. So if you were a member of Hasbro marketing, how would you spin Magic: The Gathering prize pools to look just as impressive as their ESports counterparts?
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/26/12266152/dota-2-the-international-6-prize-pool-record
First Pick:
No Ban List Updates
SDCC Promos
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/san-diego-comic-con-2016-magic-promos-2016-07-19
Hall of Fame
My ballot:
Yuuya Watanabe
Owen Turtenwald
Mark Herberholz
Eligibility for HoF
Going Infinite
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/147423093203/what-set-after-alara-block-are-you-least-proud-of
Hasbro Second Quarter Earnings: "Shadows is off to a strong start" & 2016 expected to be "8th straight year of revenue growth"
Gather the Townsfolk
http://blog.mtgprice.com/2016/07/18/first-look-tcgplayer-adds-buylisting/
Blast from the Past:
https://twitter.com/the_stybs/status/755825174319071232
The Finisher:
StarCityGames.com writer and Elves afficionado Ross Merriam will appear on this Friday’s episode of the hit trivia game show Jeopardy. Ross Hunneds is only the latest in a long line of Magic pros on reality tv, such as Dave Williams on this season’s Master Chef and Adam Esegalian on American Idol. So which Magic personality would you like to see paired up with a reality tv show next?
First Pick:
EMN Full Set Released
Hall of Fame 2016 - Yuuya, Owen - shoe-ins
Pokemon GO / Going Infinite
Going Infinite
From Patron Adrian Camilleri - https://twitter.com/OrdMandrell/status/753280290966175744
What would a Magic AR game look like?
Gather the Townsfolk
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4rwtb7/tcgplayer_official_announcement_our_response_to/
“Market Price” on TCGPlayer
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4sb0k6/jesper_myrfors_told_me_the_blue_mark_on_the/
Blue mark on the back is NOT a mistake
Vintage Cube thoughts from Maxime
Splash Damage:
http://www.dragonmag.com/5.0/#!/article/106375/102161027
D&D Innistrad Supplement
The Finisher:
Pokemon GO took the world by storm this week, with over 20 million active users in the first week alone. It’s safe to say that Nintendo hasn’t been hotter in recent memory, but from a Magic perspective we can’t help but be a little wistful at what could have been had Wizards of the Coast jumped on the AR bandwagon a little earlier. How do you think we could have gotten Magic in on Augmented Reality?
First Pick:
Gisa & Geralf (tie-in to https://twitter.com/maximevalentin3/status/749406035513835521/photo/1)
Eldrazi Evolution
Harmless Offering
Decimator of the Provinces
Collected Brutality
Ishkanah, Grafwidow
Liliana, the Last Hope & Oath of Liliana
Deploy the Gatewatch
Cryptbreaker
Grim Flayer
Chaos Reveler
Spell Queller
Noose Constrictor
Dark Salvation
Tamiyo
Gather the Townsfolk
Team Cardhoarder: https://www.cardhoarder.com/team
http://blog.mtgprice.com/2016/07/05/the-definitive-pucatrade-inflationary-pressures-how-to-fix-them/
Red Zone:
“The Man Behind The Buyouts” - http://blog.mtgprice.com/2016/07/05/an-interview-with-the-man-behind-the-buyouts/
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4rm2x6/advice_for_a_new_and_wealthy_player/
https://twitter.com/CraigBerryMTG/status/750894383717810180
The Finisher:
This week, Wizards of the Coast showcased the Fblthp of the next generation, the adorable yet terrifying kitten on Harmless Offering. We know that the tabby on the art deserves its own name, so if you had your own Eldrazi-laced kitty cat what would you name it?