First Pick:
Kaladesh Prerelease
Gather the Townsfolk
Banned and Restricted list: No changes
Desperate Ravings Pile Shuffling added to Magic Tournament Rules: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2016-09-26
Going Infinite
New format: http://www.hareruyamtg.com/jp/pages/format_frontier.aspx
Splash Damage
California fake signature bill: https://graphicpolicy.com/2016/09/28/california-has-made-getting-and-selling-autographs-and-limited-edition-items-more-confusing-and-labor-intensive/
http://geekandsundry.com/alpha-information-reveals-new-shows-and-the-return-of-favorite-series/ --video
https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/151065514229/so-um-new-tabletop-season-is-on-this-new-alpha
The Rise and Rise of Tabletop Gaming: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/25/board-games-back-tabletop-gaming-boom-pandemic-flash-point
(could apply to Magic, and people wanting to physically be close to one another)
The Finisher
This week, combination Bond-villain-and-technology-Jesus Elon Musk announced this week that he wants to send One Million people to Mars with his SpaceX program. And to further nerdify this story, he wants to name the Mars-bound spaceship the “Heart of Gold,” in a reference to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. And since vehicles also just came out in Kaladesh, what do you think the Magic Mics spacecraft should be named?
First Pick:
Masterchef finale: spend like 30 seconds on this, it ends right before we start
Official previews from Kaladesh
Fuckin’ Masterpieces doe!
Captured by the Consulate (and all of the story watermarked cards)
Dovin Baan
Aether Hub
Aethersquall Ancient (Sky Whales!)
Brazen Scourge (Gremlin Ram-Gang)
Cathartic Reunion (Erin’s Bazaar reprint!)
Glint-Nest Crane
Scrapheap Scrounger
Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter
Segue to...
The Red Zone:
Final spoiler card discussion: Impeccable Timing (new card with Ajani on it)
Gather the Townsfolk
Ladies Night / LGS loses it. Classic “A Florida Man…” https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/52rprg/round_two_for_treasure_coast_magic/
(original no longer available)
Part I: http://i.imgur.com/FdXf8co.jpg
Screenshots Part II; the internet never forgets: http://imgur.com/jcqFxvy
Helene is on the case: https://twitter.com/helenebergeot/status/776122236021317632
Desperate Ravings
https://twitter.com/CCalcano/status/775934839551852544
Helene response: https://twitter.com/HeleneBergeot/status/776119811738771457
...Which led to “Pros versus Other Pros” controversy on Twitter:
BBD: https://twitter.com/BraunDuinIt/status/776146528671035393
Sperling: https://twitter.com/mtg_law_etc/status/776136028956467200
Brad: https://twitter.com/fffreakmtg/status/776111616211427328
Cedric: https://twitter.com/CedricAPhillips/status/776125432311799808
Rietzl/Reid: https://twitter.com/paulrietzl/status/776141419366854656
Going Infinite
No max hand size?:
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/150249814313/do-you-think-magic-may-ever-do-away-with-maximum
The Finisher
The author Roald Dahl, who wrote such famous books as James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has his 100th birthday this month and to help commemorate the Oxford English Dictionary is adding six new entries and updating four phrases to celebrate Dahl’s life and career. One update is for the word, and Kaladesh creature type, “Gremlin,” in respect to Dahl’s novel “The Gremlins” that turned the word from a slang term for something going wrong into the mythical creatures we know and love. So assuming there are no gremlins in our stream between now and the end of the show, tell the the folks at home a phrase you’d like to have updated when the world celebrates your 100th birthday.
First Pick:
Sept 18th - Next Google Hangout
Evan going to Essen Spiel in October - Oct 12th show will not happen
Magic Mics Water Bottles
Reuben as Leovold of Trest in “Voice of All: Leovold’s Dossiers”: https://twitter.com/gendoukeshi/status/772188030954311680
Our Official Preview - Angel of Invention
Pass the Salt
Ashiok is not Aetherborn, and thus will not be appearing in Kaladesh Block.
Gather the Townsfolk
LSV doing coverage for the next year or so
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/entering-the-coverage-bracket/
The Red Zone:
Hideous World Champ trophy
http://media.wizards.com/2016/images/daily/OP20160901_trophy.png
http://nickfairdesign.com/project28.html - From Designer
The Finisher
This past week the giant panda was removed from the endangered species list. Following decades of work by conservationists, the official status of the much-loved animal has been changed from "endangered" to "vulnerable" because of a population rebound in China. Now, I'm a big fan of bears in all formats because 2/2s for 2 are just value... but I'm wondering: what is the best news for Magic players relating from the giant panda's recent recovery?
First Pick:
Sept 4th - Token Art Description!
Evan going to Essen Spiel in October - Oct 12th show will not happen
Water Bottles Fri or Tuesday - free to all $20+ Patrons
Congrats on Erin’s Pro Point! GP Indianapolis
MTG Announcement Day
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/announcement-day-2016-08-31
Artwork for Chandra, Torch of Defiance revealed
https://twitter.com/Cathaoir1/status/771012033609396224
Saheeli’s Artistry
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4zpzfp/kld_saheelis_artistry/
Desperate Ravings
Ali Aintrazi Drama - Erin takes
Gather the Townsfolk
Eternal Weekend playmats - Rishadan Port for Legacy, Jace the Mind Sculptor for Vintage
https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/770239366673362944
The Red Zone:
GP Atlanta Playmats
http://gpatlanta.starcitygames.com/
Splash Damage
Feminist Reid Duke
https://twitter.com/jephlewis/status/769217062052962305
The Finisher
During this past week, hundreds of YouTube channels had their monetization options revoked thanks to having “not advertiser friendly” content. And among those channels… is mine, the MisterOrange channel on YouTube, the non-Patreon one! Something we said last week got flagged. So, as a result, Magic Mics is going to stop getting money from the world’s largest video media site. That’s right: we’re losing all of those zero dollars we get from YouTube. Even though they say it’s to keep things Rated G, there are many saying that it’s more about the offending videos opinions of specific people or products. So since we’re definitely getting this video flagged for this Finisher, and there’s lots of Magic YouTube content creators out there these days, what would you suggest to some of those folks do to avoid our fate?