First Pick & Giveaway:
Giveaway - 20th giveaway - Jumbo D20 Plushie! http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/241298
https://gleam.io/IuMkV/win-a-jumbo-d20-plushie
MTGO 12hr downtime +3hr event shut-off
Unstable Info released
SDCC Panel info:
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/163319306028/magic-panel-info
Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/cofkH
Un-Sets - bad for Magic? https://twitter.com/RhysticStudies/status/889204382629326849
Gather the Townsfolk:
Hasbro Quarterly Report - http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HAS/4864553176x0x950465/81E1FEF8-E00A-4EA3-9299-6B34D6222B03/Hasbro_Q2_2017_Earnings_Management_Remarks.pdf
MAGIC had a strong second quarter and the franchise was up in the first half. Importantly, the digital future of MAGIC: THE GATHERING is progressing and we look forward to sharing more with you in August at our investor day.
MDN news: https://twitter.com/MishrasFotoshop/status/889622819033817090
Dealing with leftover promos change:
http://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/new-policy-all-surplus-promos
PT HOU Draft
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1btD2yrm4d8ee38eZgztqn9Dw3LvLGSkn2ICVV60L0z4/edit?usp=sharing
The Finisher
The results of the Magic Hall of Fame will be revealed soon, and Magic competitors, commentators, comedians and comandantes will be the deciding voices on who gets in and who does not. And speaking of deciding voices, the three of us are well known for our voices… but also for the voices of others. So who would Helene Bergeot, Mark Rosewater, and Rich Hagon argue in favor of for the class of 2017?
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Filmdate - 7/24/17
First Pick & Giveaway:
Launch of Chaos Draft Boxes 2.0 - Now in 3 versions
Giving away an 8x Set of Bronze draft boxes:
https://gleam.io/7ebRv/win-an-8x-set-of-bronze-chaos-draft-boxes
http://www.coolstuffinc.com/page/3775
In-Store Play Evolves
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/store-play-evolves-2017-07-16
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=14055&writer=Corbin+Hosler&articledate=7-18-2017 - Corbin Hosler on FNM from a store-owner perspective; need a way to ‘graduate’ players from novice league to FNM; Give stores the ability to run Standard Showdown on Friday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N2XTYIQF2I - Professor’s “Fail Night Magic”
Gather the Townsfolk:
MTGO Launch problems - Servers went to crap. People were sad.
PT/Worlds in 2018
PT Rivals of Ixalan - Feb 2-4, Bilbao, Spain - MODERN / Draft
PT Dominaria - June 1-3, Richmond, VA (?) - Standard / Draft
PT 25th Anniversary - August 3-5 Minneapolis, MN - Team Constructed (Std/Mod/Leg(!!))
PT “Spaghetti” - Nov 2-4, Atlanta, GA, Standard / Draft
World Magic Cup - Dec 14-16 Barcelona, Spain, Format TBD
PT 25th Anniversary:
How to Qualify:
Prizes:
Bronze Pro Club level gets:
Any player who wins a PT, MTGO Championship, World Championship, Rookie of the Year, or any title that grants Pro Club status, they automatically get that status for 4 full cycles aka a year.
Threshold:
Details on Hascon Collection:
Splash Damage:
Hearthstone data ground to a fine powder:
http://www.vicioussyndicate.com/vs-data-reaper-report-55/
Related: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/wizards-data-insanity
The Finisher
Last week, Bob of Bob’s Dugout led a masterclass in how best to burn every possible bridge on your way out the door from having WPN status. Now, in the past we’ve talked about stores losing WPN status from not having enough in-store space or not running enough events a week, but never before have we had the reason be the owner go off on a good ol’ fashioned racist tirade. To quote Mr. Dugout himself: “WOTC kicked me off because of something I said in my store if you can believe that! No freedom of speech here in JewMerica. I am still in shock, and anger, and disbelief but it’s true.” That escalated quickly. So, my JewMerican cohosts, if your store was to be denied WPN status, how would you make your less-than-graceful exit in your Facebook post?
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First Pick & Giveaway:
100 Episodes!
Giveaway - a box of Hour of Devastation
https://gleam.io/hpysC/win-a-free-box-of-hour-of-devastation
SDCC Promos -
Original announcement awful: http://sknr.net/2017/07/07/magic-gathering-reveal-sdcc-exclusive/
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/daily-magic-update/update-2017-07-10
MTGO Data Sharing Changes:
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/silvestris-sick-of-it-mtgo-data-hoarding/
Gather the Townsfolk:
Quest to return GP Trials
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6mpfew/cartouches_return_trials_right_a_recent_letter_to/
Splash Damage:
Dana Fischer on Mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/07/10/magic-gathering-dana-fischer-6-year-old/?utm_cid=hp-n-1#ynx.kiNiNPq3
Ryan Yee Wins Chesley for ‘Die Young.’
http://asfa-art.org/
Q&A
The Finisher
Today’s episode is the 100th edition of Magic Mics. This is a special night, of course, and obviously since you remembered our anniversary… what did you get us?
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Filmdate - 7/10/17
First Pick & Giveaway:
GIVEAWAY - Win a Chaos Draft Box from CoolStuffInc.com!
https://gleam.io/UsCaR/win-a-free-chaos-draft-box-from-coolstuffinccom
Top 10 Topic - Top 10 HOU cards
LINKS:
http://wizardsmtgo.tumblr.com/post/162630833904/commander-1v1-banned-update
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6lbckv/the_awesome_black_outlined_quinton_hoover_look_of/ (Erin)
http://magicorganizedplay.tumblr.com/post/162366686466/2017-2018-team-series-update-plus-tiebreakers
Gather the Townsfolk:
Tragic Lesson
http://www.gatheringmagic.com/mikelinnemann-07052017-gp-vegas-art-show-review/
https://twitter.com/OwenTweetenwald/status/882289680095387648
Going Infinite:
“Cards you wouldn’t show grandma”
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1McLydpVAmy1ykF_KQIg3xRdBAuHf0h5GG_wTudML__A/edit#gid=0
The Finisher
This week is the 241st anniversary of the ratification and adoption of the Declaration of Independence, a document signed by 56 traitors to the British crown over the Stamp Act of 1765. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” No one had bothered to write those words down before, and today we celebrate that high treason with hot dogs and modified grenade launchers. Now, holidays are a key part of Magic too, with cards like Footbottom Feast, Havoc Festival, and of course Elvish House Party to name a few, but with few nation states in Magic-ology the concept of an “independence day” is kind of foreign. So what would that be like?
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