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Now displaying: July, 2018
Jul 27, 2018

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Filmdate - 7/24/18

 

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Jul 26, 2018

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Airdate - 7/25/18

 

First Pick

C18 Preview - Genesis Storm

 

Gather the Townsfolk

C18 Previews:

 

Evan:

Enchanter’s Bane - Crash of Rhino Beetles - Emissary of Grudges

 

Erin: Xantcha, Entreat the Graves, Varina, Lich Queen

 

Reuben: Lord Windgrace - Octopus Umbra - Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor

 

D&D and MTG Cross the streams!

https://twitter.com/Wizards_DnD/status/1021440930610667520?s=19

 

Hasbro Q2 Report

https://twitter.com/misterorange/status/1021379452863942656

 

GP Chiba - Lotus, Mox Ruby, Timetwister opened!

https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1020918384198897664?s=19

 

Team Series Championship - Drafting of Guilds of Ravnica:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/organized-play/team-series-championship-format-2018-07-19

 

1v1 Commander unbannings!

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/magic-online-1v1-commander-update-2018-07-20

 

Desperate Ravings

Mark Rosewater cutout:

https://twitter.com/MelissaDeTora/status/1019875453991993345

 

Great advertising in Akihabara

https://twitter.com/Yammedup/status/1019616000008843265

 

Young Mage brings MTG to camp:

https://blog.cardsphere.com/the-magic-the-gathering-experiment/

 

MTG Arena players upset about stress test

https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicArena/comments/90mu01/to_everyone_frustrated_by_todays_server_outages

 

Going Infinite

https://twitter.com/Sene1/status/1021717431591620608

 

Splash Damage

Board Game Designer Movie...all dudes (but fixed)

https://twitter.com/kchironis/status/1022255002629201920



D&D Killing it:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/23/hasbro-ceo-dungeons--dragons-is-having-its-best-year-ever.html

 

The Finisher

(inspired by Bilbo’s speech at his 111th birthday)

My dear Timmys and Tammys, Johnnys and Jennys, Spikes, Melvins, Vorthoses of all ages. Today is Magic’s 25th birthday! Alas, fifteen-teen years is far too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable Magicians. I don’t know half of your cards half as well as I should like, and i like less than half of your decks half as well as you deserve… rounded down, of course. So my gathered friends, what do you love most about Magic from the first 25 years of the game’s existence?

Jul 19, 2018

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Filmdate - 7/16/18

 

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Jul 19, 2018

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Airdate - 7/18/18

 

First Pick

MTG: Arena only cards?

https://www.facebook.com/robajg/photos/a.1085883968110405.1073741828.1085869908111811/2012366278795498/?type=3

 

Gather the Townsfolk

Core 2019 Sales - concerning

 

WPN Updates - Alcohol and Age Restriction: https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/updates-alcohol-and-age-restriction-policies

 

Direct Sales Ending: https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/us-canada-wizards-direct-sales-ends-831

 

Dominaria Complete Set Review tokens complete!

 

Reserved List / promissory estoppel - https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/contract-from-below-promissory-estoppel-and-the-reserved-list

 

C18 themes/colors revealed: https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/8ye2jn/c18_c18_themes_colors/

 

Trick’s new job

https://twitter.com/trickmtg/status/1017539539093544961?s=21

 

Shahrazad Art Auction: https://twitter.com/Booster_Tutor/status/1018921793396957184

 

Creature Forge - token minis

https://twitter.com/beastsofwar/status/1019220339547693056?s=19

 

Desperate Ravings

Arena vs Duels: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/8z7w43/with_magic_arenas_release_around_the_corner_i/

 

Someone call Frank Karsten

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/someonecallfrankkarsten/

 

MaRo World Poll: https://twitter.com/maro254/status/1019594615102377984

 

Kibler gets Geico -

https://twitter.com/bmkibler/status/1019281731268927488

 

Filming Card Openings for Safety

https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/8zmzdg/psa_make_a_video_when_you_open_cards_from_mail/

 

Going Infinite

Masterpieces = Reserved List cards?

 

How much to buy a playset of everything?

https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/8zvq2b/how_much_would_a_full_set_of_mtg_cards_cost_4_of/

 

Splash Damage

American Horse Council

https://twitter.com/AmericanHorseCo/status/1019635705377673222?s=19

 

Padma Lakshmi

https://twitter.com/Top8Games/status/1019353183364308992

 

How to get a job via MTG

https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-to-get-a-real-job-after-magic/

 

The Finisher

As reported here first in November of 2016, The Magic Bracket is holding a single elimination tournament pitting every one of Magic’s first 16,000 (and change) cards against each other in a heads-up popularity bracket. And this week, it’s down to the nitty gritty. The creme de la creme. The cream of the crop, if you will, although the card Cream of the Crop was eliminated early on. Yes, this week starts the top 128. So of the remaining cards, which one are you hoping makes it all the way to the Sensei’s Divining Top slot?

Jul 13, 2018

Let's talk about the new Core Set!

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Filmdate - 7/9/18

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Jul 12, 2018

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Airdate - 7/11/18

 

First Pick

Final artwork for the Set Review is here! By Audrey Hotte

 

DOM fan promos: https://twitter.com/24_Eric/status/1017098620456325121?s=19

 

Gather the Townsfolk

Brian Kibler - Silver Spotlight

https://twitter.com/bmkibler/status/1016384550333657088?s=19

 

New MTG Judge Promos - Nin the Pain Artist, Vampiric Tutor

https://twitter.com/MaxPlaysMTG/status/1014891664840814592?s=19

 

Brawl Changes:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/checking-brawl-2018-07-09

- 1v1 now starts at 25 life and gets 1 free mulligan

- More in store support is coming soon

- They are taking Brawl into consideration for upcoming releases.

- Keeping an eye on the first rotation with #MTGGRN

 

Split Second resolves

https://twitter.com/jeremynoell/status/1016470517782638592

 

Basic Land Slots in M19: https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1014972380408500224?s=19

 

Desperate Ravings

MTG Prerelease Improvements

https://twitter.com/MTGdad/status/1016356990816276481?s=19

  • No Spin Downs
  • Start at Friday Night
  • Disallow Competitive Constructed Rules / Big Payouts / More than 4 Rounds

 

MTG Art Book releases this week...did you hear?

https://twitter.com/vronos/status/1015001514404929536?s=21

 

Slow Play - start enforcing it

https://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2018/07/09/policy-changes-for-m19/

 

Hareruya Wayfinder - M19 decklists

http://www.hareruyamtg.com/article/en/category/detail/348

 

Framing Omnipotence instantly draws 2HG

https://twitter.com/armlx/status/1016027089730973701?s=19

 

Brazil product has to be searched; no Prerelease product for M19

https://twitter.com/tolariancollege/status/1016042686325850112?s=21

 

Terese selling SDCC Prerelease promo Prints: https://twitter.com/tnielsenart/status/1016469737088270336?s=21

 

Going Infinite

 

Splash Damage

New Transformers TCG announced

https://tformers.com/sdcc-2018-wizards-of-the-coast-transformers-trading-card-game-announced/33876/news.html

 

#DatShadowverseMoney

https://twitter.com/bmkibler/status/1015623891429949441

 

Eric Froehlich Eliminated in 23rd Place ($282,630) at WSOP event

 

The Finisher

A popular Reddit thread this week asked Magic players to finish the thought: “never trust a Magic player who ____.” So Magic Mics, being the untrusting sorts, how would you fill in the blank?

Jul 6, 2018

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Filmdate - 7/3/18

Jul 5, 2018

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Airdate - 7/4/18

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