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Mar 27, 2020

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Filmdate - 3/23/20

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Airdate - 3/25/20

 

First Pick

 

MagicFest Online:
https://twitter.com/CFBEvents/status/1241141316702154753?s=19

https://twitter.com/top8games/status/1241064075146268672?s=21

https://twitter.com/lsv/status/1241854833004429313

Compensated Positions Open for Judges:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/691277394719408178/43dc323c5d0bec417e1fb7c8a244d6ea.png

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/691277987932274718/70d5a2538efc85bb4f20f760df103791.png

MagicFest In A Box:
https://twitter.com/CFBEvents/status/1242236768650506240?s=20

Affiliate Codes for LGSs:
https://twitter.com/cfbevents/status/1242605207009349632?s=21

 

MagicFest Online Features Randy Gallegos:

https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1242888741406093312?s=21

 

Gather the Townsfolk

LGS Support from CFB Events

https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/fot8qg/lgs_support_from_cfb_for_magicfest_online_sales/

 

All In-Store Play Suspended Until At Least May 10:
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1242233031148134401?s=21

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/store-play-suspended-na-eu-and-latam-2020-03-23

 

FNM @ Home:
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1241019635992059906

 

Travis Woo’s Dad Passes From COVID-19:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/690811037359931422/Screenshot_20200321-073613_Facebook.jpg

 

Hunter Burton Memorial Open Moving to Arena:
https://www.mtgmelee.com/Tournament/View/79

 

Ikoria Showcase Sneak-Peek?:
https://twitter.com/emmmzyne/status/1242195856989749259?s=21

 

Ikoria Book, April 7:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086811HMB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_jQCEEbXXZTB28

 

Theros: Pastoral and Pastiche:
https://twitter.com/rhysticstudies/status/1242604887931793413?s=21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H981fHM6Li8

 

Desperate Ravings

 

CardKingdom Closing Its Warehouse Temporarily:

https://blog.cardkingdom.com/card-kingdom-shipping-delays-due-to-covid-19/

 

Reuben Reads Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica:
https://twitter.com/MoxReuby/status/1242190386660925440

 

Ari Nieh Talks Color Pie Violations:
https://twitter.com/SixthComma/status/1242477716139630594

 

Legacy 100k for Charity Sold Out:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/410942703623208960/691723159774167130/SmartSelect_20200323-120100_Facebook.jpg

 

Gavin Dropping Ikoria Teasers:
https://twitter.com/GavinVerhey/status/1242181663951433732

 

Splash Damage

Full Beta Set on Antiques Roadshow:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/24/phoenix-az/appraisals/1993-magic-the-gathering-beta-cards--201901A18/

https://www.ket.org/program/antiques-roadshow/appraisal-1993-magic-the-gathering-beta-cards/

 

Jimmy’s Song About The Chinese Virus:
https://twitter.com/jfwong/status/1241881281811505153?s=21

 

Vampire: The Masquerade Card Game:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/horribleguild/vampire-the-masquerade-vendetta

 

The Finisher

On a recently aired episode of Antiques Roadshow, a woman in Phoenix brought in a 3-ring binder with an entire Beta set in baseball card sleeves, Power 9 and all, to have graded by the experts. The set was valued at between 65 to 100,000 dollars, but many dealers and internet sleuths have pointed out that it is likely fakes all the way down. But we all have those stories of shoeboxes full of cardboard gold hiding in grandma's attic or hidden gems hiding in flea market bargain bins, so tell me: what's the best lost-and-found Magic card discovery you've heard of?

Mar 20, 2020

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Filmdate - 3/16/20

Mar 19, 2020

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Airdate - 3/18/20

First Pick

Secret Lair Ultimate Edition and Spellbook Chandra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiM2E5X7dXM
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-signature-spellbook-chandra-2020-03-13
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/making-fetch-happen-secret-lair-ultimate-edition-2020-03-13

Gather the Townsfolk
COVID-19 Roundup
WotC’s Competitive Changes:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/changes-magics-competitive-season-and-event-schedule-2020-03-12
Gig Workers in Trouble:
https://twitter.com/MissMariapants/status/1238152099109593089?s=19
MTG Streamers Battle Charity Event:
https://twitter.com/Scooterr222/status/1238174647415443456
Corey Baumeister Can’t Commentate With Marshall:
https://twitter.com/CoreyBaumeister/status/1238235504929386498
Disney Postpones Movies:
https://www.thewrap.com/disney-postpones-releases-of-mulan-the-new-mutants-and-antlers/
Canceled MagicFests:
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1238238360285650946
Magic Esports Guide:
https://magicesports.guide/covid?fbclid=IwAR21asKkynyq3XhNZJyHjkfdlQSa9UfKH4wxkTVxVEPUwEI6VN_F7NZpzhE
HBMO Delayed to August:
https://hunterburtonmemorialopen.com/%E2%80%A6/2020-hbmo-date-chan%E2%80%A6/
MTG Detroit is Empty:
https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1238449603869097987?s=21
Reid, the Blood Donor:
https://twitter.com/ReidDuke/status/1238545756530802688?s=20
BDM’s Idea for Saving LGSs:
https://twitter.com/top8games/status/1239241134758678530?s=21
MagiKids Giving Out Home Kits:
https://twitter.com/magikidsMTG/status/1239528757041467392?s=19
Dutch Opens Canceled Until April 6:
https://twitter.com/DutchOpenSeries/status/1239556897994399746
Star City Games Cancels Events:
https://twitter.com/starcitygames/status/1239656843720495105?s=21
Cedric Phillips on Content Creation:
https://twitter.com/CedricAPhillips/status/1239792756148432896
Aaron Thinks Brawl Should be Available 24/7:
https://twitter.com/aaron_mtg/status/1239921451882299397?s=21
ManaTraders Donating Portions of Proceeds:
https://twitter.com/Mana_Traders/status/1239953948703768576
Cardhoarder’s Response:
https://twitter.com/cardhoarder/status/1240010390865620993?s=21
https://twitter.com/andywilson22/status/1240010942697459713?s=21
MTGO Account Upgrade Cost Halved:
https://twitter.com/MagicOnline/status/1240058671230377984?s=19
Overwatch League Revamps Schedule:
https://www.reuters.com/article/esports-overwatch-schedule/overwatch-league-announces-revamped-schedule-idUSFLM4G4k37
Judge Academy’s Response:
https://judgeacademy.com/judge-academy-update-3-17-covid-19-impacts/
Playing Paper Magic at Home:
http://epicstream.com/news/JakeVyper/How-Magic-The-Gathering-Players-Are-Playing-During-Quarnatine-With-Paper-Magic
Changes to Players Tour Series 2 Schedule:
https://magic.gg/news/changes-to-qualifiers-for-players-tour-series-2-events-and-schedule
https://twitter.com/MagicOnline/status/1240327606957797377?s=19
CFB Shuts Down Shipping:
https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/articles/an-important-update-from-channelfireball/
Store Attendance, Before and After:
https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/fkz1jc/what_a_difference_a_day_makes/

Ikoria Previews Start April 2:
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1239595761907580931?s=19
https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/612848592143745024/must-say-i-was-looking-forward-to-ikoria-spoilers
Maro’s Ikoria Teaser:
https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/612967583098011648/maros-ikoria-teaser

Arena Brawl, Free to Play?:
https://twitter.com/mtg_arena/status/1240068523096866817?s=21

MTG Melee Tournament:
https://twitter.com/PascalMaynard/status/1239631512208920585
Sperling Wins:
https://twitter.com/Mythic_Society/status/1240386674783326208

PVDDR’s AMA (re: Making Custom Card):
https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/fh0xf6/im_paulo_vitor_damo_da_rosa_pvddr_ama/fk86awh/

Sheldon’s Lung Cancer:
https://twitter.com/SheldonMenery/status/1238564639086182404?s=19

Dana Roach Gets Inked:
https://twitter.com/danaroach/status/1238983328415481857?s=20


Desperate Ravings

Union at TCGPlayer:
https://twitter.com/FacultyFwdNYVT/status/1239695464632549378?s=19
https://twitter.com/tcgunion/status/1239935219840561152?s=21
https://www.thestrikewave.com/original-content/tcgplayers-pokemon-card-wielding-workers-to-unionize

Jeremy Cancels Legacy 20k:
https://twitter.com/MissouriMTG/status/1238126397454979072?s=20
And the Death Threats:
https://twitter.com/MissouriMTG/status/1238130719035199496?s=20

MTGA Historic vs. Standard Queues:
https://twitter.com/thebloodsower/status/1238963914437787648?s=20

Splash Damage

Coase’s Card Collection Model:
https://www.coindesk.com/tezos-co-founder-turns-to-gaming-with-hearthstone-competitor

Toy Galaxy’s History of Magic:
https://youtu.be/o87OoMR0iII

The Finisher

The big story in Magic was the same as the big story everywhere this week: Social Distancing. People across the globe have been encouraged to stop, separate, and listen to the CDC’s recommendations to keep a distance from each other and avoid groups. But as gamers and Twitch streamers, we’re bred for this sort of thing. So now that the Gathering has been forcefully subtracted from “Magic: The,” how do you plan to spend your magic hours?

Mar 13, 2020

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Filmdate - 3/9/20

 

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Mar 12, 2020

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Airdate - 3/11/20

First Pick

COVID-19 Roundup

Jeremy’s Legacy Tournament:

https://twitter.com/MissouriMTG/status/1235603609401913345?s=20

Japan’s Game Stores Closing Play Spaces:
https://twitter.com/YoSchwenky/status/1235884914303623170

ECCC Postponed:
https://twitter.com/emeraldcitycon/status/1235996413093273602?s=20

France Bans Large Gatherings:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france/france-bans-large-gatherings-as-coronavirus-toll-rises-idUSKBN20V0WW

WotC Working From Home:
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1237438068367527938?s=19

Judge Academy’s Video on Illness and Events:
https://judgeacademy.com/illnesses-and-events-3-10/

Cardmarket Cancels Events:

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/fgzls9/cardmarket_series_seville_and_cm_bologna_cancelled/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

MTG Detroit Taking Precautions:

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/410942703623208960/687339558907674627/Screenshot_20200311-114133_Gmail.jpg

Houston Rodeo Canceled:
https://www.click2houston.com/rodeo/2020/03/11/houston-rodeo-canceled-amid-growing-concerns-over-coronavirus/

Why Are MTG Events Still Running?:
https://twitter.com/OliverTomajko/status/1237803117938425856

https://twitter.com/saffronolive/status/1237846887874433025?s=21

E3 Canceled:

https://e3expo.com/

Blizzard Cancels Overwatch League Events:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21175398/overwatch-league-games-canceled-coronavirus-april-march

NCAA Cancels Basketball Tournaments:

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1237840385977671681?s=20

Serie A Canceled:

https://twitter.com/goal/status/1237119378208034817

Discord Upping Channel Limits:

https://twitter.com/discordapp/status/1237845208571588618?s=21

SCG Cancels Baltimore and New York:

https://twitter.com/StarCityGames/status/1237016462679846913?s=19
https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/1237845738651934726?s=20

https://twitter.com/StarCityGames/status/1237846781137833992?s=20

https://twitter.com/starcitygames/status/1237863813048909824?s=21

MagicFests Canceled:

https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1237875970935123975?s=21

WotC’s Event Guidelines and Accommodations:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/event-guidelines-and-accommodations-2020-03-11

NRG Cancels Milwaukee and Chicago:
https://twitter.com/NRGSeries/status/1237878461651247105?s=19

Ikoria Prerelease:
https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/accommodation-health-uncertainties-ikoria-prerelease-and-beyond

Gather the Townsfolk

 

B&R Announcement:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/march-9-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement?f

 

MTG Arena State of the Game:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-march-2020-03-05

https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/fdzbwp/mtg_arena_state_of_the_game_march_2020/fjl9v6f/

 

Mystery Booster Foil Card List:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/mystery-booster-foil-card-list-2020-03-06

 

Pauper Cube on MTGO:
https://twitter.com/HipstersMTG/status/1237385923962318848

 

The Foglio Folio Kickstarter:
https://twitter.com/originalmtgart/status/1236622825705832450?s=21

https://twitter.com/OriginalMtGArt/status/1237348445897101314?s=19

 

Siege-Gang Commander Original Art Found:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtgartmarket/permalink/2674831249413744/

 

Ultra PRO’s Chandra Accessory Bundle:

https://twitter.com/UltraProIntl/status/1237091080992104449?s=20

 

Desperate Ravings

 

‘Children of the Nameless’ No Longer Free:
https://twitter.com/voiceofallmtg/status/1236426064815063040?s=19

https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/ff5655/another_delightful_decision_for_vorthoses/fjx42qh/
https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/ff5655/another_delightful_decision_for_vorthoses/fjx92dg/

https://twitter.com/Spice8Rack/status/1236644180287512577?s=09

 

Splash Damage

Andrea Mengucci, Forbes’s Top 100 Italians Under 30:
https://twitter.com/Mengu09/status/1235673439178027014?s=19

E-Commerce Marketplaces Potentially Liable for Counterfeits:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/02/shop-safe-act-2020-cracks-down-on-counterfeits-on-ecommerce-platforms.html



Going Infinite

Q: If you could work in any department at WotC (related to Magic or not), which one would you choose (if any)?

 

Q: What were your favorite television shows when you were kids?

The Finisher

Cohost of The Command Zone and The Broken Pact guest star Jimmy Wong hit the premier for the upcoming release of Disney’s Mulan, where he stars as Ling, one of Mulan’s besties in the army. It’s a long time coming for one of the hardest workers in Hollywood, and a huge deal for the MTG content creator, actor, and YouTube star. And it leads me to ask the question: where will Magic podcasters walk the red carpet next?

Mar 6, 2020

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Filmdate - 3/2/2

Mar 5, 2020

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Airdate - 3/4/20

 

First Pick

Secret Lair Thalia:
https://twitter.com/MTGSecretLair/status/1233423882037497857
Jonathan’s Upset:
https://twitter.com/medina_mtg/status/1233435652575956992
Are Secret Lairs Worth It?
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/are-secret-lairs-worth-it

Gather the Townsfolk

B&R Update March 9:
https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1234538964704428034
https://twitter.com/masoneclark/status/1234541914650705924

Mystery Booster Foils on WeeklyMTG:
https://twitter.com/GavinVerhey/status/1235260562478522368?s=19

WotC out of GAMA
https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/wizards-withdraws-gama-2020

Telecommute Test Day at WotC:
https://twitter.com/mtg_lee/status/1235245374966648832?s=20

Rewards for Going WPN Premium:
https://wpn.wizards.com/en/article/make-premium-april-7-get-full-sets-secret-lair

Jason Rainville’s Mother Passes
https://twitter.com/rhineville/status/1235336866561486848?s=20

Mage Market Postpones NA Operations:
https://twitter.com/magemarket/status/1234525478813392898?s=20

Gavin’s Cosplayer:
https://twitter.com/scottlarabee/status/1233517582021472256?s=21
https://twitter.com/gavinverhey/status/1233521133107810304?s=21

Desperate Ravings

COVID-19 Roundup
MTG Turin Cancelled:
https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/1233451891444658177?s=20
MTG Lyon Being Watched:
https://twitter.com/channelfireball/status/1233452971532390400?s=21
GDC 2020 Postponed:
https://gdconf.com/news/important-gdc-2020-update
Judge Academy and Contagious Diseases:
https://judgeacademy.com/tuesday-update-3-3-upcoming-module/

Magic Esports Asks: Tabletop or Arena?:
https://twitter.com/MagicEsports/status/1234570401017057280?s=19
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/409511337669165079/684128208051765254/Screenshot_20200302-150028.png
https://twitter.com/cubeapril/status/1234577737781829638?s=21

Hoogland on Arena vs. Online Prizes:
https://twitter.com/jeffhoogland/status/1233795913845530625?s=21

Arena Stability Issues:
https://twitter.com/MTGMilan/status/1233805886579191808?s=20

Splash Damage

D&D Mythic Odysseys of Theros:
https://comicbook.com/gaming/2020/02/28/dungeons-and-dragons-mythic-odysseys-of-theros-magic/
https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/mythic-odysseys-theros

Going Infinite

Gavin’s Choice for “Card He Would Erase from Magic History”:
https://twitter.com/GavinVerhey/status/1234269946185601025?s=19

Q: Which character would you like to see WOTC develop or explore more of their background?

Q: If you could retcon ANY Magic lore, what piece of lore would you alter/remove?

Command Zone Rating First Impressions
https://twitter.com/bradleyrose/status/1233804953677975552?s=20

The Finisher

The Theros campaign setting is coming for Dungeons & Dragons. Coming this June, clash with the gods of Theros in this campaign sourcebook for the world’s greatest roleplaying game in “Mythic Odysseys of Theros.” Now, we’re Theros fans. We’re D&D fans. And most importantly we’re fans of crossover IP. And so, it seems, is HASBRO, what with Ponies: the Galloping, Transformers and GI Joe mashups, and Nerf plus Fortnite, and many many more. So tell me: what’s the next hit crossover to appease HASBRO’s stockholders?

1