First Pick & Giveaway
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Ixalan Card Theft & Previews
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/behind-scenes-alleged-ixalan-card-theft-2017-08-28
Ixalan Spoilers
Treasure Map / Treasure Cove
Walk the Plank
Admiral Beckett Brass
Settle the Wreckage
Kenjalli’s Sunwing
Dreamcaller Siren
Ripjaw Raptor
Desperate Ravings
A Critique of Gamer Language
https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/a-critique-of-gamer-language/
Gather the Townsfolk
10 Millionth Sanctioned Event: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/ten-million-and-counting-2017-08-16
Vintage Leagues on MTGO, Vintage Restrictions, and VSL (featuring meeee)
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-online/vintage-leagues-begin-august
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/august-28-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-08-28
https://twitter.com/OriginalOestrus/status/902737143369531392
No more bylines Magic Story articles:
https://twitter.com/MTGAlison/status/902935084088492032
Planeswalker legendary rule change (stupid sexy jace, looks like he’s wearing nothing at all nothing at all…)
Splash Damage
Errata being used in Star Wars Destiny
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/5/1/galactic-law-section-2278a/
They’ve done it before w X-Wing minis game: https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/6e/96/6e96c3c3-85e1-4138-97f6-5b31cef1bee7/x-wing_faq_v433_low.pdf
GP Indy Missed Connections: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/6whlvn/gp_indy_missed_connection/
The Finisher
Avast, me hearties, because pirates are making their long anticipated return to Magic: The Gathering with Ixalan. And since privateer puns and high seas hilarity always batten down my hatches, lilly my livers and shiver my timbers with your best pirate-y jokes you can muster from the depths of Davy jones’ Locker.