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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?