Archive for the 'mtg' Category

Light Up The Stage: The Full Cycle

February 22nd, 2019
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by Checkbox

A bunch of cards from “War of the Stage” fell off of a FLGS and we rescued them, discovering in the process that Light Up the Stage is merely one card in a cycle of five. Here are all of them in WUBRG order, just as the Lord intended.

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Ah, Shit, I Still Have a Column

January 11th, 2019
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by Mark Rosewater

Hello and welcome to a column I completely forgot to write. I have a great preview card, I think, if this is a preview week. This week, I will be checking with my editor to find out if this is a preview week.

Right now, it is Friday at noon, and I always take a half day on Friday, and I just found out that this isn’t a preview week. Fuck, fuck, fuck. I usually have those fake conversations, right? Do you still like that? Readers always liked those, I think.

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In which order should you read the lines of Guild Feud’s rules text?

August 20th, 2018
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We break it down for you, line by line.

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Interview with the Winner of GDS3

April 19th, 2018
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Over the last few weeks, not much information has been released about the Great Designer Search 3 contest, a competition hosted by Wizards of the Coast to find a new intern designer for Magic: The Gathering. In an announcement yesterday, Wizards of the Coast revealed that the search was over and a new designer was selected.

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Signature Spellbook: Blood Moon

April 1st, 2018
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by Wizards of the Coast

Call on the power of the moon and control the game with this collection of essential Mountains, now with a stunning new look.

Each Signature Spellbook: Blood Moon will contain nine cards: eight cards and a foil version of one of those eight cards at random.

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The Great Designer Search

March 26th, 2018
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A brand new card commemorating the saga of the Great Designer Search

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The Zen of Flores

March 12th, 2018
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Mike Flores

Flores presents his student with a d20. “I want you to use this in your next game of Magic,” Flores says.

The student asks, “What is it for?”

Flores replies, “This is a misplay die. Every time you make a misplay, you must increase the number on the die.”

The student asks, “Why does the misplay die start at 1?”

Flores replies, “Because using this die is your first misplay.”

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Brain//Storm

March 7th, 2018
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Checkbox, 3wi3

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Flavor Text Quiz: Real or Fake? #1

February 8th, 2018
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Magic’s flavor text is one of the most important parts of what makes a Magic card what it is. Besides helping to flesh out the fictional worlds of the Multiverse, flavor text can also bring characters to life in memorable ways, or allow the designers of the game to sneak in some humor and whimsy into their grimdark fantasy realms. Is your inner Vorthos ready to take a dip in the sweet sweet waters of Lake Flavor Text? Steel yourself, then scroll down to test your might!

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Dominaria Doom Fest 2018

January 10th, 2018
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by Doomed Traveler

DOMINARIA DOOM FEST 2018

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