Flippin' Orbs - An Old School MtG Podcast

Latest Episodes:

The Swedish B&R Update Episode! Apr 21, 2018

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n00bcon has come and gone and that means it is once again time too take a look at the ban and restricted list too see if something should be changed. Last year we had the honour of having Magnus "Mg" De Laval coming on the podcast to tell us what changes it had been decided on and this year we make it a tradition! In this two hour long episode you can hear what is being changed and also Magnus reasoning behind it all. Btw these changes are now in effect if you follow the Swedish B&R. Hope you enjoy!

Episode 12.5 - The N00bcon Experience Apr 13, 2018

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In this special episode of Flippin’ Orbs Gordon and Seb sit down with fellow Stockholm players, Björn Jonnie Bonnie Myrbacka and Yann Franzén to talk about their experience from n00bcon, as it were their first time there. We recorded this episode at a pub so the sound quality may not be the best. But we hope you can listen anyway.

Episode 12 - The Brothers of Fire Mar 23, 2018

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Episode 12 - The Brothers of Fire

Jonas Twitchen is one of the founders of the Brothers of Fire, a blog and old school group based in London, UK. In this episode we sit down with Jonas to talk about old school in the UK. How did it start? How did they grow their player base? What rules do they use? And much more. Before the interview though, Gordon, Seb and Grant have a discussion about “all” the different combo decks in the format and what we think about them.

What we talk about and when:

00:02:20 - Welcome hosts

00:03:16 - Question of the episode

00:12:03 - What we've been playing

00:24:40 - Combo in old school

00:49:14 - Interview with Jonas Twitchen

01:05:13 - The UK rules and community growth

01:32:45 - The future of the UK community

01:37:00 - Goblin Artisans

01:42:13 - Sign of

Episode 11 - Mana is overrated Feb 24, 2018

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In this episode we talk to Sean O’Brien, a player that has playing since the beginning of magic and also is honoured as the founder of the O’Brien School of Magic in one of the most important early strategy books for Magic the Gathering. The O’Brien School of Magic is a mana denial strategy all about not letting your opponent cast spells at all. We talk about the early days and also of course about how that strategy works today in Old School.

Me, Seb and Grant also talk a bit about some cards that may, or may not be, underrated.

What we talk about and when:

00:01:28 - Welcome hosts

00:03:02 - Question of the episode

00:08:14 - Underrated cards

00:55:28 - Interview with Sean O’Brien

02:00:00 - Seans thoughts about Old School today

02:53:32 - Sign of

Episode 10 - Generation Decks Jan 23, 2018

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We talk about the first iteration of the B&R and also with Titus Chalk, author of the book Generation Decks.

Welcome to the season season of Flippin’ Orbs! In this episode we talk about how the ban & restricted list looked like in it’s first year and then we have an interview with Titus Chalk lined up for you guys. Titus is the author of the book generation decks and has a lot of knowledge about the early days of magic. Enjoy!

What we talk about and when:

00.02.35 - Random ramblings

00.10.37 - Question of the day

00.17.30 - The first B&R

01.06.35 - Interview with Titus Chalk

02.25.40 - End ramblings

You can find Titus book here.

The picture with all the signed cards.

End music by Wittmack Ekbom

Episode 9 - Season Finale Nov 27, 2017

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This is our season finale of the first season of Flippin’ Orbs which has been going since April now. But don’t worry, we will be back in January! In this epsidoe we talk about removal in the format, highlander old school and we do an interview with Felipe Garcia. In the interview we do a deck tech about TwiddleVault and last but not least talk about a Kickstarter project for a special high tech sleeve aimed at Magic collector and players.

What we talk about and when:

00.03.45 - Question of the episode - Removal

00.23.40 - Highlander

00.37.40 - Holiday break talk

00.45.30 - Interview with Felipe Garcia

00.49.25 - TwiddleVault

01.18.00 - Playable Certification Kickstarter

01.36.30 - Random ramblings

**Episode 8 - Eureka!** Oct 30, 2017
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This is episode 8 of Flippin’ Orbs and this time we have two amzing topics lined up, as well as no other than Shaman Ben as a guest. We first talk about Ben and his journey in to the old school scene, then we pick his brain on how he has managed to build an awsome old school community. The second part of the episode we dedicate to a deck tech and this time we let Ben talk about one of his pet decks, Eureka!
Episode 8 - Eureka! wak-wak.se Download
What we talk about and when:
00.03.20 - Question of the episode
00.09.40 - Ben answers the question of the episode
00.12.40 - Introduction of Ben
00.29.00 - Ben’s blog and having fun in Magic
00.46.12 - Building an old school community
01.25.20 - Deck tech about Eureka!
02.24.20 - Sign of with Ben
Here are some links to the things we talk about:
Ben’s blog.
Ben’s Twitter
Ben’s amazing Belcher article.
Playing Magic on Shrooms.
Eureka on the archetype page.
Ben’s Eureka! deck and more from the Old School Player’s Ball.

**Episode 7 - Prepping and collecting** Oct 05, 2017
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Once again, we ended up doing an almost two hour long episode but we hope you wont mind. First we talk about how we preper for a tournament, chosing deck, testing, building a sideboard and more. Then Seb and Gordon talk to collector and player Marc Lanigra about him, his collection and his best tips for collecting Magic the Gathering cards.
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What we talk about and when:
00.00.40 - Introduction
00.02.16 - Random banter about chips(!)
00.05.16 - Question of the episode
00.24.25 - Preparing for a tournament
00.42.36 - Interview with Marc Lanigra
01.48.15 - Sign out
Here you can fin the article about Marc's Survival of the Fittest.
Here you can find the Old School blog.
And here are the alters Daniel "Paddan" Sunhede of Wak-wak had done to proxy P9:

Intro music by Wittmaack Ekbom

Episode 6 - Machine Gun & the Player’s Ball Sep 18, 2017

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This time we have almost 2 hours of old school ramblings for you. First, we take a closer look at the deck UR Artifact Aggro. We discuss how it’s played, how the deck is different with EC rules and the Swedish B&R, it’s matchups, variations and why it’s sometimes called Machine Gun. After that you can listen to an interview Grant did with Matt, one of the finalists from the Old School Player’s Ball.

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What we talk about and when:

00.00.23 - Introduction
00.01.59 - Question of the day
00.15.30 - Combo of the episode
00.25.52 - Decktech - UR Artifact Aggro
00.52.00 - Keep or mull
01.08.05 - Interview with Matt
01.45.30 - End ramblings

You can find a decklist and more info about UR Artifact Aggro here.

You can see Matt and the other players decks from the Old School Player’s Ball and read more about it here.