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Pros and Conspiracy - Conspiracy 2, Eldrazi Bannings & More! Feb 29, 2016

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Airdate - 2/24/15

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First Pick - Conspiracy 2 http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-conspiracy-2

Will be another FTV: http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/139823718788/hi-mark-will-there-be-a-ftv-this-year-im-asking

Going Infinite: How to Dismantle the Reserved List http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/how-to-dismantle-the-reserved-list/

promissory estoppel

The Red Zone: Eldrazi bannings or lack thereof.

Memory Jar - legal for 2 GPs.

Survival of the Fittest - grew slowly, not a PT format-breaker

Gather the Townsfolk - MTG Artists Gain Playmats http://www.gatheringmagic.com/mikelinnemann-022416-mtg-artists-gain-playmats/

Splash Damage:

http://esportsobserver.com/wotc-on-how-to-run-a-tournament-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-players/

We run tournaments better than everyone else.

The Finisher: For the longest time, Facebook users have been asking for a ‘dislike’ option. Well today, Facebook introduced five new emoticons. Users can now respond to post with ‘like,’ ‘haha,’ ‘wow,’ ‘sad,’ and ‘angry’ instead of simply ‘liking’ a post. So now that we know Facebook has the ability to add more emotions to our responses, what feelings would you like to see Facebook let us convey in our responses?

False Profit - The Complete "VendorLeaks" Drama & More! Feb 19, 2016

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First Pick - Eternal Masters

Announced: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-eternal-masters-2016-02-15

Leaks

Begins: https://twitter.com/saffronolive/status/699417870850084864

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/statement-about-eternal-masters-card-list-2016-02-16

Ends: https://twitter.com/BeauteCoulisses/status/700137243357409280 & https://twitter.com/BeauteCoulisses/status/700137061551054848

The actual solution to the Eternal Masters lacking a GP - WotC should create the yearly Magic Convention -- at the center will be the GP for the latest Eternal/Modern Masters set

Desperate Ravings - Pros playing the MOCS: http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/2016-magic-online-championship-series

Going Infinite: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/ways-play/making-your-own-magic-format-2016-02-17

Non-Reserved List Legacy is NOT “Eternal”

Gather the Townsfolk -

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/duel-decks-blessed-vs-cursed-2016-02-15

Blast From the Past: Sam Stoddard’s Fearless Inventory: http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/15107_Feature_Article_Creating_a_Fearless_Magical_Inventory.html lead into Emma’s Fearless Inventory:

http://www.cardconfidants.com/a-full-inventory/

The Finisher:

Earlier today, The Princess of Pop Britney Jean Spears shared with her 8.2 million Instagram followers an inspirational piece of art with the caption “Rooted In Life”… Tree Emoji. That piece of art? Why, it was none other than Noah Bradley’s iconic Temple of Mystery. So now that Magic art has broached pop culture, which celebrity will be the next to use MTG art to inspire the masses?

Leaving A Legacy - RIP Chris Rush, Modern Pro Tour & More! Feb 12, 2016

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Airdate: 2/11/16

First Pick - Chris Rush, and Wayne England passed away. :(

Eldrazi dominate the PT. Revisiting Modern as a PT format:http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/modern-shouldnt-be-a-pro-tour-format/

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4549bo/pat_chapin_6_of_noneldrazi_players_t8d_188_of/

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/453b1i/infographic_the_evolution_of_modern_across_3_days/

Desperate Ravings - SOI spoilers/leak: www.mythicspoiler.com

Q4 Hasbro earnings: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/44zwqs/hasbro_q4_earnings_call_battle_for_zendikar_was/

Going Infinite: Bazaar of Moxen, ‘Old School Magic.’ http://bazaar-of-moxen.com/en/bom,33/2016-old-school-tournaments-rules,c285.html

Gather the Townsfolk - Legacy Challenge, and Legacy Leagues come to MTGO: http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/february-2016-event-updates-2016-02-10

The Finisher:

This weekend, gold level pro Chris Fennell did a deck tech this past weekend at Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch in which his deck was perhaps erroneously titled “Thugs and Bugs,” which led to a long empassioned discussion about potentially offensive deck names and naming conventions. So, with the Pro Tour behind us but more new deck names always on the horizon, what do you want a future deck to be named?

Running the Gauntlet - New MTGO formats & More! Feb 05, 2016

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Magic Mics 2/3/16

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First Pick -

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/pro-tour-gauntlet-comes-magic-online-2016-02-03

The 0-2 Drop -

6-3 make day 2 at GPs. https://twitter.com/BasicMountain/status/695052817828950022

Desperate Ravings - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/440t4m/north_west_regional_judge_coordinator_resigns/

Splash Damage -

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/19995505

Google showing MTG cards in search results

The Red Zone -

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/originalmagicart/classic-art-tokens?ref=hero_thanks

Gather the Townsfolk -

MGCthetraveling on Instagram or Twitter

ORAT token on ChannelFireball

The Finisher:

Speaking of rodentia, yesterday the United States observed one of its strangest holidays, Groundhog Day, in which we depend on a small furry mammal to tell us what the weather will be like for the next month and a half. Yeah, that’s a thing we do. So in honor of our most rodent-themed holiday, how else would you propose we predict the future in Magic?

Leaving Las Vegas - Reuben & AJ's Excellent Adventure & More! Jan 29, 2016

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First Pick - Reuben and AJ’s excellent adventure

SCG Open decklists

1st - Atarka Red - 3x Reckless Bushwacker, splashing Black for Self-Inflicted Wound, Kolaghan

2nd - Mono-Green Eldrazi - New Kozilek, Spatial Contortion, only 1 Worldbreaker in SB; 10th place - Zhendong Shan, Ruin in Their Wake , 4x in 16th place Ali Aintrazi

3rd - Jeskai Black - Kalitas, Chandra, Flamecaller

6th - U/R Prowess - New archetype, Stormchaser Mage

9th - Emma Handy - Rally - 3x Reflector Mage; 11th place - 4x copies; 4x in 30th Place

Sam Black - 1st - MTGSuper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKfgCLC_rXE

3x Ayli 3x Reflector Mage, won the tournament

12th - Mono Black Eldrazi

19th - Mardu Green - Goblin Dark-Dweller - 4x in 23rd place

Gather the Townsfolk - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/costs-costs-2016-01-27

Desperate Ravings - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-top-8-best-five-matches-return-2016-01-19

The 0-2 Drop - Esper Dragons

Going Infinite - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/4309x7/wordplay_of_the_day_take_a_50_card_then_change/

Splash Damage - http://time.com/4195192/magic-the-gathering-cards-stolen-texas/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook

The Finisher:

Magic The Gathering Online Digital Objects announced today that the “No Possible Play: Yield All” function, commonly mapped to the F8 keyboard shortcut, no longer works as intended… which is code for it’s broke. It’s a sad day for fans of F8, whose “fates” are sealed (do you see what I did there) but there are lots of potential ideas for future functions on MTGO. So what would you like to see added as a future function to MODO?

Put A Bow On It - Modern Bannings, 100% Colorless Deck & More! Jan 22, 2016

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First Pick - Modern Bannings, Prophet of Kruphix banned in EDH, Cloud of Faeries in Pauper

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/proxies-policy-and-communication-2016-01-14

http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/the-real-reason-splinter-twin-got-banned

Gather the Townsfolk - https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/the-women-of-magic-the-gathering

http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/study-the-tape/

Desperate Ravings - http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/pat-chapins-100-colorless-deck-2/

Splash Damage - http://espn.go.com/esports/

The Finisher:

As we were just talking about, ESPN launched ESPN eSports this week, and with it there were segments on SportsCenter and other shows focusing on the 2016 League of Legends Championships. And I know we’ve all seen that sweet mid 90’s ESPN2 footage of the Pro Tour, so if and when ESPN and MTG get back together to form, ESPN The Gathering what will be one of the shows they produce?

By Proxy - Using Proxies in Events, Pithing Needle problems & more! Jan 14, 2016

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Airdate: 1/13/16

First Pick - Proxies in MTG

Previously advocated: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/sunday-1230-pm-%E2%80%93-sights-vintage-2013-11-03

Official response: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/40kdsz/wizards_may_be_cracking_down_on_unsanctioned/cyvzi9d

Gather the Townsfolk - Judge suspensions overturned: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/learning-opportunities-2016-01-13

Desperate Ravings - https://twitter.com/JeffHoogland/status/686297549507006464 - Jeff Hoogland gets game loss for sleeves.

Followup: http://mtgcardmarket.wpengine.com/a-top-8-gameloss-in-charlotte/

The Red Zone -

Pithing Needle argument: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/40dskm/spoilers_bradley_carpenter_pithing_needle_issue/

The Finisher:

Last night, President Obama gave his seventh and final State of the Union Address. And as it says in the Constitution, “the hosts of Magic Mics shall, from time to time, give to their viewers information on the state of Magic.” So what is the most pressing thing you have to share with Magic nation?

I Thought-Knot - OGW Spoilers, Blizzard buys MLG & More! Jan 08, 2016

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First Pick

Spoiler season

Splash Damage -

Activision / Blizzard buys MLG

http://www.wired.com/2016/01/activision-major-league-gaming/

Rey not in Star Wars

http://nerdist.com/star-wars-force-awakens-monopoly-rey-included-fan-outrage/

First team of Global Poker League announced:

http://calvinayre.com/2016/01/06/poker/chris-moneymaker-will-lead-las-vegas-moneymakers-in-gpl/

The Finisher:

On his twitter page, Luis-Scott Vargas announced that he and his wife Geneva Sarcedo are expecting! Congrats to LSV and Geneva, but this does beg the question: as the master of puns and all things wordplay, what should the newest Scott-Vargas be named?

In Retrospect - OGW Spoilers & 2015 Year in Review! Dec 31, 2015

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First Pick

Patreon - patreon.com/magicmics
Google Chat next week to make up for December: First is Monday, Jan 4th at 10PM ET

Blast from the Past -

What we learned: http://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2015/12/wwl-top-10-stories-2015/

Southeast L3’s, L2’s, including Regional Coordinator suspended over leaks: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/3xrtyv/most_of_the_l3_judges_in_the_southeast_us_region/

Judge Apps down in protest: http://apps.magicjudges.org/

The Finisher:

Last week was Festivus, a secular holiday created in an episode of Seinfeld celebrated in the eve of the eve of Christmas, December 23.So happy Festivus for the rest of us! Among the traditions of this secular holiday include a Festivus dinner with friends and family, an unadorned aluminum pole, and the annual Airing of Grievances. So in honor of the holiday season, what grievance would you like to air?

Spoiled Rotten - OGW Leaks, WotC Reaction & more! Dec 17, 2015

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First Pick / Pass The Salt - HUGE OGW Spoilers; WotC Reaction

http://mythicspoiler.com/newspoilers.html

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/why-leaks-hurt-2015-12-16

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/3x38p5/dailymtg_why_leaks_hurt/cy14b1t

https://twitter.com/WalkThePlanes/status/676219313511137281

“How Activision turned Modern Warfare 3 Leak Into Opportunity” http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/11/23/how-activision-turned-the-modern-warfare-3-leak-crisis-into-opportunity/

The flipside, WotC doing good things too: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/3x5fud/a_friend_of_mine_deployed_to_a_remote_location/

Gather the Townsfolk - PSulli announcing job at Activision, no longer full-time coverage

Going Infinite - Dress codes for events?

The Finisher:

Last weekend Italy was crowned the new World Champions after narrowly beating out Thailand in the finals with Esper Dragons, Atarka Red and Temur Megamorph. So if y’all were betting folks, which Reuben is, who would you bet will win the 2016 World Magic Cup?

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