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Episode 284 - A Pineapple Based System Jul 09, 2013

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On this episode, we finally overcome one of our greatest weaknesses as podcasters - the inability to have Myke Okuhara on the show! The scourge of TheManaPool.com's comments joins us from Honolulu, where the dolphins are ferrying his internet back and forth to us with great speed. And to celebrate (not really, but it sounded good) we've got a brand new Magic Mad Lib courtesy of Brian! This one is entitled...Science.Then, of course, there's all the Magic 2014 previews. And there were a lot. Like damn. If you'd like to follow along, I just happen to have this fancy link. Of course now the entire set is revealed, but still. Click the link. Click it!http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/magic2014coreset/cig#By the way, Myke Okuhara is pretty awesome. I'm just sayin'.Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – nope, not this week

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Three Questions: GP Pittsburgh - Friday Jul 02, 2013

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Chewie enjoyed asking people Three Questions at GP Charlotte so much that he decided to truck up to Pittsburgh and do it again! As always, Chewie's asking Three Questions to anyone willing to answer them, whether they're a listener, judge, pro player, innocent bystander, or just someone that catches his eye.

The real purpose of this show, like most of the stuff Chewie does, is to entertain you, the listener. Rather than asking the same old questions that everyone else does, he's looking to give you a slightly more off-the-wall look into these Magic players and judges and what-have-you by catching them off guard and putting them on the spot.

This episode covers the Friday of GP Pittsburgh. The event was sort of dead by the time Chewie got there, but after being filled with glorious Indian food he was more than willing to wander around and talk to people. He got some of his tournament buddies, a mess of judges, the judge manager, G-Fabs, and even a whole Commander game full of Twitter folks like Norbert88 and Brainstorm Brewery's Jason Alt.

Hope you enjoy! Let me know what your answers would be!

Your host: ChewieTwitter: @TheManaPoolEmail: chewie@mtgcast.com

Episode 283 - What Happens in Vegas, Stays on the Podcast Jul 02, 2013

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This is the first episode after Chewie got back from his listener-supplied trip to Grand Prix Las Vegas! So of course, he has to talk at great length about GP Vegas. Because it was amazing in so many ways. Like, SO many ways. So I'm gonna go ahead and apologize for how long that took, because apparently no one realized just how long we went on about it.Then there's all the other stuff! Here are some handy links for you:M14 previews: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/magic2014coreset/cigM14 promos and tokens: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1262Super-sweet SDCC Garruk promo: http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/06/24/magic-the-gathering-planeswalkers-san-diego-comic-con/The GP Vegas infographic: http://www.gatheringmagic.com/james-arnold-design-art-06242013-grand-prix-las-vegas-an-infographic/Inside the Deck from GP Vegas part 1: http://www.gatheringmagic.com/inside-the-deck-rich-castle-06232013-videos-from-grand-prix-las-vegas/And part 2: http://www.gatheringmagic.com/inside-the-deck-las-vegas-video-06272013-videos-from-grand-prix-las-vegas-part-two/

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – nope, not this week

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Three Questions: GP Charlotte - Sunday Jun 25, 2013

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Since Grand Prix Las Vegas just completely destroyed the record for largest Magic event ever, it is a fine time to revisit the previous holder of that record, GP Charlotte. Of course Chewie was there, armed as always with his trusty digital recorder, his wits, and spare batteries. He and his fellow dorks concocted this edition of the Three Questions once they arrived in Charlotte, sitting in Buffalo Wild Wings actually. Once the Questions were decided, all that was left was to go out and hit people over the head with them. And hit them he did! This show represents those that answered the questions on Sunday, which was Day 2 of GP Charlotte. Judges, pros, local players, and even innocent bystanders all heard the questions and answered them.Stay tuned for the next edition of Three Questions, coming straight from Grand Prix Pittsburgh and after that, the immense amount of content from GP Vegas!Music: The Journey Continues (Intermission) by Kazunaka Yamane (from Double Dragon)Your host: ChewieTwitter: @TheManaPoolEmail: chewie@mtgcast.com

Episode 282 - Old vs. New: Hippie Edition Jun 16, 2013

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After a brief discussion about being the biggest idiot ever, the dorks head right into the Magic 2014 cards they showed the freakin' night after we recorded the last episode. It's just one per color, so it doesn't take that long. ZOMG Fish Illusion!Then Mike and Brian tell us all about a PTQ they went to at Atomic Empire in Durham North Carolina. It's a great shop, you should check it out. If that's not funny to you, you need to listen to more Cluze. Just sayin'. Non-spoiler: Mike finished a game in such an amazing way that I can't even bring myself to type it here. Just listen.After a musical break, it's time for the topic Chewie has been trying to do for a month now. We're taking a look at the various key elements of the guilds from the original Ravnica block and comparing them to the same elements in Return to Ravnica in an effort to determine which one is just, well, better. This episode we're focusing on the hippies of the Selesnya guild. So what's better, old weed-smoking hippies or new hemp-wearing hippies? Let us know what you think!Magic 2014 Card Image Gallery: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/magic2014coreset/cigRed Hexproof deck Mike liked so much: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/deck/1251Nostalgia Critic videos: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-criticIntro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – No Love by Eminem (ft. Lil Wayne) – http://www.eminem.com

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Episode 281 - Look at All Those Previews! Jun 10, 2013

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We have an amazing episode lined up for you this time! We're going all the way back to the first Ravnica block so we can compare it to...wait, what?Oh, never mind. There's an entire set of Modern Masters and a fair bit of Magic 2014 previews to discuss. So I guess we'll do that instead. Do enjoy!There's also a pretty funny No Shyfts too. Here's that link: http://www.5colorcontrol.com/noshyfts/?p=611Modern Masters: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/modernmasters/cigMagic 2014: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/magic2014coreset/cigIntro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – Kick Some Ass by Stroke 9 - http://www.stroke9.com

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Episode 280 - New Legendary Masters That Are...Modern? Jun 02, 2013

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The dorks are back! After inadvertantly taking a couple of weeks off, we are back with a vengeance. Of course, there's plenty of big news that has popped up in our absence. Since Brian loves Maze's End so much, we had to talk about the Maze's End deck that did so well at Pro Tour: Dragon's Maze. There was a big preview of the rules update that is coming up in Magic 2014. Legend rules, playing lands, sideboards...all kinds of stuff. We cover it all.Since we last recorded, they've started previewing cards from Modern Masters. So of course, we're covering the cards that Wizards has previewed. At this time this was recorded, only 3 days of previews had gone by, so there aren't terribly many just yet. Just wait for next episode though!Maze's End PT deck - http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptdgm13/video10M14 Rules Update Preview - http://wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/248eModern Masters Card Image Gallery - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/modernmasters/cig#No Shyfts about Rob Castellon - http://www.5colorcontrol.com/noshyfts/comics/2013-05-27-Rob%20Castellon.jpg

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – Indestructible by Disturbed - http://www.disturbed1.com

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Three Questions: GP Charlotte - Saturday May 27, 2013

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You've waited all this time, and now it is finally here...again. Chewie went to Grand Prix Charlotte armed with his trusty digital recorder, his wits, and spare batteries. After he stopped and bought them on the way. He and his fellow dorks concocted this edition of the Three Questions once they arrived in Charlotte, sitting in Buffalo Wild Wings actually. Once the Questions were decided, all that was left was to go out and hit the people over the head with them.

And hit them he did! This show represents those that answered the Questions on Saturday, which was Day 1 of GP Charlotte. You probably knew that from the title though. Judges, listeners, some of Chewie's local players, and big-name pros all heard the Questions and answered them.

Stay tuned for GP Charlotte's Sunday coming soon, and after that the GP Pittsburgh edition!

Music: The Journey Continues (Intermission) by Kazunaka Yamane (from Double Dragon)

Your host: Chewie Twitter: @TheManaPool Email: chewie@mtgcast.com

Three Questions: GP Charlotte - Friday May 27, 2013

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You’ve waited all this time, and now it is finally here. Chewie went to Grand Prix Charlotte armed with his trusty digital recorder, his wits, and spare batteries. After he stopped and bought them on the way. He and his fellow dorks concocted this edition of the Three Questions once they arrived in Charlotte, sitting in Buffalo Wild Wings actually. Once the Questions were decided, all that was left was to go out and hit the people over the head with them.

And hit them he did! This show represents those that answered the Questions on the Friday of GP Charlotte. You probably knew that from the title though. Judges, players, a Pro Tour champion, and a certain basketball-infatuated writer all heard the Questions and answered them.

Stay tuned for GP Charlotte’s Saturday and Sunday coming soon, and after that the GP Pittsburgh edition

Music: The Journey Continues (Intermission) by Kazunaka Yamane (from Double Dragon)

Your host: Chewie Twitter: @TheManaPool Email: chewie@mtgcast.com

Episode 279 - The Running Games May 15, 2013

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Bryan Prillaman steps in for our own Brian yet again this episode! Yay having a Bryan! On this episode, we discuss the announcement of Slivers in Magic 2014, Sealed Deck play in Duels 2014, a teeny bit of the Dragon's Maze Rules Update, and of course, the Dragon's Maze Event Deck. Man that's a lot of capitalization. Also, nipples on men. Yes, you read that correctly. When you went back to read it again, it was still the same. I apologize for that, I really do.After a short but spirited discussion, we have to take our leave of you. But don't worry, we filled up more time! We've included the recording of the radio commentary for The Running Games that first aired on The Ocho Radio. Even if you already know which guild managed to navigate the Implicit Maze and win the whole shebang, you should still listen in for our crack observations and general hilarity. Slivers in M14: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152787820210307.1073741829.201120755306&type=1Doug Beyer's Sliver blog: http://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/49835902311/slivers-evolvedRules update: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/244f&page=3Dragon's Maze Event Deck: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1227

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - You're the Best by Joe Esposito - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Esposito_%28singer%29

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