Archive | January, 2008

The Magic Sock #100: Mark Purvis and Mark Rosewater Interview

The Magic Sock #100: Mark Purvis and Mark Rosewater Interview

Total running time: 1 hour 03 minutes and 10 seconds. Show Notes: –100th Episode Celebration –Interview with Mark Purvis (Assistant Brand Manager, Magic: The Gathering) and Mark Rosewater (Head Magic Designer) –Question of the week: “What do you think of the Morningtide set?” Send me your feedback. –Lots of great feedback from listeners. –Band of the week is Brother Love’s “Summertime” [...] [...more]

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Monday Night Magic #89: What do you mean they want a union?

Monday Night Magic #89: What do you mean they want a union?

We are brought to you by MTGMintCard.com and TrollAndToad.com! This Week in Magic In response to the change in PT prize structure, Raphael Levy started a forum called the MTG Players Union. Gavin and Derek talk more in depth about what a Pro Tour means to a CCG and if this really impacts magic as a whole. [...] [...more]

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#51 - 2008 Jan 26 - Road Warrior Otwell - Shattering The Pro Player Club

#51 - 2008 Jan 26 - Road Warrior Otwell - Shattering The Pro Player Club

Episode #51 - 2008 Jan 26 - Shattering The Pro Player Club I take an indept and thorough look at the New Pro Players Club rewards, and Pro Tour / Grand Prix Scheduling announcements that came out of the DCI Recently. I present some opinions that some may like, and some may not like. I also want [...] [...more]

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The Magic Sock #99: Morningtide Prerelease

The Magic Sock #99: Morningtide Prerelease

Total running time: 50 minutes and 08 seconds. Show Notes: –Morningtide cards are up on Gather! —-Question of the week: “Did you attend the Morningtide prerelease? If so, how did you do?” Send me your feedback. –Band of the week is Once Just and the song is called “Hyperventilation” available on Podshow.com. [...more]

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Monday Night Magic #88: Gavin and Math Don’t Mix

Monday Night Magic #88: Gavin and Math Don’t Mix

We are brought to you by MTGMintCard.com and TrollAndToad.com! This Week in Magic The Morningtide pre-release has come and gone with a lot less rules headaches than the Lorwyn tourney (and some pretty awesome playmats) and check out the full visual spoiler. A bunch of huge changes regarding the tourney structure up to the pro level [...] [...more]

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The Magic Sock #98: Morningtide Previews

The Magic Sock #98: Morningtide Previews

Total running time: 53 minutes and 18 seconds. Show Notes: –More Morningtide cards previewed on www.magicthegathering.com –All Morningtide cards spoiled at MTGSalvation.com —-Question of the week: “What cards do you like (or dislike) in Morningtide?” Send me your feedback. –Band of the week is The Black Crowes and the song is called “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution” available on Podshow.com. [...more]

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#50 - 2008 Jan 16 - Road Warrior Otwell - Recapping The First 50 Episodes

#50 - 2008 Jan 16 - Road Warrior Otwell - Recapping The First 50 Episodes

Episode #50 - 2008 Jan 16 - Recapping The First 50 Episodes A *NEW* Contest has been announced!  2 Winners will be determined and announced on a future PodCast. I introduce myself all over again, with a background of myself in the World of Magic, and proceeded to ReCap all of the first 50 Episodes of RWO. Visit [...] [...more]

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Monday Night Magic #87: Level 3, Schmevel 3!

Monday Night Magic #87: Level 3, Schmevel 3!

We are brought to you by MTGMintCard.com and TrollAndToad.com! This Week in Magic The Morningtide Prerelease is next weekend. BDM has a great article for you extended players gearing up for the PTQ season about the still-forming metagame. The Shadowmoor expansion symbol has been spotted! The FNM promo for February is Tormod’s Crypt (see the new art [...] [...more]

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#49 - 2008 Jan 08 - Road Warrior Otwell - Extended The Format

#49 - 2008 Jan 08 - Road Warrior Otwell - Extended The Format

Episode #49 - 2008 Jan 08 - Extended The Format I finally spend some time digging into the Extended format, filling you in one some important information, and supply your with a direction that you can use to focus your playtesting with. Visit the Official MTGCast Network Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8125010411 If you have any feedback, please send it [...] [...more]

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#48 - 2008 Jan 04 - Road Warrior Otwell - Max Feedback

#48 - 2008 Jan 04 - Road Warrior Otwell - Max Feedback

Episode #48 - 2008 Jan 04 - Max Feedback Did you know that WotC was involved in a lawsuit against another game producer?  I discuss this some, as well as explore the Mail Box, responding to the feedback that I’ve received from — YOU — The Listeners. If you have any feedback, please send it too: otwellc@gmail.com Visit [...] [...more]

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    Sealed Deck
    • 2+ players
    • Each player needs 1 Tournament pack and 3 booster packs
    • Players simply open their tournament packs and the cards from three additional booster packs and build a deck from the cards they opened. Guidelines require a minimum deck size of 40 cards and allow players to add as many basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests) to their card pools as they like.

    Booster Draft
    • 4-8 players
    • Each player needs 3 booster packs
    • At the start of a Booster Draft, each player opens a booster pack and picks the card he or she wants from it. (You can't see the cards that the other players draft.) Then each player passes the rest of the pack to his or her left. You pick up the pack that was passed to you, select a card, and pass the rest to your left. This process continues until all the cards have been drafted. Next, each player opens a second pack, but this time, you pass the pack to your right. After all those cards are drafted, you open the third pack and pass to the left again.
      Once all the packs have been drafted, players build decks from the cards they selected, adding as many basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests) to their decks as they like. Each deck must have at least 40 cards.
    Tribal Wars
    • One-third of every deck must be of a single creature type (e.g. "Merfolk" or "Beast")
    • Each deck must contain at least 60 cards, and players may build decks using Standard, Extended, Legacy, or Vintage deckbuilding rules.
    • You can use creatures of other creature types, but they do not count towards the "1/3 of single creature type" rule.

    Singleton
    • aka "Highlander"
    • No two cards in a player's deck can share a name unless they're basic lands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests). Players can use Standard, Extended, Legacy, or Vintage deckbuilding rules.