Archive | March, 2008

#4 - 2008 Mar 17 - The Magic School Bus #4 - James Cagle and Robert Schiermeyer - This week on The Magic School Bus, James is sick, so we make it brief.

#4 - 2008 Mar 17 - The Magic School Bus #4 - James Cagle and Robert Schiermeyer - This week on The Magic School Bus, James is sick, so we make it brief.

This week on The Magic School Bus, James is sick, so we make it brief. We we take a quick look at the results of Pro Tour Vienna and Pro Tour Philly. We do a brief recap on the store finals at the city champs and we let Rob complain a little [...] [...more]

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The Magic Sock #106: Shadowmoor Previews!

The Magic Sock #106: Shadowmoor Previews!

Total running time: 47 minute and 09 seconds. Show Notes: –Help me out. Subscribe to the show: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themagicsock –Rest in peace Gary Gygax. –How to teach people how to play Magic? –Lots of great feedback. –Shadowmoor previews begin with our being able to see 15 cards in a pack. Roll over Demigod of Revenge with your mouse to see his text. –Extended [...] [...more]

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Planeswalk with the Proffessors #17: Taking Notes

Planeswalk with the Proffessors #17: Taking Notes

Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of Planeswalkin with the Proffessors. This week when we planeswalk we’ll take a look at several eternal formats and hear from a veteran Legacy player eager to give his two sense about the topic, as well as take a look into Vintage. For those of you thinking I’m [...] [...more]

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#56 - 2008 Feb 05 - Road Warrior Otwell #56 - PTQ Denver Part 2 of 2 - Extended Format

#56 - 2008 Feb 05 - Road Warrior Otwell #56 - PTQ Denver Part 2 of 2 - Extended Format

…Now for the exciting conclusion of the DENVER PTQ for the Extended Season, which took place in February. Visit the Official MTGCast Network Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8125010411 If you have any feedback, please send it too: otwellc@gmail.com [...more]

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2008 Mar 10 - The Magic School Bus #3 - James Cagle and Robert Schiermeyer - This episode, we take a last look at extended and talk about the type II meta game shift.

2008 Mar 10 - The Magic School Bus #3 - James Cagle and Robert Schiermeyer - This episode, we take a last look at extended and talk about the type II meta game shift.

#3 - 2008 Mar 10 - The Magic School Bus #3 - James Cagle and Robert Schiermeyer - This episode, we take a last look at extended and talk about the type II meta game shift. [...more]

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Monday Night Magic #95: Hybrid Mana Hijinks!

Monday Night Magic #95: Hybrid Mana Hijinks!

We are brought to you by MTGMintCard.com and TrollAndToad.com! This Week in Magic GP Shizuoka was this past weekend and saw two UB Faerie decks in the finals. Our first Shadowmoor spoiler news! First is the officially spoiled, Demigod of Revenge, and the pack of card images up on the wizards site. Spring Magic Players rewards [...] [...more]

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Planeswalk with the Proffessors #16: Culture

Planeswalk with the Proffessors #16: Culture

This week when we planeswalk we’ll take a long look at the limited format of drafting, how to play, how to win, and how to get that nice krinkly noise everybody loves when they open a pack. As well as covering the format we’ll use elaborate metaphors and analyze of the theme behind Shadowmoor, as [...] [...more]

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The Magic Sock #105: All About Extended

The Magic Sock #105: All About Extended

Total running time: 47 minute and 12 seconds. Show Notes: –Help me out. Subscribe to the show: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themagicsock –All about playing the Extended format. New to Extended? Check out the official rules including the banned/restricted list. –Four great Pro Tour Extended decks are discussed: Permission, Affinity, Domain Zoo and Dredge. –Lots of great feedback. –Send me your feedback on the question [...] [...more]

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Monday Night Magic #94: Avatars A-go-go!

Monday Night Magic #94: Avatars A-go-go!

We are brought to you by MTGMintCard.com and TrollAndToad.com! This Week in Magic Shadowmoor and Eventide will feature rare release promos (like Morningtide). The March banned/restricted update brings some pretty big changes to Extended and a new “Commander” format to MTGO! Check out the Morningtide release on MTGO and the new MTGO avatars (along with some [...] [...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.