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Spellcasters #7 - Andrew Newby and Ansai Kuo - Where did Ansai go?

Unfortunately Ansai is busy for exams so he won’t be joining me today, but we’ve got a great show today. An all new Top 5, new debate question, Deck of the Week, Tip of the Week, News, Emails and Comments. Intro Music: Lost in Jungle by Johan Krafft Ending Music: Turning Terrors by AeroZ Andrew’s Email: themaster6303939@hotmail.com Ansai’s [...] [...more]

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Spellcasters - #6 - Andrew Newby and Ansai Kuo - It’s all Andrew’s fault

Hey everyone, this week we’ve got a new Top 5, Coolest One Drops EVER. We’ve got a whole bunch of emails, and news to keep you all up to date. We also finish it off with our tips of the week. We also finally have intro music. Different song every week! Intro Music: Of Mind and [...] [...more]

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#5 - 2008 Nov 11 - Spellcasters - Andrew Newby and Ansai Kuo - Ep. #5 - Just in case you don’t know

Description: Hey everyone! Today we’ll be responding to a bunch of emails, discussing the recent discussion of banning cards in the Elfball deck, some Magic news and our top 5, the most annoying cards in standard. Let’s do it! Mike Flores’ website: fivewithflores.com Andrew: themaster6303939@hotmail.com Ansai: dm20@hotmail.com [...more]

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#4 - 2008 Nov 11 - Spellcasters - Andrew Newby and Ansai Kuo - Ep. #4 - Spellcasters Special 1 - Response to the voicemail on Monday Night Magic

Hey everyone, today we’ve got a special edition of Spellcasters. Ansai responds to the recent voicemail that was aired on Monday Night Magic episode 129. Special Edition Spellcasters episodes in the future may include interviews with other magic players, or anything else we want to specifically talk about. Andrew: themaster6303939@hotmail.com Ansai: dm20@hotmail.com [...more]

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#3 - 2008 Oct 31 - Spellcasters - Andrew Newby and Ansai Kuo - Ep. #3 - Elfballs and Emails

Hey everyone! This is episode 3 of Spellcasters. This week we’ll be talking about Andrew’s recent appearance on Monday Night Magic, discussing out Top 5 of this weeks and also discussing the Elfball deck which recently had a massive blowout in Pro Tour Berlin. We’ll also be responsing to some feedback we’ve received. Andrew: themaster6303939@hotmail.com Ansai: [...] [...more]

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#2 - 2008 Oct 31 - Spellcasters #2 - Andrew Newby and Ansai Kuo - Spellcasters Episode 2 - Halloween Special!

This is episode two! Today, we’re discussing our Top 5 Halloween draft picks! Also, we’re going to have a heated debate on a couple of the worst cards in Magic’s history. We’ll also discuss the future of our podcast and our podcast identity. [...more]

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#1 - 2008 Oct 26 - Spellcasters #1 - Andrew Newby and Ansai Kuo - Spellcasters Episode 1 - Our Maiden Voyage!

Hello everone! This is Andrew Newby and Ansai Kuo here. We’ve recently started up our own podcast about our favourite card game. In this episode we will give you a brief introduction to oursleves and what we’re about, as well as taking a look at the new Standard Shards of Alara format and our own opinions [...] [...more]

Standard: (After 10/3)	10th, Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide, Shards of Alara

Extended: (After 10/3)	8th, 9th, 10th, Onslaught, Legions, Scourge, Mirrodin, Darksteel, Fifth Dawn, Champions of Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa, Saviors of Kamigawa, Ravnica, Guildpact, Dissension, Cold Snap, Time Spiral, Planar Chaos, Future Sight, Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide, Shards of Alara

Vintage:	All magic sets (except Unglued and Unhinged) Banned and Restricted card lists

Legacy:	All magic sets (except Unglued and Unhinged) Banned card list

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.

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