One of my faves in the biz called in today. Mine and YOUR Commander Mechanic calls in to talk about Novembrew (yes, we backlogged our episodes) and rewiring your thoughts on mill. Chris plays a deck he calls Too Many Gyrudas and it's a doozy, but it is a mill mill mill deck.

Here is his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/commandermechanic

Link to Too Many Gyrudas here - https://moxfield.com/decks/DJXaKERJ50mj_cpnAK-_IA

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00:00:11 - Skip intro button - A Chicago recap, chat about brackets

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00:05:46 - Morgan's got a CardSphere story!

00:13:47 - A conversation with Chris aka Commander Mechanic

01:06:29 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

01:17:47 - A little chit chat about new Tarkir: Dragonstorm stuff.

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With the brackets making waves in LGSs all over, our pal Matt Morgan calls in to chat with Mike about a new pet peeve that's taken hold since - Bad faith racketeering. Matt Morgan is a sweetiepie you might recognize from EDHRECast, the companion podcast to a celebrated deckbuilding tool edhrec.com

Check them out here https://www.youtube.com/c/EDHRECast

For reference here are the brackets and what they mean:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/introducing-commander-brackets-beta

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00:00:11 - Skip intro button - A Chicago recap, chat about brackets

00:03:36 - We talk about the Spongebob Secret Lair drops

00:15:38 - Morgan's got a CardSphere update!

00:19:09 - A conversation with Matt Morgan of the EDHRECast

01:12:00 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

01:23:29 - One new Final Fantasy card to discuss

01:26:48 - Time to talk a bit about Tarkir: Dragonstorm

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Of course I named today's episode to be sung along to the tune of My Favorite Things! We get into a recap of Chicago Magic Con proper and cannot wait for the next one! A huge thanks to all who came out and said hi at our meet and greet!

This week on Am I The Bolcast?, BJ aka Wedgi from Commander Spellbook and his sign language interpreter Tony join Mike on a Zoom call to talk about combos, multi-game grudges, and accessibility in Magic.

There are a few resources mentioned in today's episode and here they all are:

Commander Spellbook - https://commanderspellbook.com

Morgan's article wherein she chatted with deaf Magic players about accessibility and etiquette - https://commandersherald.com/signs-and-sorceries-deaf-accessibility-in-magic-the-gathering/

Wedgi's Discord invite for his deaf tabletop gaming community DTGO - https://discord.gg/XUzTsNk6

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00:00:11 - Skip intro button - A Chicago recap, chat about brackets

00:11:08 - Morgan's got a CardSphere update!

00:15:57 - A conversation with BJ aka Wedgi from Commander Spellbook

00:58:54- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

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This week on Am I The Bolcast?, Tronisbad calls in to chat with Mike about 1v1 formats and how far is too far. Then at the end, he drops an incredible pet peeve that I am shocked wasn't the subject of the whole episode.

Be sure to follow @tronisbad on all platforms.

As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com - Mike's got a story and Morgan's proud of her new squirrel card. We talk about the new treats in Aetherdrift, available now on Card Sphere.

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00:00:11 - Skip intro button.

00:27:32 - A conversation with Ryan Nicholas aka Tronisbad!

00:58:32- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

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This week on Am I The Bolcast?, a pal from the comedy world who's making a splash in the Magic scene calls in. Writer and dungeon master extraordinaire Spencer Crittenden calls into the Bolcast to talk about getting in the tank among many other things. A wonderful chat!

Be sure to follow @thesixler on all platforms and check out Spencer's podcast That Happens!

Here is a link to Spencer's Flubs Tarot primer - https://moxfield.com/decks/0cVrqxpSBkas6seQ6oVIRg/primer

He's going to be working on adding the explanation for the land art choices as they are meant to also reference tarot.

00:00:11 - Skip intro button. Come hang out with us at our Meet and Greet in Chicago! Sunday Feb 23rd 10:30 AM in Creator Central!

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00:17:45 - A conversation with Spencer Crittenden!

01:00:00- Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

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This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we begin with a pared down conversation between Morgan and Mike. A discussion about the times we're living in. Love and solidarity to all dealing with the awfulness happening. Be the light in the world.

That said, what a delightful guest! Andrew aka MTGMuddstah calls in to chat about his process, his beginnings, the origins of the name, and people who lose and immediately say "I wouldn't have one if..."

Fellow Canadian - Montrealer even! Muddstah is good people whose content I consume regularly, sometimes even revisiting games I've already seen.

Make sure to follow Muddstah and subscribe to his channel - https://www.youtube.com/MTGMuddstah

00:00:11 - Skip intro button. Mike and Morgan talk about the state of the world. It's edited down to remove more inflammatory stuff Mike has to say, but the spirit remains. Just less work than asking Ken to take out all the cussing.

00:08:41 - We chat about our sponsor Cardsphere.com and Morgan's journey to collect all of Odyssey block in foil

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00:18:16 - A conversation with Andrew aka MTGMuddstah

01:01:04 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

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This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we get a call from Nile Joan Rivers about the time she tweeted about EDHREC and people were not cool about it.

The tweet in question, for context, "Idk if this is a hot take or not but i think edhrec has done a ton of damage to this format. Everything is so homogenized now and you just see the same lists over and over"

Folks were real dogpile-y about this and we get into it. Safe to say, we're a little biased at Am I the Bolcast? with our origins lying in the EDHREC sister site CommandersHerald.com. That said, Nile raises some good points and we discuss the merits as well as the effects of a data site like EDHREC on the format. All in all, we love EDHREC and if somebody's not into EDHREC, then that's cool too. Don't be a dick.

Make sure to follow Nile and check out her Linktree https://linktr.ee/NileJoanRivers

Also, donate to Bobbie Christine! Cancer sucks! https://bio.site/bobbiechristine

00:00:11 - Skip intro button.

00:08:04 - We chat about our sponsor Cardsphere.com and Morgan's journey to collect all of Odyssey block in foil

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00:13:40 - Mike talks about some bummer games at the LGS

00:23:22 - A conversation with Nile Joan Rivers

01:06:48 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the verdict

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Edited by Ken Peddle

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This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we get a call from one of my fave brewers in the scene - Spike Feeder Aaron! If you've ever enjoyed The Spike Feeders' gameplay on YouTube, there's a good chance you have Aaron to thank for the interesting and cool decks that you get to watch. Aaron's been tasked with being the chief brewmaster for the channel and, as someone who appreciates an engine, what he can do with a deck is fantastic.

Morgan isn't available this week so I messaged a good buddy of mine to fill-in at a moment's notice - my sweet boy, Jake Browne! Jake's got a new Substack he's been working on and I asked him to come chat with me and offer his verdict on Aaron's Bolas story.

Follow The Spike Feeders on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheSpikeFeeders

Check out Jake's Substack - manaclub.substack.com

00:00:11 - Skip intro button.

00:00:32 - Morgan Sanchez is not in today but our buddy Jake Browne fills in! We talk about Mana Club, subscribe now!

00:10:50 - We chat about our sponsor Cardsphere.com

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00:16:24 - A conversation with Aaron from The Spike Feeders

01:04:45 - Back to Mike and Jake for the Bolas verdict and a chat about how Mike and Aaron like the same style of brew. A surprising moment???

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This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we get a call from Jolly Olde England and have a chat with Emma Partlow! Thraben Inspector aficionado and co-host of The Herald's Horn podcast!

We chat about the weather and playing to win. Cyclonic Rift gets brought up again!

Follow Emma on socials, here's her linktree - https://linktr.ee/emmapartlow

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00:02:48 - We talk about what we're up to on Cardsphere.com Get your cards here! Check out our referral code below! Some news about MSRP, too, and some talk about the Innistrad Remastered previews starting.

00:18:32 - A conversation with Emma Partlow

01:01:01- Back to Mike and Morgan for the Bolas verdict and a chat about Cyclonic Rift of course. "How to find ways to win without winning."

01:13:25 - Talking about Cube!

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Edited by Ken Peddle

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Music by Mike Carrozza

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What's up, Gamers! This week on Am I The Bolcast?, we get a call from the hosts of Hero's Blade Vibe Check - Quinn and Cole!

We chat about getting the right vibe in a pod, never leaving combat on the table, and playing itty-bitty stax.

Follow their podcast at @HerosBladeVibeCheck here on YouTube, Twitter, and Bluesky. Follow Quinn @GirlDickEnergy and Cole at @UncommonCmdrMTG

00:00:11 - Skip intro button.

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00:10:15 - A conversation with Cole and Quinn, Quinn and Cole, the hosts of Hero's Blade Vibe Check

00:55:50 - Back to Mike and Morgan for the Bolas verdict, a discussion on stax, and an earnest appreciation for Extort and Foundations.

1:14:48 - A reminder in these times.

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Edited by Ken Peddle

Check us out on YouTube:

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Check out www.edhrec.com and www.commandersherald.com where Morgan edits and Carrozza writes.

Music by Mike Carrozza

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Morgan - @indigogentleman

Thanks for listening!