Brainstorm Brewery

Hey, guys, my name is Eric. Look, this is a little bit awkward. I got a Skype call from Ryan, Marcel and Jason this week and they said “Don’t do regular show notes, instead tell everyone we’re doing a vote to see if Corbin is getting kicked off of the podcast.” They insisted they were serious but it sounded like they had all been drinking. I heard what I assume was Ryan and Jason high-fiving each other. I tried calling them back to see if they were really serious and they’re not picking up. I have like 10 minutes for them to get back to me before I have to submit the shownotes and if I don’t hear different, they’re going out like this. Anyway, if this was a prank and the guys get a lot of e-mails saying to kick Corbin off the cast, this wasn’t my fault. I’m just a guy helping out for a chunk of the Patreon money. If you’re reading this, they never got back to me, or I guess they were serious when they said to do the show notes like this. Either way, I really hope I don’t get fired, this wasn’t my fault. – Eric, the show notes guy

 

Are you sick of Corbin Hosler? Here’s your chance! If you don’t want him on the cast anymore, e-mail [email protected]. If you say something that is funny, not mean-spirited and is readable on the cast, we may read a few.

 

I don’t feel good about this, but I bet no one reads shownotes anyway and we’ll be fine. – Eric

 

* Corbin is missing. We assume an old country road, a dog and a pikcup truck is involved.

* New set, new cards! Taste it!

* E-mails are read. E-mail? I don’t remember if it was one or two. Give me a break.

* Pick of the Week is back!

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Brainstorm Brewery #165- Magic: the Fathering

 

It wasn’t planned. If it had been planned, it would be extraordinarily uncool of the gang to not let everyone in on the gag. No, it wasn’t planned, but the cast is becoming fathers. Did any of the pregnancy talk make it into the episode? Will we have a sweet After Hours soon? Who got their significant other pregnant and who didn’t? Who picked the most basic Magic name for their kid? What does any of that have to do with the price of Jace in China? I don’t know – I just write the show notes.

 

Want to talk tourney results? We talk them.

A bunch of stuff happened. Just listen, man.

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Craig Wescoe is a pretty good guest. He’s a deck brewer and a member of Team Ultra Pro. He is the foremost white player (white deck player; don’t bring race into this) and he’s a financier to boot, writing financial review articles for each set on TCG Player. You want to hear what he has to say about stuff? Of course you do. He’s not into Demon Cats, by the way. I don’t think I am, but I can’t rule it out. How do you really know? You have to look at a bunch of pictures of Demon Cats and maybe you’re like “Huh, that’s my thing now, I guess. Awkward.” I’d say “awkward” is a bit of an understatement, but that’s me. Why don’t you listen to Craig’s interview rather than looking at weird Demon Cat pictures on the internet, you sicko?

Craig Wescoe joins us as a guest (@Nacatls4Life)

How do you evaluate a new set?

What are Craig’s favorite cards?

Craig likes this set. You’re WRONG if you don’t

What are Craig’s goals for next year?

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Battle for Zendikar set review.

 

* Battle for Zendikar set review

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Grand Prix Oklahoma City happened and we have to let Corbin talk about it. He was there. He lives there. Voluntarily. They have cars and planes and trains and busses. There’s Uber or Lyft if you get too much of a Germany vibe from Uber. There are ways out of Oklahoma City. Corbin chose to stay and cover the event. Did he get a coverage team travel stipend? Can someone look into that? You don’t need a travel stipend to drive 5 miles to the convention center and sleep in your own bed every night. I don’t want to use the word “embezzlement” because that’s a serious allegation but I will use the word “Unethical” and I feel justified in using it. Shame shame shame. Embezzler.

 

* Douglas Johnson who insists on being called “DJ” is our guest (@Rose0fthorns)

* Marcel shows up to record the intro. I miss when Corbin and Ryan laughed at this gag.

* DJ brews a stupid deck so Jason lets him talk about it. Here’s the list.

* GP OKC happened and our resident Oklahomer talks about it.

* E-mails are read. E-mail? I don’t remember if it was one or two. Give me a break.

* BFZ spoilers!

* Pick of the Week is back!

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There are a lot of varieties of tuna out there. Solid white albacore. Chunk light tuna. Sushi-grade tuna steaks. Mahi Mahi is tuna-esque. It’s probably the best kind of canned meat money can buy. When Starkist, the makers of probably the highest-quality canned tuna money can buy was caught underfilling cans, the resulting lawsuit resulted in a big opportunity for all of us. Value is value and if you are willing to certify under penalty of perjury that you bought a can of tuna from Starkist you are entitled to $25 cash or $50 in tuna and I think we know which one of those numbers is larger and therefore the correct choice. Do the right thing and if you bought some tuna, submit your claim.

 

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* I’m worried your hyperlinks might not be working. https://www.tunalawsuit.com/Home.aspx

* Oh, Magic stuff. Um… we got an e-mail from Sander Van Der Zee. It was insane.

* Full art foil lands? 5th rarity or no?

* Oath of the Gatewatch is a stupid name, guys.

* BFZ spoilers!

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We talk about Goldeneye and Mario Kart and how many more years it will take Mario Party 3 to make it to Oklahoma. We also talk about Worlds, the metagame, Hearthstone and its appeal, what it takes to fix MODO and whatever else we want to talk about. We’re on top of our game and you love it.

 

* Video Games are awesome

* Some events happened and there are decklists

* Pick of the Week happened

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No Corbin this week, so we have that going for us. Still, the docket was light and a light docket isn’t always ideal. How does the gang cope? By talking about fetches.

 

* Fetches aren’t in Battle for Zendikar

* Jared’s Mono-White article

* The link to the dividers as promised. This is an updated link

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Five may have been too many this week and the gang throws the baby out with the bathwater, slimming its lineup down to a svelte three-man cast. Corbin’s the odd man out, having been condemned to spend a family vacation near Vancouver where he covered the recent Pro Tour. There’s plenty to talk about and without Corbin to slow them down, the gang hits their stride and Ryan even talks a little. How ‘bout that?

 

* Rolling start? Pick of the week first? What’s the deal?

* Finance 101 – buy cards for cheap and sell them for more

* The PT happened. What happened in that happening?

* Changes to Organized play are happening!

* Who’s not happy with the 2016 GP schedule?

* MODO PTQ?

* The link to the dividers as promised. Also, the other link you need.

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Not satisfied with the depth of discussion last week about the impending changes to Magic Online, the gang doubles down and goes deep, this time enlisting the help of MTGPrice writer Travis Allen (@wizardbumpin) to untangle the web of uncertainty regarding the future of Magic Online. As with any good podcast, not everyone agrees but there is certainly money to be made for intrepid investors. Or is there? I’m not going to tell you here, listen and find out, man. Sheesh.

 

* The gang is joined by Travis Allen (@wizardbumpin)

* MODO Changes. What are they good for?

* How can a card guaranteed to go up be a bad spec?

* Travis’ article

* Jason’s article

* Banana?

* Pick of the WEEEK

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