First Pick:

Aether Revolt spoilers: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/5fkmtb/aether_revolt_pic_from_fb/

 

New FNM Promos - http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/december-through-february-fnm-promo-update-2016-11-30

 

Standard Showdown

 

PT Team Series Rules:

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-team-series-soft-launch-opens-2016-11-16

Full rules:

http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/Pro%20Tour%20Team%20Series%20Eligibility%20and%20Rules.pdf

• Dress code

 

Gather the Townsfolk:

GP Chiba Quality: http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpchi16/building-the-japanese-community-with-hareruya-2016-11-26

• 500 Free Students
• $105~ entry
• Free snacks and drinks
• Relaxation / quiet space
• VIP experience for all
• Online deck registration
• Push Notifications
• Coat Check!
• No Sleep in Special cost
• Frontier support

 

Shuhei Nakamura hits 100k lifetime pro points

http://www.hareruyamtg.com/article/en/category/detail/38

 

The Eh Team ends(indefinite hiatus?) after 300 episodes

 

http://www.manaleak.com/mtguk/2016/11/5-reasons-why-rare-redrafts-are-terrible-for-magic-the-gathering/ (No Erin)

 

Going Infinite:

Food Chain 11-0: http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpchi16/deck-tech-food-chain-with-koki-kageyama-2016-11-26

 

Legacy talk

 

Splash Damage

YouTube Lying About Subscribers: http://kotaku.com/top-youtubers-say-theyre-being-screwed-yet-again-by-the-1789535397

 

The Finisher

 

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen won the 2016 World Chess Championship over Russia’s Sergey Karajkin on the 50th move of the 16th game on the 19th day of the finals match… in what chess experts (or chessperts as they are often never called) are calling one of, if not the, most exciting final moves in world championship history, a Queen gambit of White Queen to H6. You may laugh, but make fun of it at your own peril, because organizers said 10 million people worldwide followed the match online, with some paying $15 and up for live-streamed video, but most watching computer renderings of the board and pieces for free. It was watched at its peak by 52,000 unique viewers on Twitch’s ChessNetwork during its version of the Lightning Helix moment. So the next question for us is: what can Magic do to capture the excitement and explosiveness of the coolest newest esport that all the kids are talking about… chess?