First Pick

Gavin’s Announcement / Mystery Booster 2: https://x.com/GavinVerhey/status/1819452632521756808 https://www.magicspoiler.com/mtg-set/mystery-booster-2/

Gather the Townsfolk

A First Look at Foundations: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/announcing-magic-the-gathering-foundations https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57517/wizards-coast-reveals-new-deets-magic-the-gathering-foundations

SCG’s Return to Coverage: https://vxtwitter.com/StarCityGames/status/1820475462092792294

Desperate Ravings

Historic Rebalance Announcement: https://x.com/fireshoes/status/1820507653245923736 https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/mtg-arena-announcements-august-5-2024#rebalance

Ambassador Program and Free Product Roundup Ambassador Doesn’t Receive Product: https://x.com/QueenoCardboard/status/1819441974241308778 Non-Ambassador Receives Several Boxes of Product: https://x.com/DrLupo/status/1819388597335736532

Julian Jakobovits ML’d For Not Reporting a Secret Lair Showdown Split Offer: https://x.com/JUJUBEAN__2004/status/1820154841592656217 https://x.com/CanMack1/status/1820164127290990933 https://x.com/JUJUBEAN__2004/status/1820244829517046108 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjk5XnfwlWk https://x.com/pastimesonline/status/1821296645881131108 (just added this part:) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EFmA1gfDnYf_Audmr1DCzaeAqi51QUzlGmlDgSCQAeQ/edit#heading=h.2r92y4g1cea1 

Going Infinite

If There’s One Thing a Werewolf Hates, It’s a Collar: https://twitter.com/HobbesQ/status/1820845815616737678

Splash Damage

Game Changer X Magic?: https://x.com/samreich/status/1819453132025553299 https://x.com/wizards_magic/status/1819472079323808129

The Finisher

The Gencon Championship Top 8 cube draft got kicked out of Gencon at closing time so they had to walk to a nearby game store to finish. Now, we’ve all finished tournaments at weird times and places that make a game store look downright luxurious, so tell me: what’s the strangest spot you’ve ended your tournament time?