With 2024 approaching rapidly we go through a few "thought experiments" and discuss what we expect to happen, what we want to happen, where we want to be... even what we want from Organized Play.

All in the hopes that our dreams and wishes will come true for the next year and we see positive change and growth from both WotC and Hasbro.

This week we circle back to our Annual Over Under lead in to the next calendar year and make wild bets about even wilder events.

Taking into account both recent and historic events, we put together a list of items worth discussing, but only through the lens of degeneracy.

Come for the specs, stay for the grumpy discussion.

Our yearly pilgrimage to Eternal Weekend is complete, the champions crowned, and a bunch of people got to play one of the best team trios format of all time. But what was it like as a vendor and what can you expect as a regulars attendee?

Weeks worth of prep for both of us culminated in THE Eternal event of the year. Join us as we discuss what it's like to attend Eternal Weekend and the emotions the event evoked.

https://www.cardtitanevents.com/eternalweekend

This week, we discuss a comment left by YouTube viewer bmatth06.

What would you say your biggest mistakes were that caused your shop to fail?

It's not something we talk about all that often but with the ever changing landscape of the LGS, this was the perfect time to breakdown some of the most commom reasons an LGS might fail.

Consider this a retrospective. What has happened with the Doctor Who set from a retail standpoint and a finance standpoint? Was it a hit or a miss? Do people even remember it?

Also, what the hell are Lord of the Rings Scene Boxes? All this and more on this weeks episode.

https://mtg.dawnglare.com/?p=viz&s=WHO

https://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/the-lord-of-the-rings-tales-of-middle-earth-holiday-release

https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_Tales_of_Middle-earth/Holiday_Release

With full spoilers, a prelease, and several high profile Pioneer events behind us, this week we look at and discuss the Lost Cavers of Ixalan. What cards do we think are prices well? Which are priced poorly? Is there enough "juice" on the Enchanting Tales sheet to keep people opening this set for a while?

With Caverns of Ixalan set to release shortly, we look back at our Wilds of Eldraine card assessment to see how discerning an eye we cast at the set.

Were we right, were we wrong? Are we out of touch, or is it truly the children?

As our fifth year as a podcast draws to a close, we continue our process of self reflection and growth.

This episode we look back at four picks, each, and discuss what they represent to us: winners and losers alike, there's always a lesson to be learned.

As we wrap up fifth year doing the podcast, we take a look back and both this year and years prior to starting the podcast.

What were we like then? What's changed? Do we even still enjoy the game anymore? What's up with Standard? Why you should, or shouldn't, own an LGS.

It's been a wild wild and here's to another 5!

https://infinite.tcgplayer.com/article/Everything-We-Know-About-MTG-s-LOTR-Tales-of-Middle-earth-Holiday-Release/365c9187-a0b3-4229-a465-e510f14d4164/

As has become tradition, we review the rest of the 2023 and 2024 product slate as provide to us by WotC.

This time, though, we know where a number of Universes Beyond sets are and how many times we're returning to Ravnica.

Will the LGS thrive because of some of the new draft environments or top down trope based design? Are "tent pole" Universes Beyond sets good for vendors?

Find out this week!

https://cardgamebase.com/upcoming-mtg-sets-2023/

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