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In this episode, I’m speaking with Randy Buehler, Hall of Famer and former Vice President of Digital Gaming at Wizards of the Coast for Magic: The Gathering. Randy has made a significant impact on Magic, not only as a pro player, but also developing the game at R&D.

Randy worked on Invasions and Odyssey, to name a few.

Randy also has a long history on the commentary team.

Though Randy recently retired from commentary, he still has an influential role in the community with Vintage Super League, Community Super League, and his streams on Twitch.

I sat down with Randy last fall, I hope you enjoy my interview with the one and only, Randy Buehler.

Say hi to Randy on Twitter @RBuehler

Watch Vintage Super League at Twitch.tv/randybuehler

Support on Patreon: Vintage Super League, and the new Team Draft Super League

Stay up to date with the VSL at VintageSuperLeague.com

This episode of Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Paragon City Games.

Randy Buehler talked about playing his first Magic tournament in a bee keepers warehouse.

There were cases of honey and beside them, Magic singles.

The Magic community has come a long way since then and in today’s world, you’ll find places like Paragon City Games.

Instead of jars of honey, you’ll find Die Hard Metal Dice, hand crafted wooden deck boxes, Legacy, Modern and Standard staples, sealed product, and table top games.

And instead of being in a warehouse, Paragon City Games has a spacious and clean showroom with lots of elbow room for Magic events.

Also, be sure to check out their weekly stream at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames

Remember to spread the love with a Like on Facebook and a follow on Twitter for Paragon City Games.

They also have great online reviews and that shows their commitment to excellent customer service for their player community.

Thanks everyone for listening to this week’s show.

Randy Buehler finished up my 4 part series with the legendary Magic coverage team.

Season 2 has been all about the origins of the community.

And speaking of origins, I’d like to thank and acknowledge my first Twitter follower, Katelyn!

Katelyn is my newest Patreon supporter and I want to thank you Katelyn.

Your contribution means a lot to me.

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This episode the boys bring on a special guest, their good friend Ryan Adams, to talk about Common/Uncommon (or Peasant) cube! The quartet goes over Ryan's peasant cube, discuss the different archetypes he has chosen to support, and why he decided to go build c/uc cube rather than a more powered list.

Everything from mana base, to drafting from a smaller power band, to pushing color combinations is covered in detail.

Late in the episode, the guys crack a few packs. and go over their first picks.

In the first pack:

              

Mason thinks Mnemonic Wall is the pick, given it's combo potential. Alec goes for Ridgescale Tusker, while Josh opt's for either fixing or Curse of Predation. Ryan is inclined to agree with Josh, noting that curse is one of the best cards for green strategies.

The Second Pack:

            

Mason thinks Jade Mage is a slam dunk, giving your deck a mana sink in the late game while providing an early play as well. Alec thinks the safest and most open pick is Vivid Marsh. Josh and Ryan are sold on Dinrova Horror as a way to 2-for-1 your opponent while leaving you with a huge body to finish the game.

The guys crack a third and final pack:

            

Ryan thinks the "correct pick" is one of the removal spells, but is more persuaded by the punishing nature of Skymark Roc. Alec and Mason think the Cloudgoat Ranger is one of the better picks, while Josh agrees with Ryan on the tempo advantage given by the u/w bird.

Ryan's C/U:be

So many pop culture references. This usually happens when we talk about the lore.

After taking a week off, today is a glorious day! There were a few things announced after Monday that would have been on this week's episode even if we had done a show last week. Then there's plenty of new-set stuff to talk about, up to and including tournament rules policy changes (that actually matter) and a Banned/Restricted List update. Not that they banned anything in Standard or unbanned anything in Modern, so who really cares, right? Wait, what? THE TOP HAS BEEN BANNED! Cluze is wearing a party hat for this episode, just so everyone is clear.

MNM Hosts This Week

Chewie Slate from Mana Pool Productions (Youtube, Twitch), @TheManaPool

Bill Bloodworth (Squee) from Enchant World, @SqueeGoblnNabob

Aaron Lacluyze (Cluze, Dr. Science) from Random Discard, @lacluyze

 

This Week in Magic

– The Sign of Things to Come

– Amonkhet Card Image Gallery

– Amonkhet Release Notes

– Amonkhet Tokens Gallery

– Amonkhet Planeswalker Deck decklists

– Ixalan, Nats, RPTQs, etc announcements

– Commander 2017 announced

– Tournament policy changes

– Tournament rules release notes

– Commander B&R List update

– Tournament B&R List update - The Glorious News

– Fewer Gatewatch cards starting with Hour of Devastation

MTGO News

– MTGO Announcements

– Amonkhet on MTGO releases...TODAY!

– Twitter opinions on early digital Amonkhet

– Bug Blog Update

– Flashback Favorites and Throwback Standard Gauntlets

– MTGO Event Calendar

 

Intro/Outro music: Justice League Unlimited Theme by Michael McCuistion

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Kasper Nielsen is a new face on the Pro Tour as he just made his first Grand Prix Top 8 at Utrecht 2017. Kasper lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Kasper Nielson when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor! Listen here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep194

First Set

Tempest

Favorite Set

Theros (least favorite) lol

Favorite Card

Snapcaster mage

Early Challenge

Qualifying for the Pro Tour. Kasper would make it to the finals/qualifying rounds and lose. He finally broke through at GP Utrecht.

Worst Magic Moment

Kasper got a win he didn't deserve because he didn't understand the cards and the judge he asked were confused.

Proudest Magic Moment

Making top 8 at GP Utrecht 2017. Kasper was so excited to finally making it to the Pro Tour.

Biggest Mistake Players Make

Underestimating yourself and your chances, especially against a "known" player. This happens with local "and losses".

A little degree of hubris is good in a player. Say "I'm going to beat this player" or at least "I can beat this player."

How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event

At the previous GP, Kasper studied the best decks and talked to others about which deck beat which others and why. He chose a deck and started practicing. He took a deck to a friend's house and played the mirror for 5 hours so he could deeply understand the deck. He attended local events to stay sharp nad then when Utrecht came he studied the meta again, chose a deck and practiced - a lot.

Parting Guidance

Remember to have fun!

Magic Resource

Twitch.TV, CFB

Connect With Kasper Nielsen

Twitter:@ks_nielsen

Check Out Magic Story

Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community.

Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com

THANK YOU!!!

Episode 112 of the Unspoken Realms podcast, featuring The Writing on the Wall by Alison Luhrs.

The Writing on the Wall is the third chapter in the Amonkhet storyline.

To support Unspoken Realms, visit the Patreon page.

Hey all! This week the crew sits down with the one and only Julian Knab ( @itsjulian23 ). We discuss his latest project, the Legacy Premier League , and more!

Legacy Premier League Stream!

Legacy Premier League Youtube Archive

Jerry - @jmee3rd

Patrick @pateuglow // Stream!

Support us on Patreon!

LAL on Hipsters!

With the Amonkhet prerelease on the horizon you'd think we could just have some fun talking about how to make the most of your prerelease! Best ways to construct your deck, how to take advantage of the mechanics! But NO!

We've got a real (Lightning) Axe to grind tonight with the recent announcement regarding changes to the PPTQ/RPTQ system. Shawn has crunched some numbers and is ready to complain.

Next we dig into what little info we have on two newly announced sets. Ixalan and Iconic Masters.

What mysterious await us on...... 9 Alan?

Last but not least, Shawn and I share our tips on making your prerelease and limited events in general, a success!

First and foremost check out the set review I completed for the set!

Stay tuned for more next week!

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Flash's Theme by Queen from the Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack)

The QS Cast has returned: Chaz Volpe, and Tarkan Dospil continue on with where the cast left off and in this episode they discuss the following:

Esteemed guest Angelo Russo, owner of Magic.Cards/Universe Games joins the cast!

Discussion about Magic.Cards and Universe Games growth since last Podcast.

Meta discussion about Magic the gathering health, in addition to hobbies overall.

Exclusive discussion about new features coming to Magic.Cards!

Growth in the vendor space, why Magic.Cards leverages high buylist quantities.

Brick and Mortar growth with Universe Games

Utilize Magic.Cards Buylist - they take any card at most quantities!

We want to personally thank Angelo for joining us on the QS Cast! We can't wait for the exciting new features coming along for Magic.Cards customers.

We look forward to hosting Magic.Cards again soon!

 

As always, please comment and leave questions for us to address on the next cast! We will be making QS Insider questions a priority, and we want to know what you want covered.

Enjoy! We’re glad to be back.

Find us on Twitter: @ChazVMTG  @the_tark

We have a -1/-1 co-host counter after this episode so the instructions for auditioning are contained within, along with our Amonkhet Modern set review and some brews.

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as always thanks for listening,

-Ahren + Chris