So Many Insane Plays

By Kevin Cron & Stephen MenendianLeisure Games

So Many Insane Plays episodes

September 11, 2012 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 17: Return to Ravnica First Impressions
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the latest Return to Ravnica spoilers. We cover Jace, Architect of Thought, Goblin Electromancer, Judge’s Familiar, Dreadbore, Guttersnipe, Izzet Charm, and Dryad Militant. We also look back on our Planechase and Avacyn Restored reviews, and grade our results.

0:04:55: Planechase/Avacyn Restored Report Card
0:26:00: Jace, Architect of Thought
0:44:40: Goblin Electromancer
0:56:47: Judge’s Familiar
1:01:57: Dreadbore
1:04:59: Guttersnipe
1:09:30: Izzet Charm
1:20:15: Dryad Militant
1:39:30: Question of the Week
Total Runtime: 1:40:46
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1 hr 41 min
August 22, 2012 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 16: 2012 Vintage Championship
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian, with special guests Paul Mastriano and Brian DeMars, discuss the Vintage Championship from GenCon 2012. We cover our team’s preparation, decks and results, analyze the Top 8 decks, discuss scenarios during the Top 8, and interview the new Vintage Champ Marc Lanigra.

Total Runtime: 2:19:13
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2 hr 20 min
June 09, 2012 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 15: Doomsday Scenarios
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian, with special guest Theo Theo Limber (opoulos), discuss Doomsday. From Steve’s Legacy Primer to numerous Legacy and Vintage scenarios, we deconstruct Doomsday from top to bottom. Also: Planechase playables, Bazaar of Moxen results, and upcoming Ohio Vintage tournaments.

00:02:00: Announcements
00:05:00: Bazaar of Moxen Top 8
00:20:30: Planechase
00:38:45: Doomsday Primer
01:25:40: Doomsday Scenarios – Legacy
02:11:25: Doomsday Scenarios – Vintage
02:42:24: Bazaar of Moxen Final Game Scenario
Total Runtime: 2:55:18
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2 hr 56 min
April 24, 2012 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 14: Avacyn Restored Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss Avacyn Restored’s Vintage playables and the funniest movie(s) of all time.

Total Runtime: 1:58:59
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1 hr 59 min
March 14, 2012 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 13: The Spring Vintage Metagame
Steve and Kevin review the post-Dark Ascension metagame and discuss the critical mass of card effects in Vintage.

Total Runtime: 54:07
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55 min
January 20, 2012 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 12: Vintage Metagame Trends and Dark Ascension Spoilers
Kevin Cron and Stephen Menendian discuss recent trends in the Vintage metagame and two cards spoiled from Dark Ascension that will see play in Vintage.

Total Runtime: 1:41:47
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1 hr 42 min
January 05, 2012 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 11: 2011 Vintage Year in Review
Steve and Kevin review the biggest decks, cards, and stories of the 2011 Vintage season. Plus, some discussion on the notion of Optimal Play.

Total Runtime: 1:05:15
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1 hr 6 min
November 13, 2011 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 10: Vintage Scenarios 2
Steve and Kevin reprise their Vintage Scenarios discussion with five new scenarios.

Total Runtime: 2:17:16
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2 hr 18 min
October 22, 2011 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 9: The Post-Innistrad Vintage Metagame
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss Innistrad’s impact on Vintage as demonstrated by its first major event: The Mana Drain Open 15.

0:01:15: Announcements: Meandeck Open on 10/23 in Columbus, TMD Open Report, and Doomsday Primer
0:03:30: TMD Open results 1st: Dredge
0:06:12: 2nd: Moon Man MUD
0:07:40: 3rd – 8th: Blue Decks
0:13:45: Anti-Dredge Sideboarding
0:18:00: Countermagic in the T8 and the Environment, Going Forward: Mental Misstep, Flusterstorm, REB, et al.
0:40:40: Fact or Fiction
0:43:30: Snapcaster Mage (and Riptide Laboratory)
0:48:15: Doomsday
1:08:40: Witchbane Orb
1:11:00: The Post-Innistrad metagame
1:13:02: Question of the Week: Last Episode – What is the Most Unrestrictable card in Vintage?
1:14:00: Question of the Week: ???
Total Runtime: 1:15:13
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1 hr 16 min
September 27, 2011 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 8: Innistrad Set Review and Fact or Fiction Unrestricted
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss Innistrad’s Vintage playables and the unrestriction of Fact or Fiction.

00:01:05: Banned and Restricted Updates: Mental Misstep in Legacy, Fact or Fiction in Vintage
00:28:07: Innistrad in Vintage
Total Runtime: 1:35:17
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1 hr 36 min