So Many Insane Plays

By Kevin Cron & Stephen MenendianLeisure Games

So Many Insane Plays episodes

February 13, 2018 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 76: Vintage Scenarios
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss Vintage scenarios, the newly-announced SCG Con, and add more bonus, non-Magic content.

0:01:00: Announcements: SCG Con!
0:05:40: Scenario One: Mentor Turn One
0:47:00: Scenario Two: Workshop Combat Options
0:38:00: Scenario Three: Jeskai Mana, Sequencing, and Deck Construction
1:26:50: Scenario Four: Cantrips Sequencing
1:35:20: Scenario Five: The Library Conundrum
1:47:00: Bonus, Non-Magic Content
Total Runtime: 2:59:06
Show Notes
– SCGCON Power 9 Series Announcement
– Eudo Games Vintage Tournament March 1
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3 hr
January 26, 2018 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 75: Rivals of Ixalan
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Rivals of Ixalan for Vintage, and discuss recent changes in the content and method of Banned and Restricted List announcement.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:31:30: Rivals of Ixalan mechanics
0:35:40: Mastermind’s Acquisition
0:44:20: Merfolk Mistbinder
0:58:19: Thrashing Brontodon
1:13:29: The Immortal Sun
1:35:00: Induced Amnesia
2:05:25: Blood Sun
2:28:03: Silent Gravestone
2:30:10: Dire Fleet Daredevil
2:44:50: Zacama, Primal Calamity
2:53:20: Release to the Wind
2:57:10: Storm the Vault
3:04:04: Banned and Restricted List announcement and policy implications
Total Runtime: 3:22:51
Show Notes
– Rivals of Ixalan Image Gallery
– January 25 2018 Banned and Restricted List Announcement
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3 hr 23 min
January 09, 2018 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 74: 2017 Year in Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review the events of 2017 – for Vintage – and award their Moxies for Best Card, Set, Deck, and Story.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:12:30: VSL Season 6
0:22:30: VSL Season 7 Finals
1:43:00: Year in Review
2:29:00: 2017 Moxies!
2:47:00: Extra Post-Credits Content, Completely Unrelated to Magic
Total Runtime: 4:13:58
Show Notes
– SCG Power Nine Retrospective
– Vintage Super League
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4 hr 14 min
October 31, 2017 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 73: Eternal Weekend in Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian break down the results of North America Vintage Champs 2017, and interview 2017 champ Andy Markiton (aka Montolio).

0:01:00: The Announcement
0:03:00: VSL Update: UW Pumpkin Spice and Ad Nauseum Tendrils
0:28:20: Eternal Weekend Tournament Reports: Grixis Daretti & Jeskai Mentor
0:53:00: Interview: Andy Markiton
1:30:00: Metagame Breakdown and Top 8
2:08:00: The Workshop Era
Total Runtime: 2:56:21
Show Notes
– Eternal Central’s NA Vintage Champs 2017 Coverage (ALL Decklists and Metagame Report)
– Eternal Weekend 2017
– LSV’s video on Workshop
– Brian DeMars on Workshop
– Sean O’Brien on Workshop
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2 hr 57 min
October 17, 2017 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 72: Eternal Weekend Preview
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian predict the Vintage Championship metagame and appraise the decks to beat.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:08:30: Old School at Eternal Weekend, by Eternal Central, and other events.
0:14:45: Predicting the Champs metagame
0:15:15: Dredge
0:33:00: Jeskai (Mentor, Delver, Xerox)
0:43:00: Taxing: Workshops and Eldrazi
1:09:00: Paradoxical Outcome
1:18:00: Landstill
1:20:00: Oath
1:23:00: Grixis
1:28:00: BUG
1:33:00: Summary
Total Runtime: 1:38:08
Show Notes
– Eternal Weekend 2017
– EC Old School 93-94 Tournament, at Eternal Weekend 2017
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1 hr 39 min
September 25, 2017 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 71: Ixalan Set Review and VSL Updates
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Ixalan for Vintage and discuss the latest updates from the Vintage Super League Season 7.

0:01:00: The Announcement
0:04:10: VSL Season 7 Update
0:37:30: Hour of Devastation Report Card
0:58:00: Ixalan Mechanics
1:04:37: Ashes of the Abhorrent
1:10:00: Tocatli Honor Guard
1:15:43: Hostage Taker
1:28:00: Sorcerous Spyglass
1:51:30: Chart a Course
2:01:10: Dowsing Dagger//Lost Vale
2:04:00: Sentinel Totem
2:08:00: Deeproot Champion
2:11:00: Unclaimed Territory
2:17:00: Kopala, Warden of Waves
2:19:20: Ixalan’s Binding
2:20:40: Costly Plunder
2:24:10: Primal Amulet//Primal Wellspring
2:26:10: Sword-Point Diplomacy
Total Runtime: 2:30:28
Show Notes
– Ixalan Image Gallery
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2 hr 31 min
September 02, 2017 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 70: The End of the Mentor Era
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the restrictions of Monastery Mentor and Thorn of Amethyst in Vintage.

0:01:00: The Announcement
0:05:40: Praise
0:22:30: Criticism
0:38:00: Policy Mechanics
0:53:00: Metagame
1:00:00: Announcements
1:19:45: Listener Feedback: Mirri/Commander
Total Runtime: 1:24:44
Show Notes
– August 28 2017 Banned & Restricted Announcement
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1 hr 25 min
August 04, 2017 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 69: The Post-Restriction Metagame
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the Vintage metagame since the restrictions of Gush and Gitaxian Probe, and their recommended actions for the DCI.

0:01:00: Announcements: Trials in Michigan and California
0:07:30: The Q2 Metagame: MTGO Vintage Challenges, Paper, MTGO Dailies
0:57:00: The effects of Gush and Probe Restrictions
1:13:00: Restriction Recommendations
1:43:00: Possible Unrestrictions: Imperial Seal
1:48:00: Yawgmoth’s Bargain
1:50:30: Windfall
1:57:00: Library of Alexandria
2:04:00: Flash
Total Runtime: 2:17:29
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2 hr 18 min
July 11, 2017 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 68: Hour of Devastation
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Hour of Devastation for Vintage.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:03:10: Amonkhet Report Card
0:14:20: Amonkhet Mechanics
0:17:00: The Locust God
0:25:30: Leave//Chance
0:31:20: Hollow One
0:42:10: Solemnity
0:54:00: Mirage Mirror
1:04:30: Abrade
1:12:55: Tragic Lesson
1:26:00: Ramunap Excavator
1:34:45: Bontu’s Last Reckoning
1:40:45: Firebrand Archer
1:44:30: Scavenger Grounds
1:48:30: Nimble Obstructionist
1:53:50: Bloodwater Entity
1:59:00: Crook of Condemnation
Total Runtime: 2:03:12
Show Notes
– Hour of Devastation Visual Spoiler
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2 hr 4 min
June 30, 2017 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 67: NYSE Open V Results
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the results of NYSE Open V, held June 24 2017, in New York (NY, USA).

0:01:00: Announcements: Eternal Weekend Structure, Prizes, Playmats
0:09:00: NYSE Open Preparation: The state of the metagame, and Jeskai Mentor
0:47:15: The Swiss Rounds
1:04:00: The Top 8
1:35:30: The Finals
Total Runtime: 1:45:44
Show Notes
– July 15, Sanctioned Vintage Trial for a Bye at Vintage Champs (Livonia, Michigan, USA)
– NYSE Open V Top 8 Decklists
– NYSE Open V Twitch Stream Archive
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1 hr 46 min