So Many Insane Plays

By Kevin Cron & Stephen MenendianLeisure Games

So Many Insane Plays episodes

August 22, 2016 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 56: Conspiracy 2 and the Evolving Vintage Metagame
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Conspiracy: Take the Crown, and take a look at the evolving Vintage metagame heading into the 2016 Vintage Championship, including the recent results of The Mana Drain Open 17.

0:01:00: Announcements: Eternal Weekend 2017, Understanding Gush 3rd Edition, Upcoming Events
0:20:00: Conspiracy: Take the Crown Mechanics
0:29:00: Sanctum Prelate
1:03:00: Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
1:20:45: Kaya, Ghost Assassin
1:43:30: Leovold, Emissary of Trest
1:57:45: Subterranean Tremors
2:01:00: Recruiter of the Guard
2:05:00: The Mana Drain Open 17 Results
2:24:00: Metagame Update
2:30:00: Eldritch Moon impacts
Total runtime: 2:41:21
Show Notes
– So Many Insane Plays Episode 43: Gitaxian Probillard
– Eternal Weekend 2017 Announcement
– Conspiracy: Take the Crown full spoiler
– The Mana Drain Open 17 Results
– Kevin’s Tamiyo deck from Team Serious Invitational
– Kevin’s Tamiyo deck from RIW Vintage
– Understanding Gush (3rd Edition)
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2 hr 42 min
July 14, 2016 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 55: Eldritch Moon
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Eldritch Moon for Vintage.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:23:20: Shadows Over Innistrad Report Card
0:31:30: Eldritch Moon: Mechanics
0:38:55: Coax from the Blind Eternities
0:48:40: Mausoleum Wanderer
1:03:15: Unsubstantiate
1:19:37: Bedlam Reveler
1:31:55: Eldritch Evolution
1:50:00: Spell Queller
2:08:00: Tamiyo, Field Researcher
2:27:38: Emrakul, the Promised End
2:39:45: Curious Homunculus//Voracious Reader
2:52:30: Lupine Prototype
2:59:35: Geier Reach Sanitarium
3:11:20: Thalia, Heretic Cathar
3:24:00: Triskaidekaphobia! (with Tree of Perdition)
Total runtime: 3:28:20
Show Notes
– Eldritch Moon Visual Spoiler
– Eldritch Moon Mechanics
Listener Feedback
Whenever a new set is released we like to hear from the community about what cards they would like us to discuss.
@ManyInsanePlays @kevincron Whether any of the Eldrazi boost the archetype. Maybe the black discard guy in an Urburg/Eye colourless build?
— Titus Chalk (@tituschalk) July 9, 2016
@ManyInsanePlays Spell Queller and the possibility of a spirit tribal deck.
— Lisa Seelye (@thedoh) July 9, 2016
@ManyInsanePlays I'll bite. Potential lists for Tree of Perdition/Triskaidekaphobia combo…#invintage style!
— Mith (@mithmtg) July 9, 2016
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3 hr 29 min
June 15, 2016 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 54: The Mid-June 2016 Vintage Metagame Update
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the mid-June Vintage metagame, including MTGO Dailies, the May MTGO Premiere event, Paper results, and the NYSE Open IV.

0:01:00: Announcements: VSL Update
0:05:15: MTGO Daily Results
0:20:30: May Premiere Event
0:38:15: NYSE Open IV
0:58:00: Jason Jaco’s 10th Place Tribal Eldrazi
1:19:00: Looking to the future…
1:31:25: Listener Feedback (The Vintage Watchlist)
1:55:00: Revisiting the ethics of outside assistance on MTGO
Total runtime: 2:16:16
Show Notes
– Daily MTGO Decks
– May Premiere Event Metagame Data
– NYSE Open IV Metagame Data & Top 16 Decklists
Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays on Twitter or e-mail us at [email protected].
2 hr 17 min
May 23, 2016 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 53: The Mid-May 2016 Vintage Metagame Update
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the mid-May, post-Lodestone Golem restriction Vintage metagame; including MTGO Dailies, the April Premiere event, paper results, and the Bazaar of Moxen.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:05:20: Eternal Weekend!
0:09:00: Eternal Weekend Europe!
0:19:00: VSL Play-in tournament
0:21:45: MTGO Results: Dailies
0:49:30: MTGO Results: April Premiere Event
0:57:00: Paper Results
1:04:30: Bazaar of Moxen/5C Humans
1:22:00: Listener Feedback
Total runtime: 1:45:52
Show Notes
– April MTGO P9 Results Analysis
– April MTGO P9 T16 Decklists
– Daily MTGO Decks
– Bazaar of Moxen Annecy 2016 Vintage Decklists
– Eternal Weekend North America 2016, by Card Titan
– Eternal Weekend Europe 2016, hosted by Bazaar of Moxen
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1 hr 46 min
April 13, 2016 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 52: Shadows Over Innistrad and Banned & Restricted List Updates
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Shadows Over Innistrad and analyze the April Banned and Restricted List updates for Vintage.

0:01:00: Banned and Restricted List Update
0:58:00: Asia Vintage Championship
1:03:00: Removal of MTGO Replays
1:16:15: Oath of the Gatewatch Report Card
1:26:45: Shadows Over Innistrad Mechanics
1:43:50: The Gitrog Monster
2:04:17: Sin Prodder
2:07:19: Brain in a Jar
2:21:12: Drownyard Temple
2:27:50: Heir of Falkenrath
2:34:54: Anguished Unmaking
2:41:48: Declaration in Stone
2:47:52: Sigarda, Heron’s Grace
2:51:33: Prized Amalgam
2:55:21: Archangel Avacyn
3:02:39: Thing in the Ice
Total runtime: 3:32:20
Show Notes
– April Banned & Restricted List announcement
– Asia Vintage Championship decklists
– Shadows Over Innistrad Card image gallery
– Shadows Over Innistrad release notes
– MTGO decklist search
– MTGO November premier event analysis
– 2016 Q1 Vintage metagame data
Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays on Twitter or e-mail us at [email protected].
3 hr 33 min
March 25, 2016 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 51: 2016 Q1 Metagame Update
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian break down the 2016 Q1 Vintage metagame, including Paper and MTGO tournament results.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:04:30: The Paper Metagame
0:30:45: The MTGO Metagame
0:57:10: Metagame Implications
1:15:00: Listener Feedback
Total runtime: 4:16:53
Show Notes
– Back to the Future: An Introduction to Old School Magic
– January MTGO Vintage Premiere event metagame breakdown
– February MTGO Vintage Premiere event metagame breakdown
– Asian Vintage Championship
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1 hr 25 min
January 25, 2016 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 50: Oath of the Gatewatch & 2015 Year in Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Oath of the Gatewatch and the year that was 2015, including our annual Moxie awards!

0:01:00: Announcements: VSL Season 4, Vintage Checklist, NYSE Open IV
0:10:15: Proxy Tournament Hubbub
0:18:40: Steve and Rich Shay’s Letter to MTGO
0:19:00: Battle for Zendikar Report Card
0:22:40: Oath of the Gatewatch Mechanics
0:46:00: Kozilek, the Great Distortion
1:02:30: Spatial Distortion/Warping Wail
1:29:30: Crush of Tentacles
1:43:15: Goblin Dark-Dwellers
1:48:00: Natural State
1:55:50: Sea Gate Wreckage
2:20:15: Overwhelming Denial
2:34:00: Endbringer
2:54:30: Matter Reshaper
3:07:40: Thought-Knot Seer
3:10:30: Sphinx of the Final Word
3:19:15: Deceiver of Form
3:22:15: Reality Smasher
3:28:15: Stormchaser Mage
3:32:30: Dimensional Infiltrator
3:39:40: Hedron Alignment
3:40:30: Jori En, Ruin Diver
3:56:30: Mina and Denn, Wildborn
4:01:15: Wastes
4:04:00: Year in Review
4:06:30: 2015 Moxies!
Total runtime: 4:16:53
Show Notes
– Oath of the Gatewatch Visual Spoiler
– NYSE IV Announcement
– The 2016 Vintage Checklist
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4 hr 17 min
October 05, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 49: October 2015 Banned & Restricted List Update
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian dig through the extraordinary Banned and Restricted List update for Vintage: it’s justification, historical perspective, and potential impacts on the format.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:02:00: Banned and Restricted List History
0:08:50: Chalice of the Void
0:36:15: Dig Through Time
0:55:00: Thirst for Knowledge
1:21:45: Predictions
1:53:15: Listener Feedback
Total runtime: 1:59:37
Show Notes
– 09-28-2015 Banned & Restricted List Announcement
– Randy Buehler’s VSL Season 4 Patreon Announcement
– Vintage Encyclopedia on TheManaDrain
– Vintage Top 8’s from 2009
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2 hr
September 28, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 48: Battle for Zendikar
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Battle for Zendikar for Vintage.

0:00:00: Announcements
0:00:00: Magic Origins Report Card
0:45:00: Battle for Zendikar Mechanics
0:55:38: Titan’s Presence
0:59:09: Void Winnower
1:13:40: Painful Truths
1:25:27: Vampiric Rites
1:28:27: Smothering Abomination
1:39:25: Molten Nursery
1:43:49: Radiant Flames
2:02:03: Greenwarden of Murasa
2:10:57: Bring to Light
2:19:45: Kiora, Master of the Depths
2:39:23: Sire of Stagnation
2:44:44: Aligned Hedron Network
3:02:21: Blighted Cataract
3:07:22: Blighted Fen
3:12:47: Listener Feedback: Trigger Rules
Total runtime: 3:34:04
Show Notes
– Team Serious Vintage Open @ Eternal Games (Warren, MI, USA) 10/17/2015
– Old School 93-94 @ EudoGames (Berkeley, CA, USA) 10/18/2015
– Vintage @ EudoGames (Berkeley, CA, USA) 11/15/2015
– Suggestions for Improving the Online Vintage Experience
– Battle for Zendikar Visual Spoiler
Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays on Twitter or e-mail us at [email protected].
3 hr 35 min
September 07, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 47: 2015 Vintage Champs Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Vintage Champs and Eternal Weekend.

0:01:00: Eternal Weekend Summary
0:02:15: Announcements
0:08:00: Congratulations
0:11:00: Our Predictions
0:22:15: Metagame Breakdown
1:08:25: Brian Kelley’s Winning List and the Top 8
1:40:35: Our experience
2:23:15: Rules Complications
2:58:00: Scenarios
3:30:05: Future Podcast Plans and Listener Feedback
Total runtime: 3:44:07
Show Notes
– Card Titan Twitch Archive
– Eternal Insight interview with Brian Kelly
– Vintage Champs 2015 Decklists & Coverage
– Vintage Champs 2015 PRELIM Decklists
– Old School 93-94 at Eternal Weekend 2015
Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays on Twitter or e-mail us at [email protected].
3 hr 45 min