So Many Insane Plays

By Kevin Cron & Stephen MenendianLeisure Games

So Many Insane Plays episodes

August 17, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 46: 2015 Vintage Champs Preview
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian preview the 2015 Vintage Championship.

0:01:00: Dragons of Tarkir Report Card Corrections
0:02:35: Old School 93-94 tournament at Eternal Weekend
0:05:00: Recent Paper Tournament Results
0:17:00: Recent Online Tournament Results
0:30:00: Metagame Trends
1:02:00: Vintage Champs Predictions
Total runtime: 1:21:41
Show Notes
– Recent Paper Vintage Results
– Recent Online Vintage Results
– NYSE III Vintage Results (ALL Decklists)
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1 hr 22 min
August 01, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 45: Magic Origins
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review their Dragons of Tarkir report card, and then analyze Magic Origins for Vintage.

0:01:00: Dragons of Tarkir Report Card
0:05:20: Mechanics
0:20:53: Hallowed Moonlight
0:28:11: Relic Seeker
0:34:02: Vryn Wingmare
0:37:26: Artificer’s Epiphany
0:56:25: Day’s Undoing
1:16:07: Displacement Wave
1:21:00: Harbinger of the Tides
1:27:09: Jace, Vryn’s Prodigy//Jace, Telepath Unbound
1:35:05: Dark Petition
1:38:26: Demonic Pact
1:45:25: Liliana, Heretical Healer//Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
2:04:04: Abbot of Keral Keep
2:06:51: Ghirapur Æther Grid
2:18:09: Magmatic Insight
2:24:26: Managorger Hydra
2:40:60: Hangarback Walker
3:04:15: Orbs of Warding
Total runtime: 3:17:26
Show Notes
– Magic Origins Visual Spoiler
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3 hr 18 min
July 15, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 44: Rules Updates and NYSE Open 3 Results
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss new rules updates for their impact on Vintage and the results of the third annual NYSE Open.

0:01:00: Eternal Weekend Update: Prize Paintings Announced
0:13:15: VSL Season Three
0:15:45: New Rules Updates
1:14:30: NYSE Open
Total runtime: 1:50:50
Show Notes
– Eternal Weekend 2015 Information
– Vintage Super League
– Rules Updates
– NYSE Open 3 Results
– Old School Tournament at EudoGames July 26 2015
– Old School Tournament at Eternal Weekend August 21 2015
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1 hr 51 min
April 09, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 43: Gitaxian Probillard
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the numerous layers of tactics of Gitaxian Probe, and interview vintage Vintage player and tournament organizer Ray Robillard (aka iamfishman).

0:01:00: Announcements
0:02:20: Gitaxian Probe
0:59:55: Interview with Ray Robillard
Total runtime: 1:49:18
Show Notes
– Vintage Super League
– Chris Pikula on Gitaxian Probe
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1 hr 50 min
March 23, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 42: Life, the Universe, and Dragons of Tarkir
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss life, the Universe, and Dragons of Tarkir for Vintage.

0:00:00: Announcements
0:04:43: Vintage Super League
0:13:20: Fate Reforged Report Card
0:17:53: Dragons of Tarkir: Mechanics and Themes
0:23:32: Myth Realized
0:35:48: Stratus Dancer
0:38:48: Rending Volley
0:41:34: Dromoka’s Command
0:46:05: Narset Transcendent
0:56:58: Sarkhan, Unbroken
1:00:23: Living Lore
1:08:41: Display of Dominance
1:10:42: Kolaghan’s Command
1:18:15: Commune with Lava & Damnable Pact
1:22:10: Virulent Plague
1:33:36: Dragon Whisperer
1:35:28: Hedonist’s Trove
1:45:29: Life, the Universe, and Everything (Vintage)
Show Notes
– Vintage Super League
– Life, the Universe, and Everything
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2 hr 5 min
February 09, 2015 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 41: Fate Reforged
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Fate Reforged for Vintage, and analyze the recent Banned and Restricted List updates.

0:01:00: Delver Primer
0:06:30: Vintage Super League: Season 2
0:12:00: Treasure Cruise Restriction
0:24:30: Gifts Unrestricted!
0:36:30: Khans of Tarkir Report Card
0:43:00: Monastery Mentor
0:57:50: Soulfire Grand Master
1:00:20: Lightform/Cloudform/Soul Summons
1:03:30: Reality Shift
1:12:00: Temporal Trespass
1:13:55: Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Total runtime: 1:19:53
Show Notes
– Vintage Super League
– Vintage Super League on WotC
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1 hr 20 min
November 10, 2014 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 40: Vintage Champs 2014
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian analyze the result of the Vintage Championship, the metagame – before and after, and the impact of Treasure Cruise.

0:01:20: Announcements
0:02:30: Vintage Championship results
0:17:45: Recent metagame shifts
0:41:30: Treasure Cruise
0:48:00: Should Treasure Cruise be restricted?
1:19:30: Building Oath for Vintage Champs
1:32:20: Future considerations for Delver and the metagame
Other Show Notes
– Vintage Super League
– Vintage Champs 2014 Top 8 Decklists
– Vintage Champs 2014 Top 32 Decks
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1 hr 47 min
October 08, 2014 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 39: Khans of Tarkir
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Khans of Tarkir for Vintage. Plus, their Journey into Nyx report card, and the latest Vintage Super League results.

0:06:20: Vintage Super League Update
0:15:14: Journey into Nyx report card
0:23:45: Mechanics
0:30:30: Dig Through Time/Treasure Cruise
1:17:30: Jeskai Elder/Monastery Swiftspear
1:30:30: Stubborn Denial
1:33:30: Jeskai Ascendancy
1:39:40: Ugin’s Nexus
Total runtime: 1:56:50
Other Show Notes
– Khans of Tarkir Visual Spoiler
– Eternal Weekend 2014
– Vintage Super League
– Steve’s VSL Round 6 Match vs. Luis Scott-Vargas
Contact us at @ManyInsanePlays on Twitter or e-mail us at [email protected].
1 hr 57 min
September 17, 2014 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 38: Vintage on Magic Online
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian take a deep look into Vintage on Magic Online: the metagame, it’s implications for Vintage Champs, and the platform itself.

0:01:00: Announcements
0:04:30: The Online Metagame
0:24:45: The Implications of the MTGO Platform on Strategy
1:01:00: The Vintage Super League
Total runtime: 1:19:58
Other Show Notes
– MTGO Vintage Online Metagame Tracker (courtesy of mtggoldfish)
– Vintage Super League
– Vintage Super League YouTube Playlists
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1 hr 20 min
July 14, 2014 So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 37: Vintage Online and M15
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian examine discuss the early stages of Vintage on Magic Online, the results of their Journey into Nyx report card, and their M15 review.

0:02:45: NYSE Open 2 Results
0:30:10: Vintage on MTGO
0:42:50: Journey into Nyx Report Card
0:48:25: Scuttling Doom Engine
0:51:49: Ensoul Artifact
0:59:36: Chief Engineer
1:03:15: Act on Impulse
1:10:15: Ulcerate
1:12:05: Generator Servant
1:13:01: Reclamation Sage
1:15:35: Radiant Fountain
1:17:25: Necromancer’s Stockpile
1:19:17: Aggressive Mining
1:22:28: Hushwing Gryff
1:27:17: Return to the Ranks
1:30:52: Quickling
1:33:55: Void Snare
1:36:27: Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
1:38:32: Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient
1:41:48: Perilous Vault
1:43:55: Profane Memento
1:46:55: Soul of New Phyrexia
1:53:55: Waste Not
1:58:00: Meteorite
Other Show Notes
– M15 Visual Spoiler
– Team Serious Open Vintage @ Comic Town in (Columbus, OH) – July 19
– Team Serious Open Vintage @ Eternal Games (Warren, MI) – July 26
– Vintage @ Eudemonia (Berkeley, CA) – August 3
– Team Serious Open Vintage @ Kidforce Collectibles (Berea, OH) – August 9
– TMD Open 16 (aka Waterbury) Card Carrier Games (Milford, CT) – August 23
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2 hr 2 min