The Mana Pool

This episode is all over the place. We didn't really have a central topic this week, so it's sort of a potpourri of nonsense. We had plenty of speculation about the next block, then Brian left for the night. Then there was lawsuit talk, which everyone should totally read. There's a Kickstarter for crazy custom deck boxes, jailbait songs, sweet Terese Nielsen lands, and plenty of Conspiracy cards to talk about. We hope you all enjoy the randomness!

Khans of Tarkir - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1496WotC is suing Hex - http://company.wizards.com/content/wizards-coast-files-complaint-against-cryptozoic-entertainment-and-hex-entertainmentHex response - https://hextcg.com/official-legal-statement/#more-6370Custom Deck Box Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dogmight/build-your-own-custom-deck-box?ref=liveConspiracy Draft video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U09xnozP3gQConspiracy Card Image Gallery - http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/conspiracy/cigTop 10 JB songs - http://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/12409/Terese Nielsen Judge foils - http://www.examiner.com/article/new-promotional-foil-full-frame-art-basic-lands-by-terese-nielsenPT Coverage - https://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptjou14/welcome

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – Young Girl by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap - http://www.garypuckettmusic.com/

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On this episode, the dorks are taking a look at old cards. Not just because Vintage Masters is coming up soon on Magic Online, and not just because it's preview time YET AGAIN, but because a demon told us to. A listener known only to Chewie as Shadow Demon asked a simple, innocuous question a while back, and ever since then it's been on the table as a possible show idea.

The question was (nearly) "What would Brainstorm have to cost to be printed now?" So we started there and went on to some of the other great old cards that are in Vintage Masters and those that aren't. We tried to put ourselves in R&D's shoes and figure out how to make these old cards fair by changing nothing but the casting cost. From there, we went on to some...less than powerful cards. In fact, we turned our attentions to some of the worst cards we could come up with.

After all of that, it's time for some final thoughts. Network television, band-aid ripping, interruptions, and non-drunk expressions of affection are the key features, and we hope you all enjoy!

Modern Event Deck List - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/299aVintage Masters Card Image Gallery - http://wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/vintagemasters/cig

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – We sorta forgot to stop for music

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On this episode, the dorks are taking a look at old cards.  Not just because Vintage Masters is coming up soon on Magic Online, and not just because it's preview time YET AGAIN, but because a demon told us to.  A listener known only to Chewie as Shadow Demon asked a simple, innocuous question a while back, and ever since then it's been on the table as a possible show idea. 

The question was (nearly) "What would Brainstorm have to cost to be printed now?"  So we started there and went on to some of the other great old cards that are in Vintage Masters and those that aren't.  We tried to put ourselves in R&D's shoes and figure out how to make these old cards fair by changing nothing but the casting cost.  From there, we went on to some...less than powerful cards.  In fact, we turned our attentions to some of the worst cards we could come up with. 

After all of that, it's time for some final thoughts.  Network television, band-aid ripping, interruptions, and non-drunk expressions of affection are the key features, and we hope you all enjoy!

Modern Event Deck List - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/299a
Vintage Masters Card Image Gallery - http://wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/vintagemasters/cig

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband
Break Music – We sorta forgot to stop for music

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The dorks long for the days when we could just talk about something stupid for a whole episode, so we decided to just talk about something stupid for this whole episode. Mike decided that we should talk about the mighty centaurs, because Journey Into Nyx decided to give them a lord.

It ended up being a Magic history lesson with centaurs as the thread running through the whole episode. Be sure to let us know if you enjoy it!

Changes to Electronic Devices Policy - http://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2014/04/28/journey-into-nyx-policy-changes-for-players/

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – When White Horses Cry (Prince vs. Laid Back) by DJ Lobsterdust - http://djlobsterdust.com

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The dorks long for the days when we could just talk about something stupid for a whole episode, so we decided to just talk about something stupid for this whole episode.  Mike decided that we should talk about the mighty centaurs, because Journey Into Nyx decided to give them a lord.

It ended up being a Magic history lesson with centaurs as the thread running through the whole episode.  Be sure to let us know if you enjoy it!

Changes to Electronic Devices Policy - http://blogs.magicjudges.org/telliott/2014/04/28/journey-into-nyx-policy-changes-for-players/

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband
Break Music – When White Horses Cry (Prince vs. Laid Back) by DJ Lobsterdust - http://djlobsterdust.com

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The dorks tell you all about their Journey Into Nyx Prerelease experiences! Which of the dorks did well? Which of the dorks did multiple prereleases? Why is Chewie so bad at this game? These questions and more will be answered in this episode! Actually, not all of them will be answered. Sorry about that, but Chewie's just bad, there's no particular reason why.

There's also a pretty fair amount of news, so there's that. Links for all that stuff are below.

Brago, King Eternal - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1482FTV: Annihilation WoG - http://imgur.com/a/UeTXKEvent Deck - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1484Intro Packs - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1480Zero-Ticket Test Events - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1483B&R - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/297JOU Promos - http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1468

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – No time for love Dr. Jones!

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We grabbed Bill, or Squee, or whatever (@SqueeGoblnNabob) to join us for the full run-through of Journey Into Nyx now that it's all out there for all to see. There was a bit of news too, the PAX East Magic Panel, some Conspiracy news, some Duels news, and lotsa other stuff. So...enjoy!

Journey Into Nyx Card Image Gallery - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/journeyintonyx/cigM14 Gold Bundle on Steam - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1476PAX East Magic Panel - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1478Dack Fayden! - http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/promotional/a84rgerig9u8/jkaskjldamnwsd9sdk2d_EN.jpg

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – No time for love Dr. Jones!

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It's still Journey Into Nyx preview season! That's pretty much it. You know the drill by now, there's really nothing much else going on. Except for the Designer Cards from Magic 2015. Those are pretty cool. I love that they're using nerd designers instead of nerd celebrities, you know?

But seriously, have you seen the art for Riptide Chimera? Holy crap that thing is terrifying. Nightmare fuel for sure.

There's also a nice little list of YouTube videos that came up during recording, they're listed below.

Journey Into Nyx Card Image Gallery - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/journeyintonyx/cigM15 Designer Cards - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1473Frozen: How It Should Have Ended - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ThvBNZdGcQDorkly: Luke Won't Forgive Anakin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQBZGlkVzl0Death Battle Royale: Starter Pokemon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcUSRT7CFPs

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – No time for love Dr. Jones!

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It's been a while since we recorded, so we've got news! An article on Gathering Magic about Vorthos podcasts (we got an honorable mention!), new Duel Decks, and a new eBook are all on the docket, so do enjoy that.

Then we get to the fun part, the first of the Journey Into Nyx previews! There's a god, there's all the mechanics (old and new), there's lots of crazy stuff, and there's a boat that screeches to a halt. Oh, and the credit card mask! Holy crap the credit card mask! GET ON THE BOAT!

We finish up the episode with the announcement of the first video on The Mana Pool's YouTube channel! It's a new Whazzap! video, so go watch it and enjoy and subscribe, because there will be more stuff in the future! We also spend a good amount of time thanking a listener for a major out-of-the-blue donation. If you'd like to send us money...don't. Just trust me on this one. Hang onto it for a couple weeks, it'll be worth your time, I assure you.

- Our first YouTube video! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQcc9e-sxI4- Mike Linneman's Vorthos & Podcasting article - http://www.gatheringmagic.com/podcasting-and-vorthos/- Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1463- Godsend eBook on sale now - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1462- Godsend sample chapter - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/293- Mechanics article - http://wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/journeyintonyxmechanics- Promos - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1468

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – Journey to the Moon by MelodySheep – http://www.melodysheep.com

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