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Since Grand Prix Las Vegas just completely destroyed the record for largest Magic event ever, it is a fine time to revisit the previous holder of that record, GP Charlotte. Of course Chewie was there, armed as always with his trusty digital recorder, his wits, and spare batteries. He and his fellow dorks concocted this edition of the Three Questions once they arrived in Charlotte, sitting in Buffalo Wild Wings actually. Once the Questions were decided, all that was left was to go out and hit people over the head with them. And hit them he did! This show represents those that answered the questions on Sunday, which was Day 2 of GP Charlotte. Judges, pros, local players, and even innocent bystanders all heard the questions and answered them.Stay tuned for the next edition of Three Questions, coming straight from Grand Prix Pittsburgh and after that, the immense amount of content from GP Vegas!Music: The Journey Continues (Intermission) by Kazunaka Yamane (from Double Dragon)Your host: ChewieTwitter: @TheManaPoolEmail: [email protected]

After a brief discussion about being the biggest idiot ever, the dorks head right into the Magic 2014 cards they showed the freakin' night after we recorded the last episode. It's just one per color, so it doesn't take that long. ZOMG Fish Illusion!Then Mike and Brian tell us all about a PTQ they went to at Atomic Empire in Durham North Carolina. It's a great shop, you should check it out. If that's not funny to you, you need to listen to more Cluze. Just sayin'. Non-spoiler: Mike finished a game in such an amazing way that I can't even bring myself to type it here. Just listen.After a musical break, it's time for the topic Chewie has been trying to do for a month now. We're taking a look at the various key elements of the guilds from the original Ravnica block and comparing them to the same elements in Return to Ravnica in an effort to determine which one is just, well, better. This episode we're focusing on the hippies of the Selesnya guild. So what's better, old weed-smoking hippies or new hemp-wearing hippies? Let us know what you think!Magic 2014 Card Image Gallery: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/magic2014coreset/cigRed Hexproof deck Mike liked so much: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/deck/1251Nostalgia Critic videos: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-criticIntro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – No Love by Eminem (ft. Lil Wayne) – http://www.eminem.com

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We have an amazing episode lined up for you this time! We're going all the way back to the first Ravnica block so we can compare it to...wait, what?Oh, never mind. There's an entire set of Modern Masters and a fair bit of Magic 2014 previews to discuss. So I guess we'll do that instead. Do enjoy!There's also a pretty funny No Shyfts too. Here's that link: http://www.5colorcontrol.com/noshyfts/?p=611Modern Masters: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/modernmasters/cigMagic 2014: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/magic2014coreset/cigIntro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – Kick Some Ass by Stroke 9 - http://www.stroke9.com

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The dorks are back! After inadvertantly taking a couple of weeks off, we are back with a vengeance. Of course, there's plenty of big news that has popped up in our absence. Since Brian loves Maze's End so much, we had to talk about the Maze's End deck that did so well at Pro Tour: Dragon's Maze. There was a big preview of the rules update that is coming up in Magic 2014. Legend rules, playing lands, sideboards...all kinds of stuff. We cover it all.Since we last recorded, they've started previewing cards from Modern Masters. So of course, we're covering the cards that Wizards has previewed. At this time this was recorded, only 3 days of previews had gone by, so there aren't terribly many just yet. Just wait for next episode though!Maze's End PT deck - http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/ptdgm13/video10M14 Rules Update Preview - http://wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/248eModern Masters Card Image Gallery - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/modernmasters/cig#No Shyfts about Rob Castellon - http://www.5colorcontrol.com/noshyfts/comics/2013-05-27-Rob%20Castellon.jpg

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftband Break Music – Indestructible by Disturbed - http://www.disturbed1.com

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You've waited all this time, and now it is finally here...again. Chewie went to Grand Prix Charlotte armed with his trusty digital recorder, his wits, and spare batteries. After he stopped and bought them on the way. He and his fellow dorks concocted this edition of the Three Questions once they arrived in Charlotte, sitting in Buffalo Wild Wings actually. Once the Questions were decided, all that was left was to go out and hit the people over the head with them.

And hit them he did! This show represents those that answered the Questions on Saturday, which was Day 1 of GP Charlotte. You probably knew that from the title though. Judges, listeners, some of Chewie's local players, and big-name pros all heard the Questions and answered them.

Stay tuned for GP Charlotte's Sunday coming soon, and after that the GP Pittsburgh edition!

Music: The Journey Continues (Intermission) by Kazunaka Yamane (from Double Dragon)

Your host: Chewie Twitter: @TheManaPool Email: [email protected]

You’ve waited all this time, and now it is finally here. Chewie went to Grand Prix Charlotte armed with his trusty digital recorder, his wits, and spare batteries. After he stopped and bought them on the way. He and his fellow dorks concocted this edition of the Three Questions once they arrived in Charlotte, sitting in Buffalo Wild Wings actually. Once the Questions were decided, all that was left was to go out and hit the people over the head with them.

And hit them he did! This show represents those that answered the Questions on the Friday of GP Charlotte. You probably knew that from the title though. Judges, players, a Pro Tour champion, and a certain basketball-infatuated writer all heard the Questions and answered them.

Stay tuned for GP Charlotte’s Saturday and Sunday coming soon, and after that the GP Pittsburgh edition

Music: The Journey Continues (Intermission) by Kazunaka Yamane (from Double Dragon)

Your host: Chewie Twitter: @TheManaPool Email: [email protected]

Bryan Prillaman steps in for our own Brian yet again this episode! Yay having a Bryan! On this episode, we discuss the announcement of Slivers in Magic 2014, Sealed Deck play in Duels 2014, a teeny bit of the Dragon's Maze Rules Update, and of course, the Dragon's Maze Event Deck. Man that's a lot of capitalization. Also, nipples on men. Yes, you read that correctly. When you went back to read it again, it was still the same. I apologize for that, I really do.After a short but spirited discussion, we have to take our leave of you. But don't worry, we filled up more time! We've included the recording of the radio commentary for The Running Games that first aired on The Ocho Radio. Even if you already know which guild managed to navigate the Implicit Maze and win the whole shebang, you should still listen in for our crack observations and general hilarity. Slivers in M14: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152787820210307.1073741829.201120755306&type=1Doug Beyer's Sliver blog: http://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/49835902311/slivers-evolvedRules update: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/244f&page=3Dragon's Maze Event Deck: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1227

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - You're the Best by Joe Esposito - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Esposito_%28singer%29

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It's prerelease time as Chewie, Mike, and Brian head over to Top Deck Games in Kernersville NC to take on the ten guilds of Ravnica! Brian's law-school buddy John was there too (as he tends to be when there's a prerelease), as was our old pal Robert Waycaster. We've got the handy-dandy ditital recorder and we're recording what happens just after it happens so you can get the full story without the passage of time to blur anything. Follow the dorks (the ones that survive, anyway) as they run through each round. Sometimes you'll hear from opponents, bystanders, store owners, crazy people, and assorted dorks too, which only makes things that much more fun! There's really not much else to tell here, so we hope you enjoy!

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - You're the Best by Joe Esposito - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Esposito_%28singer%29

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Bill Bloodworth (@SqueeGoblnNabob) joins us again this week, this time in lieu of our usual green man, Dirk. The new baby caught up with him and he wasn't able to join us. The first part of the show is a look at the entire set of...oh wait, no. It's the Banned & Restricted list update, followed by a look at the the full Dragon's... Nope, not yet, then it's the Commander Banned list update. Sigh. After that, we move right into the Maze...oh. The maze of grief that the passing of Quinton Hoover left us in. That's really a shame, because his art really helped shape the early look of the game.

But then, after all that and probably some other stuff, we move right into the Dragon's Maze. The full set is now available, so we're gonna run through the high points. It turns out the high points are damn near every card we didn't mention yet...sorry about that. This episode runs a little longer than we meant it to.B&R list update: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/244b2Commander Banned list update: http://www.mtgcommander.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15735Quinton Hoover's Magic art: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?output=spoiler&method=visual&action=advanced&artist=+[%22quinton+hoover%22]Dragon's Maze Card Image Gallery: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/dragonsmaze/cig#

Intro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat) by The Immortals

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We've got a full cast plus one this week, as Bill Bloodworth (@SqueeGoblnNabob) joins us to talk spoilers. You know, because we always bring Bill on to talk spoilers. I bet we bring him back next week too. But...it's just Dragon's Maze pretty much the whole time. So there's really nothing else to say here. We didn't even do final thoughts because we went so long! And that's pretty much it. I mean, there were a lot of spoilers. Like a whole lot. But yeah, we're done here. Stop reading. No really, go away.Seriously, bugger off. Your girlfriend's calling you. Hahaha, just kidding, of course you don't have a girlfriend. Your mom's calling you. And your mom's on Facebook. HA!Yeah, that was mean. Sorry about that, I'm sure you have a girlfriend. Or maybe you don't. It doesn't matter either way. Half of the hosts on this show are single. No shame!Dragon's Maze Card Image Gallery - http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/dragonsmaze/cigIntro & Outro Music – Diamond by Swift – http://www.myspace.com/swiftbandBreak Music - Save World Get Girl by I Fight Dragons - http://ifightdragons.com

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