Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian bring your their preview card for Guilds of Ravnica –…
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So Many Insane Plays – The Evolving 2018 Vintage Metagame
The end of August is a good time to take stock of the Vintage metagame:…
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So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 81: Core Set 2019 Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Core Set 2019 for Vintage.
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So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 80: SCGCon Power Nine Results and Battlebond Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the results of the SCGCon Power Nine tournament, and…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2017
Years in the making, read the conclusion to Stephen Menendian’s epic History of Vintage. 2017…
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So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 79: Battlebond and SCG Power Nine Previews
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian preview two Battlebond cards, as well as the upcoming return…
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So Many Insane Plays – Suggested Banned and Restricted List Updates (2018)
Throughout my long career opining on Magic, one of the perennial topics is the Banned…
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Lords of the Pit Team Tactical Tournament 03-2018 Results
Instead of our second annual StripCon originally planned for around the end of March, we…
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So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 78: Banned and Restricted List Update and Dominaria Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the recent Banned and Restricted List announcement, and review…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2016
In 2016 an entire class of cards was printed, largely ignored and overlooked, and swept…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2015
2015 was a year packed with changes in of the History of Vintage. Large tournaments…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2014
2014 is a pivot year, turning Vintage in a radically new trajectory. Consecutive years of…
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So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 77: Masters 25 Preview and Arabian Nights Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian preview Masters 25 with the reprint of Doomsday, and review…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2013
By the end of 2012, the Vintage format was surprisingly open and diverse. Any perceptible…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2012
For a format marketed as “Eternal,” each year in the History of Vintage delivers unexpected…
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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…
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No Man is an Island
It’s a Friday night in 2000, and I’m sitting across from T.J. Impellizzieri. We’re on…
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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…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2011
2011 may be one of the most tumultuous years in the history of the Vintage…
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So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 74: 2017 Year in Review
Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review the events of 2017 – for Vintage – and…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2010
2010 was a year defined by Worldwake. Rarely before has a new Standard-legal expansion set…
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Schools of Magic: The History of Vintage – A StarCityGames Power Nine Series Retrospective
Star City Games. For nearly a decade, it was as close as an independent company…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2009
The restoration of Time Vault led to a reckoning in Vintage, with a major mid-year…
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Schools of Magic: History of Vintage – 2008
As the clock turned forward from 2007 to 2008, it would not have been possible…
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