Magic: the Gathering News for July 2006


Sketches: Engraved Outcropping

By: paz - July 31, 2006

Today's edition of "Sketches" is special, because we'll be previewing a new piece of artwork for a brand new, previously unseen card from this Fall's expansion set, Time Spiral. But first, let's go into some background on the artist, Barry Jaochim.

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Coldsnap Prerelease Experience Completely Made Up

By: Cmdr Amazing - July 26, 2006

Completely Untrue Phyrexian Soulgorger Experience
Niles, IL – A story told by local Magic player Clark Wienis about his experience at the Coldsnap prerelease was clearly made up, according to his friends. "I really don’t think anything he told me about the Coldsnap prerelease actually happened," said David Worth, a student in one of Wienis’s classes. "From what cards were in his deck, to his record, to how his games played out, it was probably a lie from start to finish."

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Martyrs Protest Needless Wartime Sacrifices

By: Xepel - July 24, 2006

MAW Protest
Breaking news – Terisiare -- Deep in the Middle North, trouble is brewing. The conflict between King Darien of Kjeldor and Heidar of the Rimewind wizards has reached a boiling - or perhaps freezing - point. The deaths of thousands of innocent men, women, and children on all sides of this conflict have caused a recent ripple of protests against the war.

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Time Spiral Sends Back Magicthegathering.com Screenshot

By: Musteval - July 19, 2006

Screenshot from the future.
In a freak coincidence that physicists are calling "really, really weird," the upcoming Magic: The Gathering expansion set, codenamed Time Spiral, has caused a Magicthegathering.com screenshot from ten years in the future to be slingshotted onto Musteval's hard drive.

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Selecting 10th Edition: Island vs. Mountain

By: Xepel - July 14, 2006

Selecting 10th Edition: Island vs. Mountain
This week it is up to you to decide which broken land makes it into 10th edition!

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New "Ripple" Mechanic Adds Element of Luck to Magic

By: HonoreDB - July 13, 2006

Surging Sentinels
Like such games as Chess, Go, and Roshambo, tournament Magic has long enjoyed the distinction of being an endeavor in which success was solely determined by skill. Now Coldsnap opens the doors, however slightly, to cards that may prevent Magic from making that claim.

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Lost Rumor Season Rediscovered

By: Xepel - July 10, 2006

Lost Rumor Season Rediscovered
In a press release earlier today, Wizards of the Coast revealed that certain unnamed members of their Research and Development team have uncovered the legendary "lost" Coldsnap rumor season.



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Global Warming Threatens Coldsnap

By: Hurricane_Andrew - July 07, 2006

Global Warming Threatens Coldsnap
Washington, D.C. - In an unprecedented partnership between government activists and Wizards of the Coast (a division of Hasbro, Inc.) Al Gore has decided to use the collectable card game Magic: The GatheringTM to help better explain the threat of Global Warming.

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Magic: the Gathering News for July 2006


Sketches: Engraved Outcropping

By: paz - July 31, 2006

Today's edition of "Sketches" is special, because we'll be previewing a new piece of artwork for a brand new, previously unseen card from this Fall's expansion set, Time Spiral. But first, let's go into some background on the artist, Barry Jaochim.

FULL STORY »

Coldsnap Prerelease Experience Completely Made Up

By: Cmdr Amazing - July 26, 2006

Completely Untrue Phyrexian Soulgorger Experience
Niles, IL – A story told by local Magic player Clark Wienis about his experience at the Coldsnap prerelease was clearly made up, according to his friends. "I really don’t think anything he told me about the Coldsnap prerelease actually happened," said David Worth, a student in one of Wienis’s classes. "From what cards were in his deck, to his record, to how his games played out, it was probably a lie from start to finish."

FULL STORY »

Martyrs Protest Needless Wartime Sacrifices

By: Xepel - July 24, 2006

MAW Protest
Breaking news – Terisiare -- Deep in the Middle North, trouble is brewing. The conflict between King Darien of Kjeldor and Heidar of the Rimewind wizards has reached a boiling - or perhaps freezing - point. The deaths of thousands of innocent men, women, and children on all sides of this conflict have caused a recent ripple of protests against the war.

FULL STORY »

Time Spiral Sends Back Magicthegathering.com Screenshot

By: Musteval - July 19, 2006

Screenshot from the future.
In a freak coincidence that physicists are calling "really, really weird," the upcoming Magic: The Gathering expansion set, codenamed Time Spiral, has caused a Magicthegathering.com screenshot from ten years in the future to be slingshotted onto Musteval's hard drive.

FULL STORY »

Selecting 10th Edition: Island vs. Mountain

By: Xepel - July 14, 2006

Selecting 10th Edition: Island vs. Mountain
This week it is up to you to decide which broken land makes it into 10th edition!

FULL STORY »

New "Ripple" Mechanic Adds Element of Luck to Magic

By: HonoreDB - July 13, 2006

Surging Sentinels
Like such games as Chess, Go, and Roshambo, tournament Magic has long enjoyed the distinction of being an endeavor in which success was solely determined by skill. Now Coldsnap opens the doors, however slightly, to cards that may prevent Magic from making that claim.

FULL STORY »

Lost Rumor Season Rediscovered

By: Xepel - July 10, 2006

Lost Rumor Season Rediscovered
In a press release earlier today, Wizards of the Coast revealed that certain unnamed members of their Research and Development team have uncovered the legendary "lost" Coldsnap rumor season.



FULL STORY »

Global Warming Threatens Coldsnap

By: Hurricane_Andrew - July 07, 2006

Global Warming Threatens Coldsnap
Washington, D.C. - In an unprecedented partnership between government activists and Wizards of the Coast (a division of Hasbro, Inc.) Al Gore has decided to use the collectable card game Magic: The GatheringTM to help better explain the threat of Global Warming.

FULL STORY »

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