RENTON, Wash. -- Wizards of the Coast official Mark Rosewater announced, to an overwhelmingly positive response, that the company will be releasing its second comical and casual Magic: The Gathering card set, a sequel to the set called "Unglued."

The November release of the set, to be called "Unhinged," is timed to nearly coincide with the entrance into the Standard format of the large fall set, "Crapulon," which becomes tournament legal Nov. 1.

"'Mark' your calendars, folks, if you'll pardon the pun, because November 19 is the day that the fun begins with Unhinged," Rosewater said.

"This comic and risible set will be exactly the tonic you'll need to take your minds off of Crapulon, or what we liked to refer to in development as 'Cumulative Upkeep Block,'" he said. "Don't even worry about Crapulon. Just forget it."

The release of Crapulon will be accompanied by a novel written by Will McDermott.

"Crapulon," which will be available in paperback, tells the story of a fantastic war between a benevolent tribe of walls and their fearsome imp enemies in the foreboding world of Crapulon. Amid the chaos, a beautiful and deadly woman with unbelievable powers arises for no reason and begins killing everyone at random.

The book will retail for $6.99.

"At first, we were rather worried, because we suddenly realized that Cumulative Upkeep, Bands With Other and 'Lands That Don't Produce Mana If An Opponent Pays 1' were not actually a good basis for an entire block," Rosewater said. "But when Unhinged comes out, the fact that Crap-Crap-Crap drafts will have already stopped entirely should quickly be forgotten."

In related news, Wizards of the Coast announced it was pulling the plug on its unsuccessful "Limit Your Fun" ad campaign, which had been created to raise awareness of the Limited format.

The campaign had featured a television commercial series, in which viewers first saw young players buying booster packs, and then in a second commercial saw players booster drafting and having fun, and then in a final commercial saw small children handing over rares to a greasy, unwashed twentysomething.

Discuss this article in the Magic: the Gathering Forums!

Related Stories

• "“Control" to Contain Poor Control Cards
• The Moons of Mirrodin: A Critical Review
• Wizards To Pretend Mirrodin Unknown Until At Least November

RENTON, Wash. -- Wizards of the Coast official Mark Rosewater announced, to an overwhelmingly positive response, that the company will be releasing its second comical and casual Magic: The Gathering card set, a sequel to the set called "Unglued."

The November release of the set, to be called "Unhinged," is timed to nearly coincide with the entrance into the Standard format of the large fall set, "Crapulon," which becomes tournament legal Nov. 1.

"'Mark' your calendars, folks, if you'll pardon the pun, because November 19 is the day that the fun begins with Unhinged," Rosewater said.

"This comic and risible set will be exactly the tonic you'll need to take your minds off of Crapulon, or what we liked to refer to in development as 'Cumulative Upkeep Block,'" he said. "Don't even worry about Crapulon. Just forget it."

The release of Crapulon will be accompanied by a novel written by Will McDermott.

"Crapulon," which will be available in paperback, tells the story of a fantastic war between a benevolent tribe of walls and their fearsome imp enemies in the foreboding world of Crapulon. Amid the chaos, a beautiful and deadly woman with unbelievable powers arises for no reason and begins killing everyone at random.

The book will retail for $6.99.

"At first, we were rather worried, because we suddenly realized that Cumulative Upkeep, Bands With Other and 'Lands That Don't Produce Mana If An Opponent Pays 1' were not actually a good basis for an entire block," Rosewater said. "But when Unhinged comes out, the fact that Crap-Crap-Crap drafts will have already stopped entirely should quickly be forgotten."

In related news, Wizards of the Coast announced it was pulling the plug on its unsuccessful "Limit Your Fun" ad campaign, which had been created to raise awareness of the Limited format.

The campaign had featured a television commercial series, in which viewers first saw young players buying booster packs, and then in a second commercial saw players booster drafting and having fun, and then in a final commercial saw small children handing over rares to a greasy, unwashed twentysomething.

Discuss this article in the Magic: the Gathering Forums!

Related Stories

• "“Control" to Contain Poor Control Cards
• The Moons of Mirrodin: A Critical Review
• Wizards To Pretend Mirrodin Unknown Until At Least November