Friday MTG Miscellany

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

Although it may have been a slower week here on the MTG Realm blog, we still had a flurry of Magic: the Gathering related posts to our sister site, MTG Realm on Tumblr, so today's post will be a regurgitation of select content over there.  

If you are off work tonight or do not have to cram for an exam, take a breather and head on out to a Friday Night Magic event tonight.  We'll be off to our favourite local gaming store, OMG Games, here in Barrie, Ontario where we hope to exploit the current standard constructed metagame (and not play one of the two ubiquitous popular decklists).

Anywhoos, let's get caught up with some posts -
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Photoset March 24, 2017
Magic: the Gathering - FNM Promo Arts

Today on the WotC site, Nicholas Wolfram expanded upon Blake Rasmussen’s previous post with some of the upcoming card illustrations to expect to see at Friday Night Magic Events.  Again, superb work by all the artists, and am very happy with the card choices.

APRIL - Servo Exhibition 
• FNM Promo Art by Vincent Proce
• Kaladesh Art bySara Winters

MAY - Unlicensed Disintegration
• FNM Promo Art Florian De Gesincourt
• Kaladesh Art by Izzy

JUNE - Aether Hub
• FNM Promo Art by Jonas De Ro

• Kaladesh Art by Sam Burley

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Photoset March 24, 2017
Magic: the Gathering - Magic Mural 2


Another amazing gaming store wall mural to follow up our previous post.  Here, we see a beautiful piece inspired by the iconic art of Jace, the Mind Sculptor from the Worldwake set, illustrated by Jason Chan.  Posted by  Luciana ‘Lu’ Couto of City Class Games in Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Photoset March 24, 2017
Magic: the Gathering - Magic Mural

A very lovely wall mural (acrylic) commissioned and be worked on by artist Susanna Covelli (@susannacovelli_art).  


Inspiration from Ajani’s Presence and Nissa, Voice of Zendikar, both illustrated by Raymond Swanland.

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FUNNY TO MOST PEOPLE, BUT PERHAPS NOT 'DINNER-TABLE' APPROPRIATE

Photoset March 21, 2017
Magic: the Gathering - Bodily Function


Interesting solicitation from the Facebook Page ‘Magic the Gathering Rocks My World’.

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

After you wrap up school or work (hopefully no evening classes or night shifts) get thyself to a local gamery shoppe and get some Magic: the Gathering going with a Friday Night Magic event.  If you don't know where your local WPN store is, pop on over the Store and Event Locator here.  Should you find yourself in Barrie, Ontario (just north of Toronto), do drop in to our favourite store, OMG! Games, a stone's throw away from Georgian College in the City's north end.

Anywhoos, today on MTG Realm, we want to share what's been going on at our sister site, MTG Realm on Tumblr.  Here are the latest 'n' greatest -
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June 03, 2016

Magic: the Gathering - Magic Mandala

Pretty awesome looking Mandala made from Magic: the Gathering land cards on display at Czech gaming store http://www.rishada.cz/~

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June 03, 2016

Magic: the Gathering - Trump Tribal vs. Mexican Tribal
Meanwhile at http://www.mtgvault.com/~

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June 02, 2016 

 

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Magic: the Gathering - Magical Landscapes
Some appreciation here for artist Andreas Rocha.  You can pop on over to his ArtStation page here to some some other very lovely works - https://www.artstation.com/artist/andreasrocha

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June 01, 2016

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Magic: the Gathering - Not What You Thought

Rather witty comic over at http://www.thingsinsquares.com/
Proud admission - I would likely ditch a party to get some gaming in.~

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May 31, 2016

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Magic: the Gathering - Garruk, The Recyclable

Well, obviously we have a Garruk in Lincoln Park.
He’s climbin’ in yo trash, he’s snatchin’ yo people up, tryin’ to eat ‘em.
So y'all need to hide yo kids, hide yo wife, and hide yo husband cause that Planeswalker is nerf'n everybody out here.

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May 30, 2016

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Magic: the Gathering - Funny Tee

Awesome hilarious Magic Judge t-shirt, posted by @MaxPlaysMTG
Lightning Bolts Don’t Kill Creatures
State-Based Actions Kill Creatures

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MTG Tumblr Thursday

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Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

Tonight is Commander night again so expect a few members of the MTG Realm play group to be less than 100% fully charged Friday morning from Magic: the Gathering games going really long, late or into the early morning.  Speaking of Friday, ensure you get thee to a local gamery shoppe for Friday Night Magic.  Why?  Because Friday the 13th !! That's why.  Many gaming stores are having special FNM events with Shadows Over Innistrad in standard play and at OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario there is a lot of prizes and fun on tap for tomorrow night.

For today's post, we are again rounding up posts from our sister site, MTG Realm on Tumblr, but before we go there, do drop by the Mothersite post Diego Fumagalli with this very awesome article 'How to Standard - In Graphics'.  We love graphics, infographics and everything in between, especially when it involves our fav game Magic: the Gathering.  Righto - on to Tumblr now -
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Photoset May 12, 2016 209 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Alphabet Soup

Check out these SWEET-ARSE blank MTG tokens from the brilliant and witty mind of card alter gal Ellie Shakirova (her Etsy shop over here).  This is a full alphabet set of 26 cards with matte lamination with appropriate place for you to pen in the token name and power / toughness.

God Bless the souls of the Redditors who also had a bit of fun with this project at the expense of a certain ubiquitous blue mind-mage -

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Photoset May 11, 2016 222 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Nissa


Very excellent figurine / sculpture of Nissa posted by Don Chapp - sorry - not much known about this carving / painting (3D print?).  Anywhoos, the original artwork is from Wesley Burt.

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Photoset May 11, 2016 164 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Magic in Motion


Interesting pic of a game of MTG on the ‘Mamba’ at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri posted by Redittor Capntallon.  Apparently, this may not be a new idea (of bringing a game for a ride) as suggested by xkcd Comic.

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Photo May 10, 2016 438 notes

Magic: the Gathering - BAD KITTEH !! Redditor Duke_of_Fritzburg posted this pic of cardboard disaster caused by the evil tag-team Spooky and Tulip.Here is an appropriate Cardboard Comic on this subject.

Here is an appropriate Cardboard Crack Comic on this subject.

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Photo May 09, 2016 134 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Battlefield PlaymatPretty sharp design from Ultra PRO to MTG players new to the game or even more experienced ones wanting to battle one-on-one.The Battlefield playmat measures 24" x 24" and features minimalist design, game layout, step and phase information. This playmat is designed for two players and made with a premium fabric top for a smooth, protective playing surface. The back of the playmat is lined with non-slip, textured rubber material for added grip and padding.
Magic: the Gathering - Battlefield Playmat
Pretty sharp design from Ultra PRO to MTG players new to the game or even more experienced ones wanting to battle one-on-one.

The Battlefield playmat measures 24" x 24" and features minimalist design, game layout, step and phase information. This playmat is designed for two players and made with a premium fabric top for a smooth, protective playing surface. The back of the playmat is lined with non-slip, textured rubber material for added grip and padding.
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MTG April Fools

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

This weekend, countless Magic: the Gathering players are heading to their local gaming stores to partake in the Shadows Over Innistrad PreRelease event.  Wishing all players the best of luck, have a fun time and may the odds be forever in your favour.  If you happen to find yourself in Central Ontario over the weekend, drop by OMG! Games, here in Barrie, Ontario, Canada-Land where, at midnight tonight, right after Friday Night Magic, they will be starting prerelease tournaments all weekend long.

Anywhoos, back to the title of today's post to MTG Realm - 'April Fool's Day.  This interesting day probably has something to do the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria, held on March 25th, but here in North America today, it is all about fun and frivolity.  Here is a quick roundup of some related posts to our sister blog, MTG Realm on Tumblr -

Photoset April 01, 2016 320 notes

Magic: the Gathering - TCG: TINY CARD GAME
All the fun of your standard Magic deck, now in super-concentrated form.  Travel Edition includes everything you need to play head-to-head.  Pick up a Expansion Pack to customize your MtG-TE deck - available only during April Fool’s Day.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ivpi/?cpg=wotc

Considering it has the word “Gathering” in its title, you’d think Magic would be more of a travel game. Not that it’s difficult to carry around, but it is challenging to play in an impromptu location. You’ve got your deck with you. Your friends have their decks with them. Now all you need is 2 feet of lateral space on a flat surface each, and you’ll be good to go. It doesn’t sound like much, but it is. Those of you who end up at tournaments playing with mats overlapping your neighbors’ know what we’re talking about. And your tray table on the airplane just isn’t going to cut it. So if you can’t get more space, what’s your other option?


Smaller cards. That’s why ThinkGeek and Wizards of the Coast have come together to released a new Magic: The Gathering - Travel Edition just in time for the summer travel season. With 120 mini cards, MtG-TE has all the fun of your standard Magic deck, now in super-concentrated form. The carrying case itself turns into a Battle Board with an integrated playmat and life counters for a head-to-head duel. And don’t fret that you might not be able to read the abilities / flavor text on your mini cards. MtG-TE comes with 2 pairs of Battle Magnifier goggles, also handy for reading the small print on those commercials for prescription drugs where the side effects are nausea, vomiting, and spontaneous combustion. If you enjoy MtG-TE, we encourage you to pick up a expansion pack and build your own travel deck that’s a force to be reckoned with.
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Photo April 01, 2016 121 notes
Gaming Supplies - Edible Deck BoxBest product EVAR from Ultimate Guard for those hungry gamers.
Gaming Supplies - Edible Deck Box


Best product EVAR from Ultimate Guard for those hungry gamers.

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Finally, speaking of our Tumblr Blog, we are happy to report that we are celebrating our 5th CakeDay today !

MTG REALM BLOG 
Just turned Five today - Happy CakeDay to all to have supported this Magic: the Gathering Fan blog - big huggles !

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MTG Halloween

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Halloween is quickly approaching, and is this very weekend.  In preparation, we've got our three kids employed in installing the appropriate decorations and have some nicely-carved pumpkins at the front door.  Other time-honoured customs are also being addressed ahead of the 31st, like watching a bunch of thriller / horror movies, etc.  The kids are not easily scared by this - but - what does scare the dickens out of them are vegetables when they appear on the dinner table.  Imagine then if one were to anthropomorphize said vegetable - you would take the scare to another level.  But wait!  That's already been done by Wizards of the Coast.  The follow-up set to Unglued, which was to feature a number of frightful vegetable never got made, but we still have some remnants to enjoy - 

Gangrene Pepper | illustrated by Edward Beard Jr.
Mad Beatdown | illustrated by Mike Raabe
Swarm of Pickles | illustrated by Ron Spencer

Rutabaga of the Night | illustrated by Heather Hudson

Signing off for now to work out costumes.  Speaking of signing off, another tradition up here is the unfortunate, but witty vandalism of the 'welcome to Angus' sign (not far removed from here in Barrie, Ontario), on 'Devil's Night', where a strategic letter is removed.
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Tumblr Tuesday

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

We hope all had a great weekend, and to our cousins to the south, a pleasant memorial day weekend.  The big ticket event this weekend was of course Modern Masters 2015 release.  If you took in a local event or played in one of the large grand prix events, chances are much fun was had.

Anywhoos, for today's post, we wanted to catch up with our sister site, MTG Realm on Tumblr, so strap in and let's go -
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Photoset May 26, 2015 72 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Ugin Cosplay
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon cosplay at Anime North 2015.


Absolutely wonderful work by Cat Ward - moar pics here.
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Photoset May 23, 2015 243 notes

Magic: the Gathering - SCG Playmat


Most MTG players already know that popular (and much meme’d) card and card art Tasigur, the Golden Fang illustrated by Chris Rahn.  What you may not know is that StarCityGames has another witty playmat which parodies that former Sultai Khan.  Check out the awesome kitteh illustration from ALRadeck for the StarCityGames Open Series.  Say meow to Tasipurr the Golden Paw which I’ve understood is to be available during SCG Season Three to event participants.
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Photoset May 23, 2015 52 notes

Magic: the Gathering - CF Ranked
The Power Rankings on Channel Fireball has always been a fairly accurate representation of what is on the tables at my local Friday Night Magic event.


Interesting comments on Den Protector which I think is spot on.  Not to gush here but I liked the card when it first came out and picked these up when it was going for under $2.  Now these fetch around the $10 mark.   : )
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Photoset May 20, 2015 242 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Jewels
Wizards of the Coast produced these very limited (non-precious) pendants back in 2007 after the iconic Moxes (or moxen) and called it the Jewels Series which consisted of one boxed set of the following -
* Mox Jet Necklace
* Mox Pearl Necklace
* Mox Ruby Necklace
* Mox Emerald Necklace
* Mox Sapphire Necklace


If you have this complete still-in-the-box set, collecting dust on your shelf, you can sell it for approximately $600+ today.
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Photoset May 16, 2015 131 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Cardboard Clad

This is Jose Raul Megias Iglesias.

He is the big cheese at gaming store El bazar de Iglesias in Granada, Spain.


He literally breathes, sweats, and wears MTG cards (and duel decks!) and is most relaxed in direct contact with them.  
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Tumblr Thursday

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Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

We here at MTG Realm were planning to do an article about post- Dragons of Tarkir updates to Orzhov (Black / White) Warriors and / or Jeskai Tokens, but then we got lazy and decided it was high time to get to another catch-up with what's been going on over at our sister blog, MTG Realm on Tumblr, so strap in and let's drive.
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Photoset April 02, 2015 76 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Murder most foul.

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YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH ! !
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Photoset April 02, 2015 69 notes

Magic: the Gathering - Gideon


From @mtglion - one of those thingys where a single letter can completely change the meaning.   :)

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Photoset March 31, 2015 27 notes

I just got a B-Day cupcake from Tumblr !


This was a great year.  Hopefully I’m alive for another on Tumblr.

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Speaking of Tumblr Milestones and swagger, we wanted to know how popular (read - how many followers) the official Magic: the Gathering Tumblr blog had - they posted this coy and evasive message - 

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Photoset March 31, 2015 32 notes

Magic the Gathering - Family Visit

When your Auntie / Grandmum comes over for a visit.


Risen Executioner (Dragons of Tarkir mythic rare), illustrated by Craig J Spearing.
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Photoset March 31, 2015 54 notes

Magic: the Gathering - The Sort

Got a bunch of Dragons of Tarkir cards to sort.  


It is never a bad time sorting and organising and rather relaxing as I hit a tea, zen out and go into the avatar state.
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Photo March 30, 2015 212 notes

Magic the Gathering - on the streetsVery kewl license plate bracket / holder for MTG fans.  Posted by Redditor SkaAce and subsequently about 15 or so put up on eBay which are selling like Doritos® outside of a Led Zep concert.  Waiting for WotC coporate ninja lawyers to hadouken this into oblivion for illegal use / infringement of intellectual property.Certainly is better than some of the cr@p up on MTG Merch.
Magic the Gathering - on the streets

Very kewl license plate bracket / holder for MTG fans.  Posted by Redditor SkaAce and subsequently about 15 or so put up on eBay which are selling like Doritos® outside of a Led Zep concert.  

Waiting for WotC coporate ninja lawyers to hadouken this into oblivion for illegal use / infringement of intellectual property.


Certainly is better than some of the cr@p up on MTG Merch.
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