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First Pick: Kaladesh Prerelease Gather the Townsfolk Banned and Restricted list: No changes http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/september-26-2016-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2016-09-26 Desperate Ravings Pile Shuffling added to Magic Tournament Rules: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2016-09-26 Going Infinite New format: http://www.hareruyamtg.com/jp/pages/format_frontier.aspx Splash Damage California fake signature bill: https://graphicpolicy.com/2016/09/28/california-has-made-getting-and-selling-autographs-and-limited-edition-items-more-confusing-and-labor-intensive/ https://teleread.org/2016/09/26/new-california-law-will-make-it-harder-to-sell-autographed-books-art/ http://geekandsundry.com/geek-and-sundry-joins-nerdist-to-enter-the-next-level-of-interaction-with-alpha/ http://geekandsundry.com/alpha-information-reveals-new-shows-and-the-return-of-favorite-series/ --video https://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/151065514229/so-um-new-tabletop-season-is-on-this-new-alpha The Rise and Rise of Tabletop Gaming: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/25/board-games-back-tabletop-gaming-boom-pandemic-flash-point (could apply to Magic, and people wanting to physically be close to one another) The Finisher This week, combination Bond-villain-and-technology-Jesus Elon Musk announced this week that he wants to send One Million people to Mars with his SpaceX program. And to further nerdify this story, he wants to name the Mars-bound spaceship the “Heart of Gold,” in a reference to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. And since vehicles also just came out in Kaladesh, what do you think the Magic Mics spacecraft should be named? |