Hello everybody, this week's show was built on the idea of sending cards to a soldier in Baghdad. But four hours of play can take conversations in a lot of places. Inside you'll see what myself, Romeo, and our friend Joe think about the current state of Magic and more!
Total Runtime: 18:32
Since the show is 100% live video there is no transcript this week. However, here is the ‘table of contents' on the talking points:
Title Music: “Notorious Lightning” by Destroyer
0:18 – Meet Chris Romeo
1:16 – Chris re: Evan Erwin
1:34 – Meet Joe
2:22 – Romeo History
4:30 – Why Are We Here Tonight?
6:19 – Tenth Edition Wish List
7:34 – Zac Hill's Concession Problems
8:10 – Scooping Someone Into Top 8
9:03 – Cheating In Magic
10:20 – Sulfur Elemental and metagame scapegoats
16:48 – Winning the Lottery
17:29 – For the Love of the Game…
17:53 – Great Success!
18:15 – Say Goodbye
Thanks for watching everybody, big thanks to Chris and Joe for their time and participation, and we'll be back to form next week.
Evan “misterorange” Erwin
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