The Blue Envelope Podcast

Hi There! In this week's Back in't'Day, Rob talks about GP Vancouver, where Cheon took his formerly-known-as-next-level blue deck all the way to the victory. This gives Matt a chance to reminisce over possibly his favourite format ever: Extended, circa 2008. Back in't'day: http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/cheon-conquers-canada Because it's the second round of RPTQs this weekend, we take the chance to actually talk some strategy. We go over the best decks in the format and what we're thinking of playing ourselves. The Trash to Treasure is a card that Matt really advocates, and Neil's Rigtionary gives you a rare two-for-one treat: barn and hull. Trash to Treasure: http://www.magicmadhouse.co.uk/magic-the-gathering-c1/sylvan-advocate-p224209 As always, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. www.facebook.com/tbepodcast www.twitter.com/tbepodcast www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w Oh, and don't forget our lovely sponsors, Magic Madhouse. And if, after that, you have some spare money left over, we'd really appreciate it if you could show us some support through Patreon. www.magicmadhouse.co.uk www.patreon.com/tbepodcast The Blue Envelope team x

Hi There! The team's all back together again this week, so it's business as usual which, of course, starts with Rob's Back in't'Day. In that, we talk about the first ever Modern Grand Prix. Back in't'day: http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg%2Fdaily%2Feventcoverage%2Fgplin12%2Fwelcome This week's Trash to Treasure goes a little wrong, and the Rigtionary word of the day almost doesn't happen... but we eventually bring Neil back from his rage quit to talk about 187 creatures. Trash to treasure: http://www.magicmadhouse.co.uk/magic-the-gathering-c1/silkwrap-p203512 As always, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. www.facebook.com/tbepodcast www.twitter.com/tbepodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w Oh, and don't forget our lovely sponsors, Magic Madhouse. And if, after that, you have some spare money left over, we'd really appreciate it if you could show us some support through Patreon. www.magicmadhouse.co.uk www.patreon.com/tbepodcast The Blue Envelope team x

Hi There! There's been a Pro Tour this week, which gives us plenty to talk about, from the rise of super teams to the rise (again) of the Eldrazi. This all leads quite nicely on from Rob's Back in't'Day, which covers Pro Tour Paris 2011: the one where Caw Blade squawked its way into the format with style. Back in't'day: http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg%2Fdaily%2Feventcoverage%2Fptpar11%2Fwelcome Seeing as Neil's still in America, fake Neil (Matteo) takes on a Rigtionary word of the day: Tron. As always, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. www.facebook.com/tbepodcast www.twitter.com/tbepodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w Oh, and don't forget our lovely sponsors, Magic Madhouse. And if, after that, you have some spare money left over, we'd really appreciate it if you could show us some support through Patreon. www.magicmadhouse.co.uk www.patreon.com/tbepodcast The Blue Envelope team x

Hi there! It's just Rob and Matteo this week, with Neil off in America for the Pro Tour and Matt AWOL. Rob's back in't'day extends nicely into a talk about how different countries have done over time, which leads rather nicely into a spectral progression that reveals some interesting numbers on global GP attendance. Back in't'day: http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptla01 Matteo did promise we'd post a link to the translated [mtg_card]Gaddock Teeg[/mtg_card] we talk about... but he can't find it anymore. soz. Congratulations to the lucky winner of our monthly Patreon crackapack draw: Patreon user Karel! Every month we give out the contents of our crackapacks to one of our subscribers. In the absence of Real Neil, fake Neil (Matteo) takes on a Rigtionary word of the day: Mulligan. As always, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. www.facebook.com/tbepodcast www.twitter.com/tbepodcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w Oh, and don't forget our lovely sponsors, Magic Madhouse. And if, after that, you have some spare money left over, we'd really appreciate it if you could show us some support through Patreon. www.magicmadhouse.co.uk www.patreon.com/tbepodcast The Blue Envelope team x

Hi there! Seeing as we've just had a new set release. it's crack-a-packs ahoy this week. And remember, all of the rares we open will go to one lucky Patreon subscriber! We also take a little time to talk about Standard ahead of this weekend's inaugural Magic Madhouse Pro Series event. Which deck feels like playing the greatest draft pool of all time? As always, we also have the usual Back in't'Day and Trash to Treasure, and the brand new(ish) Rigtionary. Today's word: MUD (glorious MUD). Links: Pro Series: http://www.magicmadhouse.co.uk/magic-madhouse-pro-series-i68 Back in't'Day: http://magic.wizards.com/go/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpvan14/welcome Trash to Treasure: http://www.magicmadhouse.co.uk/magic-the-gathering-c1/chandra-flamecaller-p224184 As always, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com/tbepodcast www.twitter.com/tbepodcast Oh, and don't forget our lovely sponsors, Magic Madhouse. And if, after that, you have some spare money left over, we'd really appreciate it if you could show us some support through Patreon. www.magicmadhouse.co.uk www.patreon.com/tbepodcast The Blue Envelope team x

Hi there! It's games week, which means we've got show for you that's jam-packed with all the silliness and sheer lack of high-brow content that you've come to know and love. Aside from the usual Back in't'Day and Trash to Treasure, we also run through a couple of rounds of Fact or Fiction, Common Bond and Entweet the Angels. And, of course, we end with another Rigtionary: today's word is Karoo. Links: Back in't'Day: http://magic.wizards.com/en/eventcoverage/gpbil13 Trash to Treasure: http://www.magicmadhouse.co.uk/magic-the-gathering-c1/sphinx-of-the-final-word-pre-order-p224146 As always, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com/tbepodcast www.twitter.com/tbepodcast Oh, and don't forget our lovely sponsors, Magic Madhouse. And if, after that, you have some spare money left over, we'd really appreciate it if you could show us some support through Patreon. www.magicmadhouse.co.uk www.patreon.com/tbepodcast The Blue Envelope team x

Hi there! It's the first limited week of the year, so we open the final Battle for Zendikar booster pack before Oath of the Gatewatch kicks in with full force. And remember, the contents of all our crackapacks will now go to a randomly chosen patreon: www.patreon.com/tbepodcast We also talk briefly about Mirrodin draft, after listener Steve suggested we cover the Modern flashback drafts that are happening on MTGO throughout the year. Finally, we talk about some interesting cards and rules interactions from Oath of the Gatewatch. As always, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter: www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w www.facebook.com/tbepodcast www.twitter.com/tbepodcast Oh, and don't forget our sponsors, Magic Madhouse: www.magicmadhouse.co.uk Thanks, as always, for listening. The Blue Envelope team x Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

Happy new year! A new year means a fresh start, so you might notice some changes in this week's episode. For one, that cheesy, annoyingly-catchy into theme has been replaced by an equally cheesy and face-palmingly awful different intro tune! We also introduce a new, hopefully recurring feature called The Rigtionary. It's Neil's first feature, and one you'll have to listen to the end to hear. The main topic of discussion today is the recent banning of a number of judges over unofficial spoilers, a summary of which you can find here: http://apps.magicjudges.org/suspended.html The big announcement of the week is that, after a good 16 months, we've finally taken to begging for your money via Patreon. If you're unfamiliar with Patreon, it's a crowdfunding platform similar to Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. However, instead of asking for a 1-off big-number payment, it asks you to pledge a small amount every month. It's completely optional, you can opt out at any time, and you can choose the amount you pledge, but even if it's just a single dollar a month we'd be eternally grateful. It might not mean much to you, but it'll mean a whole lot to us. Our page is here: www.patreon.com/tbepodcast As always, you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter: www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w www.facebook.com/tbepodcast www.twitter.com/tbepodcast Oh, and don't forget our sponsors, Magic Madhouse: www.magicmadhouse.co.uk Thanks, as always, for listening... and GIVE US YOUR MONEY. The Blue Envelope team x Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

Now that we're all full of turkey and mince pies, and it's only a few more days until we have to go back to the daily grind, what better time to reflect on a year of highs and lows from the world of Magic? We talk about our best and worst moments of 2015, look over our predictions from last year, make new predictions or 2016, and, most importantly, look at how well we did in Trash to Treasure across the year. Why not take this opportunity to spread some festive cheer and follow us on all the social medias? You can subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. And while you're spreading the festive cheer, make sure you do check out our sponsors www.magicmadhouse.co.uk . Perhaps a cheeky little late-Christmas present to yourself? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w http://www.facebook.com/tbepodcast http://www.twitter.com/tbepodcast Thanks as always for listening and, most importantly of all, Merry Christmas! The Blue Envelope Team x

As a wise man named Noddy once said, IIIIITTTTT'S CHRRRIIIIIIISSSSTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS! As is now an annual tradition, we bring on the king of cringe Rich Hagon, to join us for a festive MTG-themed quiz and to tell us some of the most eye-wateringly awkward MTG jokes you've ever laid your ears on. That's all after we open the secret Santa gifts we've been buying each other over the last few weeks. If you're here to take part in the quiz and check out the picture round, head over to our website www.tbepodcast.com. If not, why not take this opportunity to spread some festive cheer and follow us on all the social medias? You can subscribe to our YouTube channel, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. And while you're spreading the festive cheer, make sure you do check out our sponsors www.magicmadhouse.co.uk . Perhaps a cheeky little late-Christmas present to yourself? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w http://www.facebook.com/tbepodcast http://www.twitter.com/tbepodcast Thanks as always for listening and, most importantly of all, Merry Christmas! The Blue Envelope Team x

This week it's our final regular episode before the Christmas and end-of-year specials, and it's possibly the last Limited week of triple BFZ drafting. Rob starts us off with a Back in't'day from 14 years ago, which you can find here: http://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/event.asp?event=GPLV01 He uses it as the base of a game of Common Bond – who'd have guessed that Force of Will was the most-played card in a format where Force of Will is legal? In case you missed it, Helene Bergeot recently announced some changes to Premier Play coverage in 2016, which you can find here: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-tournament-video-coverage-2016-2015-12-08 Seeing as Neil's all coveragy now, we spend some time discussing those. As always, we have the usual Trash to Treasure from Matt, which you can buy here: http://www.magicmadhouse.co.uk/magic-the-gathering-c1/sakiko-mother-of-summer-p25049 It's a bit of a weird one this week, but as Matt describes it, also a doozy. Make sure you do check out our sponsors Magic Madhouse, and subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you can be first to see any of our upcoming videos. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w http://www.facebook.com/tbepodcast http://www.twitter.com/tbepodcast

It's games week this week on the Blue Envelope Podcast, so we have another go at the as-yet-unnamed Twitter followers game. We also open the Way Back When machine and load up a few Spectral Progressions. It's been so long since we did that, nobody's actually that sure when the last time was. As always, we also bring you the usual Back in't'Day from Rob: https://archive.wizards.com/sideboard/article.asp?x=PTCHICAGO9900/welcome ...and the also-usual Trash to Treasure from Matt, which you can buy over at Magic Madhouse: http://www.magicmadhouse.co.uk/magic-the-gathering-c1/life-from-the-loam-p30637 Make sure you do check out our sponsors Magic Madhouse, and subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you can be first to see any of our upcoming videos. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRN0xy2Q5wpGVn30Q_kqN_w http://www.facebook.com/tbepodcast http://www.twitter.com/tbepodcast Thanks for listening, The Blue Envelope team x

We're back to strategy week, but because there's a bit of a lull in formats we're talking about something a little more eternal (no pun intended) - Matt's fearless Magic inventory. If you're not familiar with the concept, read Sam Stoddard's primer from way back when: http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/15107_Feature_Article_Creating_a_Fearless_Magical_Inventory.html It's constructed strategy week, but Matteo doesn't like that there's no constructed equivalent to crack a pack... so this week he decides to change that, with the new feature 'crack a deck'. You can find the decklists we discuss right here: http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/deckshow.php?event_ID=19&start_date=2015-11-21&end_date=2015-11-22&order_1=finish&limit=8&action=Show+Decks&t_num=1 As always, we also bring you the usual Back in't'Day from Rob and the also-usual Trash to Treasure from Matt, which you can buy over at Magic Madhouse. Make sure you do check out our sponsors Magic Madhouse, and subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you can be first to see any of our upcoming videos. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening, The Blue Envelope team x

It's games week again, and we're bringing you two brand new games this week - Rob's new Strength in Numbers game, and Matteo's as-yet-unnamed variant on the old favourite 'higher or lower'. Who's more popular on Twitter: Luis Scott-Vargas or his drinkable namesake, Laphroaig Scotch Whiskey? There's only one way to find out. As always, we also bring you the usual Back in't'Day from Rob and the also-usual Trash to Treasure from Matt, which you can buy over at Magic Madhouse. Make sure you do check out our sponsors Magic Madhouse, and subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you can be first to see any of our upcoming videos. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening, The Blue Envelope team x

We're back to strategy week on the Blue Envelope Podcast, and we take the opportunity to take a deep dive into a topic sent in by friend of the show George Burrow (who recently qualified for his first PT - congrats!). The question was about keeping focused in high-stakes games, and how you stop yourself getting rattled when you can feel the tide turning against you. We also crack a couple of packs of Battle for Zendikar and discuss what we'd first pick (you might be surprised to find it's not the rare this time, but a common we've dismissed in the past). And, of course, there's the usual Back in't'Day and Trash to Treasure, which you can buy over at Magic Madhouse. Make sure you do check out our sponsors Magic Madhouse, and subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you can be first to see any of our upcoming videos. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening, The Blue Envelope team x