The Other Shoe Drops - Bannings, Drama, RIX Spoilers & Much More!

First Pick & Giveaway

Giveaway - https://gleam.io/pKwcw/win-a-copy-of-xanathars-guide-to-everything https://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/243925

First Pick -

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/first-step-2017-12-07

Twoo, Jeremy, and others receive bans. 12 Total. Travis Woo - 12mo, Jeremy - Lifetime

L3 decertified - https://blogs.magicjudges.org/canada/2017/12/07/statement-de-certification-of-canadian-l3/

Gather the Townsfolk

• https://twitter.com/BenAshbrook/status/940642234898120704 "Voices of Magic"
• 2017 Magic Micsies coming up soon
• Rivals of Ixalan Promos & Packaging https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/rivals-ixalan-promos-packaging-and-more-2017-12-11
• Open House: Silvergill Adept
• League: Evolving Wilds
• Buy-A-Box: Captain's Hook (costs 3-mana)
• Draft Weekend: Brass's Bounty
• FNM tokens: Merfolk//Treasure, Illusion//Saproling, City's Blessing//0/1 Elemental (Rekindling Phoenix)

• Additional Spoilers: Storm the Vault, The Immortal Sun, Tetzimoc, Death's Primordial http://mythicspoiler.com/rix/

• Unstable events, PrePreRelease with LRR; popularity means maybe Un4 http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/168397930148/i-loved-unstable-draft-and-so-did-all-the-people
• Unstable is freaking great

• Unstable events added to GPNJ due to popular demand https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/7jnycq/unstable_events_added_to_grand_prix_new_jersey/

• Urza is now live: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/unstable/askurza

• https://jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-Product-Quality-Assurance-Engineer-Job-WA-98055/440904000/?from=email&refid=2625929400&utm_source=J2WEmail&source=2&eid=303-201723100623-5562658900&locale=en_US - New QA / Engineer job -- quietly addressing product quality concerns?

• Vintage Masters bugs.

• Pauper events added to upcoming GPs https://twitter.com/ChannelFireball/status/940618521616232449

Red Zone

Stop Complaining About Modern, It's the Closest Thing to a Perfect Format: https://www.channelfireball.com/articles/stop-complaining-about-modern-its-the-closest-we-have-to-a-perfect-format/

Splash Damage

Bomb Threats at Call of Duty Open: http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/21733401/bomb-threats-force-evacuation-call-duty-world-league-dallas-open

Patreon Done Fucked Up:

https://gizmodo.com/patreon-to-world-we-messed-up-1821260027

But they "fixed it"? https://twitter.com/Patreon/status/941005364882845696

Plane Shift: Ixalan, a D&D Adventure, released:

http://www.dmsguild.com/product/228662/X-MARKS-THE-SPOT-A-Plane-Shift-Ixalan-Adventure?src=newest_in_5e&coverSizeTestPhase2=true&word-variants=true

Going Infinite

https://www.reddit.com/r/custommagic/comments/7ib1oz/illicit_tutor/?st=jb5phx8f&sh=cecfa1f7

Giveaway Time!

The Finisher

Tonight is the second night of Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday commemorating Judah and the Maccabees' successful rebellion and rededication of the Holy Temple and the miracle of lights, when just a small amount of oil miraculously lasted for eight days in the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It's a celebration that follows the classic Jewish holiday formula: They Attacked, We Won, Let's Eat. And eat we do, with LOT-kuz and KOO-gull and SOOF-gahn-ee-OAT and plenty of other unpronounceable delicacies. But there's still plenty of time yet to celebrate, so if you were to have a holiday commemorating your victory over impossible odds and miraculous circumstances, what foods might we expect to be served at your celebrations?