A Bug's Life - B&R Update, Holiday Promo, Scry Bug Rumors & More!

First Pick & Giveaway

Giveaway - MTG Gift Box (releases Friday)

https://gleam.io/nvWxL/win-a-free-2017-mtg-gift-box

Banned/Restricted Announcement:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/october-17-2017-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2017-10-17?

No changes. (not banning Attune with Aether in Standard, not unbanning Bloodbraid Elf in Modern) (they did discuss "unbannings in Modern," but not before the PT, thoughts on what?)

Gather the Townsfolk

Some Disassembly Required: 2017 Holiday Promo

https://i.redd.it/o9efnjjpzesz.png

New Team CFB - Captain Luis Scott-Vargas, fresh off of his year-long break from the Pro scene, and will consist of members from each of the two CFB teams from last season: Martin Juza and Josh Utter-Leyton, previously of Team CFB Ice, plus Mike Sigrist, Ben Stark, and Paulo Vitor Dama da Rosa, previously of Team CFB Fire. That leaves the other Team CFB Fire and Ice players from last season, like Eric Froelich, as free agents—though LSV mentioned that there's a chance ChannelFireball will add a second team. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvQPXyjDJFE

2018 MTGO Championship Series schedule announced; players can participate in events to earn QPs to qualify to a monthly MOCS event, anyone with 6 match wins in a monthly gets invited to a Playoff, 1st & 2nd in Playoff qualify for the MOCS + PT invite + PT challenge. https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/76zbox/mocs_first_quarter_details_for_2018_including/

SCG Tour 2018 Schedule

http://www.starcitygames.com/article/36012_Season-One-Of-The-2018-SCG-Tour.html

Is the MTGO "Scry Bug" real?

Initial thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/76vhgd/the_mtgo_scry_bug_is_real/

The test: https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/776cue/testing_the_scry_bug_using_a_script/

CFB/Judge contract update: https://www.facebook.com/Rhythmik/posts/10155795442844621

Arena playthrough with TrumpSC & NumottheNummy

MTGArenaPro Arena survival guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/MagicArena/comments/774utn/mtg_arena_battlefield_survival_guide/

Desperate Ravings

"Look at me I'm the DCI" - https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/773yld/art_look_at_me_im_the_dci_by_mark_rosewater/

Remember old packaging pics? Ajani confirmed? https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/76dfrb/remember_these_so_ajani_confirmed/

Giveaway Winner

Giveaway time!

The Finisher

Eternal Weekend is this coming weekend in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where folks from around the globe will convene to mostly play robots. Additionally, the new trailers for Pacific Rim and Star Wars dropped recently, plus there was the recent USA vs. Japan mega-robot battle, and the snow-bot featured on Some Disassembly Required, and with all that together this week is quite robot-themed. So with all of the machine machinations we've discussed, and all of the bugs currently in our systems, what are you hoping to upgrade in your own personal software?