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Naomi Krause • March 4, 2026

I DON’T THINK WE’RE IN KANSAS ANYMORE OH WAIT WE ARE IT JUST SUCKS – An exhausted world apathetically sighed this week after a transgender Commander player was targeted for discard even though they were already hellbent with zero lands on the battlefield. “Honestly after having everything else systematically stripped…

Naomi Krause • October 15, 2025

SHITASS GAMES – For their upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Prerelease event, one devoted local game store has delved headfirst into immersion by shrouding their business in the smell of poop water for the past 30 years. The community has lovingly rallied around the event, with some members going so…

Naomi Krause • September 15, 2025

SYRACUSE, NY wait I mean LOUISVILLE, KY – Card game vendors are in a frenzy this morning after the cheap AI’s TCGPlayer “hired” to replace their human employees voted to unionize their virtual workplace. “Today marks a historic moment in worker’s rights,” announced Hailey, an artificial intelligence customer support rep…

Naomi Krause • August 20, 2025

GET A LAWYER – After seeing a vague, colorful piece of cardboard mug an old woman on Monday morning, the only witness to the crime found themselves unable to finger the Magic: The Gathering card from amongst gathered suspects. “I don’t know how to keep track of these kids anymore.”…

Naomi Krause • August 18, 2025

MADISON, WI – Local scissoring/roller derby champion Amber Keldemeldy was shocked this week to discover that not only is the morning news a thing people still watch, but that her dating app bio had been broadcast on a pink chart labeled ‘unattractive hobbies to women’. “Yeah my roommate that I…

Naomi Krause • June 16, 2025

Don’t harass anyone you fucks. This is a satirical, exaggerated article. The folks behind a silly card game show are not horrible people I intend to personally destroy. I just don’t like ads 🙁 What was originally thought to be a bug caused the…

Jeff Girten • June 4, 2025

Midgar, Gaia – Tensions grew across the multiverse today as President Shinra the ruling Shinra Electric Power Company issued a surprise 145% tariff on Magic: the Gathering booster packs. This unpredicted tax draws Gaia into the ongoing multiverse trade standoff in a way that this reporter can only describe as…

Jeff Girten • May 26, 2025

With wedding season and tariff season coming at the same time this year, brides, grooms, and bride-grooms all over the United States are feeling added strain on their wedding budgets. Our newly self-proclaimed Style Section writer Jeff Girten sat down with a soon-to-be-bride, “Jenny,” to discuss how she’s getting clever…

Jeff Girten • May 23, 2025

Denver, CO – Dungeons & Dragons has seen a tremendous surge in popularity over the past five years. Going from an activity groups of nerds did huddled in their mother’s basement to something groups of nerds do at game stores, bars, and apparently even in sold-out arenas all over the world…

Jeff Girten • May 20, 2025

In a surprise collab you didn’t know you needed, Dungeons & Dragons has released a new Therapy Edition in partnership with BetterHelp. This new “never-ending campaign” costs $250 per session and allows players to explore the dark depths of their personal trauma. In a sneak preview, this reporter was able to see…

Jeff Girten • May 15, 2025

Renton, WA – Just weeks after promising no more non-emergency Commander bans this year, Wizards of the Coast announced today that Dockside Chef has been banned retroactive to September 23, 2024.  New WotC press secretary Karoline Banitt released a brief statement on the banning:…

Jeff Girten • May 14, 2025

Self-proclaimed financial genius Ffej Netrig is certain he’s identified a way to consistently outperform the stock market: something he’s calling his “Warhammer 401k.” That’s right, Mr. Netrig has invested all $2,300 of his life savings into wargame miniatures. “With all this turmoil rocking the stock market every day, I tell…

Naomi Krause • April 30, 2025

TARKIR – An investigation/robbery by Jeskai authorities this week discovered that Sarkhan Vol‘s dragon obsession is balancing on a dangerous precipice after his budget was found to have allocated funds for Dragon Girl Bathwater. “He’s a dragon half the time which is neat,…