I haven't updated this in awhile, but here was the original chronology:

Ali from Cairo 1/25/1994
Ancestral Recall 1/25/1994
Berserk 1/25/1994
Black Lotus 1/25/1994
Braingeyser 1/25/1994
Dingus Egg 1/25/1994
Gauntlet of Might 1/25/1994
Icy Manipulator 1/25/1994
Mox Emerald 1/25/1994
Mox Jet 1/25/1994
Mox Pearl 1/25/1994
Mox Ruby 1/25/1994
Mox Saphire 1/25/1994
Orcish Oriflamme 1/25/1994
Rukh Egg 1/25/1994
Shahrazad 1/25/1994
Sol Ring 1/25/1994
Timetwister 1/25/1994
Time Vault 1/25/1994
Time Walk 1/25/1994
Channel 3/23/1994
Copy Artifact 3/23/1994
Demonic Tutor 3/23/1994
Regrowth 3/23/1994
Wheel of Fortune 3/23/1994
Candelabra of Tawnos 5/2/1994
Feldon's Cane 5/2/1994
Ivory Tower 5/2/1994
Library of Alexandria 5/2/1994
Mishra's Workshop 6/13/1994
Chaos Orb 8/1/1994
Divine Intervention 8/1/1994
Falling Star 8/1/1994
Mind Twist 8/1/1994
Mirror Universe 8/1/1994
Recall 8/1/1994
Sword of the Ages 8/1/1994
Underworld Dreams 8/1/1994
Maze of Ith 10/10/1994
Balance 4/19/1995
Fork 4/19/1995
Zuran Orb 11/1/1995
Black Vise 2/1/1996
Fastbond 10/1/1996
Strip Mine 1/1/1998
Stroke of Genius 1/1/1999
Tolarian Academy 1/1/1999
Windfall 1/1/1999
Memory Jar 4/1/1999
Time Spiral 4/1/1999
Crop Rotation 10/1/1999
Doomsday 10/1/1999
Dream Halls 10/1/1999
Enlightened Tutor 10/1/1999
Frantic Search 10/1/1999
Grim Monolith 10/1/1999
Hurkyl's Recall 10/1/1999
Lotus Petal 10/1/1999
Mana Crypt 10/1/1999
Mana Vault 10/1/1999
Mind over Matter 10/1/1999
Mox Diamond 10/1/1999
Mystical Tutor 10/1/1999
Tinker 10/1/1999
Vampiric Tutor 10/1/1999
Voltaic Key 10/1/1999
Yawgmoth's Bargain 10/1/1999
Yawgmoth's Will 10/1/1999
Demonic Consultation 10/1/2000
Necropotence 10/1/2000
Fact or Fiction 1/1/2002
Earthcraft 3/1/2003
Entomb 3/1/2003
Gush 6/1/2003
Mind's Desire 6/1/2003
Burning Wish 12/1/2003
Chrome Mox 12/1/2003
Lion's Eye Diamond 12/1/2003
Trinisphere 3/1/2005
Imperial Seal 9/1/2005
Personal Tutor 9/1/2005
Gifts Ungiven 6/1/2007
Brainstorm 6/1/2008
Flash 6/1/2008
Merchant Scroll 6/1/2008
Ponder 6/1/2008
Thirst for Knowledge 7/1/2009

Yeah, this is a bummer. I used to love being able to play once a month or so when in Boston for business, but I also know it's a tremendous effort by Craig to keep something like this going. I proposed starting a small FB group in case anyone ever wanted to try and get together to play on some night, but wasn't able to secure anyone before it phased out. If anyone ever resurrects this, please let me know!

Ironically, I'll be in Boston the same dates as you @Stuart , so if anyone else wants to try and put something together, let me know!

I haven't been following Arena at all, but will MTGO cards port to Arena, or will they run these as two separate products?

@protoaddct said in [DOM] Voltaic Servant:

For what it's worth, I played 3 copies of this in sealed today and it preformed shockingly well. I understand that does not translate into vintage but just seeing some of the silly stuff you could enable with him made me think this card had even more potential in almost any deck that could run him.

Wow, that's funny. I had him (and Traxos!!) in my sealed deck last night and I wished I had cut him (never drew the combo, which hurt his effectiveness obviously). He was a wall most of the night, but my deck didn't accomodate him very well. Not sure how I feel about the format yet, but fun pre-release. Some really cool cards!

Wonder if there is a big shops beatdown deck lurking out there with this, Traxos, Fleetwheel, Vault, Tangle Wire, etc. Something that can go over the top of a ravager deck, and only minimally slower.

Regardless, going infinite turns certainly takes away a lot of Shops downsides ;)

@hierarchnoble said in February 12, 2018 Banned and Restricted Announcement:

There's been enough unrest in the past month that I think Wizards is going to make B&R changes because the community is clamoring for it. With less than four weeks to go, it's probably a good time to step away from brewing and just play what's performing well until the hammer falls. Hopefully the decks I've been keeping my eye on to try will still be relevant on April 16th.

I don't think the clamoring is nearly as loud as it was last year, but there does seem to be a sad inevitability to it. I also think Vintage is approaching (still a ways to go, however) critical mass and is destined to become a bunch of highlander-eque decks. I would imagine this is a long-term consequence of restriction versus banning.

Vintage "customers" now have a lot more products to choose from (Old School, EDH, Cube, etc) for their time, so the desire to "fight for stagnation," is probably not as strong as it once was. The schism between casuals and spikes will widen.

I do feel sad however that the Workshop decks seems like it will eventually solidify as a 2cc aggro deck instead of the diverse and dynamic deck it once was (stax, martello, dark depths, terra nova). Those decks seem so interesting and complex in hindsight. I can see a ravager/ballista deck still being fine after losing three shops. I don't see a Stax or Martello deck surviving that hit. But who knows??

Nobody does, which is why we keep playing!!

/old man rant :)

@peach said in Should I get my Moxes signed?:

@dr-j This is the bullshit ripping off sellers tell you on your stuff when they try to buy it. If you check online platforms like MKM in Europe, signed cards are way much more expensive than non signed ones, specially depending on the artist.

I'm not sure I agree with this (especially in regards to the topic in question- Dan Frazier), but as always "do your own research." If we are talking about Christopher Rush signatures, of course it will command a higher value from "most" buyers. In the High End Groups (graded, etc), there is a large percentage of people that insist on never having a signature on the card, or even the grading case. So I think it incorrect to see signatures ever improving a value, unless the signature is rare or unavailable. Maybe on a beat card, but rarely on a LP+ or nicer.

But as we've mentioned, many people (myself included) have altered moxes, signed moxes, or other cards of tremendous sentimental value. I wouldn't trade my Klug moxes for a blank one, and I love my signed HP Poole LoA more than my NM one.

I've never heard of someone paying a premium for a Dan Frazier signature, but if you like him as an artist or a person, go for it. If you are doing it strictly for value, I think you'd better hope he retires soon :)

Signatures usually (minimally) lower the value of cards as it now appeals to a smaller demographic. But if you expect to keep them, they’re your cards so do what you want.

I would however suggest to look online at his signature on other moxes. Some people consider it to be an inelegant signature and not very attractive, but I’m sure others love it. It rarely gets accolades though. It won’t increase the value of your Mox in my experience (at least while he is still signing).

Take that as an opinion, as I also prefer the old Poole signature, and wish more artists developed great signatures (like Quinton Hoover, etc). I also have some Frazier Mox signatures in my collection, but it’s not one of my favorites. But if you meet him, talk to him, and enjoy the experience, that would make it worthwhile to me.

If they are high grade or NM, Then I would definitely not get them signed.

I really, really enjoyed the Arabian Nights set review. At first I was a little hesitant about listening to a card-by-card assessment of the entire set, but if any set in Magic warrants this sort of treatment, it is Arabian Nights.

Fortunately, within minutes I was whisked back to the mid 90s and immediately began to realize this was probably my favorite set ever. If I could have any Magic wish, I think it would be that Wizards consider doing an Arabian Nights II, with the same look, feel, and art of that old set. I don't know if it's rose-colored nostalgia for a different time in Magic, or if this set really did stand out on its own- I would guess that's a better question for a newer player, but it truly was such a magical expansion. As you said, things were much different then. The internet was relatively new and not nearly as omnipresent as today, and every card at least got tested a few times (whether casually or seriously). An Arabian Nights II set nowadays would be spoiled in hours, versus months. Back then, just seeing a new card you had never seen before was cause for trying it out in your deck.

As the podcast came to a close, I shed a nostalgic tear, but mainly because we are now down to just two Arabian Nights cards that are still Vintage viable (Bazaar and Library). I'll never forgive Wizards for printing Mana Confluence (why make an " all but strictly better" City of Brass? Why? Why!), so seeing cards from such a beautiful and exciting set should be cherished. I personally don't get "immersed" into the world of Magic as some people do, but of all the sets, this is the one that has that effect on me. Tapping Library of Alexandria does create an immersive sensation. Playing Bazaar might for a nanosecond, take you into a different world. Casting Ali from Cairo in a Vintage cube does make you feel like you are controlling a memorable character and creature. For me, when I cast Jace, I'm casting a magic card, but if I cast King Suleiman, it feels like I am channeling a great figure. I truly miss that, and hope that someday Wizards will revisit a "real plane."

I loved this segment, found it super interesting and would welcome you guys going into even more depth for cards that were at some time Type 1/Vintage playable or offer a little more context (for instance, Diamond Valley was fairly popular at one point, and especially at the first Vintage Worlds due to an interesting ruling about not going into negative life). I think you could have spent some time talking about the challenges of no mana lands like Wak-Wak/Bazaar/Valley back then because of Paris mulliganing. This was a HUGE issue back then, and even continued on through The Dark expansion. Getting a hand with no lands but a Maze of Ith or Diamond Valley was pretty much lights out, since you couldn't mulligan it away. Might be some interesting context for why these cards might have seen much more use with a T: 1 Colorless mana, or why Library of Alexandria might not have had nearly as much ubiquity if it couldn't tap for mana (at least under Paris rules).

Overall, LOVED IT! Would welcome more. And I even learned something. I never knew that King Suleiman could kill an Old Man of the Sea (I think he can now, right?)

Looking forward to Antiquities and then Dark, and maybe even Legends (would be manageable if you skip a bunch of cards. No need to talk about all the chaff in that set).

Thank you for this tour down memory lane. I'm enjoying these addendums to the normal dialogue of your podcast.