S5E33 - MTG Jumpstart - "Oh yeah, I want the +1 unicorns"

In This Episode: This week we talk Magic: The Gathering Jumpstart, the completely new format that Void loves (link below). MTG Jumpstart is both an online format that Arena uses as special events, but also an in-person, physical format where players can buy booster packs of cards set to a particular theme. These packs have 20 different cards in them, that are (apparently) semi-random. Then, you choose a second theme, shuffle them together, and you have a surprisingly versatile and useful deck -- at least against other Jumpstart decks. We feel like the format could absolutely be wonderful in tournament form, and it's a great way to spice up home and friendly games, too. Grab a booster box and then go to town making fun themes like Treehugging Mermaids or Walled Lightning. Fun stuff.  Jumpstart really does seem to be a way for Magic: The Gathering to be more of an evergreen game without nearly the investment that keeps people from becoming long-term players. So yeah...we're excited about it. Void is very excited about it. You can find out more about Magic: The Gathering Jumpstart here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/jumpstart Weekly Geekery Beej binged both seasons of Umbrella Academy, and is now hankering for more. He even subbed to ComiXology Unlimited to read the graphic novels to see how they compare. The discussion last week on Marvel's Avengers beta made him boot up Batman: Arkham Knight, but the batmobile ruined things for him. Void spent a whole lot of time with Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, making it through the midpoint of the Desmond arc and getting reacquatinted with the open world feel the game uses. Recursion by Blake Crouch is a crazy good book that is really hard to explain, but deals with real and false memories and how they interact, and EVE Online was released as a mobile game called EVE Echoes, and it is...EVE. Though we're not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Support the Podcast on Patreon The Patreon is shifting gears a little. We're not putting out a monthly digital magazine for patrons starting in August. Make sure that you read this sample of the exclusive content, and if (read: when) you love it, you can go to geektogeekmedia.com/patreon to support the new publication. We are always looking to add new value for Geek to Geek Patrons, so if there's something you would like to see, let us know! Join Our Community! Discord: discord.geektogeekmedia.com  Slack: slack.geektogeekmedia.com Other Geek to Geek Media Original Content We have expanded the original content on the Geek to Geek Media website. We now have video game reviews, movie lookbacks, geeky toy rundowns, and all sorts of original blogs and livestreams. Not to mention the slate of fantastic podcasts that you know and love. Head over to geektogeekmedia.com to check it all out. Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Pocket Casts | Spotify | RSS Feed Music by CarboHydroM