The Howling Salt Mine
A comedy/advice podcast reading salty stories from the Magic the Gathering community.
Episodes
Welcome to Episode 195!
Today, when an opponent won't stop backseat driving your partner's deck (and they counter your harmonize), an opponent spreads a bit too much salty sass and takes you to class, and the heavy burden of being your playgroup's "rules person".
Tony confronts an armed citizen, and Mike mansplains mansplaining to Sam.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 194!
Today, when your own cards betray you into mass land destruction, a series of salty scoops has everyone leaving the LGS, and when an opponent decides to tell everyone in the store how they could have won.
Also cooking tips with Tony and Gordon Ramsey punched a salmon.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 193!
Today, when the Cromat player threatens you with a bad time you need to believe them, asking your friend to break out their meme storm list and then getting stuck playing against a meme storm list, and the ethics of making a loophole deal with a new player.
Also, the new Mario Kart is incredible and pork sword.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 192!
Today, when a player in your pod thinks politicking is just bribing players, an opponent counter picks their deck to defeat an evil precon, and the pain of losing to the same limited bomb over and over.
Also, Tony sees some musicals in a concrete jungle wet dream tomato, and is it Kambal or Kambal?
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 191!
Today, when the Tergrid player scoops in shame after wheeling in an 8 person game, getting kicked from a cEDH league for playing a "bracket 2" stax list, and setting off a someone else's combo to save yourself from losing.
Also, Mike talks about Booms and Dooms, and Tony goes double rock.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 190! We're joined by our friend Cam from Play to Win!
Today, watching a rude RogSi player get their comeuppance, when your friend staxes out your brand new deck, and dealing with a friend that thinks they know everything about cEDH (they do not).
Also, vegetables aren't real. Go watch Play to Win!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 189!
Today, when you rebuild a salty deck hoping it will be different this time, a story about a cheater that gets us incredibly salty, and when someone plays that Maralen of the Mornsong deck.
Also Minecraft servers and Terraria addictions.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 188!
Today, a disproportionate amount of salt for poor Winter Orb, getting spite played at a charity event, and when an opponent knows nothing about their own decks but insists they are right.
Also tournament prep and oy mista you me dad?
Stay Salty!
Sam & Mike
(Tony is off businessing or something)
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Welcome to Episode 187!
Today, a stray goblin bombardment leads to a perfect storm of salt, a pet peeve about deck editing, and when a random card from an opponent perfectly wrecks your entire strategy.
Also donut talk, audio deleted, and Jarvis fetch me a pecan pie.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 186!
Today, the overwhelming value of a dog casting at flash speed, playing a stranger that never announces their cards, and the simple joy of countering someone's entire deck.
Also, Mike is sick, board games, and New Years celebrations.
Also also here is that video Mike was talking about.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 185!
Today, how not to teach someone the value of proxies, when your friend who always deflects starts to deflect, and what to do when your pod only wants to play precon games.
Also, Tony is the final boss and "sorry daddy".
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 184 and Happy New Year!
Today, beware the power of a silly coin flip deck, what happens when you borrow a deck with no interaction, and a confusing salty story that leaves us scratching our heads.
Also, personal and Magic resolutions, fan art, and Magic as Richard Garfield intended.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 183 and Happy Holidays!
Today, when abusing loopholes in deals goes too far, an awkward interaction with a vendor when buying some big money cards, and losing a late night draft and losing your cool.
Also, christmas ham methods, butterbeer sucks, and Sam's frog sounds.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 182!
Today, the perils of playing "mid-comp" at an LGS, choosing to leave the table and coming back to a disaster, and swapping life with opponents leads to a salty accusation.
Also, Mike's hurt ankle, the growth of your loaf, and full colon.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 181!
Today, how not to teach a new player commander, Derevi value versus Daretti artifacts, and your opponent definitely knows the rules so don't even bother to look them up.
Also, The Men's Summit (not weird), Buck Hunter sucks, and why Mark? WHY!?
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 180!
Mike is away, so you know what it means... IT'S THE GREMLIN BOYS!!!
Today, when an opponent loses because they whined about their salty day, what happens when you trust the wrong player with your special new deck, and when the fourth player ruins the vibe.
Also, Tony's birthday, barrel-aged Malort, and its actually Douchenstein's monster.
Also this is the birthday video we keep referencing in this episod...
Welcome to Episode 179!
Today, we talk about when your special new brew gets crushed, a classic tale of ignoring the pregame conversation, and the pain of your own cards backstabbing you.
Also, Great British Bake Off league and our new studio.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 178!
Today, we talk about a cEDH bully that wastes interaction, another 8-player game that thankfully has a happy ending, and when an opponent creates chaos as they leave a game early.
Also, Halloween memories! Bad costumes, first halloweens, and the best candy.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Welcome to Episode 177! WE ARE HASHTAG AMBASSADORS BABYYYY! So we're here to talk all about the new Avatar the Last Airbender set!
A huge thank you to Wizards of the Coast for giving us early access to this incredible set and allowing us to talk about this show that we love so much!
From the set mechanics, to our favorite moments from the show, to our top picks for spicy legendary creatures, casual EDH cards, and cEDH cards, we're ...
Welcome to Episode 176!
Today, we check back in with the salt lord Linchpin Jim, a story of fumbling the perfect play, and when one more quick game becomes a counterspell slog.
Also, Tony fights the power company (again), and we talk about the effect Vivi is having on Magic.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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