New Card Kingdom Streams for 2019

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2019 is upon us, and with it, we here at Card Kingdom are upping our game on Twitch! That’s right – if you weren’t already aware, we stream Magic content 3-4 days a week at twitch.tv/cardkingdom. Here’s a look at our current lineup: Legacy from our Seattle store every Monday at 6:30 p.m. Pacific. CK Plays, our Arena (and occasionally …

Rakdos Week at Card Kingdom

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An announcement from Nefara, Rakdos Cultist: Card Kingdom customers, we have quite a spectacle for you this week… Join us, the Cult of Rakdos, as we take over Card Kingdom and help the company unleash its full potential! We came in with plenty of ambitions – open office plans, a simplified leadership structure (after all, we all serve Lord Rakdos), …

Best Magic Card Designs of 2018

Adam Klesh & Bradley RoseDesign

Brad: As 2018 comes to a close and we unwrap booster packs for draft, let’s take a moment to review the past year’s Magic: The Gathering cards from a design perspective. After much deliberation, I decided on a list of Top Five Designed Cards, with one card from each of Rivals of Ixalan, Battlebond, Dominaria, Core Set 2019, Commander 2018 …

Krenko’s Way: D&D on Ravnica

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We’re all about Magic: The Gathering here at Card Kingdom, but many members of our staff love other games as well. On November 29th, we hosted a Dungeons & Dragons one-shot stream set on the plane of Ravnica, using an adventure from the new Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica. In this session, four members of the Card Kingdom team band together …

The Art of Avoiding a T-Rex

Erik TiernanCommander, Strategy

Jurassic Park is one of my sister’s favorite movies. While it is an amazing film, we only had one TV, so I’ve seen this movie more than most people. However, it wasn’t until recently that I realized the film has lessons that can be applied to Magic. Building up to your game plan while avoiding being eaten is difficult. Luckily, …

How to Spend Your Card Kingdom Gift Card

Brandon IsleibCommander

A Card Kingdom gift card is a better present than fruitcake – it’s easier to use and tastes better.  Let’s say you’ve been a busy adult, making ends meet and beginnings sweet, and you haven’t had a chance to pay attention to your beloved Commander format this year. Then – bam! One of your frie-latives listens and gets you a …

Playtesting Brawl with Magic R&D’s Melissa DeTora

Brandon IsleibBrawl

Thanks to having a government holiday off that Wizards of the Coast employees do not, I had the opportunity to travel all the way (three miles) to Wizards headquarters and talk to R&D’s Melissa DeTora about Brawl’s development and gameplay. We talked for over an hour and got on plenty of tangents (entirely my bad), but she had fantastic insights …

Top 5 Magic Story Moments of 2018

Michelle RappMagic Story

This year has been a momentous one in the history of Magic Story. We saw some intense shifts in characters we’ve known for decades. We met new, exciting characters and received insights into the most and least powerful denizens of the Multiverse. Given the many stories we’ve seen this year, it’s hard to pick just a few that are memorable. …

Free Pin With Purchase

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Our Black Friday-Cyber Monday promotion may be over, but we have one more gift for customers who shop on CardKingdom.com this holiday season. Five more gifts, in fact! Each week in December, we’ll include a free enamel pin in each order of $60 or more, while supplies last. These five collectible pins are based on our “Rookie” mana symbols, and …