Episode 83 – That’s Not a Sport

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Show Notes 

• Ben and Josh get outraged about Magic 30th Anniversary Edition’s $1,000 price tag, fall pray to the Barnum Effect, and get caught in a sticky wicket all before single-handedly offending fans of nearly 50 of the most popular sports worldwide. 
• Intro & follow-up (0-20:46) 
  • What is the Magic: the Gathering “Reserved List”? (8 min) 
  • Magic 30th Anniversary Edition 
• Bad at Logic (20:46-24:20) 
  • The Barnum Effect 
  • South Park, Stan the Psychic 
• Bad at English (24:20-27:29) 
  • Caught in a “sticky wicket”, meaning difficult situation 
• Board Game Survivor (27:29-33:42) 
  • Omnath, Locus of Creation (store promo) market value 
  • The Magic Player Archetypes 
• Bad at Technology (33:42-45:35) 
• Feature: bad at sports? (45:35-end) 
  • The Bananaball rules 
  • Chess Boxing?? 
  • The Hardest Sport according to Jason Bourne 
  • A League of their Own (1992) 
  • XFL Commercial (c. 2000) vs. XFL Commercial (2022) 
  • Welcome to Wrexham 
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    • New! “Ep. 82.5: Not-so-Villainous”…Ben and Josh discuss some of the best movie baddies you may find more sympathetic than the hero [for Patrons only!] 
• Credits: 
  • Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich 
  • Transition music by Jarus Rich 
  • Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich