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Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 34m
Mini Masters, Backsies, and Maliciousness or Incompetence | HSM 226
A mini masters event is supposedly single elimination, the art of when to accept or deny backsies (our new favorite word), and not announcing cards is cool when you aren't sure your opponents know what is going on. Also, Sam walks us through a new an innovative deck building process where claims he actually knows how to finish decks now. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:02:56 Perfected Deck Building 00:24:36 What is Salt? 00:26:40 Story 1: Single elimination limited...or is it? 00:39:20 Story 2: You played it wrong, that sucks 00:55:33 Story 3: Maliciousness or Incompetence 01:18:07 Salty Card of the Week! 01:29:28 Outro ____ Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago1h 24m
Mischievous Dice Rolls, Shout Beats Storm, Pregame MLD | HSM 225
Today mischievous dice rolls that could get people DQed, a spelltable opponent misunderstands and shouts through a storm win, and a pregame discussion mentions MLD in bracket 2 and yet the game is still played. Also, Tony went to a world cup game, but Sam wouldn't let him talk about it so we talk about Sake and orange juice pulp instead. (You're welcome, everyone.) Oh also it's a GREMLIN BOYS EPISODE! Stay Salty! Sam & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:03:25 Sake and the World Cup 00:16:34 What is Salt? 00:18:59 Story 1: Mischievous dice rolls 00:30:28 Story 2: Shouting beats storm 00:45:37 Story 3: Pregame MLD 01:04:02 Salty Card of the Week! 01:17:38 Outro! ____ Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago1h 23m
Snooki's Stax, Strong But Not Amazing, and Same Wins | HSM 224
Snooki baptizes new cEDH players in staxy salt, a salty game with a deck described as "strong but not amazing" (whatever that means), and it turns out there is more than one win condition. Also, Tony take a seat in the sapphire lap of luxury and shares his experience salting it up with the upper crust. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:48 Chairs and Inner Demons 00:16:43 What is Salt? 00:17:51 Story 1: Stomped at Vegas by Lazerpants 00:30:11 Story 2: What's Priority Sam? 00:50:07 Story 3: Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad games 01:06:51 Salty Card of the Week! 01:19:46 Outro! ____ Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Oct 1, 20261h 9m
Stomped by Lazerpants, What's Priority Sam?, and No Good Very Bad Games | HSM 222
Pantlaza has a normal game while stomping and flickering in Vegas, understanding how priority works does in fact matter, and sometimes you just have a horrible, no good, very bad string of games. Also Tony discusses the best seat in the house for watching streams, and tries to say he's an angel who fights inner demons but loses (he is lying). Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:32 Chairs and Inner Demons 00:16:47 What is Salt? 00:18:51 Story 1: Stomped at Vegas by Lazerpants 00:29:45 Story 2: What's Priority Sam? 00:43:44 Story 3: Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad games 00:53:29 Salty Card of the Week! 01:05:46 Outro! ____ Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 24, 20261h 31m
The Reality Fracture Set Review! | HSM 222
Today we walk through some of our favorite cards from the set including echo pairs, color shifted cards, potential cEDH cards, and of course, the cards we think will make people salty. Also whether you are a lore head or not, BUCKLE UP because Sam takes us on a mini deep dive because hey, he's a lore guy now. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony (also thanks to WotC for letting us be a part of the #mtgambassador program again!) Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:09 MTG Ambassadors 00:04:57 Episode Structure 00:05:35 Reality Fracture Lore Lesson 00:12:52 Favorite Echoed Pairs 00:29:31 Favorite Color Shifted Cards 00:49:16 Favorite cEDH Cards 01:11:37 Salty Cards! 01:19:53 Honorable Mentions 01:30:34 Outro! ____ Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 17, 20261h 22m
Scooping While Goaded, ThreeDH Collusion, and Valgavoth is Cracked | HSM 221
The ethics of scooping when you're goaded, the karma of colluding in a tournament of three player games, and a story where Sam searches for the salt. Valgavoth is best friends with Sire of Insanity, Dan Lewis is a card, and fancy icecream. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:18 Game Recaps! Valgavoth and Dan Lewis 00:31:20 What is Salt? 00:33:26 Story 1: Scooping While Goaded 00:43:22 Story 2: ThreeDH Tournament Collusion 00:57:00 Story 3: A Hint of Salt... Maybe? 01:06:58 Salty Card of the Week! - Chaotic Edition 01:19:03 Outro! ____ Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 10, 20261h 39m
With Zach the Bold! Proxied Bracket 4 Urza and the Deflecting Dollar | HSM 220
Zach the Bold joins us in the mine today for a special guest episode! A player definitely isn't salty about their friend's proxied Bracket 4 Urza deck, how tracking games can lead to a spiral of salt to try to chase those wins, and removal spell is deflected with a new free spell: bribery (not the one you're thinking of). Also Zach loves Code Red, Jake and Amir does it again, and QuiGon wigs. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:23 Zach the Bold talks CLOTHES 00:08:10 Zach's Magic origins, getting salty, and D&D! 00:32:50 What is Salt? 00:35:35 Story 1: Proxied Bracket 4 Urza & Friends 00:53:42 Story 2: The Tragedy of Tracking Games 01:08:10 Story 3: Deflecting Dollar 01:20:54 Salty Card of the Week! 01:34:19 Outro! Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Sep 3, 20261h 34m
Samwise vs Prowess, Sam vs Chipmunks, and Our Longest Story Ever | HSM 219
Two modern players hit a salty stalemate with a Samwise food deck and a prowess deck, an incredibly long 5 player game provides us an incredibly long salty story, and a sudden win from the graveyard leads a particularly gross scoop. Also Sam is battling chipmunks in his garden, and Mike is battling on Arena to get a Hobbit Collector Box. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony Timestamps!: 00:00:00 Intro! 00:01:15 Sam loves gardening and hates chipmunks 00:16:40 Mike wins a Collector Booster Box! 00:20:21 What is Salt? 00:21:56 Story 1: Samwise vs Prowess Stalemate 00:38:07 Story 2: The Longest Story about the Longest Game 01:12:06 Story 3: Surge to Victory, Spit to Scoop 01:19:10 Salty Card of the Week! 01:30:34 Outro! Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home. ____ Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com! Buy DragonShield products and our custom sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Pick up one of our HSM hats! Find HSM shirts on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Have you ever been salty while playing Magic the Gathering? This is the show for you. The Howling Salt Mine is a Magic the Gathering comedy/advice podcast where we read salty stories from the community about games gone wrong, frustrating interactions, and challenging playgroup dynamics. Stories range from frustrating FNMs, getting pubstomped by that jerk at your LGS, and lots of commander stories where the salt is plentiful. We offer advice on how to deal with the frustrations of losing, how to avoid (or use) the saltiest cards in EDH, and how to navigate social situations. Join Sam, Mike, and Tony each week as we delve into the salty, salty mines of the community, put some salt in our mine cart, and bring it right back up to our dear prospectors listening at home.
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