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  • @TolarianCommunityCollege
    @TolarianCommunityCollege  5 місяців тому +192

    Shuffle Up & Play Commander with Rachel Weeks: ua-cam.com/video/uHZX2bxcEQE/v-deo.html

    • @asianpotatofarmer1310
      @asianpotatofarmer1310 5 місяців тому +9

      We need Wubby for the next season

    • @matthewoconnor4557
      @matthewoconnor4557 5 місяців тому +2

      That crypt ghast set symbol looks just like the one on my proxies I ordered for the dual lands lol

    • @dino6080
      @dino6080 5 місяців тому +2

      Respect for Sengir old school deck ;)

    • @FalseNeon
      @FalseNeon 4 місяці тому

      i think magic should have a rule for the card designers, like a max characters number, so even with the past of time, card cant have long and complex habilitis

  • @loresiooiserol4306
    @loresiooiserol4306 5 місяців тому +4094

    Not to sound biased, but it is always such a pleasure to see Spice8Rack and Rhystic Studies on one of these.

    • @Cringeboy69420
      @Cringeboy69420 5 місяців тому +379

      Maldhound would make it a table of magic content GOATs

    • @SkyFire2112
      @SkyFire2112 5 місяців тому +136

      @@Cringeboy69420all 3 and the prof would be the best episode

    • @majestyzx9081
      @majestyzx9081 5 місяців тому +16

      Why in the world would that sound biased?

    • @asherjones5725
      @asherjones5725 5 місяців тому +24

      "We're not in a time frame"

    • @TolarianCommunityCollege
      @TolarianCommunityCollege  5 місяців тому +368

      We had Maldhound in two episodes, actually! Here: ua-cam.com/video/N2Pdqd9wdhs/v-deo.html and here: ua-cam.com/video/VtiHGSLLphI/v-deo.html

  • @eveoftheroses3766
    @eveoftheroses3766 5 місяців тому +1146

    Spice: "I'm a bad queer"
    Prof: "You're a good queer :

    • @doylerudolph7965
      @doylerudolph7965 5 місяців тому +93

      This is why we stan.
      Prof is just such a lovely person who can't stand to see his friends put themselves down - and since that's Spice's favorite form of comedy (I feel it, it's one of mine too), these interactions are quite common.
      This whole table is amazing and I wish it wasn't parasocial to say I want to be friends with all of them. (Prof, I'm the drummer in a nationally touring band that maybe a few thousand people have heard of, get your people in contact with mine!)

    • @watchdominion00
      @watchdominion00 5 місяців тому

      @@doylerudolph7965 prof get this guy on your show!

    • @7fatrats
      @7fatrats 4 місяці тому +11

      ​@@doylerudolph7965he is, in the kindest way i can possibly say, an azorious player for sure. (Loves control of the table/being archenemy, cares for his people, loves foiling others gameplans)

    • @nabillun
      @nabillun 4 місяці тому +4

      Yeah that second little unprompted comment came out of nowhere and was really nice 😂

    • @michaelcramer9006
      @michaelcramer9006 4 місяці тому +3

      We dont care about pronouns or your identity or preference- we dont need to know. Im glad this phase is fading fast. Yes i said "we" - yes i mean the 90% of ppl that dont care. Deal....

  • @Spice8Rack
    @Spice8Rack 5 місяців тому +2499

    Okay but the editors on this one out did themselves. I screamed at some of those gags!

    • @shroomForceOne
      @shroomForceOne 5 місяців тому +17

      Why hello there

    • @theabrandt6177
      @theabrandt6177 5 місяців тому +39

      I need to ask you: when did you enter your frank zappa arc?

    • @sasw4602
      @sasw4602 5 місяців тому +21

      Peep the acorn shirt, we love a dripped out trade unionist!

    • @untrainedear
      @untrainedear 5 місяців тому +3

      @@sasw4602 Yes!

    • @c_hoffrun7020
      @c_hoffrun7020 5 місяців тому +3

      Why? They weren't that scary...

  • @paulpanther9044
    @paulpanther9044 5 місяців тому +352

    As a non native English speaker the best thing about Shuffle Up & Play is that I learn the correct pronounciation of so many Magic Characters, when Prof censors the swear words

    • @Lemon_Sage9999
      @Lemon_Sage9999 3 місяці тому +9

      "Mishra" FF"Urza!"

    • @TomMayes-e6n
      @TomMayes-e6n Місяць тому +1

      on that note it's proNUNciation not pronounciation i know its annoying because it's a variation of the word pronounce so pronounciation makes sense intuitively but that's not what the word is. it's proNUNciation and you pronounce the middle part same as nun

  • @johnrobertson1
    @johnrobertson1 5 місяців тому +908

    If anyone still doubted whether Prof started playing as early as he claims, admitting that Baron Sengir was the coolest thing ever has ended all debate.

    • @CromwellMTG
      @CromwellMTG 5 місяців тому +21

      *laughs in Chandler*

    • @amarauk9687
      @amarauk9687 5 місяців тому +20

      Only because merfolks weren't a thing back then

    • @chuckwagon3718
      @chuckwagon3718 5 місяців тому +24

      ​@@amarauk9687 Lord of Atlantis, put some respect on the name

    • @Crushanator1
      @Crushanator1 5 місяців тому +2

      Seasinger was one of the coolest cards from Fallen Empires and that's saying something

    • @torbk
      @torbk Місяць тому

      @@amarauk9687 Merfolk was a thing. I remember having a merfolk deck all the way back when Fallen Empires was the newest set. Sunken City, Merfolk of the Pearl Trident, Lord of Atlantis, Vodalian Soldier, Vodalian Mage, Svyelunite Priest, River Merfolk and Vodalian Knight. Also used Flight in it and Unstable Mutations. Oh, and Counterspell of course.
      - No, I didn't use the warmachine. Merfolk, Goblins and Zombies were the first true tribal decks with Goblin King, Lord of Atlantis and Zombie Master. Merfolk and Zombies had Bad Moon and Sunken City for additional +1/+1. Goblins were stuck with using Orcish Oriflame for the time being. Old, old magic tribal was a thing though.

  • @MiserMalicious
    @MiserMalicious 5 місяців тому +132

    I love the accidental(?) ludo-narrative harmony of the nostalgia deck game have tons to do with time; two players with future sight (with the time-traveling magus arriving before the enchantment he's inspired by), Spice in a time loop of repeating the same turn of recurring the dead to recur the memories of magic to evoke glimpses of what's to come. Even Prof's vampires fitting the theme as immortal beings that never age, with Prof himself referring to his life total like his age as if a kind of Benjamin Button type.

  • @GazpachoSoupDuJour
    @GazpachoSoupDuJour 5 місяців тому +3293

    "Is Spice8Rack a Twink?" - The greatest thread in the history of MTG, locked by a moderator after 22,630 pages of heated debate

    • @MsLucho1998
      @MsLucho1998 5 місяців тому +487

      Spice is, without a shadow of a doubt, an otter

    • @Mognet_t
      @Mognet_t 5 місяців тому +143

      @@MsLucho1998 *they* are, ironically enough

    • @MsLucho1998
      @MsLucho1998 5 місяців тому +79

      @@Mognet_t y'know, I thought they also used he, my bad g

    • @cairill
      @cairill 5 місяців тому

      There are no twinks in that room.

    • @GigaBoost
      @GigaBoost 5 місяців тому +221

      The followup "Can an NB be a Twink?" thread forced the entire forums to go offline for two weeks.

  • @GumshoeClassic
    @GumshoeClassic 5 місяців тому +349

    The abject horror on Spice's face upon realizing how many artifacts/enchatments Kenji actually had gives me life.

  • @garabartero
    @garabartero 5 місяців тому +978

    "Anecdote on the stack" is a perfect description of this show.

    • @tatsuyakaiyo416
      @tatsuyakaiyo416 5 місяців тому +16

      The backup backup name for the series

    • @Hateneken
      @Hateneken 5 місяців тому +18

      Sounds like a killer Name for a podcast with Spice and Sam 🤣

    • @crawdaddy2004
      @crawdaddy2004 5 місяців тому +9

      I had a college friend who was playing with Unhinged. His opponent tried putting Cheaty Face into play, but he had a creature that required everything he said to be in the form of a question.
      They had to ask a judge, “Does the question have to resolve?”

    • @3ndlessL00p
      @3ndlessL00p Місяць тому

      Gods, that's so many of my conversations with my friends. Anecdotes, sidebars and digressions on the stack constantly.

    • @OlgaZuccati
      @OlgaZuccati 13 днів тому

      I swear they could do a card with this concept for an unset

  • @NicolaiBolas
    @NicolaiBolas 5 місяців тому +313

    "Now, this is still a vampire though, correct?"
    "That... was never a vampire."
    The delivery on that line was incredible! I love the banter!

  • @paxtenebrae
    @paxtenebrae 5 місяців тому +505

    Man, I just love the way Sam plays Magic. I can't imagine anyone more chill to have at your table, you know? The anecdotes and wry jokes add a real, "We're playing poker with an old friend" feeling to the game that is so pleasant. Even if he was beating you down, I can't imagine feeling anything other than like, "Man, this dude is cool to hang out with..."

    • @Dudesomeify
      @Dudesomeify 5 місяців тому +17

      you're so right like the way he wholeheartedly was acknowledging how cool it was that Kenji got Nin and did what Sam meant to do

    • @Spoodabandit
      @Spoodabandit 5 місяців тому +1

      Ah yes good ole poker with an old friend nothing like sitting at a table drunk off your ass trying to out lie the person you probably know better than yourself! Yep sounds like magic with Sam lmao

  • @SBMTG
    @SBMTG 5 місяців тому +73

    I for one was excited to see Baron Sengir. Got the old thumbnail bait and switch. I ain't mad at ya

  • @SteveVerstaka
    @SteveVerstaka 5 місяців тому +712

    The episodes where you have Spice8Rack and RhysticStudy are always such a treat. Everyone at the table has such a good rapport. My only regret is that the game ends.

    • @TolarianCommunityCollege
      @TolarianCommunityCollege  5 місяців тому +164

      It doesn’t always end.

    • @stikkontakt4
      @stikkontakt4 5 місяців тому +17

      Kenji is also goated

    • @parkerheal7049
      @parkerheal7049 5 місяців тому +33

      @@TolarianCommunityCollegeafter all, you can’t always wins

    • @tientran2448
      @tientran2448 5 місяців тому +9

      @@parkerheal7049I see what you did there, throwback to one of the earlier episode with spice and Sam

    • @sebastiantaylor3389
      @sebastiantaylor3389 5 місяців тому

      @@stikkontakt4 Kenji is THE goat

  • @BbSpade
    @BbSpade 5 місяців тому +63

    I'm Just going to say it. This is how commander was meant to be played. This was such a wonderful nostalgic flashback. All of the old cards and all of the classic plays. Honestly the best commander episode on any channel in a long time.

  • @ilovebrownies1
    @ilovebrownies1 5 місяців тому +266

    You know Sam has a phd in Italian when he even reads Spanish with an Italian accent

  • @Trisaaru
    @Trisaaru 5 місяців тому +243

    Welcome back to another episode of Snuggle Up and Play, where the Professor sends Sam from Rhystic Studies to sleep by reading the lullaby "Sorin's Vengeance".

    • @ValerieEnriquez
      @ValerieEnriquez 5 місяців тому +18

      Now I'm remembering that time Rhystic Studies read Go the f*ck to sleep on his channel and am going to go back and watch it.

  • @majestyzx9081
    @majestyzx9081 5 місяців тому +702

    I love seeing how long this video is already knowing they're all running unoptimized decks.
    Magic in its purest form.

    • @ValerieEnriquez
      @ValerieEnriquez 5 місяців тому +27

      Playing one commander game in the tavern that goes to last call when I realize I never got my sandwich and that's why I'm so hungry and fuzzyheaded because I also had three ciders. So then I just scoop to go see if the late night pizza place is still open.

    • @tatsukinomiya
      @tatsukinomiya 5 місяців тому +5

      ​@@ValerieEnriquezmemories

    • @123pa1n
      @123pa1n 5 місяців тому +15

      I had a game recently with my friends that lasted 4 hours. Granted two of them were completely new to mtg and we were playing 2 40k/Lotr precons. 6 or 7 boardwipes were played and it was exhausting. Would do it again any time

  • @roelofftan8814
    @roelofftan8814 5 місяців тому +134

    god i love it when mister rhystic study starts talking, i immediately get taken to a diferent state of mind where i expect to be intrigued and educated.

    • @noteveryday
      @noteveryday 5 місяців тому +12

      Its a voice we have all learned to love. A combination of calm confidence / slightly dead inside / humility / urging you to find beauty in this world.

    • @ValerieEnriquez
      @ValerieEnriquez 5 місяців тому +18

      ​@@noteverydayAnd then he makes a dad joke and dabs. Somehow this also makes complete sense for his persona.

    • @askani21
      @askani21 2 місяці тому +1

      Sam is what peak masculinity looks like. My sapio brain is overstimulated when he speaks 😂

  • @Zenondikar
    @Zenondikar 5 місяців тому +304

    Bring back this era of Commander!
    Loved the video prof, and fabulous guests as always.

  • @knoellyh7622
    @knoellyh7622 5 місяців тому +25

    'When we gather together, We make magic", well said (brought a tear to the eye). Brings back the memories of playing with friends from back in the day. Loved the episode!

  • @NumotTheNummyYT
    @NumotTheNummyYT 5 місяців тому +362

    YEAAAAAA BUDDAAAY - LET'S GET IT

    • @TolarianCommunityCollege
      @TolarianCommunityCollege  5 місяців тому +47

      OMG! It's Numot!

    • @csdangerfield
      @csdangerfield 5 місяців тому +14

      Was so cool to see you on this channel! Absolutely love when magic communities collide :D

    • @chubibi06
      @chubibi06 5 місяців тому +13

      Please come back with an optimized land destruction deck, and show them what "#1 Mythic God Gamer" means !

    • @mortenfrederiksen3063
      @mortenfrederiksen3063 3 місяці тому

      That´s Magic BABY!!
      Still can´t get over the Bane of Progress, holy crap :)

  • @GraemeGunn
    @GraemeGunn 5 місяців тому +42

    36:40 you can tell how excited he his to go get the thing by how he runs past the camera lmao

  • @nohiterman
    @nohiterman 5 місяців тому +42

    Hey prof! @tolariancommunitycollege I just wanted to thank you for getting me into magic. The last 6 months i’ve been dealing with my puppy and somewhat of a down period, i found your channel and have been binging since. You made me buy my first commander deck, made step out of my comfortzone and i took contact with local players here in Norway whom i have been playing with the last weeks. If we ever would be crossing paths, whether in the states or anywhere else in the world, i would like to shake your hand and thank you in person. I now have a new passion, and some new friends. Thank you!

  • @gordongreene7360
    @gordongreene7360 5 місяців тому +10

    I have to say Prof, this was my absolute favorite episode of Shuffle Up & Play yet! What a fantastic group, and it's even better that it ended the way it did. Honestly reminded me of when I made my first commander deck when Shards of Alara came out (I built a Kresh hydras deck, boy was that a fun time) and all the fun I had with my friends before things got so complex. Seeing that final play really made me stoked, thank you so much for the wonderful entertainment and making me feel like I played a game with old friends.

  • @artemiswallace8716
    @artemiswallace8716 5 місяців тому +280

    I adore spice, they just got some of that good old fashioned charisma that makes every video with them fun.

    • @majestyzx9081
      @majestyzx9081 5 місяців тому +10

      That's how he and his ancestors colonized northern Africa. He pays MSNBC to not publicize the photos, but they're out there if you look hard enough.
      (As someone seems to not understand sarcasm, this is an Antiphrasis, a sarcastic rhetoric that is such the opposite of referenced thing/person, that it's clearly farcical)

    • @artemiswallace8716
      @artemiswallace8716 5 місяців тому +17

      @@majestyzx9081 *what*

    • @DocHudson420
      @DocHudson420 5 місяців тому +21

      @@majestyzx9081is this the average chronically online individual who doesn’t talk to humans in real life?

    • @majestyzx9081
      @majestyzx9081 5 місяців тому +10

      ​​​@@artemiswallace8716 It's Antiphrasis. A form of sarcastic rhetorical statement that is saying something that's the polar opposite of what a person says/thinks that it's obvious it's farcical.
      Saying Spice8Rack supports and engaged in the British's colonization of Africa is an Antiphrasis. Because as we all know, Spice is a Commie Pinko.

    • @karennunyez6227
      @karennunyez6227 5 місяців тому +8

      @DocHudson420 Is this the individual that doesn't understand blatantly obvious sarcasm?

  • @IzzysIssues
    @IzzysIssues 4 місяці тому +6

    Commenting to
    1) boost engagement
    2) contribute data to the discussion of Spice's twinkitude
    3) say I got a chuckle out of all the bits
    4) once again just appreciate the Professor for cultivating a positive and fun space for a community that can often be neither of those

  • @jamesmoore1476
    @jamesmoore1476 5 місяців тому +123

    Only 20 mins in but I need to say that I freaking love the banter, this group is fantastic together!

  • @edidaemon
    @edidaemon 5 місяців тому +3

    I just started playing Magic three weeks ago and soon after that found this channel. I must say this is exactly the fun I've been looking for and I love it, thanks everyone.

  • @tobiasstange8346
    @tobiasstange8346 5 місяців тому +95

    The pod alone is a guarantee for fun and entertainment. I can only speak for myself, but if you would be doing this every year forward in this "composition" I would be happy to watch it all (and every other episode of Shuffle Up & Play

  • @skylersuarez598
    @skylersuarez598 5 місяців тому +9

    I met spice at Mox boarding house and they are so genuinely nice it was really cool seeing somebody that really inspired me to play commander and now some of my favorite commanders

  • @Beefjerkey12345
    @Beefjerkey12345 5 місяців тому +62

    Love episodes like this. Really captures why everyone fell in love with the format in the first place, just silly goofy (cept for Kenjis lol) decks that we loved. Didnt matter what was good and what wasnt

    • @U.Inferno
      @U.Inferno 5 місяців тому +1

      This format used to build railroads!

  • @shazambiaa
    @shazambiaa 5 місяців тому +9

    rhystic and spice are just the literal best together, and I would watch them play games and riff forever. god I love them.

  • @BeaglzRok1
    @BeaglzRok1 5 місяців тому +25

    Prof out here with real spirit of the format energy. You pick a thing you think is cool, put in things that fit the theme and make it work, and after three hours you've finally got a winner.

  • @lilysappho3588
    @lilysappho3588 5 місяців тому +17

    i would describe Spice's aesthetics in this vido to be otter because of the mustache and long locks and Sam looks like a twunk because of his medium frame and his face gives me "new dad that doesn't wanna have to fight anyone but is not afraid to if needed".

  • @georgeforbus1313
    @georgeforbus1313 5 місяців тому +679

    "Is otter a sex thing?" caught me so off guard lmao. Happy pride ya'll.

    • @vileluca
      @vileluca 5 місяців тому +3

      What

    • @Paul20661
      @Paul20661 5 місяців тому +1

      all the guests at shuffle up & play at name He/Him

    • @NeverUsedChalk
      @NeverUsedChalk 5 місяців тому +89

      ⁠@@Paul20661 My brother in christ, Spice8Rack is literally “it/them” what are you cooking

    • @Paul20661
      @Paul20661 5 місяців тому +1

      @@NeverUsedChalk 🤣 ye lol

    • @2stral
      @2stral 5 місяців тому +12

      ​@@Paul20661 huh

  • @Umnoss
    @Umnoss 5 місяців тому +16

    This episode was SOOOO good. Such a trip to the past, to those old games with my friends at the beginning of the Commander journey (2011ish)... Table of 8 with planes (Planechase). Gosh, so good memories.
    Amazing game... even better players.

  • @lukasspielmann108
    @lukasspielmann108 5 місяців тому +32

    This video is proof that more powerful magic doesn't necessarily mean more fun magic. This was an absolute blast!

  • @MythrilShotgun
    @MythrilShotgun 5 місяців тому +11

    The "It's a top game" joke, followed by bemused tension that was expertly cut. I rewatched that joke like five times each funnier than the last.

  • @oafkad
    @oafkad 5 місяців тому +88

    That moustache is incredible. Spice has dangerous levels of swag.

    • @manifatzigula
      @manifatzigula 5 місяців тому +33

      It´s giving nonbinary Waluigi in the best way possible

  • @shelteredshadow
    @shelteredshadow 5 місяців тому +4

    The last second sentiment is the perfect capstone for this episode. Magic was indeed made, and the world is a better place for it. Thank you to everyone involved in making this show.

  • @seanbennett494
    @seanbennett494 5 місяців тому +26

    36:37 And again, Prof runs off camera to grab his bag of counters!
    Confetti and all! Thanks editors!

  • @inseatea
    @inseatea 5 місяців тому +43

    58:44 "Well, this is a top episode, so"
    "First off, how dare you. Second off, very funny."
    This whole interaction had me cackling. Poor Spice 😂

    • @goth_fraggle
      @goth_fraggle 5 місяців тому +4

      this and the "Otter"-discussion were my favourite bits of the entire episode. Though "Damn, the card only says he/her" "HA! I get out of it by being weird!" is a contender as well

  • @RhysticStudies
    @RhysticStudies 5 місяців тому +60

    38:08

  • @thedragonsongtavern
    @thedragonsongtavern 5 місяців тому +3

    Prof, I absolutely love watching you and your friends play decks you genuinely feel love for. This episode feels so good!!

  • @jaggedtoothgrin
    @jaggedtoothgrin 5 місяців тому +5

    what an amazing pod, playing the best style of commander, the slower, chill meandering kind.
    Always a delight to see Sam and Spice across from each other, and Kenji enabled so many fun moments.
    Really, top notch episode, and fantastic work on the editing too

  • @santuli_91
    @santuli_91 5 місяців тому +11

    I love how the "format" being played in this episode and the length of the video just match so beautifully. This is the type of Commander I learned to play with! Also Spice and Sam have such insane chemistry

  • @pierremaiden
    @pierremaiden 5 місяців тому +3

    Man , I love spice8rack , its nice to see someone play magic especially after being in the band Rush for so may years !

  • @King_Optimistic
    @King_Optimistic 5 місяців тому +32

    Hmm. Prof with the Spanish vampires?? He's looking a lot more aligned with the legion of dusk than his merfolks this episode 😂

  • @BasedJund
    @BasedJund 5 місяців тому +1

    21:30 The standard printing of Crypt Ghast from RVR does still have the Extort reminder text. The Retro Border cards are considered showcase/"premium" printings. They tend to remove the reminder text from all showcase printings, even within the same set the keyword was initially printed. A recent noteworthy example being the Extended Art printings of the Backup creatures from MOM having none of the reminder text for Backup.

  • @mibs9151
    @mibs9151 5 місяців тому +13

    The mind sludge call was great, and the BioShock 2 multiplayer reference I knew exactly what that was!

  • @ryancahill728
    @ryancahill728 27 днів тому

    I came back into magic when I moved from FL to Oregon to go to college… this was at the middle/end of 2009 and Worldwake had just passed and scars block was starting. I thought that was cool that’s when the professor got back into it. Met the Prof in Orlando a couple years ago and he’s a genuinely nice and humble guy.

  • @hugmonger
    @hugmonger 5 місяців тому +95

    LMAO! Oh god... the Dad energy from the Prof was such a great fucking opener.... I AM DYING!!! Like just
    "Is Otter a sex thing"
    thinking it was was going to be immediately dropped and then actually having it mildly litigated... I AM JUST LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @lollusk
    @lollusk 5 місяців тому +4

    So the "plug it in, plug it in" glade commercial jingle was based on an old song that goes "rub it in, rub it in". Prof going for the extra deep cuts

  • @olleljungqvist6248
    @olleljungqvist6248 5 місяців тому +146

    KENJI "NUMOTTHENUMMY" EGASHIRA!!!!! Yeh baby now we talking!!😍😍

  • @Eramiserasmus
    @Eramiserasmus 5 місяців тому +2

    A whole group playing unoptimized Commander from the early days of the format. Loved these guests and Prof having fun.

  • @austingreen4775
    @austingreen4775 5 місяців тому +23

    I love when its just banter back and forth for a while with no actual gameplay. It's genuinely just fun and feels like my own table when I play.
    Cant wait for that Behind the Campus video Prof!

  • @PhyrexianacademicSocialStudies
    @PhyrexianacademicSocialStudies 4 місяці тому +1

    13:50 that really rung a bell with me, OG Atraxa infect with weird combos to win was my first EDH now I’m a combo player with weird combos. How funny

  • @Degenerate8
    @Degenerate8 5 місяців тому +42

    It's always a treat having Spice or Sam in these episodes, but having them together turns it into a feast!

    • @ValerieEnriquez
      @ValerieEnriquez 5 місяців тому +3

      I look forward to the week long video essay they come up with as a collaboration.

    • @Degenerate8
      @Degenerate8 5 місяців тому +3

      @@ValerieEnriquez they could talk about the most obscure thing ever for a week and I'd still watch that video

  • @drannelthegoblin6389
    @drannelthegoblin6389 3 місяці тому +4

    When he said ‘i thought we were a dictator’ i immediately thought Dictableship as a joke lol

  • @thatmtgnerd
    @thatmtgnerd 5 місяців тому +24

    There is truly nothing better then shuffle up and play in the magic community, especially with rhystic and spice. What a treat. Thanks for keeping magic fun professor.

  • @Mortimerdrum
    @Mortimerdrum 4 місяці тому +1

    I think this is the best episode of Shuffle Up & Play - great cast, great attitude, great decks from an older time! Brilliance all round!

  • @DammitSinged
    @DammitSinged 5 місяців тому +85

    Cant believe you got Dr. Disrespect on Shuffle Up & Play, thats sick.

    • @KillerQueenNL
      @KillerQueenNL 5 місяців тому +4

      "Mom, can we have Dr. Disrespect?"
      "No, we've got Dr. Disrespect at home"
      Dr. Disrespect at home:

  • @YahIlikemensowhat
    @YahIlikemensowhat 4 місяці тому +1

    As someone In a digital media program, I have a whole new appreciation for these editors.

  • @FlowBerni
    @FlowBerni 5 місяців тому +9

    My first deck was a monoblue fish tribal. Running all existing fish creatures. I called it "All-Blue" - a reference to One Piece.

  • @gr3ndl3r
    @gr3ndl3r 5 місяців тому +2

    I still have my first two EDH decks, both are tribal. The very first is Olivia Voldaren that does vampire shenanigans and the second is Grimgrin Corpse-Born that goes wide with zombies also, (inadvertently) having a couple of infinite combos.

  • @Dante26able
    @Dante26able 5 місяців тому +5

    Loving Spice8Rack Gary Oldman 1992 Dracula look 😅😅

  • @olliepolly1018
    @olliepolly1018 5 місяців тому +3

    Congrats on 1million subs. Little early your at 999k but enjoying the shuffle up and plays and as one of the new subs feel the need to say your kinda getting me into Magic the Gathering.

  • @tommyyu2095
    @tommyyu2095 5 місяців тому +20

    Looks like bedtime can wait, shuffle up & play ep just dropped

  • @roelofftan8814
    @roelofftan8814 5 місяців тому +1

    usually a rewind bits because im not paying attention and its on in the background.
    now i rewind because of the great banter and i want to experience it again

  • @Cdw1610
    @Cdw1610 5 місяців тому +16

    Me - ‘Wow! This video is 2 hours long… I wonder why’
    Kenji - ‘I’m playing land destruction’
    Ah that’ll explain it.

  • @dcfighter14
    @dcfighter14 5 місяців тому +1

    Great episode and that Arrested Development reference at 1:17:55 by the Professor absolutely floored me

  • @danielwilliams8183
    @danielwilliams8183 5 місяців тому +28

    We can see that Spicy8rack of chest hair creeping up. Spice is definitely an otter

  • @mousemallow8297
    @mousemallow8297 5 місяців тому +1

    haven't watched an episode of this before thinking it would feel drawn out but now that i know the game more this is actually really cool to throw on when i'm working or playing a game, remains engaging. 1m subs soon

  • @articerile
    @articerile 5 місяців тому +8

    Spice looking like Disco Crowley [affectionate]

  • @kismetsoul4593
    @kismetsoul4593 5 місяців тому

    I love this episode/idea. It honestly just inspired me to try to remember all of the cards I had in my first commander deck I built, Reya Dawnbringer. I had just gotten back into Magic around the Shards of Alara block when I discovered what commander was and Reya was my favorite legend from the past. Talk about nostalgia! Also it shows how differently I thought about deck building back then.

  • @theaeskey2502
    @theaeskey2502 5 місяців тому +7

    Love when Sam and Spice get together. It’s pure magic. Also I’m pretty sure spice is in twink death but like go off with the confidence.

  • @aprilkeese7184
    @aprilkeese7184 3 місяці тому

    Watching you guys have fun playing magic together just brings so much joy to my life and I can always count on shuffle up and play (no matter the guests) to make me laugh and brighten my day. Thanks Prof for everything you do for magic players everywhere. ❤

  • @AgonalRhythm
    @AgonalRhythm 5 місяців тому +16

    "we're just normal men" is such an obscure reference lmao

    • @Orion-fj2kr
      @Orion-fj2kr 5 місяців тому +5

      It truly depends on the corner of the internet you're on, my little corner has so many people referencing it all of the time

  •  5 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for this amazing finale !
    This is now one of my favorite mtg gameplay videos with the commander nostalgia Game Knights one.

  • @VoidAlias
    @VoidAlias 5 місяців тому +3

    The Bioshock 2 multiplayer reference reformatted my brain. How could I forget?

  • @MysteriousSoulreaper
    @MysteriousSoulreaper 5 місяців тому +1

    This game was such a joy to watch. Games feel so much more honest with old cards than post-eldraine magic.

  • @goldeneye5919
    @goldeneye5919 5 місяців тому +3

    I haven't been keeping up with Spice so I haven't seen them in a while but damn that hair and stache are majestic

  • @TheDerpyDeed
    @TheDerpyDeed 5 місяців тому +1

    hey prof, pro tip - use that bloodline keeper to make vampire tokens and tap 5 vampires (during someone else's end step so you don't open yourself up to attacks) to just make your crypt ghast a vampire before losing it to your commander...

  • @Flyboy245
    @Flyboy245 5 місяців тому +4

    The heaven bit was funny. Good job editor

  • @ThatDudeSmoke
    @ThatDudeSmoke 5 місяців тому +1

    Spice and Sam will forever be my favourite guests of this show, it's never a dull moment with either of them

  • @vancedvanced7236
    @vancedvanced7236 5 місяців тому +4

    Here's my idea for season 3 finale: Pleasant Kenobi, Spice8Rack and Rhystic Studies. The rule for season finales is that they always have Spice and Rhystic Studies.

  • @davidroa2525
    @davidroa2525 5 місяців тому

    Kudos to the editor and camera crew.... the reaction close ups, the timing of the angle shots, and the tightness of the frame is chef's-kiss!

  • @vileluca
    @vileluca 5 місяців тому +5

    Nice to see you got Victor Zsasz into Magic

  • @SmoesKnows
    @SmoesKnows 4 місяці тому +1

    Great episode - really nice to see cards from this era. Excellent cast too!

  • @Nazghallion
    @Nazghallion 5 місяців тому +3

    Grats on the win Prof! Also love the otter/twink chat in pride month, look forward to season 3!

  • @flyingalienqueen
    @flyingalienqueen 5 місяців тому +1

    Woo, congrats Prof! I’ll always love the older cards. It’s wild to hear anyone say they’re unplayable now, cause all I think when I see those Zendikar vampires is how much booty I kicked with them over a decade ago!
    Also, Rhystic just rolling up to the function in that killer Suspiria shirt. 🖤🔥

  • @__8120
    @__8120 4 місяці тому +3

    1:12:50 small misplay, cryptic command says "tap all creatures your opponents control" so spice should have also tapped all their permanents

  • @hugmonger
    @hugmonger 5 місяців тому +1

    I honestly think this is the most game actions I have seen Sam take in any of these games. Like Sam was doing stuff, and effecting the game and so on. I love seeing him here :)

  • @dowsingelf77
    @dowsingelf77 5 місяців тому +22

    * munches popcorn and snacks with great glee * Been waiting for this, let's go!

  • @volkovoy1191
    @volkovoy1191 5 місяців тому +1

    Every time this particular group gets together, it's magic! I wish Rhystic Studies could be on every episode.

  • @Dudesomeify
    @Dudesomeify 5 місяців тому +1

    Hands down my favourite episode, you guys are the best!
    Thank you for this nostalgic game

  • @Bebhell
    @Bebhell 5 місяців тому +9

    Baron Sengir mentioned, Resleevables brain activated

  • @ctons17
    @ctons17 Місяць тому

    Cool seeing numot… I remember playing that card in my teenage days. Getting back into magic now and love to see these old cards

  • @dalemiller5569
    @dalemiller5569 5 місяців тому +6

    Let’s go! Love getting Spice, Rhystic, and Kenji together!