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🦃 The POP! Shop Mental Magic Challenge: A Seat at the Table 🦃

While Thanksgiving is on its way to us soon enough (and don't forget The POP! Shop will be closed that day!), a group of my friends are getting together ahead of time to have a 'Friendsgiving.' Some are even flying in from out-of-state!

It’ll be a glorious reunion for many of us, and for one other, our very first IRL meetup. Naturally, the magic of friendship and a gathering of nerds got me thinking about MTG! It also made me wonder that if we're all friends, who's going to be the weird uncle at the table...? 1-2-3 NOT IT! 👉👃

Three friends took one guess each at the secret card I had in mind given our impending celebration. While they were incorrect, their guesses narrowed things down perfectly. Can you use their progress to lock in your seat at the table and guess the card? 👇

#MTG #mentalmagic #friendsgiving #Thanksgiving

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Make first contact with these six factoids here: https://t.co/iML7CuETyX

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Trivia, ENGAGE! 🖖

Do you have what it takes to separate Federation fact from Cardassian propaganda? Test your Starfleet knowledge with our new Two Truths and a Lie: Classic Star Trek Edition!

Link in the replies! 👇 Let us know your score!
#MTGxStarTrek #MTG #StarTrek

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🌅 The POP! Shop Mental Magic Challenge 🌅

I was outside around 5:00 the other day and was in awe at the fluffy clouds and gorgeous sky. With winter approaching, those clouds are going to thin out to an ever-expansive gray sheet covering the land. It was only an hour later when the light was gone and the next chilling cycle of autumn set in.

I recognized a MTG-playing friend out and about as well and challenged him to some Mental Magic as we admired the heavens together. He had a solid three guesses before needing to leave, and I present to you the progress he had as your jump-on point.

Can you guess the exact card I had in mind during this moment of mixed emotions? 👇

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What an awesome day of cracking packs, helping Trainers get the new Pokémon 30th items, and enjoying good company. Thanks for making the day amazing! 🥳

#PokemonTCG #MTGxStarTrek #Palworldcardgame #MTG #Pokemon30th

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The expansion of the comics area is going well! 🛠️

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Announcements for the weekend and a preview of some BIG NEWS for the store! 👀

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We still have some left, but not many! Get 'em while we got 'em!

#DnD #WoWForever

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🫡 The POP! Shop Mental Magic Challenge: A Tribute to the Captain 🖖

With the Star Trek Prerelease kicking off tomorrow, our tables are ready, but our hearts are a little heavy. We recently lost Sir Patrick Stewart at the age of 86 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.

In his honor, we're dedicating this next Mental Magic puzzle to the biggest struggle Captain Picard had to deal with during TNG: Q.

With that theme locked in, I challenged a fellow Trekkie to guess the card I had in mind. Her guesses were good, but ultimately incorrect (a flaw of us mere humans). Can you pick up where she left off? Fortunately all of humankind doesn't hinge on this trial!

#MTG #MTGxStarTrek #mentalmagic

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🍂 The POP! Shop Mental Magic Challenge: Guess the Card! 🍂

We want to try out a new, fun way to entertain and challenge you all. Give some Mental Magic a try? Now have some mercy as this our first time making sure the clues are good and we give you all a reasonable challenge. So to kick things off, here are your story, visual, and straight-up clues:

"I was out raking leaves today as it's the season for that. Trying to take my mind off the exertion while removing the mess from my yard and shuffling it all into a massive, random pile of leaves, I distracted myself by thinking of MTG cards. My neighbor, a fellow MTG enjoyer, was walking his dog, saw the yard waste bag, and stopped to chat. After our howdies, I challenged him to guess the MTG card I was thinking of. He rapid-fired three guesses at me. He didn't quite cinch it, but his guesses mapped perfectly onto this Mental Magic grid. Can you solve what he couldn't?"

How to read the clues:

Colors Matched: Shows exactly how many colors his guess shares with the secret card. (Hint: cross-reference the three guesses to isolate the exact color).

Mana Value & First Printing Year: The arrows tell you if the target cost or release year needs to be higher or lower.

Card Type: The red X means the secret card is not that type.

Based on the grid math and hints in my cleanup, what #MTG card am I thinking of? Drop your guess in the comments! 👇

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🍂Need a cozy activity that gets the kids off screens and secretly practicing reading and math?🃏

We just dropped our Parent's Guide to Learning the Pokémon TCG! Learn basic rules and see why our free League is beginner-friendly!

👇 Read the full guide here! #PokemonTCG

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We humbly trade you one click for tons of information and fun cosplay: https://t.co/mjhgdWxdGT

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Is that foil prerelease pull a trick, or is it a trade? 🔮🃏

The tabletop economy is wild right now. We just dropped our Merchant's Guide to Cardboard Economics to help you navigate #PokemonTCG Delta Reign, #MTG x Star Trek, and beyond!

👇 Read the full guide in the comments!

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Check out this week's The Wall™️! See a title you like? Or perhaps a story you wish to start reading? Getting into comics is super easy and you can be as casual or dedicated to it as you please! Best part? If you aren't worried about individual issues then pick up graphic novels!

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This screamsheet article shouldn't be treated like a sidequest! Deets on the sitch here: https://t.co/WKweMTVjrH

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Even in MTG you need to think like an #Edgerunners2 🦾

Our Fixer's guide for the All Leylines' Eve chaos draft is live. Learn how to draft your crew, weaponize instant-speed combat, and secure the 120-eddie prize packs!

👇 Link to the guide in the replies! #MTG #TCG

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A tale of two hobbies: https://t.co/uMLIRCqiJL

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MTG x Ghostbusters x D&D x... The tabletop mega-crossover era continues.

If you’re feeling franchise fatigue, nature is healing! Cleanse your palate with fresh games.

👇 Link to our editorial below!

Question: What two universes would make the absolute WORST tabletop crossover?

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Digest the info here: https://t.co/nIx4Jzf8DH

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🚨 God Packs are coming to MTG... and so are some massive booster changes. 🚨

Starting in 2027 with Nauctis: The Sunken Realm, Wizards is fundamentally changing how Magic packs work. We read through the corporate announcements and scoured the Reddit panic threads so you don't have to.

We broke down exactly what this means for your collection, your wallet, and how we'll be handling God Packs during our Draft and Prerelease events here at The POP! Shop.

👇 Check the first comment for the full breakdown! 👇

While there, tell us in the comments: Would you rather pull a 14-rare God Pack, or pull the single most expensive chase card in the set?