Magic Variant of the week. Build both Forgetful Fish and Red Hot Seizoned Fish and play Red Fish, Blue Fish, 2-Headed Fish with three friends. Substitute virtually any Dandan Deck for FF. Silly fun combining two great shared library decks. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I realized I never posted this. open.spotify.com/episode/6Its...

Magic Variant of the week. My red shared library! Red Hot Seizoned Fish! Red Herring and Word of Seizing. And other stuff. Inspired by Miguel Grados’ Hot Sushi. Next week, Red Fish, Blue Fish, 2-Headed Fish combining Forgetful Fish and RHSF in a four player game. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

This week on Casual Magic, the one and only Nick Floyd @magicstorytime.bsky.social, creator of Dandan and other wild formats! youtu.be/NZWo_vwbukc?...

I’m a Magic token card. Drew is awesome. Get in on this. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ori...

Magic Variant of the week. Ok. The one that started it all, and my original unaltered list. Forgetful Fish! Dandan and Memory Lapse. I’m going to do this, my red fish list, and my red fish, blue fish combo game over three weeks. Just cause. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

New Story. m.youtube.com/watch?v=wSOj...

Magic Variant of the week. I’ve never played but I find intriguing. The creator (Angry Green Jelly Bean) recently released an update video. It’s Miner Offence! Uses The Grand Calcutron, a weird “Un” card. Will proxy this one soon and got a Calcutron in anticipation. m.youtube.com/watch?v=qeAf...

Magic Variant of the week. Let’s do BaubBob (Greatness, at any cost). I played it with its creator at Shoebox and had to proxy it for my group. Manipulating the top deck to kill with Dark Confidant is fun. There are several versions but this is the one I played. moxfield.com/decks/jiCcr3...

Magic Variant of the week. One of mine. Red Hot Seizoned Fish. A red agro shared library game with lots of activated abilities, but watch out for Split Second on Word of Seizing, because you can’t activate in response. Inspired by Miguel Grados’ Hot Sushi. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Magic Variant of the week. This week it’s Miguel Grados’ Game of Thrones. A white control mirror where dragons and their undead corpses duel for supremacy in the skies. It plays with the Eternalize mechanic and the exile zone. moxfield.com/decks/Vg1VI3...

Magic Variant of the week. JundJund! By Travis Norman. I haven’t played this one but I’ve heard it by name a bunch. The Janklord guys dropped this video a few months ago and my headshot appears in the video because I’m going to be guesting on one of their shows. m.youtube.com/watch?v=lciO...

Magic Variant of the week. This one predates my 2016 release of Dandan maybe but not its ‘96 creation. The Basic Land Game. Can’t find who originally created it, but it’s fast and fun. We use it as a warm-up game. Here is Skura’s primer. ultimateguard.com/en/blog/basi...

Magic Variant of the week. I was ill prepared so here’s another one of mine. Trippin’! One of the three I dropped in 2016 when I dropped Dandan. Not my style of play and I’m bad at it. But some like it. I’ve signed one Pyknite for someone. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Magic Variant of the week. Dandan has inspired other great mini games. Here’s another. Will Klein’s “Beyond Dandan.” A highly curated shared library game designed an engineer. Not based around “Dandan,” but sharing a library. Every card included very well thought out. cubecobra.com/cube/list/be...

Magic Variant of the week. Dandan has inspired other great mini games. Here’s another. Derek Neumann’s Savage Scallywags. A black shared library game based around Wanted Scoundrels where killing them replenishes the mana spent on them so it’s always an uphill battle. moxfield.com/decks/RzfsEx...

I finally got a new episode out. Been a busy month. m.youtube.com/watch?v=A6nR...

Magic Variant of the week. Dandan has inspired a lot of great mini games. Here’s another. It’s Miguel Grados’ Hot Sushi. A red/artifact board control game with a Lantern Control sub-theme, based around Red Herring, another two mana fish. It’s Sushi time. moxfield.com/decks/b8G0Mv...

Magic Variant of the week. They won’t all be mine. Dandan has inspired a lot of great mini games. This week it’s my Dandanless Dandan deck. No life. Just the cards in the library. It’s more fun and interesting than think. Plays faster than Dandan. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

My Google Doc for RPS now contains printable proxies. Now you can print the whole thing and sleeve up proxies to try it tomorrow. After FF/Dandan it is my oldest and most fun variant. Give it a try! I'll update the proxies as I make changes to the deck. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I’ve signed quite a few Dandans for players and given away many too. I’m all out now, again. Today I signed my first Secret Lair Dandan, and one of the same player’s Memory Lapse. The gold paint marker looked great.

The chance to attend @shoebox.gg had me wondering what is it about this game that keeps pulling us together. The world weighs heavy, but time and time again I'm always astounded by the joy we find in Magic. I continue to try and capture those feelings. Please enjoy, Dear Magic bit.ly/4sikgxK

Missed the Dandan Secret Lair drop... because we were at @shoebox.gg, busy playing the DanDan Secret Lair with its creator, @magicstorytime.bsky.social I'd love to snag one someday, but I think we got the better trade here lmao

And I guess it’s gone. 45 minutes.

It’s up. Go fish!

The official article on Secret Lair: Dandan went up this morning. It was a dream leading this with @corriganabe.bsky.social, but I cannot stress enough that this wouldn't be possible without @magicstorytime.bsky.social. Magic's players are its legacy. #WOTCstaff magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...

If you’re interested in checking out the Dandân secret lair, check out the Carnival Area at Shoebox! @magicstorytime.bsky.social is hanging out playing games! Give it a look!

MY GOAT

Thirty years ago, Nick Floyd created a wildly popular two-player Magic format played with a single shared deck. Now, Secret Lair is bringing our own take to the table — transforming Dandân into a deck of our own, coming soon.

I know this is a cash grab but... please let there be Secret Lair: Rock, Paper, Scissors!!

So I have two “fishy” Magic variants. Forgetful Fish and Red Hot Seizoned Fish. Here is a fun thing to do if you build them both. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Saturdays are for the fish @magicstorytime.bsky.social @clairetheegg.bsky.social

My favorite thing about the viral rise of Dandan is that it inspired others to create Magic variants and experiment with the game. Magic has always been a sandbox game. Get in the box, and let’s play.

I got to hang out at WotC HQ today. And meet a whole bunch of cool people. And play some Magic variants. And look what they gave me. So cool.

My newest video. A compilation of all the trivia I’ve asked so far. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4lwE...

I will be attending as a guest host, showcasing Dandan and other variants. There will be a “competitive" Dandan event and all kinds of interesting Magic events and casual play space, vendors and Magic Artists. I’d love to sign your Dandans and try out your own Magic variants. Website Shoebox.gg

Very excited to announce that the Twin Cities Brew Crew will be hosting a @shoebox.gg pre-convention party! We will be raising money for @miracmn.bsky.social and the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. It will be a blast so come out and support a good cause!

Stitcher's Supply will be AT @shoebox.gg!! That's right, we're joining the ranks of vendors at this awesome community event. Keep an eye out for some cool stuff we'll be selling there - AND a Pick Up at Shoebox shipping option going live on Friday. :) We're SOOOO HYPE #shoebox2026

The Forgotten Pixels playmat is available for preorder all month btw - so you have a lot of time left to get an order it, but not like a LOT of time left, you know what I'm sayin?

Get in on this! All Dandan fans need one of these. It’s beautiful and big for two players. And thanks to Cal for offering me a part of the proceeds. What a guy! stitcherssupply.com/products/the...

Believe it or not these are the only two playmats I own. Dandan and other Dandan.

There is a new #Dandan in town Bats - a creation of Geoff Matteson. From an original idea by @magicstorytime.bsky.social One deck, 3 players, 18 Vampires Bats are the only way to kill. Jinxed Idol are passed around. List : sites.google.com/view/philade... #OldSchoolmtg #TowerMagic

Danecdote #5 m.youtube.com/watch?v=3TdY...

Haven’t posted since the announcement. Wanted to share my early Christmas present from Wizards. They made sure I got one and I am grateful. It’s beautiful. I hope everyone who wants one can get one in March.

Big news! I’m working with Wizards of the Coast to share that the Secret Lair Dandân Deck drops in March 2026! Keep an eye on secretlair.wizards.com when March rolls around. Don’t forget!

I finally got a new episode out. m.youtube.com/watch?v=KjSt...

I’ll post my Dandan shirt here.

@magicstorytime.bsky.social inking some Arabian Nights goodness!

The DanDan meetup was welcoming to Duel Masters

Save the date, save some cash, and submit some... cubes! 🧊 Early bird pricing for weekend badges AND cube submissions both close at 11:59PM CST this Friday, October 31st! 🎃 #MTGCube