Rolling for Initiative -- 'Midnight Hunt' and Peak 'Pokemon TCG?'
Column by Scott Thorne
September 20, 2021

This week, columnist Scott Thorne talks about the good and the bad of Magic: The Gathering - Innistrad: Midnight Hunt prerelease weekend as well as the latest chapter in the Pokemania saga.

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