The Howling Salt Mine

Welcome to Episode 153! It's the Gremlin Boys! Today, we talk about someone that doesn't know dockside is banned (or do they?), a player dealing with a gelatinous bully in their pod, and when backseat piloting loses you the game. Also, new tattoos, big fonts, and cougars. Stay Salty! Sam & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 152! Today, we talk about the targeting priority of a stoner, getting knocked out early because you played a repeatable boardwipe, and when your least favorite person says you always play decks that are too strong. Also, Sam mourns malls and is it pronounced Hakbal or Hakbal? Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 151! Today, we talk about crushing a player when you aren't really paying attention, a father teaches their son about salt, and a kingmaking situation that has Tony and Mike reliving the past. Also, board games and ping pong tournaments. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 150! Today, we talk about playing 1v1 with the LGS owner, the guilt of a reformed bully, and setting up your wife for salty failure at a holiday deck exchange. Also, the worst EDH mistake you can make, Tony deals, and delicious beer! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 149! We kick off today's episode with a discussion on the new unbans for commander and the new article on brackets. Then we dive into the mine with a story about getting banned from a store for playing "cEDH" Norin, a massive overreaction from Tyler, and nuking your friend's deck when it was just supposed to be a chill night. Also, Tony consults demonically, and the home at love are peopling it. Unban article! Bracket article! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 148! OUR FIRST VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE!! The pillow fort got an upgrade! Today, what to do when a podcaster snubs you at a convention, when a merciless god turns on you, and when a Water Trainer slanders you to the LGS owner. Also regular men's haircut, bellybutton thumb, and Ash cheats. Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 147! It's a GREMLIN BOYS EPISODE! (our little pistachio boy is sick) Today, what to do when an opponent hates your guts, when powering down a deck goes wrong, and when a cheater is met with a disproportionate response. YEET! Also the Swan Princess cinematic universe. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 146! Today we are joined by our friends Sarah and Sandwich of Girl Pod! This week, we check back in with a very salty playgroup, talk about scooping with spells on the stack, and lament the downfall of Dog Umbra. Also, many Marks, butter, and Sarah will dog walk your ass. Go check out Girl Pod on their YouTube channel and everywhere else! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to a very special episode of the show as we are #MTGAmbassadors for the new Tarkir set! (#sponsored) Today we're talking about our favorite cards from Tarkir: Dragonstorm! Join us as we talk about the cards that make us salty, new cEDH spice, and the sweet cards from our favorite Tarkir clans. And you know we got a pile of honorable mentions too! This is one of the dopest sets of the year so enjoy the ride as we ramble about cards we love! Stay Salty! Go check out the set and GET HYPED! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 145! Tony is on vacation so get ready for a Mike and Sam ep as we go DEEP on strategy. Today we talk about getting targeted out of a game by an opponent, Howling Mine's best friend Smothering Tithe, and the etiquette of keeping or breaking deals when a commander game is down to 2 players. Also Warcraft 3 nostalgia, and if you give a Moose a Muffin, you will get mauled. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 144! Today we talk about the new EDH power level system: Brackets! We also talk about a chastising others for long turns and then taking your own, the frightening power of crankin Syr Konrad, and circumstances at the LGS leading you to accidentally pubstomp. Also this episode has juice and sauce! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 143! OUR LIVE SHOW FROM MC CHICAGO! Today we hit a whopping FOUR stories as we talk about coworker salt, one cluster of a custom format, the after taste of a well-salted pod, and a tale where we ponder the orb and cry. Thank you to everyone who came out to see our live show! We hope to do another one in Vegas later this year! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 142! It's a convention recap episode! Today we're talking about our time at the recent MC Chicago convention, AND we're combining this episode with our Salty Tales series for one jam-packed convention episode! From our prospector meetup to the live show to a bit too much malort, we cover it all. Enjoy the episode, and we'll see you in Las Vegas! Also check out the super salty game we filmed with Christian and Wally over on the Chad Magic YouTube Channel! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 141! Today we talk about when an impatient cEDH player messes with your local group, a player that explodes and storms out of a store, and a salty slappin’ Sorin. Also Mike plays the new Sieve… I mean Civ. ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 140! Today we talk about a game night where you're always the 4th player, a Prismatic Pub Stomper who gets popped, and a tale of two LGSs that gets weirder and weirder. Also Verizon sucks and we are cursed with technology. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 139! Today we are joined by our new friends Jake and Joel from Jake and Joel are Magic! This week, we talk about using landfall for evil, why you never trust the Atraxa player, and a salty confessional about card theft. Also, Gatorade showers, college days, and the worst board wipe. Go check out Jake and Joel are Magic on their YouTube channel! Stay Salty! (oh yeah and Tony isn't here. That boy is always busy with business.) ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 138! Today we talk about a Scapeshift shortcut that leads to a salty deluge, playing against scrap paper proxies, and using jedi mind tricks to cause your opponent to misplay into their own board state. Also, Mike tells us about his recent trip to the LGS. Also... SEND US YOUR SALTY STORIES FOR CHICAGO! BUY A CHICAGO SALT DOG SHIRT! GO TO THE CHICAGO HSM MEET UP ON FRIDAY! SEE THE CHICAGO LIVE SHOW ON SATURDAY!!! CHECK OUT OUR NEW PLAYMATS! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 137! Tony is away so it’s a Sam and Mike episode! The Pokemon Pocket Pals? The Business Boys? We’re workshopping it… Today, a combo player punishes their friends, an Ovika player that can’t handle the heat, and the person that complains about slow play plays slowly. And we ask, you got any games on your phone? Also... SEND US YOUR SALTY STORIES FOR CHICAGO! BUY A CHICAGO SALT DOG SHIRT! GO TO THE CHICAGO HSM MEET UP! SEE THE CHICAGO LIVE SHOW!!! CHECK OUT OUR NEW PLAYMATS! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 136! Today, a player that makes a deal to lose to someone else, pulling a chase mythic at FNM and feeling salty, and falling for your friend's bluff... again. Also whale meat, YuGiOh moments, and Mike got married! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 135! Today we are joined by our buddy Zeb from Playing With Power! We talk about why you never meet your heroes, why you always need to check for the Mikokoro, and why you should never judge a deck by its Metalworker. Also revenge trades, Tony is the best Lotho player, and EatTheAngel! Go follow Zeb and watch Playing With Power! Keep an eye out for three salty boys! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 134! Mike is away so its a Gremlin Boys episode! Today, we hear a tale of two Tarrasques with some crunchy rules, the horrors of a 30 minute turn, and a pauper player's frustration of losing against the same deck over and over. Also stinky cheese, olives, and feelin' fancy. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 133! In today's episode, we uncover old playgroup salt from the early Eldrazi days, me meet not the step-Blightsteel but the Blightsteel that stepped up, and we hear our longest saga of salt to date! Also cow hooves, end step poker faces, and tv tray tables. Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 132! The salty boys are back in the studio and feeling a little extra silly today. Today we talk about a rules complexity that disrupts a playgroup, playing against a deck that is all custom art, and being shamed for going too fast only to be steamrolled on the next turn. Also we talk about beer. A lot. And we drink some. Support Artists and Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 131! Today we are joined by our friend and Magic Twitch streamer, Amy the Amazonian! We talk about an old salty confessional from a middle school magic club, a couple that ruins the game night, and a player that endures three pubstomps only to be kicked while they are down. Also, roping sucks, art is cool, and the DK Rap is scary? Check out Amy's content over on her Twitch stream or on her YouTube channel! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 130! Its a cavalcade of returning guests! We're joined by Lua and Tori from Scrybabies, Ken Baumann, Dan from Moderately Anonymous MTG, Tyler from Play to Win, and of course Ian aka ComedIanMTG in a fun sleepover style episode of the show! This week we talk about a cascading cEDH deck that fails to interact, a salty LGS experience with a confidently incorrect player, and a prospector who just loves to spread salt! Keep an eye out for us over on the Scrybabies Youtube channel as we have some videos that will be up over the next few months! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 129! This week we have three birds! An aven that won't censor, a bird man that cheats, and a goose that just can't seem to get off the ground. People are loving it! Also, lobster talk with a side of butter! Stay Salty! ____ Buy DragonShield Sleeves from our affiliate link! Use code "staysalty" all lowercase, all one word for a discount! Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 128 and the second ever episode of Salty Tales! While we were at MagicCon Las Vegas, we asked folks on the convention floor "What makes you salty?", and we recorded all of the responses! So today, we are going through as many of these answers as we can in a lightning round of salty tales. Find us at a future convention to give us your salt! Also we have a #sponsor for today's episode with a playmat collection Kickstarter from Justyna and Piotr Dura so go check it out! Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 127! It's a Tony and Sam episode! Mike is away so the Gremlin Boys will play! This week we cover a story where a player is emotionally massacred, a confusing story of side games and scoops, and when trolling your friend goes too far. Also, Sam catches them all and Tony catches unwashed laundry. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 126! Many of you asked, so we are delivering. This is the recording of our first live show ever from MagicCon Vegas!! The audio is a bit rough, but we're sharing it anyways! Today we talk about a judgmental player who gets a much-needed dose of karma, a case of prospector on prospector crime, and the etiquette of cutting a deck. Thank you to everyone who was at this show or provided a story! We hope to do it again at the next con! Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

A little Stray Grains on main to brighten your Tuesday morning! Here is an SG from Episode 123 with our buddy Tim Goldsabertooth where we go on a tangent about salt in cEDH. Also, Tim is currently running a Kickstarter for a playmat collection reprinting some old classics and including some new HEAT! The Kickstarter ends on November 21st, so check out this link for more details! Also if you liked this Stray Grains episode, we have a ton more over on our Patreon so come check it out! Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony

Welcome to Episode 125! Today we are recapping our time at MagicCon Vegas with our mythical fourth pod member, Nick! From the Learn to Play cEDH event, our meet and greet, our FIRST LIVE SHOW, Mike on the Mana Stage, and Sam doodling his heart out, this was a jam-packed convention from the Salty Boys! Thank you to everyone that said hello at the convention, played a game with us, had us sign something, or attended our live show! It was so great to meet so many of the people in our community. We couldn't do this without you! See you at the next convention! Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 124! The HSM boys are back in the studio with the salt! We talk about playing Opposition Agent in a power level 8 game, a player baited into playing a blue whale and then hunted relentlessly, and a game where lands weren't blown up but trust was obliterated. Also Tony talks about his first alter from the amazing MTG Alters by Sonya! ASHITAKAAAAAA!!! Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 123! Our good friend Tim Goldsabertooth, artist extraordinaire and cEDH player, joins us in the mine today! We hear a story about losing your cEDH group because you upheld your priorities, being berated for making a stupid play, and a saga of a salty bird and a frustrating deal from a cEDH event. Also, Tim's art, Tony's salt, and Garth's accolades. Go follow Tim and check out his Etsy shop! Also check out his new kickstarter that he just launched for some exclusive playmats! Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 122! Sam kicks this one off with his own salty confessional, and its a doozy. We also talk about a game with a rules lawyer and a rules outlaw, hiding your salt behind your favorite book (with marginal success), and disagreeing with a play so much that you... kingmake? Okay I guess so. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

MagicCon Vegas is around the corner and the Salty Boys have a jam packed schedule including our FIRST LIVE SHOW ON SATURDAY! Here is where to find us! The biggest announcement we have is our live show that we are doing on Saturday from 11 am to noon in the community panel center! If you will be there, send us a salty story with "Vegas" in the title. We will pull from those from the show! We will also have giveaways and other fun things so COME WATCH! Here is our full schedule for the weekend! Friday: 10am - 2pm: Learn to Play cEDH Event near the creator central. All three of us will be playing cEDH with whoever! New players and veterans alike are welcome to join and play. Get the exclusive token that Sam designed! 2pm - 3pm: Meet and Greet in the Creator at creator central. Have us sign things, get your exclusive Vegas token (and a surprise thing???), take pics with us, and most of all just say hi and chat with us. Saturday: 11am - 12pm: HOWLING SALT MINE LIVE SHOW!!! The first one ever! BE THERE! In the Community Panel Room! 2:30pm - 5:30pm: HSM MEET UP! at the reserved tables by the creator central! JAM GAMES AND MEET OTHER PROSPECTORS! TAKE A GROUP PHOTO!! Sunday: 12:30pm - 1:30pm: Clash of the Creators on the Mana Stage! A Family Feud style event with our very own Mike joining the fray! 2:30pm - 3:30pm: D00-dl's 4 Laughs! in the Community Panel Room! Join Sam along with a bunch of his artist buds as we draw random magic the gathering characters from memory! Stump us with your vague characters and laugh as we mess it up! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK! and Stay Salty! Sam, Mike, & Tony

Welcome to Episode 121! We're back in our studio with today's episode! Today, we have a stories where an opponent loses the game and loses their mind, being asked if you have responses while you're getting pubstomped, and when you're so full of salt that everything someone does pisses you off. Also, a video game chat and Sam boils corn incorrectly. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 120! Our buddy Dan from Moderately Anonymous MTG (and our rival podcast, The Herald's Horn) joins us in the mine today in place of Tony! We're talking about the new bans and digging into our mail bag for some salty stories featuring these banned cards. We hear a story about a trade straight out of YuGiOh, a cEDH tournament that needed more AC and more snacks, and a potential pubstomper that demonstrates the power of these cards. Catch Dan over on their YouTube page or on Herald's Horn! Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 119! We have a special episode for you as Tony and Mike recap their recent trip to the Commander Sealed charity event in Rochester! That's right, it's a Tony and Mike special! The guys will be talking about the ups and downs of the main event and all the other fun (and not so fun) things they did. Also, long drives, dumplings, and Tony gets salty about... everything. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 118! Today, we talk about Tony’s nightmare pod, playing a 2011 precon in 2024, and an LGS interaction with a black lotus and an unexpected ending. Also, Sam talks about his deckbuilding slump. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to a very special episode of HSM! We're officially #sponsored by Wizards of the Coast to be a part of their new #MTGAmbassador program for Duskmourn! WE DID IT Y'ALL. So of course we're bringing our salt expertise to talk about the saltiest cards in Duskmourn! Join us as we become obsessed with the Mindskinner, double the meat, barb some flares, and watch a freaky dog ride a John Deere tractor. Thanks to WotC for the opportunity and for giving us some lovely preview product. If you want to preorder some Duskmourn, peruse the cards in the set, or just show your support to Ambassadors like us, give this link a click! https://mtg.social/DSKAmbassador Stay Salty and Stay Spooky! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! Find links to all our social media pages on our Linktree! Check out our Moxfield! The HSM Skull by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

Welcome to Episode 117! This episode was recorded LIVE in the new HSM Studio! (aka Sam's spare room) Today, we talk about everyone's favorite bird wizard, spreading salt with a special land, and what all Kinnan players fear (a lot of cEDH players fear it tbh). Also Tony's travel, a Boston mouse, and little monsters. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 116! Sam is back from paternity leave! Through the magic of backlogging episodes, you may not have noticed, but Sam is back to dive into the SALT. Today, we talk about whether forests really die or not (they do), if a draw is a moral victory, and the classic dilemma of the "upgraded" precon. Also Mana Drain pain, sheet plastic pizza, and Pink Plankton Club. You're welcome. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 115! Today, we talk about the ups and downs of casting a turn 1 commander, when two pubstompers and an unsleeved chaos gremlin walk into an LGS, and we cast our verdict to determine whether something is trolling or a spite play. Also we talk s'mores, marshmallow techniques, and lessons learned about fire safety. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 114! Today, we talk about the much maligned warded wolf, getting hit with stone rain on a risky opening hand, and combining EDH with planechase AND two-headed giant to make one miserable experience. Also Taskmaster, Stranger Things, and ward math. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 113! In today's episode, we talk about drawing seven cards every turn, a lost ride home, and a player getting murdered on the stack. Also, pickle balling. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 112! Our stories this week feature Slicer zooming even faster in a five player game, a musical enigma navigating an LGS event and a pod finally explaining Etali's power to a dino-pilled player. We also investigate the merits of New Jersey Michael's Submarine Sandwiches, and implore you to not force song on unwilling ears. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 111! This week our foremen tread some familiar caves and still find untapped veins. Today we have flashbacks to Sam's time playing Living Plane, explore the awkward situation of a win on board, and watch some unsolicited feedback shoot saline levels through the roof. Also, we do our best impression of Car Talk as Mike gets a new car. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 110! In today’s episode, we witness the twisted possibilities of a Hellcarver Demon, the blurry lines of high-power vs cEDH, and spontaneous generation of infinite combos. Also we recap Tony's first visit to TJ's Cafe and Games and Sam rambles on his favorite elk. Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 109! Today we have our buddy Cal Jones from the Herald's Horn Podcast joining us in the mine! Today, we talk about a getting shunned at an LGS for your cEDH ways, when one of the hosts gets you salty in a Patreon game for backseat cEDH driving, and how to detune your decks to have more fun. Also chaffing, Subway days, Mario Party, and one hungie boy. Check out Cal on the Herald's Horn Podcast or the Level Up Podcast! Especially the interview with Sam! Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! Get HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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

Welcome to Episode 108! The Salty Boys are together IN PERSON for a special live recording! We hope you enjoy it! In today's episode, we talk about giving advice after you've been knocked out, the plight of the fourth player, and how infinite life is not really a wincon. Also, treacherous driving stories and Metapod is mad (or maybe just tired?) Stay Salty! ____ Find HSM merch on our website and our Bonfire site! HSM playmats from our friends at Jank Mats! Use our affiliate link!! Email your salty stories to [email protected]! 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