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100 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago -7LandHand is a media channel focussing on Magic the Gathering content.
7LandHand produces two types of MTG podcast:
7LandHand Extra - which is our brief news show. These episodes are quick breaking news releases for when something exciting happens in MTG.
7LandHand - This is our monthly show where we take a deep dive into everything that is happening in the hobby from strategy to getting ready for the next prerelease.
We also produce MTG video tutorials and comedy skits on our Facebook page.
Content is designed to convey our enthusiasm for Magic: The Gathering and help you find this fun in our hobby, too.
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7LandHand: Episode 153 – Commander 2019
August 15, 2019 04:01 - 2 hours - 128 MBCommander 2019 releases in a short few days, but what is Commander? Why the big cards? Why the secretive players in the corner of your FLGS? What is Commander damage? How many people can play? …so many questions asked. So many answers given in this commanding episode featuring special guest:… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 152 – SDCC Announcements
July 21, 2019 10:31 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBWe were sitting on the throne of U-bend when news of the Throne of Eldraine broke. It made us ponder whether the pod’s sewerage is really up to scratch… Overnight, MTG Head designer, Mark Rosewater has held a panel at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con. He’s dropped a whiff of… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 151 – Corsets and other MTG Lingerie Tips
July 17, 2019 01:53 - 2 hours - 69.9 MBCore set 2020 has been out for a few weeks and the team gets together to talk about what has had punch, what Gargos is having for lunch and a bunch of other stuff. Including MTG Card Quiz, Listener Questions, Hot Garbage, Flavour Text and BUSTA-BOOSTA!! We give two boosters… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 150 – Bridge From Below Banning
July 09, 2019 13:16 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBBridge from Below just took one below the belt and got banned in Modern. Anthony Kiedis responded with incredulity on Twitter saying that he’s been telling us for years that a bridge from below is not a good thing. There’s anger about the Arena Mastery XP debacle…or have Wizards got… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 149 – Core Set 2020 PPPP
July 03, 2019 12:40 - 1 hour - 105 MBIt’s Core Set time of the year, and even better, it’s Core Set 2020 prerelease weekend THIS weekend. We turn on the study lamps, tell mum not to disturb us, and reveal the inner workings of this set. It’s all so that you’ll be ready for playing M20 sealed as… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 148 – M20 and MTG Arena News
June 28, 2019 08:15 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBWelcome to our new short format 7LH Extra podcast series. In this episode, David calls Aaron and the guys discuss: 1) Friday Preleases/M20 Prerelease buzz/London Mulligan 2) New promo packs 3) Mythic Championships III 4) MTG Arena changes for rotation announcements 5) MTG Arena Mastery System. Magic news and updates… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 147 – Looking Back On Six Years
June 07, 2019 03:50 - 2 hours - 65.9 MBWith 7LandHand becoming a Magic only podcast, we reflect on six years of our board games shows. Our new board games podcast will be out soon, so stay tuned for news on where to find that. In the meantime, please enjoy some retrospective looks at some of the fun we’ve… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 146 – Modern Horizons (Free’n Easy)
May 29, 2019 05:24 - 2 hours - 136 MBJoin two very poorly boys as they talk about the upcoming Modern Horizons set release. Some say having the flu makes you pod better…please let us know how we did. In a very free and easy format, Aaron and David bust a couple of WAR boosters, Aaron tries to win… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 145 – The Mind
May 06, 2019 12:04 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBWelcome to…The Mind. This game was nominated for the Spiel Des Jahres in the same year that Azul won. Was it a close contest? It is a game unlike anything else. Join the pod for the debate, a Matt’s quiz and the biggest news we’ve had in 145 episodes. Welcome… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 144 – WAR PPPP – Engage!
April 25, 2019 01:24 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBWar of the Spark is upon us, and this is the prerelease preparation podcast pack! Listen in before you go to your local WAR event and get an idea about how this set works; amass, proliferate, which colours work where, how important is removal…straight to the point, no faff. Get… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 143 – Ravnica is going to WAR
April 15, 2019 12:57 - 2 hours - 76.3 MBWar of the Spark spoilers are flooding the internet and the pod has been reading them all. Ravnica is going to WAR, there are hot planeswalkers, hot gods, hot Fblthp and more ridiculous bonds than an Ian Flemming convention. Tune in, play the quiz, savour the flavour text and wonder… Continue reading
7LandHand : Episode 142 – Fallout
March 29, 2019 16:05 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBIf there’s no blizzard of nuclear fallout in your neck of the woods, here’s your board game opportunity to practise how to survive before it all starts. It’s Fantasy Flight’s Fallout. We’ve all played the Bethesda Softwork’s electronic classics, now walk into the post-apocalyptic hexes on your tabletop. It’s a… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 141 – London Mulligon
March 10, 2019 16:14 - 2 hours - 69.2 MBWizards are considering giving you, the MTG player, the opportunity to draw 7LandHands over and over again…thanks Wizards, we love you, too. Aaron and Mishka are on the pod to discuss the London Mulligan, War of the Spark, and a whole bunch of Ravnica Allegiance. We give away two boosters… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 140 – The Damsel’s Tale
March 02, 2019 01:31 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBAlex Wynnter (designer of the Red Genie Games, 2019, Kickstarter release, The Damsel’s Tale) joins the pod in this episode to talk about his favourite dragon dodging, knight sweating game of the year. Of course, it’s The Damsel’s Tale. There’s also week in geek, neets and twooze, details for 10%… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 139 – ElectrodominanceU
February 14, 2019 01:22 - 2 hours - 63 MBWelcome to ElectrodominanceU – it’s orientation day…on campus, you’ll find a few listener questions, two Busta Boostas, an MTG card quiz, a rich topic discussion on standard and limited, a Sydney GP review, flavour text, and the Hot Garbage department (every Uni has one.) We’re buzzing about Ravnica Allegiance –… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 138 – Dixit
January 30, 2019 13:58 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBPicture this…eighty-four times over. It’s DIXIT so full of images, so full of easy to learn, gateway game goodness. This old classic gets it’s 7LH airing, we hear about Matt’s colossal Star Trek challenge, Netflix news, Handmaid misery and wrap it all up so that the Magic team can get… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 137 – Ravnica Allegiance PPPP
January 18, 2019 02:17 - 3 hours - 85.2 MBIt’s the dawn of a new set: Ravnica Allegiance. The pod says farewell to a few old Ravnican friends in MTG Card Quiz and Flavour Text, but goes deep into what you’ll need to know at this weekend’s RNA prerelease events. The new guilds, sealed strategy, top picks from the… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 136 – One Night Ultimate Werewolf
December 31, 2018 04:53 - 2 hours - 73.3 MBOw-oooooooooooooh! It’s on me, it’s on you…it’s ONUW. One Night Ultimate Werewolf is one of our party-time classic favourites. As our last show for 2018, and under a full-moon, we thought it prime-time to talk about a game of lycanthropic deception and bluffing. We talk a lot about our geeky… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 135 – 2018 MTG Year Review
December 19, 2018 00:15 - 2 hours - 70.9 MBWe’re upon the twilight of 2018. What better time than now to look back on the year that was in Magic. There is also Listener questions, UMA Booster pack opening techniques, Aaron reveals he’s now cooking food, Hot Garbage, a listener wins a UMA booster, Premonitions (for MTG in 2019),… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 134 – Detective A Modern Crime Board Game
December 01, 2018 04:21 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBThe pod is strapped into a lie detector back at HQ, the ashtray is filled with crumpled cigarettes and Agent Smith is returning with doner kebabs and iced tea. Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game is all about the sleuthing, but also much about the food. In this episode, the… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 133 – Vaping Mephitically
November 21, 2018 02:00 - 2 hours - 71.3 MBHot off his recent exploits at the Good Games Magic Championships at PAX Melbourne, Zachary Seow (WA State Champion) joins the pod. They discuss the MTG Grand Prix experience, answer listener questions, busta boosta and play a little thing that is a real quiz (undoubtedly). This episode brought to you by Good… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 132 – Century Spice Road
November 05, 2018 08:42 - 2 hours - 57.3 MBIf variety is the spice of life, what is Century Spice Road, and has it ever been a show-biz newspaper? Splendor killer, Splendor impersonator, or part one of a trilogy of board gaming genius? These are some of the spicy questions tackled on this episode. Matt does a Matt’s Quiz,… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 131 – Guilds of Ravnica
October 18, 2018 03:21 - 2 hours - 77.1 MBEverybody has a big GRN on their face as the current set is going awwf. Guilds of Ravnica has arrived, rotated old sets away, and left its imprint on standard. What are these effects? What are we expecting to see played at the Good Games Magic Championship next week? Who… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 130 – Gloomhaven
September 30, 2018 06:13 - 2 hours - 57.7 MBIt’s our favourite game of the year…and by the looks of internet polls, it’s everybody else’s favourite game, too. After playing this Gloomhaven for 24 hours straight (raising money for Beyond Blue) we still wanted to play more. Since that time, we have played for another two full days…and we… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 129 – Guilds of Ravnica Prerelease Preparation Podcast
September 28, 2018 00:59 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBIt’s the PreRelease Preparation Podcast for Guilds of Ravnica. Plug in the pod and get your head around what to expect at this weekend’s prerelease events. Pro-player Anthony Lee joins the pod to break down the set, and discuss: Set mechanics, guilds and how they work, gold cards in GRN,… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 128 – Turing Tumble
September 01, 2018 03:10 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBHave you ever wondered how tiny switches, zeros and ones make your computer work? Turing Tumble has been designed to help you learn about such things through the medium of plastic…and marbles. Join us (and Alia the Space Engineer) as we take a look at this comic book driven, puzzler.… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 127 – Goodbye Sweet Energy
August 17, 2018 05:41 - 2 hours - 80.1 MBEvery ‘Hello’ offers the opportunity for a ‘Goodbye’ and such is the way with a large part of standard. Mishka, Aaron and David reminisce on all the sets that will rotate out in October, what spaces will be left for new deck ideas, and the highlights/lowlights of playing in the… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 126 – T.I.M.E Stories
July 28, 2018 02:04 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBThis is the one hundred and twenty-sixth time that receptacles Matt and David have been occupied to perform this episode…Bob is as happy as he’s going to get with the end result. It’s time to talk T.I.M.E Stories. A big white box full of the promise of infinite stories, written… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 125 – Bitten and an Introduction to LARP
July 21, 2018 01:37 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBBitten by the bug of high-paced card drafting games? Now you can be bitten by Bitten. We take a look at CatDragon Game’s match-up of monster-themed, hidden identity, city domination. Trent Cheetham joins the pod to introduce us to everything LARP, from in-depth insights into how a LARP event is… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 124 – M19 Core Set PreRelease Preparation Podcast
July 02, 2018 11:47 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBIt’s a special 7LH Extra with our second, PreRelease Preparation Podcast. Everything you need to be ready for this weekend’s M19 Core Set Prerelease. Anthony Lee joins us to discuss mini-combo mentality, while Aaron challenges him to a game of ‘Trap or Good’…or was it ‘Crap or Bomb’ *segment name… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 123 – Decrypto
June 30, 2018 01:45 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBDust off the old 5 1/4 inch floppy disks and get out your Dymo Gun, it’s time to transmit secret messages in Decrypto. Inform your partner, while the other team listen in…it’s kinda like having Edward Snowden living in your granny flat. We have a full cast today with Matt,… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 122 – DomDomDomDom
June 15, 2018 02:31 - 2 hours - 62.7 MBDom Dom Dom Dom…it’s the funeral march for Dominaria. Let’s make the most of it while we can. But with M19 on the horizon, MTG is looking good. Tune in for the best cards, we’ve played, Aaron’s pet favourites, and a bunch of cards that we played more than once…but… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 121 – Shadespire
June 02, 2018 01:26 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBWhile no one knows the age of Sigmar, David and Matt admit to being 17 and 16 years old, respectively. We venture into the city of Shadespire and find it’s made of glass, dice, and angry warbands hungry for biffo. It’s Games Workshop’s entry into the world of fast-paced, head… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 120 – Dominaria Draft Haven
May 10, 2018 13:18 - 2 hours - 78.4 MBHave you ever wanted to know more about allied and enemy colours? The pod analyses the colour-pairings for Dominaria, highlighting common and uncommon cards that will form the core of any good draft deck. We also reflect on our 24 hours of Gloomhaven, MTG card Quiz, Flavour Text, Premonitions and… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 119 – Stuffed Fables
April 29, 2018 02:48 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBGrab your favourite teddy and join us as we enter The Fall. We expose our puffed foibles to bring you ‘Stuffed Fables’ a beautiful Plaid Hat ‘Adventure Book Series’ game. Matt’s been on holiday, so we go deep on week in geek and get straight into talking about the game.… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 118 – Dominaria Pre-Release Weekend Special
April 19, 2018 13:11 - 2 hours - 62.5 MBNo faff and all great MTG advice. Anthony Lee joins Aaron and David to discuss this weekend’s Dominaria prerelease. Get a listen to this episode before your sealed flight to get a hang of the set mechanics, gold cards, what to avoid, insight on the BOMBS, and cool decks ideas… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 117 – Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
March 31, 2018 02:57 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB…and now for the final piece of the puzzle, it’s Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. The 7LH Baker Street Irregulars gather to talk about geeky activities, ‘THE BEST GAME I PLAYED THIS YEAR!’ – David, and a Matt’s quiz which is reasonably good. We announce the winner of ‘Fog of Love’… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 116 – Masters of the Universe
March 15, 2018 12:07 - 2 hours - 64.9 MBAfter 25 years, most anniversaries are stale, and you’re just hanging in there for the grandkids…but not with Magic. The love is just as strong as that first day we busted a black lotus back in 1993 …and used it as a drink coaster. All the usual features, plus: We… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 115 – Fog of Love
March 02, 2018 11:17 - 2 hours - 63 MBIf you ever need to talk to someone about love, you’re always welcome at 7LandHand. In today’s episode, we peel back the white sleeve to reveal, ‘Fog of Love.’ It’s Jacob Jaskov’s Kickstarter sensation somehow married up to a Matt’s quiz, an Aaron’s Top Ten, and plenty of geek news.… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 114 – RIX Topix
February 09, 2018 02:34 - 2 hours - 68.5 MBBannings, the shape of RIX drafts, RIX effects on standard…what a time to be alive! We also throw in the usual busta-boosta, AMAZING listener questions, quizzes, flavours, neets, premonitions, garbage. It’s all in the jungle, in the jungle, whacka whacka, whacka, knees, knees. This episode brought… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 113 – Azul
January 25, 2018 17:16 - 2 hours - 65.6 MBIt’s time to stick tiny coloured porcelain bits to the walls of your Portuguese palace…don’t have a palace, don’t sweat it. Michael Kiesling has you covered with his hit board game, Azul. Aaron’s back on the board game podcast with Matt and David. Much geek discussion occurs, a Matt’s quiz… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 112 – RIX Tricks in the Mix
January 10, 2018 11:44 - 2 hours - 58.9 MBRIX Tricks in the Mix (unofficially) brought to you by Twix. In the excitement leading up to the ‘Rivals of Ixalan’ pre-release weekend, Anthony Lee joins the pod to answer your questions. He also discusses some RIX strategies with Aaron as everyone gets ready for this weekend’s sealed event. There’s… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 111 – 5th Annual Beer and Pizza Show
January 04, 2018 06:39 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBIt’s the 5th Annual 7LandHand Beer and Pizza Show. This year, LIVE from Good Games Cannington. We reflect on the year that was (2017) with thirty of our closest gaming friends. Discussion includes: MTG Sets from 2017, Essen board game recommendations for 2018, and we even check in with the… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 110 – Photosynthesis
December 30, 2017 01:14 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBWe’re wearing Firs as we Maple some ‘Sick Amores.’ Trees, Light…chlorophyll, it’s time to photosynthesise. It’s the most beautiful game created, which we then litter with a Matt’s quiz. Jaime stretches a Photosynthesising Top Ten to include synthetic beings (much better), and we announce the winner of last month’s GOTM:… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 108 – Queendomino
December 01, 2017 16:15 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBThe domino and the butterfly effects describe pretty much the same idea, but we’ve never heard of a game called QueenButterfly…so, in this episode, we review Blue Orange Games’ Queendomino. Don’t stop Bruno now, he’s having such a good time. Matt ruins that, however, with one of his quizzes, there’s… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 107 – Azcanta Found
November 10, 2017 04:15 - 2 hours - 60.8 MBIt’s MTG A-Z with Aaron and Zoe. Zoe (from Good Games Cannington) joins us to answer some listener questions, play all the quizzes, and give her take on travelling overseas to play Magic. A lucky listener wins TWO Ixalan boosters. A seven-year-old girl drops by to describe magic cards, and… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 106 – GGMC Finalist Interviews
November 03, 2017 04:09 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBThese are the GGMC (Good Games Magic Championship) 2017 finalist interviews. David and Aaron have a chat with each of the finalists after the dust settles on what was a super-exciting series of matches. Thank you to Manny Lagmay, Wan Chin Lee, Jex Calder, Denby Adams, Marcus Peck, and Chris… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 105 – Lovecraft Letter
October 29, 2017 23:30 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBYou have a cousin in Egypt, and they’re in trouble…sound like Love Letter to you? Of course, it does. Lovecraft Letter reinvents Seiji Kanai’s card deduction classic, and with a new spin, changes the dynamics of this short-game favourite forever. Matt gives us a love letter inspired quiz, and there’s… Continue reading
7LandHand Extra: Episode 104 – Ixalan Fo’ Real
October 13, 2017 01:25 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBStraight outta Vraska’s Contempt and into your ears, it’s Ixalan Fo’ Real. How has Ixalan twisted standard into a thorny cutlass? We answer your questions on such matters before looking at the main decks in standard. There’s the quiz stuff, the busta stuff, the hot garbage stuff, and everything GGMC… Continue reading
7LandHand: Episode 103 – Unearth
September 30, 2017 04:46 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBIt’s all above ground like a post-hibernation rodent, but this is no groundhog day. Unearth is here, brand new and sparkling, straight from Brotherwise, to 7LH, to your ears. We have a new segment: Jaime’s Top Ten (with an incredible theme tune from Danul), Matt’s quiz, a winner for our… Continue reading