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This week, Denis and Riley offer you the opportunity to savour some less-than-optimal audio quality as Riley accidentally used his built-in laptop mic to record the episode instead of the audio setup he dragged all the way to Germany. Oops! (It's not really that bad, though.) In this episode there are discussions from everything from playing card games with kids to how to trick your friends into p...

This week, Denis and Riley address the many, many deaths Magic has died (and the long history of those deaths), advise on how best to approach playing board games with kids, talk about how to deal with rude opponents at FNM, and then have a remarkably strident disagreement over one listener's question - their biggest argument yet. Will they ever be able to heal the rift between them? Probably. The...

This week, Denis and Riley get a little more serious than usual, tackling some questions about racism, bigotry, and other garbage behaviour in both Magic and gaming in general. They advise on questions addressing what best to do in situations where people are behaving unacceptably, and talk about some of the ways you might be able to help people get on the right side of history.  Got a question, q...

This week, Denis and Riley discuss some suggestions to rename the podcast, talk about the new Magic product releases, and then get across some listener-submitted advice questions on everything from the etiquette of losing at Risk to what sort of games to buy a seven-year-old to how to manage a burgeoning Steam library.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Join Riley's Discord server - http://bit.l...

This week, Denis and Riley get across gaming advice of all kinds - some classic Magic advice with a Shark Tale, advice on how best to get into a new gaming hobby, and from your local jungle specialist Denis Stranjak, the etiquette involved in taking camps from laners - there's also a long and argumentative discussion about difficulty in video games, so look forward to that! Got a question, query,...

This week, Denis and Riley announce a pivot with the podcast - rather than juse bgin restricted to Magic advice, Scry Me a River is now a gaming  advice podcast! The boys discuss this change and some of the community reactions to it, then field your questions, queries, and quandaries on all sorts of gaming-related issues.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Join Riley's Discord server - http://bi...

This week, Denis and Riley are together once again for the third-ever in-person recording of SMaR! There are tons of questions for them to get through, on everything from playing Magic as a boardgame to breaking your friends' arms to teach them a lesson, and some bonus Museum Chat to round everything out.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Join Riley's Discord server - http://bit.ly/joinrileysdi...

This week, Denis and Riley get across the recent Jumpstart: Historic Horizons announcement and share their thoughts and opinions on it, then get into the advice questions dealing with things like interpreting online results and buying cards in the face of a looming rotation. There's a lot of old men yelling at clouds energy in this episode! Got a question, query, or quandary? Join Riley's Discord...

This week, Denis and Riley talk about a controversy about prerelease byes, make a personal plea to one single listener to change Commander decks (don't listen to that bit, it's just for that one person, thanks), and discuss how best to change the atmosphere of an LGS to make sure it's as welcoming as it should be.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Join Riley's Discord server - http://bit.ly/joi...

This week, Denis and Riley get back to their core "competency" and address some advice questions submitted by you, the listeners. Dealing with salty opponents, when to sell certain cards, how to deal with a tough draft format - it's all in there, along with a lot of chat about Rainbow Six Siege (and, obviously, Metal Gear Solid, Denis sneaks it in every episode). Got a question, query, or quandary...

This week, Denis and Riley continue evaluating some of the more flavourful offerings that are coming in the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons-themed Magic set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. With their experience of having played D&D for many years, they evaluate the flavour and implementation of various D&D characters and tropes that appear on cards, and talk about the hits and the misse...

This week, Denis and Riley shelve the advice questions for awhile to get across some of the new cards that are coming in the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons-themed Magic set, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. With their experience of having played D&D for many years, they evaluate the flavour and implementation of various D&D characters and tropes that appear on cards, and talk about the h...

This week, Denis and Riley read through your D&D stories in readiness for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, including a couple of D&D Horror Stories for the full segment crossover experience. There's a heartbreaking Shark Tale, there's some advice questions, and there's a lot of brand-new Age of Empires chat as well.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Join Riley's Discord server - http...

This week, Denis and Riley get stuck into a bit of D&D chat, with the new set on the horizon, and then into the SMaR content you crave. Power Moves, LGS Horror Stories, even a bit of good old-fashioned Magic drama as well! There are also a couple of new segments we're going to put on the boil - don't hesitate to send in your contributions.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Join Riley's Disc...

This week, Denis and Riley have an alarming number of actual advice questions - the nonsense and tangents are at a minimum this time around, we're sorry to say. The boys advise on the politics of takesies-backsies, on shunning people from playgroups, and on building out a collection of a new set. There's also a good old fashioned Power Move or two, and then somehow Kojima Chat comes back.  Got a q...

This week, Denis and Riley get across CFB's brand-new Commander Quiz, then get stuck into the advice. There's questions about power disparities in webcam Magic, bringing MtG to the classroom, and kicking off draft nights at your LGS, alongside a lot of chat about the board game Pokemon Master Trainer. Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rlyknght or @stranjak - where you can e...

This week, Denis and Riley spend like 15 minutes on the ad for CFB, so look forward to that, before getting to the advice questions. There's everything you love - advice, AITA, shark sightings, and even some MGS chat for old times' sake.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rlyknght or @stranjak - where you can either @ us or slide into our DMs! Join Riley's Discord server: h...

This week, Denis and Riley invert the usual formula as it's Riley, and not Denis, who hasn't read the questions this week. Get across advice questions, AITA submissions, life advice in the wake of the OP announcement, and a weird and long tangent about finishing high school, all while Riley tries to avoid the swearwords Denis sneakily edited into the questions as Riley was reading.   Got a questio...

This week, Denis and Riley get across some truly enraging LGS Horror Stories and AITA submissions - watch that blood pressure as you listen, cos these are real nasty ones. They also handle questions about the etiquette of playing Arena with friends, and how post-pandemic socialising might end up going for all those introverts out there.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rl...

This week, Denis and Riley enjoy a bit of everything that makes SMaR what it is - some advice, some AITA, some Shark Tales, editing out Denis' swearing, and Riley telling stories from primary school (although, oddly, without any doxxing). Get across it! Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rlyknght or @stranjak - where you can either @ us or slide into our DMs! Join Riley's Di...

This week, Denis and Riley get stuck into a medium episode with advice questions, Shark Tales, a quickfire round of "live" questions, and the fallout from last week's $5,000 Resident Evil charity fundraiser.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rlyknght or @stranjak - where you can either @ us or slide into our DMs! Join Riley's Discord server: http://bit.ly/joinrileysdiscord...

This week, Denis and Riley churn through a stack of classic SMaR questions, with all your favourite segments being revisited - including an AITA question where everyone is the A. Denis also manages to sorely vex Riley by snookering him into doing something he really  doesn't want to do, but now has no choice. Great. Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rlyknght or @stranjak -...

This week, Denis and Riley are joined by their first-ever second-ever guest: Adam Savidan! Adam answers your questions on everything from Magic to wrestling to fantasy literature, as well as being confronted with specially cultivated questions designed to produce premium vexation for your listening pleasure. Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rlyknght or @stranjak - where yo...

This week, Denis and Riley pick up the conversation on how to deal with a constant need to optimise everything, from Magic to life more broadly. They read and discuss listener stories and perspectives, and consider ways to deal with this problem that so many Magic players deal with.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rlyknght or @stranjak - where you can either @ us or slid...

This week, Denis and Riley field all sorts of questions about podcasting, streaming, etiquette at GPs, and more! They also discuss the consequences of putting sugar in a petrol tank, which you shouldn't do, even if you're looking to besmirch the name of a hated rival.  Got a question, query, or quandary? Find us on Twitter - @rlyknght or @stranjak - where you can either @ us or slide into our DMs!...