The Howling Salt Mine

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 D...

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...

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 Sal...

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, a...

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...

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 Sl...

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 str...

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 prosp...

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 Bon...

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 e...

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 playma...

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 prov...

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...

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 somet...

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 mer...

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...

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 ou...

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 a...

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 an...

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 pu...

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...

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 thehowlingsalt...

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 tr...

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 pl...

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. St...