The Howling Salt Mine

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...

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 di...

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 lov...

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 ! U...

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...

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 Slee...

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...

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 Sa...

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 "stays...

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 a...

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 ga...

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 ! G...

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 w...

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 i...

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! SE...

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...