The Howling Salt Mine

HSM 160: Sucker Punch, Bad LGS Employee, and Three Salty Years

Welcome to Episode 160! IT IS OUR 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Thank you all for three lovely years of salt. It has been a wild ride, and we're excited for the next three years!
Today, a player gets hit with a sneak attack because of the Big Game, an opponent too faded to function, and the most insufferable LGS employee we have ever come across.
We also celebrate our anniversary, sip on cursed beverages, and eat lollipops for some reason.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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HSM 159: The MagicCon Vegas 2025 Recap Special!

Welcome to Episode 159!
Today we are talking MC Vegas! We'll walk through what we did each day and cap the episode off with our recorded Salty Tales where we asked you what makes YOU salty!
We'll talk about Barry Manilow, buying Cradles, epic cEDH turns, and all the Final Fantasy hype!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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HSM 158: Stranger Spite, Pubstomp Cousin, and Smart House

Welcome to Episode 158!
Today, we talk about a salty story about losing your commander in your graveyard permanently, paying back spite from a stranger with overwhelming force, and hiring your cousin to pubstomp your friends.
We also talk about smart houses, dog sitting, and Bill Withers.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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HSM 157: Ravages of Land Destruction, Butter the Nugs, and Pizza

Welcome to Episode 157!
In today's episode, surprise land destruction ruins a new player's game, we learn to butter the nugs and kudo the clapper, and when vigilante justice just leaves everyone feeling salty.
Also pizza toppings, Tony hates beef, and Mike's forced segues.
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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HSM 156: Blinked Blocker, Ulalek Rules Atrocity, and Amaro Rambling

Welcome to Episode 156 and the first video Gremlin Boys episode!
In a weird twist, today we really focus on the rules! First, a blocker gets blinked and a friend denies the ruling, then confusing eldrazi rules getting you kicked from a pod, and lastly a cautionary tale about why you should always beware the Protean Hulk!
We also talk about our shared love of amari and other liqueurs. Like a lot. We talk about it so much.
Stay Salty!
Sam & Tony
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HSM 155: Perfect Priority, Sheoldred Betrayal, and Sisay's Final Fantasy

Welcome to Episode 155!
Mike and Sam are here to workshop duo names and still be pretty gremliny even in Tony's absence.
Today, what happens when LGS beef leads to a back alley rumble, the salt of trying to play perfectly, and when your precious Sheoldred leaves you for another. 
Also, new Sisay tech from Final Fantasy, co-captains, and GF4P.
Stay Salty!
Sam & Mike
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HSM 154: Deal or Kingmake, a Salty Saga, and Not That Ur-Dragon

Welcome to Episode 154!
Today, we talk about a salty game that ended in kingmaking (or was it just a deal?), a long saga of salt with all the red flags you'd expect, and when someone pubstomps a new player with an Ur-Dragon deck (but not that Ur-Dragon deck I swear).
Also, Kotis is cool, blind box socks, and printer go brrrrrrrrr!
Stay Salty!
Sam, Mike, & Tony
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Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 153: Mean Jelly, Sleepy Tattoos, and Dockside Got Banned?

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
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Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 152: Boardwipe Blues, Always Too Strong, and Mall Rats 2

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
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Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com!
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Check out our Moxfield!
Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett

HSM 151: Fatherly Salt, Captain Kingmake, and Board Game Boy

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
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Email your salty stories to thehowlingsaltmine@gmail.com!
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Check out our Moxfield!
Podcast art by the talented Devin Burnett! @j.d.burnett