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Matt Barber @theboohi.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This week I played Legacy at our local weekly, Premodern FNM, and then an Old School charity event at the local brewery today. Feasting on great Magic lately. Long live the @rochesterroyals.bsky.social our community rules.

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Duress Crew @duresscrew.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Tickets for the North American Premodern Championship at DuressFest are available now through Kickstarter! duressfest.com

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DuressFest

A Magic: the Gathering Event ft. the 2027 North American Premodern Championship

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Dave Firth Bard @dfirthbard.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

TFW you and your friends have a Magic: the Gathering party and you raise $35K for a top-notch local charity helping real families give their kids a better start in life 🥹🥹🥹 From the bottom of my heart, to everyone in #oldschoolmtg who supports LOBSTERCON: thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Duress Crew @duresscrew.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Thanks to everyone who attended Lobstercon this weekend and tuned into the stream! What’s next? Well, the North American Premodern champs (aka Premodern Lobstercon) will be May 1st-2nd in 2026! Registration will be Nov 2nd at Noon EST and will 100% sell out so save the date!

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RocRoyals @rochesterroyals.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Mark your calendars! Winter Ball ’26 is happening Saturday, January 31st, 2026 in Fairport, NY! Join us for a full day of Premodern and Atlantic OS 93/94 all to support The Brighton Food Cupboard #RocRoyals #MTGRochester #PremodernMagic #MTGOldSchool #CharityEvent #MagicTheGathering #MTGCommunity

A poster for the Winter Ball '26. The event takes place on January 31st 2026 and has an entry fee of $60. The event has a Premodern main event starting at 11:00 AM and an Old School event at 11:15 AM. The event is in support of The Brighton Food Cupboard and the organizers will reimburse $5 to any entrant that provides a material donation to the Cupboard.

Full details can be found at https://rocroyalsmtg.com/events/2026-01-31-winter-ball/

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Duress Crew @duresscrew.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Hey you, yes you! Check out the latest Hardcast episode to hear all the details for our upcoming events, including Lobstercon 2026. It will also be on YouTube "Soon". Links: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/09ol9T7... RSS: media.rss.com/hardcast/fee...

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CrazyCarl @crazy-carl.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Top 8 pins for our charity event in October!

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Oscar @justmysalt.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Two weeks back, my friend Eliot Burk and I hosted Ithaca NY's first 93/94 Old School tournament. Check out his write up below! I am extremely grateful for the community and a HUGE thanks to the 22 other players, most having played OS for the first time! ithacaosmtg.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/i...

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Ithaca Ice Storm: Tournament Report

The Ithaca Ice Storm is on the books as the first-ever Old School 93/94 Magic: The Gathering tournament in Ithaca, New York. On May 24th, 2025, 23 Wizards, from young to old, gathered at Cantrip Ca…

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CrazyCarl @crazy-carl.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Happy to announce our charity 1k in October! I'll spam BlueSky a few more times over the coming months :) All proceeds to www.foodbankst.org!

Flier for a tournament in Binghamton, NY Check Dragonmaster Games facebook page for more info.

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Upstate NY Pauper | Mitch @upstatenypauper.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

🧵In the face of all the hate, let's get together, Paup Off for Charity, and show support for every member of our community! Check out the event page for more details, and follow our socials for prizing updates! #MTGPauper #MTG #MagictheGathering www.spicerack.gg/events/1981185

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Upstate NY Pauper: Pauping Off for Charity! at Upstate NY Pauper — spicerack.gg

Upstate NY Pauper: Pauping Off for Charity! | When: June 21, 2025 | Format: Pauper | Cost: $35.88

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Duress Crew @duresscrew.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

First of the North American Premodern Champs rounds are now up on Youtube! Check it out on our channel DuressCrew or via this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FWH...

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RocRoyals @rochesterroyals.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

An NYSE Open IX Qualifier? Supporting Equitable Healthcare? Unlimited Proxies?! Check out The Royal Index! rocroyalsmtg.com/events/2025-...

A poster for The Royal Index: a NYSE Open IX Qualifier with profits from the event going to The Mocha Center. A $60 entry gets you into the Vintage event and pizza for lunch. We will have a cash bar on site! This event is Full Playtest/Proxy friendly. The event takes place on Saturday, March 31st, with a start time of 11 AM. If you have any questions, please see our website for additional details or DM this account. Come play the most powerful format and support equitable healthcare in our community!

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RocRoyals @rochesterroyals.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

rocroyalsmtg.com/post/winter-... We had over 70 folks join us for our first Winter Ball! Together we raised just over $2k and filled one and a half donation bins for the Brighton Food Cupboard! Hope to see you at the next one.

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Winter Ball '25 Organizer's Report

Our first one!

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Matt Barber @theboohi.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I went 5-2 at the @rochesterroyals.bsky.social Winter Ball ‘25 premodern charity event! I got 9th on breakers with “The Solution” but the vibes were immaculate. Almost 70 people showed up to a VFW in Rochester to raise money for a local food bank. I am so thankful to have the Royals events here.

Premodern “The Solution” decklist:

2 Adarkar Wastes
2 Battlefield Forge
1 City of Brass
2 Counterspell
2 Exalted Angel
2 Fact or Fiction
3 Fire/Ice
4 Flooded Strand
1 Force Spike
2 Gemstone Mine
2 Impulse
3 Island
4 Lightning Angel
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Mana Leak
4 Meddling Mage
3 Mother of Runes
2 Mountain
2 Plains
3 Portent
2 Reflecting Pool
3 Shivan Reef
4 Swords to Plowshares

SIDEBOARD:
2 Blue Elemental Blast
1 Enlightened Tutor
2 Hibernation
1 Phyrexian Furnace
2 Pyroclasm
2 Red Elemental Blast
2 Seal of Cleansing
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Warmth
1 Worship

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Duress Crew @duresscrew.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Special announcement for Lobstercon 2025! Excited to announce that Pete Venters will be joining our lineup of artists for the event! Make sure to get those 🦐 signed!

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RocRoyals @rochesterroyals.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Today's the last day if you want some BBQ! We'll have pizza for you otherwise. We've hit 68 registered players and have room for more. We'd love to see you there!

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RocRoyals @rochesterroyals.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

We're about a week out from closing BBQ preregistrations for the Winter Ball '25! We'll post a final reminder on January 20th. For folks who sign up after the 20th, we'll be ordering pizza. We've got 50 folks registered so far, and we'd love for you to join them; it's going to be a ton fun!

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Phil Nguyen @mtgbanding.com · 10/01/2025

It’s here! The 2025 edition of the Premodern Roundtable featuring special guest Martin Berlin (who hints at changes to come) discussing the format. Also: Spice Paradise webcam league returns, musings on Lotus Petal, and links to amazing Premodern content mtgbanding.substack.com/p/the-premod...

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The Premodern Roundtable: 2025 Edition with Special Guest Martin Berlin

PLUS: Spice Paradise returns, a primer on RocSur, and musings about Lotus Petal

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Duress Crew @duresscrew.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The next Massachusetts Monthly will be February 15th! Last week we had 42 in attendance so be sure to come jam.

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Duress Crew @duresscrew.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Premodern LOBSTERCON registration will open on Sunday, December 15th at 10:00 AM U.S. Eastern! For more details, visit the information page here: sentineloldschoolmtg.com/2024/12/07/p...

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RocRoyals @rochesterroyals.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

We are excited to announce our Winter Ball '25! We're running a 100 person Premodern Main, Atlantic OS 93/94 Side, and Legacy Side in benefit of the Brighton Food Cupboard. Entry is $50, gets you registration to any/all events, and lunch from Dinosaur BBQ! rocroyalsmtg.com/events/2025-...

Rochester Royals Winter Ball '25 poster. This is our first charity event and is run in benefit of the Brighton Food Cupboard. All proceeds from the event will go to the charity. Entry will be $50, includes lunch from Dinosaur BBQ, and entry into all Magic events on the day. We will have a 100 person Premodern Main event, an Atlantic OS 93/94 side event, and a Legacy side event. All events are playtest card friendly. We are offering a $3 reimbursement for participants that bring items from the Cupboard's needed items list. Those items include but are not limited to: Beans & Rice, Cereal, Fruit (canned), Pasta & Sauce, Tuna, Soup, Vegetables (canned), Peanut Butter, Feminine Hygiene, Tooth Paste, Toothbrushes, Soap & Detergent, Toilet Paper, Shampoo, and Deodorant. Please see https://rocroyalsmtg.com/events/2025-01-25-winter-ball/ for more details about the event. Please visit https://jfsrochester.org/brighton-food-cupboard/ for more details about our charity partner.

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RocRoyals @rochesterroyals.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

We're running our first OS 93/94 event this Saturday 11/16! Atlantic B&R with unlimited playtest/proxy cards allowed! Visit rocroyalsmtg.com/events/2024-... for details! Check out our prize cards! #magicthegathering #oldschoolmtg

Two Magic: the Gathering cards. On the left: Sage of Lat-nam altered with the event: OS NOV '24 written along the left side of the card art and SPICE! written along the right side of the card art. The sage's beard has been colored red, his mustache has been accentuated, and he's been given a green, pointed cap. On the right: Revised Edition Balance with the event: OS NOV '24 written along the left side of the card art and ROYAL! written along the right side of the card art. The knight depicted in Balance's art has been given a crown. Both cards bear the Rochester Royals stamp.

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