Tournament Rules & Structure
This section contains all the information about the structure of the tournaments, the rules it will abide, and any special notes/restrictions set by the organiser.
Tournament Rules, Format, and More
Format of the tournament
Old School (Gold Border Allowed) ‐ Constructed Format
Old School is a casual constructed Magic: The Gathering format using an older or limited card pool, or older rule sets. There are many different variations, often with different rules set regionally by a play group or a local tournament organizer.
This format will consider the so-called Ravenna Rules (aka as the "Italian Rules") used in many major tournaments in Europe. In a nutshell: Same B&R as Swedish rules, with some reprint versions of the cards legal: all cards that (a) Have the same art as the original printing; (b) Have the same frame as the original printing, and (c) Are not foiled. All languages are legal.
Old School (Gold Border Allowed) format will extend the original OS format by also including cards with Gold Border that are legal in the format.
Allowed Sets
The tournament will allow cards from the following sets (and reprints!)
Color Legend:- : Core
- : Expansion :
- Promo, Spellbook, Memorabilia, Premium_Deck
The following special/non-english sets are also allowed:
Intl. Collectors' Edition;
Collectors' Edition;
Revised Edition;
Foreign Black Border;
Summer Magic / Edgar;
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border;
Fourth Edition;
Chronicles Foreign Black Border;
Chronicles;
Renaissance;
Rinascimento;
Reprint Policy
Old School with same art, same frame Reprint Policy!
IE/CEI cards allowed. Foil not allowed!
Any other fake/proxy card not printed by WotC won't be allowed.
Any fake card spotted during game will be sanctioned with expulsion.
For example:
Birds of Paradise 4ed
is allowed.Birds of Paradise 7ed
is not allowed.
Banned List
- Bronze Tablet
- Contract from Below
- Darkpact
- Demonic Attorney
- Jeweled Bird
- Rebirth
- Tempest Efreet
Restricted List
- Ancestral Recall
- Balance
- Black Lotus
- Braingeyser
- Channel
- Chaos Orb
- Contract from Below*
- Darkpact*
- Demonic Tutor
- Library of Alexandria
- Mana Drain
- Mind Twist
- Mishra's Workshop
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Regrowth
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Tempest Efreet
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Wheel of Fortune
Rules Enforcement Levels (REL) are a means to communicate to the players and judges what expectations they can have of the tournament in terms of rigidity of rules enforcement, technically correct play, and procedures used.
Judges
We will play at Regular REL. Organizers & Judges together will be there to make sure that everything flows; to answer any rules questions, or solving weird board states and disagreements.
Regular REL
Most Magicâ„¢ players play for fun and see a tournament as a social event. Regular Rules Enforcement Level encourages a welcoming atmosphere and friendly competition. Your demeanor should reflect this, whether you are playing, judging or both. Players and judges are encouraged to help one another at appropriate times, such as during deck construction or between matches. Judges are the last word when a dispute or question arises, and we should be as impartial and diplomatic as possible. Source: magicjudges.com
More details about Pairings
Pairings
Pairings will be generated using SWISS Rules, considering a number of playable rounds determined by the total number of players.
Rounds:
09
to16
players = 4 rounds;17
to32
players = 5 rounds;33
to64
players = 6 rounds;65
to128
players = 7 rounds;129+
= 8 rounds.
Top 16
, 8
, or 6
will be calculated, depending on the total number of players.
New rounds (and therefore pairings) will be played as soon as all players played theirs.
Each round will be 50 minutes