North American Old School Cup 2025 (Eternal Weekend EC 93/94 Champs)

BACKGROUND: For a decade, mages from all over the world have gathered for Eternal Weekend and slung ancient cardboard while surrounded by friends. This is where 93/94 in the North American really took off -- a gathering of Wizards adhering to the rules of Eternal Central.

This event is designed to marry the #mtgunderground tradition of off-site booze-friendly unsanctioned 93/94 play with a desire by the T.O. to remember why we all started playing Old School at Eternal Weekend anyways -- EW is the greatest official Eternal Magic event of the year, and its hosts work hard to put it on for the community. Our goal is to honor the tradition that Jason Jaco began and complement itself.

FORMAT & TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE: This is a 93/94 old school tournament with modern rules; except, mana burn still happens. Swiss rounds will scale with attendance. We will likely adhere to the Swiss+1 format so expect 7~ rounds. There will be no Top 8. We will conclude with an award ceremony.

Tournament Organizers will be on site to make judge calls. Draws are not allowed and players who go to time in a round without a winner declarable will resolve would-be draws via a Chaos Orb flip-off.

We listened to feedback and have moved up the start time a bit so this doesn't go as late in the night. We are planning for 3:30 PM doors and 4 PM player's meeting, followed by Round 1 start.

If you can't make it for the official event on time, don't worry, this year we are adding a larger casual play area --- come by and join the party at anytime and jam games. OS, Sorcery, scribble ante, Revised40, Alpha40, 7 points singleton, X points, Premodern, you name it -- we would love to have you drop in for a game. Card Titan themselves are also planning EC rules OS tournaments on site at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Friday through Sunday.

DECKLISTS: photos of your deck are required in lieu of dekclists, and must be submitted by 4 PM Thursday (day of event) to ensure legality of decks and help us determine spicy prizes. Submit via email to [email protected]

DECK CONSTRUCTION / CARDS ALLOWED: Deck Construction Rules and Legal Sets can be found at ...Yes, gold-bordered cards from Collector's Edition, International Edition, retro-frame M30, and Pro Tour decks are legal, as are non-foil reprints with the original frame and art that was originally featured in a 1993 or 1994 set. Artist Proofs are welcome. Proxies, counterfeits, and playtest cards are not allowed."Champion / Prize" Power ( from previous events by this T.O./host are allowed.

PRE-REGISTRATION: Registering thru Eventbrite is required to guarantee a seat for this event. The entry fee of $55 + whatever processing fees Eventbrite charges will be used to support the Elks Lodge, cover venue reservation costs, special guests, staff/overhead and unique pool of prizes and Old School swag. The entry fee is non-refundable.

THE VENUE, FOOD, AND DRINK: The NAOS Magic Cup will be held at in downtown Pittsburgh. It's a 10-15 minute walk from the David L. Lawrence convention center where EW is taking place. Neighborhood parking is available, but there is no designated parking lot.

SPECIAL GUEST & PLAYMAT: We are pleased to announce that legendary Old School artist will be making a rare public appearance as our guest of honor. Margaret is the brilliant mind behind Old School and Premodern -era favorites such as Ivory Tower, Implements of Sacrifice, Sacred Mesa and Autumn Willow. She's also preparing an exclusive NAOS Cup / Eternal Weekend 2025 playmat that evokes some of some of her pieces that are famous for a powerful feminine mystique and detailed border, such as Spore Flower and Lion's Eye Diamond. Purchase your playmat with your ticket, today!

SOCIAL MEDIA: feel free to tag #eternalweekend9394 , and #NAOScup on instagram X/twitter, facebook, and discord. There's a pending, and posts regarding the event will be shared in .

PRIZES & DECKBUILDING CHALLENGES:

Prizes in ancient, altered cardboard will be awared to the Top 8 winners and a special prize to the declared Champion. Prizes for Spiciest Deck and Best Unpowered Deck will also be awarded (best upowered deck includes no Power 9 or Mishra's Workshop, but may contain other powerful restricted cards like Library of Alexandria, Bazaar of Baghdad, Wheel of Fortune, Sol Ring, etc.). "Everybody wins" some signed OS memento cards to take home but we are only doing these 10 top-heavy prizes this year so that people can go home at a decent hour!

STREAMING & PHOTOGRAPHY: We do not currently have a streaming partner but we are open to streaming this event. If we do, we will be providing commentary and eventually displaying the videos on Youtube. Event staff will be photographing the event for posterity and social media. By attending you consent to have your name, likeness, deck list, etc. recorded for this content and utilized for our social media. If you are interested in streaming this or future events please reach out to . Check out one of our past

As always, the number one rule in Old School is "don't be a dick."

Remember to tip your bartender and the artist, and to patronize our exclusive vendor, .

Host or Publisher North American Old School Magic