Rules/Resources

What we play

We most frequently (but not exclusively) play Old School 93/94 using the Eternal Central rule set, Premodern, and 7pt Old School. Check out the resources below for more information on each, as well as many other formats we've tried and enjoyed.

Old School 93/94

Old School 93/94 originated in Sweden, but has branched to many versions, including Fallen Empires and old-border/original-art reprints as well as various banned and restricted lists. We utilize the Eternal Central banned and restricted list, which can be found here: https://www.eternalcentral.com/9394rules/

Cards printed in 93/94 are legal (sans ante cards) as well as their later reprints (as long as they are the old frame and original art). Yes, even Collector's Edition and World Championship gold-bordered cards are legal!

Premodern

Premodern consists of the sets following 93/94, which are 4th edition through Scourge. Similarly, reprints are legal (but do not need to maintain original border or art), as well as Collector's Edition and World Championship gold-bordered cards. The format description and rules can be found at: https://premodernmagic.com/rules#rules

7pt Old School

7pt Singleton approaches the banned/restricted list from a new angle. The standard reprint-policy applies (as long as they're old border and art), but the most broken or oppressive cards are given point values. Each deck consists of 60 cards, with all cards being restricted to 1 per deck. You may include up to 7 points worth of powerful cards in your deck . There is no sideboard (although matches are still best-of-3). Check out the official page at: https://7pts-singleton.com/

Other Variations

Over the years there have been no shortage of formats based off the first decade of Magic cards. If there's something you'd like to try bring a deck (or 2) and there will likely be someone else willing to try it out. Vintage cards can't stifle innovation!

A few that we've enjoyed are:

Proxy Policy

Mill City Old School is a proxy friendly community. We allow and encourage players to use proxies as a workaround to inspire involvement and creative deck-building in a format that has become cost-prohibitive for many old and new players.

We are discussing the possibility of allowing proxies in tournaments for specific formats. This concept is a work in progress and will be updated once we finalize the policy. We will be creating a design standard for proxies, as well as the review process for decks entered into tournaments.

The proxy standard will not be in effect for casual meetups, nor will we enforce any deck reviews.