The best thing about Old School isn’t the cards; it’s the passion, pride and camaraderie of the communities of Old School. Perhaps you are returning to the game after 25 years and are dusting off your forgotten middle-school collection. Maybe you are already an experienced Vintage veteran and looking for a new challenge. Or maybe you just think the cards look really cool and want to play but have a limited budget. Whatever the case may be, reach out and somebody will be waiting with an open playmat, a warm handshake and (if you’re lucky and old enough) a cool, crisp beverage.
The Global (Online) Old School Community
- reddit
- r/oldschoolmtg
- The Old School subreddit is a fantastic resource, with active updates and links to tons of Old School content from all over the web.
- r/oldschoolmtg
- Facebook Groups
- Old School Magic 4 Life
- The biggest dedicated 93/94 Facebook group, truly international in scope.
- Old School Webcam Community
- Thriving community of webcam (Skype, Appear.in) 93/94 players, a clearinghouse to find games with Old School players all over the world. Both pick-up games, and organized regular virtual tournaments.
- Old School Magic 4 Life
- Discord
- The Old School Discord
- With subchannels ranging from #deck-tech to #alters to #secret-santa card swaps, as well as a very active selling/trading this a great and welcoming forum whether a newb or an Old School veteran.
- The Old School Discord
Local Communities
Below are all the local chapters/communities throughout the world that focus on Old School Magic. Many have regular meetups. Meet new friends in your area and try out the format! If I missed your community, or if your community’s information needs updated, please contact me!
- NORTH AMERICA
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- East
- Northeast (MA/NH/CT/RI/VT/ME) “New England Old School (NEOS)” (Twitter) (Facebook)
- NYC “Sisters of the Flame”
- Philadelphia/South NJ (PA/NJ) “Forces of Nature“
- Central PA “Old Order Old School“
- Baltimore (MD) “Baltimore Old School”
- Washington DC “D.C. Derelors“ and “The Strip Miners” and “DC Swamp Kings”
- Columbia (SC) “Magical Hacks” (Website) (Instagram)
- Richmond (VA) “The Wretched”
- Atlanta (GA) “Team Tusk” and “Demonic Tutors“
- Tampa (FL) “Tampa Baytogs“
- Midwest
- Pittsburgh (PA) “Iron City Old School”
- Chicago (IL) “Lords of the Pit”
- Minneapolis/St. Paul (MN) “Northern Paladins“
- Detroit (MI) “Librarians of Leng” (aka “The MTG Underground” )
- Jackson (MI) “Knights TAPlar” [Contact: Paul Fiero]
- Akron (OH) “Akron Legionnaires“
- Cleveland (OH) “Cleveland Rocs”
- Columbus (OH) “Columbus Kobolds“
- Kansas City (MO/KS) “LFK Stone Giants” [Contact: Jason Schwartz]
- Springfield (MO) “Underworld Dreamers“
- Lawton (OK) “Savannah Lions“
- Nashville TN “Music City Old School”
- Houston (TX) “Lone Star Lhurgoyfs“
- San Antonio (TX) “Alamo City Old School“
- West
- Portland (OR) “Old School Horde”
- Seattle (WA) “Emerald City Trolls“
- San Francisco (CA) “Beasts of the Bay“
- Los Angeles (CA) “SoCal Deep Spawners”
- Phoenix (AZ) “Desert Twisters“
- New Castle (CO) “Burning Mountain Juggernauts“
- Hawaii “Dudes of Paradise” [Contact: Ken Fritz]
- East
- CANADA
- Toronto, Ontario “Citizens of Brass”
- Montreal “Tundra Wolves“
- Quebec City “Argivian Restoration“
- Winnipeg, Manitoba [Name TBD] [Contact: “exodus Puca 57036” on the Old School Discord]
- Vancouver, BC “Nerds of Paradise“
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
- BRAZIL
- CHILE “Earthquake League“
- EUROPE
- ENGLAND
- Basingstoke “The Hive“
- Edinburgh “Kings of the North” [Contact: Rod Smith]
- Liverpool “Old Men of the Sea” [Contact: John Paul McNulty]
- London “Brothers of Fire“
- Stroud/Gloucester “Lords of Atlantic”
- Wales “Wyeluli Wolves” [Contract: Richard Basey]
- BELGIUM
- “Arena of the Ancients” [Contact: Nicolas Stael]
- “Magic Masters Mol” [Contact: Stan Sterkendries]
- “Gaea’s Avengers” [Contact: Simon Schoofs]
- DENMARK
- Aalborg “Electric Eels“ [Contact: Anders Friis Løfting]
- Copenhagen “North Star Brewers” [Contact: Anders Schmidt]
- “The Masters of Presence” [Contact: Jonas Brinchner Nielsen & Peter Salomon Nielsen]
- “Team Giant Spider” [Contact: Jesper Juhl Nielsen]
- NORWAY
- Oslo “NOSMTG” [Contact: Audun Døssland]
- “Norwegian Geriatrics” [Contact: Oddvar Raugstad]
- NETHERLANDS
- “The Dwarven Warriors“(a/k/a “The Dutch Old School Guild”)
- “Knights of Thorn“
- FRANCE
- FINLAND
- Helsinki Old School [Contact Timo Ikonen]
- GERMANY
- “JK Old School“
- Berlin Old School [Contact: David Chambers]
- Hamburg Old School” [Contact: Alexander Pick]
- Hannover Old School” [Contact: Florian von Bredow]
- Stuttgart Old School” [Contact: Marc Lanigra]
- SPAIN
- Ilicitana “Liga Ilicitana Old School (LIOS)“
- Catalan “Liga Catalana Old School (LCOS)“
- Madrid “Liga Madrilena Old School (LMOS)”
- Gijon “The Asturian Crusaders“
- Bilbao “Liga Norte Old School“
- Valencia “Fellwar Stones“
- SWEDEN
- Stockholm “Stockholm in a Bottle“
- Gothenburg (The Birthplace of Old School)
- Arvika Old School [Contact: Markus Kungen Guldbrandsson]
- Karlstad Old School
- RUSSIA
- “Time Волк” [Contact: Constantine Prishvitsin]
- ENGLAND
- ASIA
- JAPAN
- AFRICA
- Tel Aviv “The Brothers of Juzam” [Contact Pere Pere]
- OCEANIA
- PHILIPPINES “Philippines Old School MTG“
- SINGAPORE “Singapore Old School” [Contact: Jaime Locsin]
- AUSTRALIA
- INTERNATIONAL CLUBS