Emerald City Trolls: Seattle Old School MtG

This is the page where we will list events in Seattle and the broader Washington State area.

Our next major event will be held June 6-7, 2025, in Seattle, WA. It's called The X-Files: The Truth is Out There and features... you guessed it... an X-Files theme. Take on the role of a Special Agent in the X-Files Unit, uncovering the secrets that they don't want you to know.

Here's the event trailer!

Registration is live! Registration is $90, payable when you register. The cap for the event 100 players. Click here to fill out the registration form.

Part of our quest for the truth naturally includes raising money for charity. We will be supporting Mary's Place once again. Their mission is to ensure that no child sleeps outside by centering equity and opportunity for women and families. It's a fantastic cause that has helped thousands of children, women, and families when they needed it the most. We're thrilled to be able to offer them our support!

Friday night will be a special event called The X-Files: I Want to Believe. This one-time special event features X-Files-themed rules and uses pogs (yes, pogs) as part of the gameplay. Here is a link to the rules. In this format, you investigate mysteries (represented as pogs) to both unlock powerful in-game effects and score victory points towards winning the tournament. Five major characters from The X-Files are also available as creatures to join you in uncovering the truth. Food and drink available, cash bar. Location TBA. Friday, June 6, 6PM-10PM.

Saturday's main event is regular ol' PAC rules, straight Swiss. This event will be held at The Ballard Elks Lodge, set in a beautiful location on the shores of Puget Sound. They also have a HUGE parking lot. Lunch is included in your registration. Cash bar. Saturday, June 7, 11AM-8PM.

Of course once again we have an AMAZING lineup of artists for the Saturday event! Here are all of the confirmed attendees, with more to be announced soon:

• Anthony Waters
• Brian Snoddy
• Daniel Gelon
• Heather Hudson
• Kev Brockschmidt
• Margaret Organ-Kean
• Mark Tedin
• Nicola Beeson

We will once again be holding a charity raffle and auction as part of the event. The auction will include an AMAZING new piece; details will be announced soon. If you would like to donate anything for the raffle or to auction, please email us or DM us on Twitter.

Stay tuned for more details by following us on Twitter. For any additional questions, please email emeraldcitytrolls@gmail.com.

1. At Zulu Games in Bothell every other Thursday, Trolls gather for some fun games, cold beers, and good eats. Come check it out if you're in the area!


2. Every other Wednesday at a rotating series of locations, Trolls come to play cards and drink brews. Food is also typically available. Locations are chosen via discussion in the Trolls discord; reach out if you need an invite. This event is alternate weeks with the Bothell meetup, so one or the other event is happening every week.


3. On the first Wednesday of the month, Trolls gather to cube at a rotating list of locations. If it's the first Wednesday, we're cubing. Join our Discord to find out where.


4. At Shane's in Renton, the South Sound Bolters play Old School every Friday. A reliable weekly local game is a thing of beauty!

MG (the OS godfather) and the Swedish Old School group (Stockholm in a Bottle) have unveiled an exciting new variation of their standard format which incorporates a "new" expansion of 116 cards selected from Fallen Empires through Weatherlight. The full Swedish rules and B&R list and the complete set of Scryings are now available.

In keeping with the more liberal reprint policies in the US, the Trolls use the following reprint policy when playing with Scryings:

Any Swedish+Scryings legal card may be played provided it is (a) non-foil, (b) in the original frame, and (c) features an art available in any Swedish+Scryings set (ABU plus all expansions Arabian Nights-Weatherlight).

For example, all of the following are legal:

1. Either art of Deadly Insect from Alliances
   • But not Deadly Insect from Mercadian Masques, which has new art in the old frame, or from Coldsnap Theme Deck, which has original art in the new frame
2. ABU/CE Icy Manipulator and Ice Age Icy Manipulator
3. All basic lands from Alpha through Weatherlight (except Snow-Covered basics)
4. Alpha Disenchant, CE Disenchant, Ice Age Disenchant, Battle Royale Disenchant (which features Ice Age art in the original frame), and 1997 World Champs Disenchant (Ice Age art, original frame, gold border)

If you are looking for content, the Magic: the Gathering Old School Reddit and Magic: the Gathering Old School Discord are good places to start!