We had 18 wizards join us for the September monthly at the Royal Oak on Kent Street including two new players.

Ten players gathered to play at the Royal Oak for this month’s event. We welcomed a new player, Fred, who first started playing in Revised.

I was worried the pace would slow down for monthlies during the summer. I should have known that wouldn’t be the case with our lovely Ottawa folks. We had 12 players join us on this warm evening.

After watching LOBSTERCON 2022 from the sidelines as both a Premodern and Old School player, I could not pass over the opportunity to participate in potentially one of the largest tournaments for each of my two favourite formats. I was ready to cash in all the family credit I’d accumulated over the pandemic.

My first international event was Eternal Weekend 2018, which I’d attended without knowing anyone — I’m an extravert, I managed. This event would be different. I have gotten to know so many players over the course of the pandemic through webcam tournaments and Discord discussions that I was prepared to go solo because I knew I’d be surrounded by friends. (Bonus: Four lovely Ottawa locals also attended!)

Knowing how fast the European Premodern Championship filled up, I took a 5-minute pause during a work-related call (their fault, the call went into the lunch hour) to refresh the webform on registration day. It is with pride that I say I was the fastest person to complete the registration form: a testament to my enthusiasm.

We set a new record since the pandemic with seventeen players making it out for May’s monthly event. We welcomed back seasoned veterans and a new player who’d dug up his old cards from his parents’ basement.

Terribly sorry for the late event summary. I’m a terrible procrastinator. Twelve people rocked out for the February monthly at our usual location, the Royal Oak.

Fourteen players joined us for March’s monthly at the Royal Oak on Kent Street before the night’s big snowfall.

We had 15 players to kick off 2023’s monthly event including several newbies who joined us for ChaosCon.