Pauper Event Rules

These are the rules for our "Old-Extended" Pauper event this weekend. It's pretty simple, really. Decks must contain a minimum of 60 cards, all of which are of the common rarity, and all of which are legal in Old Extended. Old Extended includes the following sets and blocks:

- Core Sets: 9th Edition, 10th Edition, Magic 2010, Magic 2011

- Kamigawa Block: Champions, Betrayers, and Saviors of Kamigawa

- Ravnica Block: Ravnica, Guildpact, and Dissension

- Time Spiral Block: Time Spiral, Planar Chaos, and Future Sight

- Cold Snap

- Lorwyn Block: Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, and Eventide

- Alara Block: Shards of Alara, Conflux, and Alara Reborn

- Zendikar Block: Zendikar, Worldwake, and Rise of the Eldrazi

- Scars Block: Scars of Mirrodin and Mirrodin Besieged

For legality purposes, a card is considered common if it is printed as a common in at least one set that is legal in Old Extended. For example, Act of Treason was printed as an uncommon in M10 and as a common in M11. Since Act of Treason is common in a set that is legal for the event, Act of Treason may be played. Conversely, Tanglebloom was a common in Mirrodin but uncommon in 9th Edition. Since Tanglebloom was not printed as a common in a set that is legal for this event, Tanglebloom may not be played.

Finally, Timeshifted cards (from Time Spiral) are considered common if and only if they were common in their most recent printing prior to Time Spiral. For example, Disenchant was printed as a common in 7th Edition, which is the last time it was printed prior to Time Spiral. Therefore, Disenchant may be played in this event. On the other hand, Craw Giant cannot be played because it was uncommon in its most recent printing (5th Edition), event though it was a common when it was printed two years earlier in Chronicles.

That should be everything, if you're not sure if something is legal or not, just send me an email. I hope to see many of you this weekend!

- Dom