{"id":2403,"date":"2025-06-09T22:32:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T20:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/?page_id=2403"},"modified":"2025-09-20T11:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T09:56:27","slug":"swedish-nationals-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/swedish-nationals-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Nationals 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/premodern-sm-flyer-2025-square-edit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2412\" src=\"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/premodern-sm-flyer-2025-square-edit-700x700.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/premodern-sm-flyer-2025-square-edit-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/premodern-sm-flyer-2025-square-edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/premodern-sm-flyer-2025-square-edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/premodern-sm-flyer-2025-square-edit-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/premodern-sm-flyer-2025-square-edit.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Quick facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When? <\/strong>Saturday 27 September, 10:00 AM (venue open from 9:30 AM).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/oddfellowkonferens.se\">Odd Fellow<\/a>, Vasagatan 9, Gothenburg. Tram stop Vasa Viktoriagatan. <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/YjGx1wchmm6z64qa7\">Link to map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How? <\/strong>Pre-registration and payment required through <a href=\"https:\/\/tolaria.app\/tournament\/ab0e2fa1-bbcc-4b96-9a4b-ff0f908becbd\/details\">Tolaria<\/a>. Entry fee 500 SEK (lunch included).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Welcome to the Swedish Nationals in Premodern 2025<\/h3>\n<p>Welcome to the third edition of the Swedish National Championships in Premodern! After a six year long standstill since the last Nationals in 2019, the Premodern folks in Gothenburg, including reigning champion Mikael Lind\u00e9n, finally picked up the ball. And they picked a classy venue as well, the 19th century <a href=\"https:\/\/oddfellowkonferens.se\">Odd Fellow Villa<\/a> in central Gothenburg, with room for up to 120 players. The venue has a bar on the second floor offering drinks, simple foods and snacks throughout the event, and there will also be a lunch for all the players at the venue (included in the registration fee).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As usual, we aim to strike a balance between casual and competitive, playing mainly for fun and glory. A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ll exceeds from the event will go to UNHCR Ukraine. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prize pool is a set of ten pain lands altered by local talent Kalle Nord. The<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Swiss winner receives an altered <\/span>Brushland<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the first<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0loser, aka 9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place, receives an altered <\/span>Battlefield Forge<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. After the top 8, the winner gets the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trophy and the top 8 will receive an altered painland in the following order:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place <\/span>Adarkar Wastes<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place<\/span> Underground River<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place <\/span>Karplusan Forest<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place <\/span>Sulfurous Springs<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place <\/span>Yavimaya Coast<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place <\/span>Shivan Reef<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place <\/span>Llanowar Wastes<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place <\/span>Caves of Koilos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hope to see you there! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Martin and the organizing crew Joakim Almelund, Mikael Lind\u00e9n and Martin &#8220;Fluffy&#8221; Lindstr\u00f6m<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration and rules details<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Cancellation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of cancellation, you are eligible for a full refund up until three weeks before the event date. For organizational reasons, later cancellations will not be refunded. Please let us know as soon as possible if you cannot attend. Please find our contact info below.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <b>Registration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To register for the event, please use the registration form below through Tolaria, Link:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tolaria.app\/tournament\/ab0e2fa1-bbcc-4b96-9a4b-ff0f908becbd\/details\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/tolaria.app\/tournament\/ab0e2fa1-bbcc-4b96-9a4b-ff0f908becbd\/details<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> . The entry fee payment is carried out via bank transfer. Payment information will be provided upon registration. Your registration is NOT completed until your payment is processed. Last day to sign up is 21 September and it&#8217;s not possible to sign-up at the venue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Capacity: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">120 players. In the case that the number of registrations exceeds the player cap, we will issue a waitlist.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b> Start: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tournament starts 10.00, the door at the venue opens 09.30.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b> Entry fee: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">500 SEK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Lunch:<\/strong> is served at the venue and included in the entry fee. Main alternative (Boeuf Bourguignon) includes meat. You can express alternative dietary preferences when registering in Tolaria.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <b>Rules:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The rules of Premodern, including the legal sets and banned cards, can be found at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/rules\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">premodernmagic.com\/rules<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Reprints\/proxies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> All tournament legal cards AND Collector&#8217;s Edition (IE\/CE) and World Championship\/Gold Bordered cards are allowed. That means that you can play either your Alpha, Japanese 4th, Magic 2011, or gold-bordered Lightning Bolt. You are NOT allowed to play any other types of proxy cards. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All players are expected to make sure that their cards can\u2019t be recognized from the backside. This is especially important when using IE\/CE\/WCD cards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Decklists\/photos:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You need to upload both a written decklist and a photo of your deck before the 26th of September at 23:59 CEST via your registration link. No deck changes are allowed afterward. There might be random deck checks during the tournament. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do not have all the cards available for taking your deck photo (e.g., because you intend to borrow some cards on-site right before the event), you can substitute the missing cards with proxies. However, we remind you that the use of proxies in the tournament itself is prohibited. <\/span>If you fail to upload your decklist and deck photo by the aforementioned deadline, you will be disqualified from the event.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Judges:<\/b> The tournament will be held at Regular REL but we will still have multiple judges at the event to ensure a smooth progress of the tournament; answering any rules questions, or solving weird board states and disagreements. Players are expected to act in a friendly and respectful manner. Any unsporting or aggressive conduct will not be tolerated. Players involved can be disqualified from the event and removed from the venue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact information:<\/b> Joakim Almelund,\u00a0 through J<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oakim.almelund@gmail.com, Tolaria or Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OddFellowhuset_fagelperspektiv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2405\" src=\"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OddFellowhuset_fagelperspektiv-700x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OddFellowhuset_fagelperspektiv-700x568.jpg 700w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OddFellowhuset_fagelperspektiv-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OddFellowhuset_fagelperspektiv-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OddFellowhuset_fagelperspektiv-1536x1246.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/OddFellowhuset_fagelperspektiv.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The venue in central Gothenburg<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick facts When? 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