{"id":2782,"date":"2026-11-07T20:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2026-11-07T20:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:02:58","slug":"the-premodern-magic-community-award-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/the-premodern-magic-community-award-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Premodern Magic Community Award 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Featured art: Predict by Rebecca Guay.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the Premodern Magic Community Award is to acknowledge someone who has done something extra for the Premodern format and its community. I&#8217;m happy to announce that the 2024* award goes to <strong>Phil Nguyen<\/strong> from New York City in the US, for his contributions as a creator, inspirator and organizer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/phil_profile_pic_cropped.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2790\" src=\"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/phil_profile_pic_cropped-700x709.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/phil_profile_pic_cropped-700x709.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/phil_profile_pic_cropped-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/phil_profile_pic_cropped-768x778.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/phil_profile_pic_cropped.jpeg 881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Motivation<\/h2>\n<p>Phil is a local and a global community profile, content creator, tournament organizer, deck brewer, art enjoyer and inspirator. He&#8217;s a passionate ambassador for the Premodern format, always generous with advice and information to both old and new players. His impressive resume includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtgnyc.com\/\">Order of the Sacred Torch<\/a>, responsible for meetups and tournaments in New York City<\/li>\n<li>Author of <a href=\"https:\/\/mtgbanding.substack.com\/\">Banding<\/a>, a long-form newsletter with a Premodern focus on Substack<\/li>\n<li>Author of an appreciated and often-referenced-to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1yMlN1SXC70BlGHqhUa9mLagFhVqYM2gDYae6B-VkvPM\/edit?tab=t.0\">introductory guide to Premodern<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creator\/curator of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtgnyc.com\/bah\">Big Apple Highlander<\/a>, a 60-card singleton Premodern variant without banned cards (except Ante cards)<\/li>\n<li>Organizer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mtgbanding.substack.com\/p\/supporting-spice-in-premodern\">Spice Paradise<\/a> webcam league<\/li>\n<li>Premodern art &#8220;patron&#8221;, see e.g. Phil&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mtgbanding.substack.com\/p\/building-artist-themed-decks-in-premodern\">Rebecca Guay themed deck<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interview<\/h2>\n<p>I had a chat with Phil about his MTG journey, deck brewing, content tips and more. Give it a listen here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Premodern Magic Community Award 2024: Phil Nguyen\" width=\"843\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hHt9d65H8cM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Previous community awards<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2018: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/the-premodern-magic-community-award-2018\/\">Matteo Caravatti<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/the-premodern-magic-community-award-2019\/\">Francisco Jos\u00e9 Cumplido Rica<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2020: <a href=\"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/the-premodern-magic-community-award-2020\/\">Andrew Walker<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/the-premodern-magic-community-award-2022\/\">Anton Glans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2023: <a href=\"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/the-premodern-magic-community-award-2023\/\">Jared Doucette<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* Yup, I still have a backlog.<\/p>\n<p>All the best, and until next time!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013Martin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured art: Predict by Rebecca Guay. 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