We had 54 players join us from as far west as Calgary, south as Kitchener-Waterloo, and east as Nova Scotia, making this our biggest ChaosCon yet. Magicians braved the unseasonably icy weather and hunkered down for 6 rounds of Old School.

What does it feel like to be on a winning streak? You landed the job, got the girl, or conquered the Ottawa Old School monthly. The thrill is undeniable—but the real question is, what’s next?

With the Merlin Cup approaching, I was eager to redeem myself after a 2-2 performance at the April X-Point monthly. A tough loss against a Kobolds deck in round two had made Fred’s day—maybe even his year—but I saw it as a wake-up call. My deckbuilding, play, and sideboarding needed refinement, and I was ready to put in the work.

17 Players disregarded the rain and the fact there was Playoff hockey to compete for the first Merlin’s Cup. Hosted by Jimmy Duncan at his home in Manotick. His basement provided a very cozy space for the 5 rounds plus top 4 matches that were played.

We had 21 players show up for X-point, a sub-format of Old School. Players were eager to jam brews and popular decks alike.

After a short break from Old School, 18 players joined us for some classic Boreal for March. We had 5 (!!) new players join us who quickly learned we take our old cards very seriously.

We had 18 players for our first ever Boreal Premodern charity event. This event brought several new players to the community where they can explore Magic formats from a time before Optimus Prime could fight Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead.

In total, $1,467 was raised for Feed the City, an organization that delivers food from food banks to those who can’t access them.

We had an astounding 19 players join us for our second X-point monthly tournament, including a few new faces.