TODAY IS THE DAY! Registration for the North American Premodern Championship (aka PM Lobstercon) is today at Noon EST, or about 3 hours from this post. Article: bit.ly/4iEATjp FAQ : bit.ly/44kuGTD REGISTRATION LINK: www.spicerack.gg/events/2657833

For the first time ever, we're going to support a waitlist for North American Premodern Champs aka Lobstercon! This will allow folks who miss registration to join, and help us gauge overall demand for the event. Article: bit.ly/4iEATjp FAQ : bit.ly/44kuGTD

It's about that time of year where I continue to scream from the rooftops - North American Premodern Championship registration is right around the corner, this Sunday, December 14th at Noon EST! Details below: Article: bit.ly/4iEATjp FAQ : bit.ly/44kuGTD

NEW HARDCAST DROP 💀 Billy talks to Jonathan Phillips (#1 NEPM Fall Regional) about RG Goblins, cutting down 113 wizards and taking it down Decklist: mtgtop8.com/event?e=7633... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/09ol9T7... RSS: media.rss.com/hardcast/fee...

Haven’t taken one of these in awhile…

New Logo, who dis? Thanks Connor Nolan for the new look. You can find his work at www.conornolan.com and @nolanillustration on Instagram.

@duresscrew.bsky.social im gonna press it

Information for Premodern Lobstercon 2026 (North American Premodern Championship) is now LIVE. This is NOT the registration for the event. Information on that can be found in the article. 🦞 ❤️ 💀 sentineloldschoolmtg.com/2025/11/09/p...

We’re pushing registration for Premodern Lobstercon 2026 (North American Champs) to Sun, Dec 14 @ Noon EST. Full details soon— please spread the word. Thanks for your patience.

NEW HARDCAST 🎙️ Ep 24: TO Fatigue & Fred Durst Lore 💀💀💀 Nick & Billy talk TO burnout and CREW business, then Mike dives into eternal formats & punk lore. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/09ol9T7... our shit: linktr.ee/duresscrew

The stock of charity raffle goods grew quite a bit thanks to the generosity of the public at EW! Expect some packs and the mat to be raffled off at our sold out Autumn Regional. Shout out to the Granite State Grinders for throwing in.

INSANE response for registration for our Autumn Regional - we are now AT CAPACITY in less than an hour! Thank you to everyone who registered! You can still register for the waitlist: www.spicerack.gg/events/2542958 If you have items for the charity raffle, hit me up!

In 2 hours from now, registration for the New England Premodern Autumn Regional will go live! spicerack.gg/events/2542958

Our next regional – Autumn – is now Nov 8, 2025 (moved from Nov 15 due to prerelease conflict with the store). Same time as usual. Don't miss registration! 📅 Registration opens Sun Oct 5, Noon EST on Spicerack: www.spicerack.gg/events/2542958

Brendan has been hard at work posting more videos from our Summer Regional so make sure to go check them out! The latest - Enchantress vs Zombie Infestation in the quarterfinals: youtu.be/Y7hw-4xLXfA

CONGRATS to local New England killer Mike Plummer for his Modern Pro Tour Victory!!

NEW HARDCAST DROP 🎙️ Ep 23: Eternal Weekend Hype (Brendan, Brad, Mike) Dinner table vibes w/ Duress Crew—Brendan’s calm flex, Brad’s CE power trip, & Mike’s toilet bowl-level humor. Apple: apple.co/4g4ls2O Spotify: spoti.fi/40okjXh More:

Always a pleasure working with DFB/NEOS and being able to raise so much for a great charity. Between this and our premodern Lobstercon earlier this year, the team has raised nearly 50,000 for charity! Thank you so much to everyone who has attended or supported the event.

Thanks to everyone who attended Lobstercon this weekend and tuned into the stream! What’s next? Well, the North American Premodern champs (aka Premodern Lobstercon) will be May 1st-2nd in 2026! Registration will be Nov 2nd at Noon EST and will 100% sell out so save the date!

OLD SCHOOL WORLD CHAMPS TOP 16 LIVE NOW: twitch.tv/duresscrew

🚨 NEW HARDCAST 🚨 Ep. 22: *Shhh! I’m Speculating!* w/ Ian Adams, Javi Lugo & Brian Selden. Billy debuts the “pigpile” & we dive into PM’s hottest Quiet Speculation decks. Lists in the show notes. More 👉 [https://linktr.ee/duresscrew](linktr.ee/duresscrew)

Hey you, yes you! Check out the latest Hardcast episode to hear all the details for our upcoming events, including Lobstercon 2026. It will also be on YouTube "Soon". Links: Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/09ol9T7... RSS: media.rss.com/hardcast/fee...

And after watching the VOD , please fill out the corresponding feedback form for NA PM Champs: forms.gle/bmzyXAKasm2u...

In case you missed it, our VOD from our State of the Crewnion that we streamed earlier tonight: m.twitch.tv/videos/25463... This one is chock full of dates and announcements, including information for Lobstercon 2026 and the North American Premodern champs, so don't miss this one.

Tune in tomorrow at 7pm EST to get a huge Duress Crew update from Jay and Nick as they go over the State of the Crewnion! Catch the stream live at twitch.tv/duresscrew. We will be discussing upcoming large events for 2025 and 2026, along with content plans for the next year

Going live very shortly! Come check out some of the cube action!!

Trying something new on Twitch tomorrow and streaming some paper cube drafts! We should be live around 1pm EST and will be drafting both 100 Ornithopters and vintage cube. twitch.tv/duresscrew

Latest episode of the Hardcast has dropped! Jay steps up as host for this one along with Nick and your regular hosts Billy + Brad. Catch it wherever you listen to podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... open.spotify.com/show/09ol9T7... media.rss.com/hardcast/fee... linktr.ee/duresscrew

Getting around to uploading our feature matches from our 2025 Summer Regional! Check out round one on our YouTube! youtu.be/UyUjxctQbfg

Some announcements for Premodern in Massachusetts: August 30th ELD will be hosting a unified team event for Premodern! Make a team of 3 players and come battle it out! Also, the next ELD Monthly is going to be on September 13th.

The next Premodern Massachusetts Monthly will be taking place Saturday, August 9th at Noon at ELD's Time Vault in Bellingham, MA!

In the south and still want some more Premodern action after the Peach Ball on August 30th weekend? Be sure to compete for the Southeast Premodern Championship on Sunday August 31st in Atlanta, GA! August 31, 11 AM Cards HQ 3101 Cobb Parkway SE, STE 100, Atlanta, GA

Friends in the South! August 30th the Premodern Peach Ball will take place at Noon in Lawrenceville, GA, $30 entry. All proceeds to the ALS foundation. They printed these hilarious waifu dreadnought prizes and will be handing some of them out so go get yours!

Brad’s 2nd place Quiet Spec list from this past weekend in NYC at the Order of the Sacred Torch showdown:

Had a great time at the @duresscrew.bsky.social Summer Regional Premodern event yesterday, 107 players! I even won on camera! 🏆

Top 32 from the New England Premodern Summer Regional (107 players total) is live now! mtgtop8.com/event?e=7124...

This is TOMORROW! SOLD OUT but you can catch the action at twitch.tv/duresscrew !

TONIGHT at around 7 PM EST Duress Crew will be running a stream of some premodern games in anticipation for our Summer Regional this weekend! Catch the action at twitch.tv/duresscrew

SOLD OUT in 3.5 hours! Join the waitlist if you missed registration. Thanks y’all!

Registration is now LIVE for our Summer Regional! Things are selling out fast so make sure to register if you want to come jam! www.spicerack.gg/events/2113411

Details for our next New England Regional! Cap will be 108 players. Registration will be soon ™️ - our last one sold out in 3 days so don't miss it!

Prizing and more that I got from Zoo Crew's Shoe City Showdown, 42 players came out and played some premodern. I had a bounty on my head and had 3 cards to give out if I lost during swiss. Got to keep 2 when I got to top 8! Battlemage is also an AP, thanks Justin P! -Nick

The Old School Lobstercon Champs REMATCH is now live on our channel! Watch these two titans face each other again, this time in the Premodern arena. youtu.be/bzLrBygYAvM

We can't wait to host everyone for a great day of Pauper for an event better cause! Don't forget. Loaner decks will be available, so hit up all your Magic friends and come out for the best of The Gathering! #MTGPauper #MTG #MagictheGathering

NEPM Winter Regional Semifinals is now up on our Youtube! Check it out in addition to the other rounds we have live, finals will be posted in the next couple days! youtu.be/HfhVsBlba9s

We’re just about approaching 1k subscribers! If you haven’t already, go hit that subscribe button at our youtube! youtube.com/@duresscrew

Just got my top 8 prize from #Lobstercon Thanks @duresscrew.bsky.social for putting on such a great event!

Reminder that SCGCON Hartford is happening this weekend and there was a Premodern 1k added on Sunday! Sunday, May 18th at SCGCON Hartford! Registration link: melee.gg/Tournament/V... Full schedule here: scgcon.starcitygames.com/event/scg-co...

The Lobstercon total towards charity is officially tallied and I'm pleased to announce on behalf of Duress Crew and New England Old School that at PM LC we raised an outstanding $14,730 for charity this year! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone that donated and supported this event!

Round 2 of the North American Premodern Champs is now uploaded on our YT!