HYDRA TILT 2026 IS HERE!

The Time has come for Hydra Tilt 2026! The Hydras look forward to hosting all of you at our local stomping ground for a day to remember for all! Below are the details of the event and what to expect.

Event Details

Dates:

Friday April 17th 2026 Casual Hangs and Tilt Trivia 5-11 PM

Saturday April 18th 11 AM check in 11:30 AM Round 1 Starts. End Time is around 8 pm

Location: Parkville Market 1400 Park St, Hartford, CT 06106 https://parkvillemarket.com/

Parking: Plenty of parking on site

Artists: Scott Kirschner and Bryon Wackwitz

Reprints: Non-foil, original art and frame permitted including CE/IE, FBB, FWB, WCD, M30 old frame, NO proxies or playtest cards will be allowed.

Deck Photos will be required for this event.

Lunch Break: 45 minute break for lunch after round 3 (food and drink not included in ticket price)

Format: X Point Straight Swiss

Errata: for this event, Rock Hydra’s last ability (the one that grows additional “heads” during upkeep) will cost {R} to activate instead of the usual {R}{R}{R}.

Charity Raffle: We will be selling raffle tickets for the charity, looking for donations of any cards, alters, old school swag for this raffle. Don’t forget your cash for the raffle!

Charity: We will be supporting a local Hartford charity called Hands on Hartford which helps local families with food, housing, and health.

https://handsonhartford.org

Questions: All questions can be sent to Jason at Thewarden(Hartford Hydra) on discord.

There will be a cash bar in our private event space plus 19 unique restaurants on site serving all sorts of delicious food available for purchase throughout the day.

Can’t wait to sling some old cardboard and drink some bourbon and beers with good friends new and old.

Cheers

The Hartford Hydras

Meetup: July 15th, 2024 – Hartford Hydras Old School MTG

by Hartford Hydras

(Visit NEOS Event Page on Facebook)

What:

Monthly OS Hydra Team Meetup, all are welcome!

Formats:

Atlantic (ATL)
EC
Premodern
7-Point
X-Point
AAA (ante)

When:

7.15.24 (1:00pm – 5:00pm)

Where:

Parkville Market
1400 Park St, Hartford, CT 06106-2247, United States
(view on Google Maps)

R.S.V.P.

Just kidding. We’ll be on the second floor. Come if you want to play. Proxies welcome. Just don’t be a dick!

Hydra Tilt 2024 Event Report

by TheWarden

Table of Content:
📜 HydraTilt Write Up
📷 HydraTilt Pics
🎴 HydraTilt Deck Lists

Hey guys, it’s Jason.

I’ve sat around pondering how I should write up this report for some time now.

I feel like I’m walking in the footsteps of giants. Following the likes of the major tournament organizers we all know and love. So I figured I would keep to my own style – which is short and sweet.

First, A Big Shoutout To Everyone Involved

I couldn’t have asked for things to have gone any better.

First and foremost, a huge “thank you” to Tim Atwood and Tim Moran for all of their help setting up this event.

And to Meg Atwood for baking lots of goodies and running the bake sale. Without their help there is no way it would have gone as flawlessly as it did.

Next, I would like to thank all of our guests, Parkville Market staff. And, of course the great Jeff Menges for coming out to sign and alter our cards. Without all of you the event couldn’t have been as special as it was. It’s all of you who made it so magical.

HydraTilt 2024: An Old School MTG Tournament To Remember

HydraTilt 2024 was a 2 day old school event on April 26th and 27th held at Parkville Market in Hartford CT. On Friday evening we had free play with the suggestion of AAA and 7 point singleton.

On Saturday we held a tournament hosting 63 old school mtg players. The format was 93/94 regular Atlantic ruleset with Gentlemen’s Rules – Mind Twist, Ancestral Recall, or Library of Alexandria all banned. Plus, a special “event only” errata on Rock Hydra: Grow heads for R instead of RRR during your upkeep.

Jump To Deck Lists >>

With a more balanced playing field, we saw a LOT of decklist creativity – some even building their entire deck around Hydra combos! And with so many raffle donations, some people walked away with some incredible prizes.

The event was a huge success with lots of noise to bring it back next year and even bigger if possible! Check out all the photos from all the fun that was had and all the memories created!

$3,045 Raised For Charity

We decided to support a local Hartford charity called Hands on Hartford. They do all sorts of support for low income families, the homeless, and children programs. With the help of the old school community we were able to raise $3,045.00 total for the charity between the raffle prize donations and the bake sale which was done by Tim Atwood’s wife Meg Atwood.

Meg worked for Lego, and they were willing to match the bake sale money raised. The funds will were allocated to the MANNA Food Pantry and the Weekend Backpack program which sends meals home to kids on weekends whose families struggle with food security.

Thank you all so much for coming out and supporting Hands on Hartford. I cannot express how happy I am to be apart of this fantastic community we have here. Look forward to seeing you all at the next event and of course HydraTilt 2025!

Cheers,

Jason Williams
The Hartford Hydras