Brighton Pauper League
Home of Pauper in Sussex
Open to all, run by players, for players. Competitive Magic with common cards.
Home of Pauper in Sussex
Open to all, run by players, for players. Competitive Magic with common cards.
A friendly place to learn the ropes and meet new people. We have a deck library available if you're just starting out.
Rejoin the common scene at a relaxed pace. Find your new community of players waiting for you.
Competitive play with other experienced players is available here. Prizes up for grabs!
Pauper is a 60 card, eternal Magic: The Gathering format where you play with only common cards. This includes old, new and downshifted cards, as well as powerful cards banned in other formats
It's a format loved globally for being wallet friendly, accessible, with a high skill ceiling. Games are usually played best-of-three over 50 minutes, and you can bring a sideboard of 15 cards to get an edge in your match.
High skill. Low budget. All common.
88 London Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4JF
We are an independent league - not officially affiliated with Dice Saloon, but grateful to call it home.
We get together regularly to play and trade.
Every other Tuesday
6:45pm onwards
On the Tuesdays in between
6:45pm onwards
Transparent, fair, and accessible competitive play.
Swiss rounds with tiebreakers. Every match counts towards your seasonal standing.
Relaxed play, deck testing, and trading. Not recorded on the standings.
Competitive decks available to borrow. No barrier to entry.
Public standings with MTG tiebreakers. Prize support for Top 8.
How our competitive structure works:
3 seasons a year - Spring, Summer & Winter
7-8 fortnightly Swiss stages per season
Win 3, Draw 1, Loss 0 - worst two results dropped
OMW% tiebreaks and a Top 8 single-elimination bracket
We believe Pauper is a fantastic form of entertainment, and should be available for anyone to access. We host our events with this ethos.
We feel very lucky to have met each other through this game, and strive to foster that welcoming environment for others.
Brighton Pauper League is wholly volunteer run. As a team we crowdsource decks, prizes and everything else that goes into running these special events.
The league is powered by player volunteers who organize events, manage standings, and keep the community thriving.
We play according to the official Pauper rules. Judging is handling casually between players, with the venue team on hand to help.
We share our love of pauper with match videos, deck and tourney write-ups, and a host of other engaging MTG content.
We collaborate with our local venues and the wider pauper scene in the UK to help be part of the nations growing common Magic the Gathering movement.
Our ever expanding deck library is available thanks to the generosity of our great members.
We have built a library of fun and competitive loaner decks available to borrow at every event. Come along and experience different styles of gameplay as much as you like.
Talk with our experienced players about what you'd like to try.
Play the deck all night, and return when you're done.
All decks in the library are tournament-legal and a examined regularly to keep them competitively viable.
Tuesday 6:45pm • Dice Saloon Singles, 88 London Road, BN1 4JF
Tuesday 6:45pm • Dice Saloon Singles, 88 London Road, BN1 4JF
Tuesday 6:45pm • Dice Saloon Singles, 88 London Road, BN1 4JF
Current standings — Season 1
| Rank | Player | Points | W-L-D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Newman | 18 | 6-0-0 |
| 2 | Charlie Giles | 15 | 5-1-0 |
| 3 | Alfie Fenables | 15 | 5-1-0 |
| 4 | Jessie | 12 | 4-2-0 |
| 5 | Roman Waters | 9 | 3-3-0 |
| 6 | Milo Brown | 9 | 3-3-0 |
| 7 | Joe Schiavone | 9 | 3-3-0 |
| 8 | Wheels | 9 | 3-3-0 |
No past seasons yet — this is the first one.
Standings are based on match points, with tiebreakers using OMW%, GW%, and OGW% following official MTG rules.
Our Pauper league is proudly run by a group of dedicated volunteers! Whilst we're not looking for any volunteers at this time, please get in touch if you'd like to register your interest and let us know what you're specifically hoping to help with.
Help answer rules questions and resolve disputes during events.
Write articles, create videos, or design graphics for the community.
Assist with setup, registration, and keeping events running smoothly.
Contribute cards or full decks to expand our loaner library.
Interested? Email us at contact@brightonpauperleague.com. Please note that all volunteers must be 18+.
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