BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:alwaysberunning.net-event-3871 METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3871alwaysberunningnet DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231111T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE STATUS:CONFIRMED DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T235900 URL:https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3871/uk-nationals-2023-main-eve nt LOCATION:97 Mary St\, Sheffield City Centre\, Sheffield S1 4RT\, UK SUMMARY:UK Nationals 2023: Main Event CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\nIntro\nPatriot Games loved the atmosphere last year so much that they're hosting the UK National Championship again in 2023. We' re excited to welcome people back and aim to make this a fun long weekend of Netrunner and socialising. This is the listing for the main event\, but the overall outline of the weekend is:\nFriday 10th: Team tournament (tea ms of 3) - see separate listing\nSaturday 11th: Main event swiss\nSunday 1 2th: Main event cut + side events (startup + classique)\nTimings\nSwiss ro unds of the main event will be on Saturday 11th. The store will open at 09 :00\, with registration from 09:15. We aim to have the player meeting at 1 0:00. Please try to be on time - it's a long day of Netrunner!\nOn the Sun day\, the store will open at 10:00 with the top cut signing in at 10:15 an d the cut starting at 10:30. Side events will start at 10:45 (you can sign up for side events during the day on the Saturday).\nFormat\nThe main eve nt will be standard format. Decklists are REQUIRED and must be submitted o n paper on the day. The main event is a 'competitive' tier event for the p urposes of judge calls and floor rules.\nThe number of swiss rounds depend s on player numbers\, but is likely to be between 5 and 7. Rounds will be 65 minutes of double-sided swiss. We will not use the optional additional tiebreak rounds\, so cut will be determined on SoS and ESoS.\nProxies & \; Alt Arts\nPrinted proxies and alt arts are allowed as long as they are legible\, approved by the TO before the event begins\, in good taste\, and indistinguishable from other cards when sleeved. If you do not have acces s to a printer\, then please contact the TO (Paul Gillibrand) at least 2 d ays before the event and he will help with proxy printing. That said\, ple ase be considerate to your opponents (and maybe stream viewers) when build ing your decks and stick mostly to official arts where possible (whether c ards or proxies). Thanks!\nCard Sleeves\nPlease pay particular care and at tention to your card sleeves to ensure they are unmarked and fully opaque (especially when using mixed card backs) as the older Nisei / Null Signal Games card backs in particular can show through many 'opaque' sleeves. If you have any concerns about if your sleeves are ok\, please come and chat to a judge before the event starts. The venue will\, of course\, have suit able sleeves available to purchase!\nPrize support\nParticipation: TBC spe cial alt art for UK nationals\nTop 64: 3x Anoetic Void alt art by Cat Shen \nTop 32: 3x Engolo alt art by Adam S. Doyle\nTop 2 in each faction: Facti on enamel pin badge\nTop 8: Hush playmat by Scott Uminga\nWinner: Winner's plaque by Jakuza\, free and reserved ticket for 2024 or 2025 world champi onship\, and invite to the Circuit Breaker Invitational\nSide Events\nWe w ill be running two "\;official"\; side events on the Sunday\, star ting at 10:30am. Players are also welcome to organise other side events (e ternal\, cube draft\, etc.) and we will endeavour to provide some prize su pport if possible! All side events will be 'casual' level events.\nCiara M axey Memorial Classique: In this event\, players will compete in pods with pairs of curated decks from Netrunner's past. The official list of decks (and notes on the match-ups) will be released closer to the time. For this event\, an optional donation can be made to Gendered Intelligence in memo ry of Ciara.\nParticipation: 3x alt-art Pelangi (art by Scott Using)\nTop 4 per pod: Plastic Hoshiko (art by Luminita Pham) OR plastic Steve Cambrid ge ID (art by Benjamin Giletti)\nWinner of pod: Tollbooth playmat (art by N. Hopkins) OR Rezeki playmat (art by Jakuza)\nStartup: This will be 4 rou nds of Swiss using the Startup format.\nParticipation: 3x alt-art Liberate d Account (art by Kira L Nguyen)\nTop 4 per pod: Plastic Quetzal OR Plasti c Ayla ID (art by Benjamin Giletti)\nWinner of pod: Always Have A Backup P lan playmat (art by Olie Boldador)\nMore Information\nPatriot Games' store has a lot more space\, and an in-store cafe. Outside food and drink is pe rmitted\, but no alcohol. There is a small amount of on-street parking dir ectly outside the store\, and plenty of local car parks. The store is a 10 -15 minute walk from Sheffield station.\nIf you'd like more information or help with travel / accommodation planning then feel free to email pauly@m e.com or join #uk-nationals-2023 on Stimslack.\nTo help with planning trav el\, accommodation\, and things to do\, I've made a Google map with variou s local places highlighted.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

TICKETS

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In tro

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Patriot Games loved the atmosphere last year so much that the y're hosting the UK National Championship again in 2023. We're excited to welcome people back and aim to make this a fun long weekend of Netrunner a nd socialising. This is the listing for the main event\, but the overall o utline of the weekend is:

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Friday 10th: Team tournament (teams of 3 ) - see separate listing\nSaturday 11th: Main ev ent swiss\nSunday 12th: Main event cut + side events (startup + classique)

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Timings

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Swiss rounds of the main event will be on Satur day 11th. The store will open at 09:00\, with registration from 09:15. We aim to have the player meeting at 10:00. Please try to be on time - it's a long day of Netrunner!

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On the Sunday\, the store will open at 10: 00 with the top cut signing in at 10:15 and the cut starting at 10:30. Sid e events will start at 10:45 (you can sign up for side events during the d ay on the Saturday).

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Format

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The main event will be standard form at. Decklists are REQUIRED and must be submitted on paper on the day. The main event is a 'competitive' tier event for the purposes of judge cal ls and floor rules.

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The number of swiss rounds depends on player n umbers\, but is likely to be between 5 and 7. Rounds will be 65 minutes of double-sided swiss. We will not use the optional additional tiebreak roun ds\, so cut will be determined on SoS and ESoS.

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Proxies &\; Al t Arts

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Printed proxies and alt arts are allowed as long as they a re legible\, approved by the TO before the event begins\, in good taste\, and indistinguishable from other cards when sleeved. If you do not have ac cess to a printer\, then please contact the TO (Paul Gillibrand) at least 2 days before the event and he will help with proxy printing. That said\, please be considerate to your opponents (and maybe stream viewers) when bu ilding your decks and stick mostly to official arts where possible (whethe r cards or proxies). Thanks!

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Card Sleeves

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Please pay par ticular care and attention to your card sleeves to ensure they are unmarke d and fully opaque (especially when using mixed card backs) as the older N isei / Null Signal Games card backs in particular can show through many 'o paque' sleeves. If you have any concerns about if your sleeves are ok\, pl ease come and chat to a judge before the event starts. The venue will\, of course\, have suitable sleeves available to purchase!

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Prize supp ort

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Participation: TBC special alt art for UK na tionals

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Top 64: 3x Anoetic Void alt art by Cat Sh en

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Top 32: 3x Engolo alt art by Adam S. Doyle

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Top 2 in each faction: Faction enamel pin badge

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Top 8: Hush playmat by Scott Uminga

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W inner: Winner's plaque by Jakuza\, free and reserved ticket for 2 024 or 2025 world championship\, and invite to the Circuit Breaker Invitat ional

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Side Events

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We will be running two "\;official "\; side events on the Sunday\, starting at 10:30am. Players are also welcome to organise other side events (eternal\, cube draft\, etc.) and we will endeavour to provide some prize support if possible! All side events will be 'casual' level events.

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Ciara Maxey Memorial Class ique: In this event\, players will compete in pods with pairs of curated decks from Netrunner's past. The official list of decks (and notes on the match-ups) will be released closer to the time. For this event\, a n optional donation can be made to Gendered Intelligence in memory of Ciara.

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Participatio n: 3x alt-art Pelangi (art by Scott Using)\nTop 4 per pod: Plastic Hoshiko (art by Luminita Pham) OR plastic Steve Cambridge ID (art by Benjamin Gil etti)\nWinner of pod: Tollbooth playmat (art by N. Hopkins) OR Rezeki play mat (art by Jakuza)

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Startup: This will be 4 round s of Swiss using the Startup format.

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Participation: 3x alt-art L iberated Account (art by Kira L Nguyen)\nTop 4 per pod: Plastic Quetzal OR Plastic Ayla ID (art by Benjamin Giletti)\nWinner of pod: Always Have A B ackup Plan playmat (art by Olie Boldador)

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More Information

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Patriot Games' store has a lot more space\, and an in-store cafe. Outsi de food and drink is permitted\, but no alcohol. There is a small amount o f on-street parking directly outside the store\, and plenty of local car p arks. The store is a 10-15 minute walk from Sheffield station.

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If you'd like more information or help with travel / accommodation planning t hen feel free to email pauly@me.com or join #uk-nationals-2023 on Stimslac k.

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To help with planning travel\, accommodation\, and things to do \, I've made a Google map with various local pl aces highlighted.

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