BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:alwaysberunning.net-event-4364 METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4364alwaysberunningnet DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240928 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE STATUS:CONFIRMED DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240930 URL:https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/4364/registration-open-worlds-s howdown- SUMMARY:[Registration Open] šŸŒŽ šŸŒ Worlds Showdown! šŸ† šŸŽ‰ CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:āž”ļø Check my timezone Player meeting at 15:00 UTC \, 11:00a m Eastern USA\, 8:00 am PDT\nRound 1 starts 30 minutes later\nāž”ļø Buy T ickets Here! Shipping Included!\n\nI hope this tournament will help people prepare for worlds. I set this event 3 weeks before worlds as a way to he lp set the stage for final testing. This will also be a great new player f riendly event to join for even if you wont be able to make it to SF for th e official world championship šŸ˜ƒ I expect this will be another epic netr unner tournament bringing together new and old players of all levels for a wonderful day of connecting with friends and hacking servers šŸ„³\nAll CO s are fairly casual events and I make a special effort to make these event s approachable and inviting for newer players. This is a great place to st art if you've never played in an online or any tournament before. There is even a bonus prize for first time online tournament players!\nGames will be played on Jinteki.net. I will be coordinating the event through the Nul l Signal online events hub Discord server. You can join the server here. W e will be using the #online-store-championship channel for announcements. More details will be posted closer to the date of the event.\nHow long the event will be? This is going to be a large event and I expect to run 8 - 10 rounds of single sided swiss plus a meal break on day one. This should take between 7 -10 hours. You're definitely not required to play the whole event to get prizes. I'm sure some people will end up dropping part way through. It's looking like we are going to have enough players for a cut t o top 16 on day two\, this will be a standard double elim cut with the sam e start time as day one.\nI plan to have event streamed\, if you have inte rest in commentating or helping stream please reach out to me on discord!\ n\nThe most fun I have had during online tournaments is when I get a few f riends together and try to take down an online event together. I will have a few Holo Man playmats and some extra prizing I'll be raffling off for p layers who meet up together while playing in this online event! Having oth er players around to celebrate or commiserate with is a true joy!\nTell yo ur friends it's LAN Party Time!\n\nWhat happens if I buy a ticket and can' t make it? You have two choices\, first I can refund your ticket. The earl ier you can register the better it is for me and I don't want that to cost anyone who has their plans change. The second option is to keep your tick et and I will ship you the participation prizes and any early registration bonuses šŸ‘€ Playing is required to receive the first time tournament bon us.\n\nOptional fundraiser for my netrunner travel: There is an option at checkout to donate to my travel fund. This time 100% of the donations will go to help me pay for my travel to worlds. I definitely don't want anyone to feel pressured to donate\, but I also want to send a huge thank you to everyone who has donated in the past. These events don't do much more the n break even and the donations truly wam my heart and keep me motivated ā¤ļø šŸ©µ šŸ’š I will be including a small extra thank you with prizes f or anyone who elects to donate ā¤ļø šŸ‘€ šŸ„³ Thanks you all so much! Th is community is so amazing!\n\nAffordability My main goal in running this tournament online is to increase the accessibility of competitive netrunne r. I have made an effort to keep the ticket price affordable\, but I want to make sure cost isn't a barrier for anyone who would like to join. If yo u are hesitant to play because of the cost you're welcome to use the disco unt code NETRUNNER4EVERYONE for 100% off the ticket price or HALFOFF for 50% off. I'm hoping to make sure anyone who wants to play can participate . ā¤ļø The discount codes don't have unlimited uses\, but so far they ha ve never run out. I'm always really happy when the the discounts get used. Please please use one if it will help!\n*Please only use the discount cod es if you actually want to receive prizes\, if you just want to play netru nner you don't need a ticket just sign up on Aesop's and join in. I don't bother cross-referencing tickets with players\, but without a ticket/shipp ing address the only prizes you can play for are CBI invite and Beans. Tha t said if you can buy I ticket I appreciate it\, but I would much prefer a nyone play then pay ā¤ļø\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

āž”ļø Check my timezone Player meeting at 15:00 UTC \, 11:00am Eastern USA\, 8:00 am PDT\nRound 1 starts 30 minu tes later

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I hope this tournament will help peopl e prepare for worlds. I set this event 3 weeks before worlds as a way to h elp set the stage for final testing. This will also be a great new player friendly event to join for even if you wont be able to make it to SF for t he official world championship šŸ˜ƒ I expect this will be another epic net runner tournament bringing together new and old players of all levels for a wonderful day of connecting with friends and hacking servers šŸ„³

\n< p>All COs are fairly casual events and I make a special effort to make the se events approachable and inviting for newer players. This is a great pla ce to start if you've never played in an online or any tournament before. There is even a bonus prize for first time online tournam ent players!

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Games will be played on Jinteki.net. I will be coordi nating the event through the Null Signal online events hub Discord server. You can join the server here. We will be using the #online-store-championship channel for an nouncements. More details will be posted closer to the date of the event.< /p>\n

How long the event will be? This is going to be a large event and I expect to run 8 - 10 rounds of single sided swiss plus a meal break on day one. This should take between 7 -10 hours. You're defi nitely not required to play the whole event to get prizes. I'm sure some people will end up dropping part way through. It's looking like we are goi ng to have enough players for a cut to top 16 on day two\, this will be a standard double elim cut with the same start time as day one.

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I plan to have event streamed\, if you have interest in commentating o r helping stream please reach out to me on discord!

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The most fun I have had during online tournaments is when I get a few f riends together and try to take down an online event together. I will have a few Holo Man playmats and some extra prizing I'll be raffling off for p layers who meet up together while playing in this online event! Having oth er players around to celebrate or commiserate with is a true joy!

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Tell your friends it's LAN Party Time!

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What happens if I buy a ticket and can't make it? You have two choices\, first I can refund your ticket. The earlier you can register the better it is for me and I don't want that to cost anyone who has thei r plans change. The second option is to keep your ticket and I will ship y ou the participation prizes and any early registration bonuses šŸ‘€ Playin g is required to receive the first time tournament bonus.

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Optional fundraiser for my netrunner travel: The re is an option at checkout to donate to my travel fund. This time 100% of the donations will go to help me pay for my travel to worlds. I definitel y don't want anyone to feel pressured to donate\, but I also want to send a huge thank you to everyone who has donated in the past. These events don 't do much more then break even and the donations truly wam my heart and k eep me motivated ā¤ļø šŸ©µ šŸ’š I will be including a small extra thank you with prizes for anyone who elects to donate ā¤ļø šŸ‘€ šŸ„³ Thanks yo u all so much! This community is so amazing!

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Affor dability My main goal in running this tournament online is to inc rease the accessibility of competitive netrunner. I have made an effort to keep the ticket price affordable\, but I want to make sure cost isn't a < a href=\"https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/31077\">barrier for anyone wh o would like to join. If you are hesitant to play because of the cost you' re welcome to use the discount code NETRUNNER4EVERYONE for 100% off the ticket price or HALFOFF for 50% off. I'm hoping to make sure anyone who wants to play can participate. ā¤ļø The discount codes d on't have unlimited uses\, but so far they have never run out. I'm always really happy when the the discounts get used. Please please use one if it will help!

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*Please only use the discount codes if you actually wan t to receive prizes\, if you just want to play netrunner you don't need a ticket just sign up on Aesop's and join in. I don't bother cross-referencing tickets with players\, but without a ticket/shipping address the only prizes you can p lay for are CBI invite and Beans. That said if you can buy I tick et I appreciate it\, but I would much prefer anyone play then pay ā¤ļø\n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20240916T200201Z BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT480M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:[Registration Open] šŸŒŽ šŸŒ Worlds Showdown! šŸ† šŸŽ‰ END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR