BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:alwaysberunning.net-event-4603 METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4603alwaysberunningnet DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250607T103000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE STATUS:CONFIRMED DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250608T235900 URL:https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/4603/nanpc-2025-off-the-grid-mi dwest-championship LOCATION:1975 County Road B2 W\, Roseville\, MN 55113\, USA SUMMARY:NANPC - 2025 Off The Grid Midwest Championship CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: OTG and the Mead Crüe use naughty language\, but we 're not really bad boys. It's all a tongue-in-cheek act. We're Minnesota N ice! That said: Come get some.|\nCobra Link!\n2025 Off The Grid Midwest Ch ampionship\nOff The Grid is the longest running concurrent Netrunner tourn ament series in the world. Can't stop\, won't stop\, and that one finger s alute is still high. Bringing you another edition of Minnesota's favorite illicit bloodsport is both a point of pride\, and a point of Pride. Come j oin us this June for a rowdy\, one-of-a-kind\, loud as we wanna be tournam ent that celebrates love and doesn't give a f***.\nGameZenter (formerly Fa ntasy Flight Game Center) continues to be our host. We've taken over their storied Vega room for years\, and we plan to do so again this weekend. We 're gonna tune in\, throw the f*** down\, and find a new King in the North !\nWait\, there's more! Off The Grid is once again a stop at the North Ame rican Netrunner Player's Circuit. We love these folks\, they do great work \, and we could not be prouder to be part of the initiative. For more info rmation about the North American Netrunner Player’s Circuit\, please che ck out the website.\nMore details are to come\, so eyes on this spot to se e more of that OTG swag. And the prizes\, too.\nIntroducing: CASH!\nOne sp ecial change this year to OTG is we're introducing a CASH prize! This will start at a $500 minimum\, backed by Orbital Tangent and the take on ticke ts. After the event reaches 25+ individuals\, each ticket beyond that will contribute a minimum of 60% of it's value to the prize pool. Beyond 50\, 100% of the value of tickets will contribute to the prize pool.\nThe $500 guaranteed amount is winner-take-all\, but should attendance increase priz e pot we will be considering (and announcing!) some additional splits.\nWe know that cash is a contentious topic\, but rest assured: We have no qual ms about kicking out cheaters and bad actors to keep this tournament a chi ll\, vibes based event like it always has been. The point of cash isn't to be hyper competitive\, it's to pay back and respect the folks that put in credible amounts of time into this fantastic game.\nDetails\nFULL NSG TOUR NEY RULES\, FLOOR RULES\, MWL\, AND PACK LEGALITY WILL BE OBSERVED. Even t hough this is an illicit event\, not tied to NSG\, we’re not animals. Pl ease familiarize yourself with whatever the current official rules are\, a s we will be following them in the spirit of keeping this close to actual competitive Netrunner.\nThis event is being held at GameZenter (formerly F antasy Flight Games Event Center). For those that don’t know\, the addre ss is: 1975 County Road B2 W\, Roseville\, MN 55113\, USA.\nEntry Fee will be $35. The ticket entitles you to any and all side events or activities we may host. They will be available until sold out or the day of. Ticketin g Here\nWe need people to pre-order the tix to support the event and to ge t an idea of attendance. We will do same-day registrations and payment\, b ut it is not ideal. Although we don't expect to hit it\, we have a cap of 114 seats (with possible wiggle room)\, so a pre-order guarantees you a sp ot. Possible increases in the cap will be looked at if we reach it.\nWe di d not book a block this year\, but the recommended hotel is Roseville Doub leTree by Hilton (formerly the Radisson). The weekend is about $166/night . King and double queen suites are available. Book Here\nDay 1 - 06/07/202 4 - Main Event\nDecklists Required. Ticket Required. Single-Sided Swiss. N SG Standard Format.\nTHIS WILL BE A CTK KIT WITH CUSTOM PRIZES. OFFICIAL K IT PRIZES WILL BE AVAILABLE! $500 MINIMUM CASH PRIZE!\nMain Event goes dow n at 10:00AM CT on 6/7/25. Registration with END roughly at 10:30AM\, with cards hitting the tables at 10:45AM. Rounds will also be 45 minutes. 4-6 rounds of Single-Sided Swiss will be held\, unless there is attendance to support more.\nSwiss rounds may need to continue on Sunday. The GameZente r now closes at 9:00PM CT on Saturday\, so we'll leave early for beers and merriment. If there's additional rounds required to get to a full Top Cut \, those in contention will throw down on Sunday.\nWe will do a Top 8 Cut\ , unless attendance is shockingly low or shockingly high. Those who are in contention will be informed on Saturday and be asked to return on Sunday if additional rounds of Swiss are needed. The Top Cut takes place Sunday.\ nDecklists will be required. Participants will need to submit a physical c opy OR do digital registration on Cobra. Decklists can be done on-site\, o r printed out beforehand. As long as the lists are legible we're not stick lers on the format.\nDay 2 - 06/08/2024 - Cut\nDeck Checks Required. Doubl e-Elimination. Open Decklist.\nWe will be completing the Main Event Cut on Sunday. This will start at roughly 10:20/10:30AM CT. Those in contention for Top 8 must arrive by 10:00AM CT for a FULL DECK CHECK or they could ri sk forfeiting from the cut.\nWe will attempt to include some breaks during rounds for breathers\, but the goal is to fire them off as quick as possi ble since we must conclude by 6:00PM CT. A lunch break may happen\, but wi ll be put to a vote for those in the Cut.\nLinks\nEventbrite Ticket Purcha sing Page\nDecklist Submission Forms\nNSG Code of Conduct\nNSG OP Policies &\; Floor Rules\nNSG Standard Format\n(Any and all event details are s ubject to change. In the case of any saltiness\, please know that any and all dickish comments will be ignored and summarily dismissed.)\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

IMPORTANT: OTG and the Mea d Crüe use naughty language\, but we're not really bad boys. It's all a t ongue-in-cheek act. We're Minnesota Nice! That said: Come get some .|

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Cobra Link!

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2025 Off The Grid Midwest Championship

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Off The Grid is the longest running concurrent Netrunner t ournament series in the world. Can't stop\, won't stop\, and that one fing er salute is still high. Bringing you another edition of Minnesota's favor ite illicit bloodsport is both a point of pride\, and a point of Pride. Co me join us this June for a rowdy\, one-of-a-kind\, loud as we wanna be tou rnament that celebrates love and doesn't give a f***.

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Game Zenter (formerly Fantasy Flight Game Center) continues to be our host. We've taken over their storied Vega room for years\, and we plan to do so again this weekend. We're gonna tune in\, throw the f*** down\, and find a new King in the North!

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Wait\, there's more ! Off The Grid is once again a stop at the North American Netrunne r Player's Circuit. We love these folks\, they do great work\, an d we could not be prouder to be part of the initiative. For more informati on about the North American Netru nner Player’s Circuit\, please check out the website.

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More details are to come\, so eyes on this spot to see more of that OTG swag. And the prizes\, too.

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Introducing: CASH!< /h2>\n

One special change this year to OTG is we're introducing a CASH prize! This will start at a $500 minimum\ , backed by Orbital Tangent and the take on tickets. After the event reach es 25+ individuals\, each ticket beyond that will contribute a minimum of 60% of it's value to the prize pool. Beyond 50\, 100% of the value of tick ets will contribute to the prize pool.

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The $500 guaranteed amount is winner-take-all\, but should attendance increase prize pot we will be considering (and announcing!) some additional splits.

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We know that cash is a contentious topic\, but rest assured: We have no qualms about kicking out cheaters and bad actors to kee p this tournament a chill\, vibes based event like it always has been. The point of cash isn't to be hyper competitive\, it's to pay back and respec t the folks that put incredible amounts of time into this fantastic game.< /p>\n

Details

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FULL NSG TOURNEY RULES\ , FLOOR RULES\, MWL\, AND PACK LEGALITY WILL BE OBSERVED. Even th ough this is an illicit event\, not tied to NSG\, we’re not animals. Ple ase familiarize yourself with whatever the current official rules are\, as we will be following them in the spirit of keeping this close to actual c ompetitive Netrunner.

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This event is being held at GameZenter (form erly Fantasy Flight Games Event Center). For those that don’t know\, the address is: 1975 County Road B2 W\, Roseville\, MN 55113\, USA.

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Entry Fee will be $35. The ticket entitle s you to any and all side events or activities we may host. They will be a vailable until sold out or the day of. Ticketing Here

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We need people to pre-order t he tix to support the event and to get an idea of attendance. We will do same-day registrations and payment\, but it is not ideal. Although we don't expect to hit it\, we have a cap of 114 seats (with possible wig gle room)\, so a pre-order guarantees you a spot. Possible increases in th e cap will be looked at if we reach it.

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We did not book a block th is year\, but the recommended hotel is Roseville DoubleTree by Hilton (for merly the Radisson). The weekend is about $166/night. King and double que en suites are available. Book Here

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Day 1 - 06/07/2024 - Main Event

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Decklists Required. Ticket Re quired. Single-Sided Swiss. NSG Standard Format.

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THIS WILL BE A CTK KIT WITH CUSTOM PRIZES. OFFICIAL KIT PRIZES WILL BE AVA ILABLE! $500 MINIMUM CASH PRIZE!

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Main Event goes down at 10:00AM CT on 6/7/25. Registration with END roughly at 10 :30AM\, with cards hitting the tables at 10:45AM. Rounds will also be 45 minutes. 4-6 rounds of Single-Sided Swiss will be held\, unless there is a ttendance to support more.

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Swiss rounds may need to contin ue on Sunday. The GameZenter now closes at 9:00PM CT on Saturday\ , so we'll leave early for beers and merriment. If there's additional roun ds required to get to a full Top Cut\, those in contention will throw down on Sunday.

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We will do a Top 8 Cut\, unless atten dance is shockingly low or shockingly high. Those who are in contention wi ll be informed on Saturday and be asked to return on Sunday if additional rounds of Swiss are needed. The Top Cut takes place Sunday.

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Decklists will be required. Participants will need to submit a physical copy OR do digital registration on Cobra. Decklists can be done o n-site\, or printed out beforehand. As long as the lists are legible we're not sticklers on the format.

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Day 2 - 06/08/2024 - Cut

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< strong>Deck Checks Required. Double-Elimination. Open Decklist.\n

We will be completing the Main Event Cut on Sunday. This will start at roughly 10:20/10:30AM CT. Those in contention for Top 8 must arrive by 10:00AM CT for a FULL DECK CHECK or the y could risk forfeiting from the cut.

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We will attempt to include s ome breaks during rounds for breathers\, but the goal is to fire them off as quick as possible since we must conclude by 6:00PM CT. A lunch break ma y happen\, but will be put to a vote for those in the Cut.

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Links\nEventbrite Ticket Pur chasing Page\nDecklist Submission Forms \nNSG Code of Conduct\nNSG OP Policies &\; Floor Rules\nNSG Standard Format

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(Any and all event details are subject to change. In the case of any saltiness\, please know that any and all dickish comments will be ignored and summarily dismissed. )

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