BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:alwaysberunning.net-event-4674 METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4674alwaysberunningnet DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250517 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE STATUS:CONFIRMED DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250518 URL:https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/4674/registration-open-summer-s howdown- SUMMARY:Registration Open! 🌍 🌎 - Summer Showdown 🌞 🦋 CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\n➡️ Buy Tickets Here!\n➡️ Check my timezone Player me eting at 15:00 UTC \, 11:00am Eastern USA\, 8:00 am PDT\nRound 1 starts 30 minutes later\nAll CTKs are fairly casual events and I make a special eff ort to make these events approachable and inviting for newer players. This is a great place to start if you've never played in an online or any tour nament before. There is even a bonus prize if you have never played in an online Showdown before! The online Showdowns are a great way to make conne ctions with netrunner players all around the globe! 😃 I expect this wil l be another epic netrunner tournament bringing together new and old playe rs of all skill levels for a wonderful day of connecting with friends and hacking servers 🥳\nGames will be played on Jinteki.net. I will be coord inating the event through the Null Signal online events hub Discord server . You can join the server here.\nHow long will the event 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'r e definitely not required to play the whole event to get prizes. I'm sure some people will end up dropping part way through. I expect we will have e nough players for a cut to top 16 on day two\, this will be a standard dou ble elim cut with the same start time as day one.\nThe Showdown events hav e gotten big enough I’m looking for additional help on the operations si de. If you’re interested in volunteering please fill out this google fro m.\n\nWhat happens if I buy a ticket and can't make it? You have two choic es. First\, I can refund your ticket. The earlier you can register the bet ter it is for me and I don't want that to cost you if your plans change. T he second option is to keep your ticket and I will ship you the participat ion prizes and any early registration bonuses. Playing is required to rece ive the first Showdown tournament bonus.\n\nAffordability My main goal for running the Showdown tournaments is to increase access to competitive net runner. I make an effort to keep the ticket price affordable\, but I want to make sure the cost isn't a barrier for anyone who would like to play an d receive prizes. If you are hesitant to play because of the cost you have a couple of options.\nFirst of all anyone can play completely free withou t a ticket (tickets are only required to receive physical prizes). If you would like to play without receiving prizes all you need to do is register on Aesop’s Tabes and show up in the Discord events hub at the start of the event. Without a ticket you can still win a CBI invite and Beans.\nIf you want to play and receive prizes\, but paying for a ticket would preven t you\, use the discount code NETRUNNER4EVERYONE for 100% off the ticket p rice. This discount code does not have unlimited uses. Please use one if i t would help but only if you plan to fully participate in the event. If th e free tickets happen to run out you can check again later as quite a few players donate to support more free tickets. ❤️\nAlternatively\, if pa ying the whole ticket price would be a burden\, you're welcome to take $6 off with the code 18$TICKET. I really want to avoid the ticket price being a financial barrier\, and I'm hoping to make sure anyone who wants to pla y can participate. ❤️\nIf you're in a comfortable financial position\, there is an opportunity during check out to chip in an extra 1/4+ ticket to help me offer additional free tickets. You can also support the events on Patreon with extra goodies!\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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➡️ Check my timezone Player meeting at 15:00 UTC \, 11:00am Eastern US A\, 8:00 am PDT\nRound 1 starts 30 minutes later

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All CTKs are fairly casual events and I make a special effort to make these events appr oachable and inviting for newer players. This is a great place to start if you've never played in an online or any tournament before. There is even a bonus prize if you have never played in an online Showd own before! The online Showdowns are a great way to make connections with netrunner players all around the globe! 😃 I expect this will be another epic netrunner tournament bringing together new and old players of all sk ill levels for a wonderful day of connecting with friends and hacking serv ers 🥳

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Games will be played on Jinteki.net. I will be coordinati ng the event through the Null Signal online events hub Discord server. You can join the server here.\n

How long will the event be? This is going to be a large event and I expect to run 8-10 rounds of single sided swiss plus a m eal break on day one. This should take between 7 -10 hours. You're definit ely not required to play the whole event to get prizes. I'm sure some peop le will end up dropping part way through. I expect we will have enough pla yers 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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The Showdown events have gotten big enough I’m looking for additional help on the operations side . If you’re interested in volunteering please fill out this google from.

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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 you if your plans change. The second option is to keep your ticket and I will ship you the participation prizes and any early registration bonuses. Playing is required to receive the first Showdown tournament bonus.

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Affordabil ity My main goal for running the Showdown tournaments is to incre ase access to competitive netrunner. I make an effort to keep the ticket p rice affordable\, but I want to make sure the cost isn't a barrier for any one who would like to play and receive prizes. If you are hesitant to play because of the cost you have a couple of options.

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First of all anyone can play completely free without a ticket (tickets a re only required to receive physical prizes). If you would like to play wi thout receiving prizes all you need to do is register on Aesop’s Tabes and show up in the Discord events hub at the start of the event. Without a ticket you can still win a CBI invite and Beans.

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If you want to play an d receive prizes\, but paying for a ticket would prevent you\, use the dis count code NETRUNNER4EVERYONE for 100% off the ticket pri ce. This discount code does not have unlimited uses. Please use on e if it would help but only if you plan to fully participate in t he event. If the free tickets happen to run out you can check again later as quite a few players donate to support more free tickets. ❤️

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Alternatively\, if paying the whole ticket price would be a burden\, you' re welcome to take $6 off with the code 18$TICKET. I real ly want to avoid the ticket price being a financial barrier\, and I'm hopi ng to make sure anyone who wants to play can participate. ❤️

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I f you're in a comfortable financial position\, there is an opportunity dur ing check out to chip in an extra 1/4+ ticket to help me offer additional free tickets. You can also support the events on Patreon with extra goodies!\n X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20250418T235411Z BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT480M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Registration Open! 🌍 🌎 - Summer Showdown 🌞 🦋 END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR