BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:alwaysberunning.net-event-5474 METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5474alwaysberunningnet DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T173000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE STATUS:CONFIRMED DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T065900 URL:https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5474/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-m egacity LOCATION:1350 Coleman Ave\, Santa Clara\, CA 95050\, USA SUMMARY:SanSan North - SF Bay Area MEGACITY CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:\nCOBRA LINK https://tournaments.nullsignal.games/tournaments/4 759\nShortcode: FS92\n(Pre)registration instructions\nPreregistration is O PTIONAL. The only benefit is that you will pay now\, instead of at the eve nt. \nTo register:\n\nRegister yourself and submit your decklists at the C obra link.\nBetween now and the start of the first round in which you wish to play\, pay the fee via Venmo to @jzhanson. QR code can be found here. Last 4 digits are 7055 if it asks for confirmation.\n\nPut your handle\, u sername\, or chosen name (or whatever you registered under in the Cobra) i n the Venmo message.\nThe fee is $25 for Saturday\, $30 for Sunday\, or $5 0 total for both days. You can upgrade later for the difference.\nIf you p ay and can’t make it\, you will be refunded.\nYou may pay in cash at the event.\nThere is no need to check in or pay at the counter at Game Kastle . Turn right and go directly into the game rooms. \n\nOn Saturday\, May 16 th\, during registration (between 10 am and 10:30 am)\, check in with the organizer.\n\nYou must still check in\, even if you paid before the event. \nYou can check in later if you can’t make it to the earlier rounds.\nIf you wish to play on Sunday\, please also check in with the organizer duri ng registration on Sunday.\n\n\nThe competitive season is in full swing\, and nowhere more so than the SanSan North - SF Bay Area Megacity tournamen t at Game Kastle Santa Clara on Saturday\, May 16 and Sunday May 17! \nEnt ry fee will be $25 for Saturday\, $30 for Sunday\, or $50 total for both d ays paid to the organizer via cash or Venmo. You can upgrade after Saturda y for the difference. Financial assistance is available - we want everyone to be able to play. Message zhansonic on the SanSan North discord and we ’ll get it sorted out.\nTournament structure\nWe will be using the 26.05 Banlist.\nThis is a Competitive level tournament in the Standard format. Decklists are required. You will be able to submit NetrunnerDB decklists t hrough the Cobra software when you register. Alternatively\, you can find blank and form-fillable decklist templates at the NSG organizer downloads. Some blank decklists will be available day-of.\nWe will run 7 rounds of S ingle Sided Swiss on Saturday. On Sunday\, we will run a Top-8 double elim ination top cut\, along with side events and prizing. Each round will be 4 0 minutes. We will aim to wrap up Swiss around 6:00 pm on Saturday\, and t he Top Cut around 7:00 on Sunday. There will be a ~1 hour lunch break afte r round 2.\nEach round will be 40 minutes except the finalist rounds of th e Top Cut\, which will not be timed.\nBoth days\, registration opens at 10 :00 am and games begin at 10:30 am. There will be a 1 hour lunch break aft er round 2.\nApprox. schedule\n10:00 am - Registration opens\n10:30 am - R ound 1 begins\n11:20 am - Round 2 begins\n12:10 pm - Lunch break\n1:20 pm - Round 3 begins\n2:10 pm - Round 4 begins\n3:00 pm - Round 5 begins\n3:50 pm - Round 6 begins\n4:40 pm - Round 7 begins\n5:30 pm - Tournament concl udes\nPrizing - NSG Megacities 2026 prize kit\nWinner: Bye for any 2026 Co ntinental Championship\, invitation to the 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitation al Championship\nTop 2: Overclock Card Sleeves (illustrated by Scott Uming a)\nTop 4: Methuselah playmat (illustrated by Marlon Ruiz)\nTop 16: Devil Charm alt art (illustrated by Si F Sweetman)\nTop 36: Ping alt art (illust rated by Ed Mattinian)\nTO’s Discretion (6 playsets): Business as Usual alt art (illustrated by Yuka Hu)\nAdditional prizing:\nUnique first place prize: BIG deck box from DeckBoxDesigns\nParticipation: Tree Line alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\nRegional participation: Winchester alt art (illu strated by Jinksey)\nSaturday night social\nOn Saturday night\, we will ho st a casual social get-together after the end of Swiss at Hapa’s Brewing at 59 Barack Obama Blvd\, San Jose\, CA 95110. \nIt’s one block away fr om the San Jose Diridon Caltrain stop - take the southbound Caltrain to th e end of the line (please do not take 4 meat damage) then head across the parking lot to the beautiful outdoor beer garden.\nHapa’s Brewing will h ave a food truck\, and closes at 9-ish.\nSunday side events\nOn Sunday\, w e will be running three side events: an 8 player Netrunner draft cube\, a casual-level Startup tournament\, and drop-in historical duel decks.\nDraf t cube: This event will start between 10:00 am and 10:30 am. Players will draft runner cards\, then corp cards. Then\, there will be a 1 hour lunch break around 1:30 pm\, then players will play three rounds of 80 minute Do uble Sided Swiss\, finishing around 7:00 pm. Pre-registration required (by EOD Saturday). Waitlist link to follow. More information at the side even t ABR page: https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5640/sansan-north-sf-b ay-area-megacity-sunday-draft.\nStartup tournament: Registration will begi n around 10:00 am\, and games will begin between 10:30 am and 11:00 am to allow time for people who are helping with deck checks for the Top Cut. Th ere will be 6 rounds of Single Sided Swiss. Check out the ABR page here: h ttps://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5563/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megac ity-sunday-startup\nHistorical duel decks: Decks will be available for pic k-up-and-play all day Sunday. Drop in and get some games in! More details to come.\nSide event prizing\nALL players attending on Sunday will receive 4 prize tickets. Prize tickets can be exchanged for alt art playsets and other Netrunner accessories or general gaming supplies. In addition to alt arts from local artists bdorf\, Jinksey\, tzeentchling\, and Zhansonic\, we will have a ton of premium alt arts from the MPC stores of Brindelmold\ , Alexis Spicer\, miniplural\, and more!\nThe draft cube will award additi onal prize tickets.\nThe startup tournament will be run using the basic H1 Casual Tournament Kit.\nWinner: 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational partici pation prize voucher\nTop 2: Plutus playmat.\nTop 4: 3× Measured Response alt art\nTop 8: 3× Clean Getaway full art\nFor each game completed with the historical duel decks\, both players will receive 1 prize ticket. \nAr tist colony\nThere also will be an “artist colony” run during Saturday and Sunday - drop off your alt arts\, and the organizers will sell them w hile you play. \nVenue details\nThe venue is a 10 minute walk from the San ta Clara Caltrain station.\nYou can park in the Game Kastle Santa Clara pa rking lot or on any of the side streets such as Brokaw Road\, which have 8 hour free street parking.\nThe Game Kastle Santa Clara allows outside foo d\, so feel free to pack a lunch or dinner. The Game Kastle Santa Clara al so has some snacks and drinks (e.g. Gatorade) for sale\, and instant ramen .\nWe will have jugs of water available to refill your water bottles.\nFoo d options within walking distance include: \nChicken Meets Rice (Asian cas ual\, good price. Tofu available. Hainan chicken approved by Wikignometry) \nMen-Bei Ramen (affordable ramen option)\nMcDonalds\nCostco\nThere are al so several restaurants along El Camino Real that are a little too far to w alk (20-30 minutes) but well within a short driving distance.\nLearn more about Bay Area Netrunner at https://sansan.cards/join/ and join the SanSan North discord at https://discord.com/invite/mvGB3hNWNE X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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COBRA LINK https://tournaments.nullsignal.games/tour naments/4759

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Shortcode: FS92

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(Pre)registration ins tructions

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Preregistration is OPTIONAL. The only benefit is that you will pay now\, instead of at the event.

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To re gister:

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  1. Register yourself and submit your decklists at the Cobra li nk.
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  2. Between now and the start of the first round in which yo u wish to play\, pay the fee via Venmo to @jzhanson. QR code can be found here. Last 4 digits are 70 55 if it asks for confirmation.\n
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    1. Put your handle\, username\, or chosen name (or whatever you registered under in the Cobra) in th e Venmo message.
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    2. The fee is $25 for Saturday\, $30 for Sunday\, or $50 total for both days. You can upgrade late r for the difference.
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    3. If you pay and can’t make it\, you will be refunded.
      4. \n
    4. You may pay in cash at the event.
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    5. There i s no need to check in or pay at the counter at Game Kastle. Turn right and go directly into the game rooms.
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  3. On Saturday\, May 16th\, during registration (between 10 am and 10:30 am)\, check in with t he organizer.\n
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    1. You must still check in\, even if you pai d before the event.
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    2. You can check in later if you can ’t make it to the earlier rounds.
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    3. If you wish to play on Sunda y\, please also check in with the organizer during registration on Sunday.
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The competitive season is in full swing\, and nowhere more so than the SanSan North - SF Bay Area Megacity tournament a t Game Kastle Santa Clara on Saturday\, May 16 and Sunday May 17!

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Entry fee will be $25 for Saturday\, $30 for Sun day\, or $50 total for both days paid to the organizer via cash o r Venmo. You can upgrade after Saturday for the difference. Financ ial assistance is available - we want everyone to be able to play . Message zhansonic on the SanSan North discord and we’ll get it sorted out.

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Tournament structure

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We will be using the < a href=\"https://nullsignal.games/blog/standard-balance-update-26-05/\">26 .05 Banlist.

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This is a Competitive l evel tournament in the Standard format. Decklists are required. You will be able to submit NetrunnerDB decklists t hrough the Cobra software when you register. Alternatively\, you can find blank and form-fillable decklist templates at the NSG organizer downloads. Some blank decklists will be available day-of.

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We will run 7 rounds of Single Sided Swiss on Saturday. On Sunday\, we will run a Top-8 double elimination top cut\, along with side events and prizing. Each round will be 40 minutes. We will aim to wrap up Swiss around 6:00 pm on Saturday\, and the Top Cut around 7:00 on Sunday. There will be a ~1 hour lunch break after round 2.

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Each round will be 40 minutes except the finalist rounds of the Top Cut\ , which will not be timed.

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Both days\, registration opens at 10:00 am and games begin at 10:30 am. There will be a 1 hour lunch break after round 2.

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Approx. schedule\n10:00 am - Registration opens\n10:30 am - Round 1 begins\n11:20 am - Round 2 begins\n12:10 pm - Lunch break\n1:20 pm - Round 3 begins\n2:10 pm - Round 4 begins\n3:00 pm - Round 5 begins\n 3:50 pm - Round 6 begins\n4:40 pm - Round 7 begins\n5:30 pm - Tournament c oncludes

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Prizing - NSG Megacities 2026 prize kit\nWinner: Bye for any 2026 Continental Championship\, invitation to the 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational Championship\nTop 2: Overclock Card Sleeves (illustrated by Scott Uminga)\nTop 4: Methuselah playmat (illustrated by Marlon Ruiz)\nTop 16: Devil Charm alt art (illustrated by Si F Sweetman)\nTop 36: Ping alt art (illustrated by Ed Mattinian)\nTO’s Discretion (6 playsets): Busines s as Usual alt art (illustrated by Yuka Hu)

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Additional prizing:\nU nique first place prize: BIG deck box from DeckBoxDesigns\nParticipation: Tree Line alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\nRegional participation: Winchester alt art (ill ustrated by Jinksey)

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Saturday night social

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On Saturday n ight\, we will host a casual social get-together after the end of Swiss at Hapa’s Brewing at 59 Barack Obama Blvd\, San Jose\, CA 95110.

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It’s one block away from the San Jose Diridon Caltrain stop - take the southbound Caltrain to the end of the line (please do not take 4 meat damage) then head across the parking lot to the beautiful outd oor beer garden.

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Hapa’s Brewing will have a food truck\, and clo ses at 9-ish.

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Sunday side events

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On Sunday\, we will be running three side events: an 8 player Netrunner draft cube\, a casual-lev el Startup tournament\, and drop-in historical duel decks.

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Draft c ube: This event will start between 10:00 am and 10:30 am. Players will dra ft runner cards\, then corp cards. Then\, there will be a 1 hour lunch bre ak around 1:30 pm\, then players will play three rounds of 80 minute Doubl e Sided Swiss\, finishing around 7:00 pm. Pre-registration required (by EO D Saturday). Waitlist link to follow. More information at the side event A BR page: https://alwaysberunning.net/tournam ents/5640/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megacity-sunday-draft.

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Star tup tournament: Registration will begin around 10:00 am\, and games will b egin between 10:30 am and 11:00 am to allow time for people who are helpin g with deck checks for the Top Cut. There will be 6 rounds of Single Sided Swiss. Check out the ABR page here: https ://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5563/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megacity- sunday-startup

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Historical duel decks: Decks will be available for pick-up-and-play all day Sunday. Drop in and get some games in! More d etails to come.

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Side event prizing

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ALL players attending on Sunday will receive 4 prize tickets. Prize tickets can be exchanged fo r alt art playsets and other Netrunner accessories or general gaming suppl ies. In addition to alt arts from local artists bdorf\, Jinksey\, tzeentch ling\, and Zhansonic\, we will have a ton of premium alt arts from the MPC stores of Brindelmold\, Alexis Spicer\, miniplural\, and more!

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Th e draft cube will award additional prize tickets.

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The startup tour nament will be run using the basic H1 Casual Tournament Kit.\nWinner: 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational participation prize voucher\nTop 2: Plutus p laymat.\nTop 4: 3× Measured Response alt art\nTop 8: 3× Clean Getaway fu ll art

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For each game completed with the historical duel decks\, bo th players will receive 1 prize ticket.

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Artist colony

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T here also will be an “artist colony” run during Saturday and Sunday - drop off your alt arts\, and the organizers will sell them while you play.

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Venue details

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The venue is a 10 minute walk from the S anta Clara Caltrain station.

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You can park in the Game Kastle Santa Clara parking lot or on any of the side streets such as Brokaw Road\, whi ch have 8 hour free street parking.

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The Game Kastle Santa Clara al lows outside food\, so feel free to pack a lunch or dinner. The Game Kastl e Santa Clara also has some snacks and drinks (e.g. Gatorade) for sale\, a nd instant ramen.

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We will have jugs of water available to refill y our water bottles.

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Food options within walking distance include: < /p>\n

Chicken Meets Rice (Asian casual\, good price. Tofu available. Hai nan chicken approved by Wikignometry)\nMen-Bei Ramen (affordable ramen opt ion)\nMcDonalds\nCostco

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There are also several restaurants along E l Camino Real that are a little too far to walk (20-30 minutes) but well w ithin a short driving distance.

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Learn more about Bay Area Netrunne r at https://sansan.cards/join/ and join the SanSan North discord at https://discord.com/invite/mvGB3hNWNE

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