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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:The competitive season is in full swing\, and nowhere more so t
 han the SanSan North - SF Bay Area Megacity tournament at Game Kastle Sant
 a Clara on Saturday\, May 16 and Sunday May 17! \nEntry fee will be ~$50 t
 otal to cover both days paid to the organizer. Cash or Venmo. Financial as
 sistance is available - we want everyone to be able to play. Message zhans
 onic on the SanSan North discord and we’ll get it sorted out.\nTournamen
 t structure\nWe will be using the 26.05 Banlist.\nThis is a Competitive le
 vel tournament in the Standard format. Decklists are required. You will be
  able to submit NetrunnerDB decklists through the Cobra software when you 
 register. Alternatively\, you can find blank and form-fillable decklist te
 mplates at the NSG organizer downloads. Some blank decklists will be avail
 able day-of.\nWe will run 7 rounds of Single Sided Swiss on Saturday. On S
 unday\, we will run a Top-8 double elimination top cut\, along with side e
 vents and prizing. Each round will be 40 minutes. We will aim to wrap up S
 wiss around 6:00 pm on Saturday\, and the Top Cut around 7:00 on Sunday. T
 here will be a ~1 hour lunch break after round 2.\nEach round will be 40 m
 inutes except the finalist rounds of the 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 after round 2.\nApprox. schedule\n10:0
 0 am - Registration opens\n10:30 am - Round 1 begins\n11:20 am - Round 2 b
 egins\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 - Rou
 nd 7 begins\n5:30 pm - Tournament concludes\nPrizing - NSG Megacities 2026
  prize kit\nTBD\nAdditional prizing:\nUnique first place prize: TBD\, but 
 it will be exciting\nUnique participation: Tree Line alt art (illustrated 
 by Jinksey)\nRegional participation: Winchester alt art (illustrated by Ji
 nksey)\nSaturday night social\nOn Saturday night\, we will host a casual s
 ocial get-together at a nearby brewpub or bar. Details TBD.\nSunday side e
 vents\nOn Sunday\, we will be running three side events: an 8 player Netru
 nner draft cube\, a casual-level Startup tournament\, and drop-in historic
 al duel decks.\nDraft cube: This event will start between 10:00 am and 10:
 30 am. Players will draft runner cards\, then corp cards. Then\, there wil
 l be a 1 hour lunch break around 1:30 pm\, then players will play three ro
 unds of 80 minute Double Sided Swiss\, finishing around 7:00 pm. Pre-regis
 tration required (by EOD Saturday). Link &amp\; waitlist link to follow. \
 nStartup tournament: Registration will begin around 10:00 am\, and games w
 ill begin between 10:30 am and 11:00 am to allow time for people who are h
 elping 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/tour
 naments/5563/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megacity-sunday-startup\nHistorical 
 duel decks: Decks will be available for pick-up-and-play all day Sunday. D
 rop in and get some games in! More details to come.\nSide event prizing\nA
 LL 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. \nThe draft cube will award additional prize tick
 ets.\nThe startup tournament will be run using the basic H1 Casual Tournam
 ent Kit.\nWinner: 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational participation prize vo
 ucher\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. \nPlayers who only 
 attend on Saturday will receive a surprise prize pack of multiple alt art 
 playsets at the end of the day on Saturday.\nArtist colony\nThere also wil
 l be an “artist colony” run during Saturday and Sunday - drop off your
  alt arts\, and the organizers will sell them while you play. \nVenue deta
 ils\nThe venue is a 10 minute walk from the Santa Clara Caltrain station.\
 nYou can park in the Game Kastle Santa Clara parking 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 food\, so feel free to pack a 
 lunch or dinner. The Game Kastle Santa Clara also has some snacks and drin
 ks (e.g. Gatorade) for sale\, and instant ramen.\nWe plan to have jugs of 
 water available to refill your water bottles.\nFood options within walking
  distance include: \nChicken Meets Rice (Asian casual\, good price. Tofu a
 vailable. Hainan chicken approved by Wikignometry)\nMen-Bei Ramen (afforda
 ble ramen option)\nMcDonalds\nCostco\nThere are also several restaurants a
 long El Camino Real that are a little too far to walk (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:<p>The competitive season is in full swing\, a
 nd nowhere more so than the SanSan North - SF Bay Area Megacity tournament
  at <strong>Game Kastle Santa Clara on Saturday\, May 16 and Sunday May 17
 </strong>! </p>\n<p>Entry fee will be <strong>~$50 total to cover both day
 s</strong> paid to the organizer. Cash or Venmo. <strong>Financial assista
 nce is available</strong> - we want everyone to be able to play. Message z
 hansonic on the SanSan North discord and we’ll get it sorted out.</p>\n<
 h1>Tournament structure</h1>\n<p><strong>We will be using the <a href=\"ht
 tps://nullsignal.games/blog/standard-balance-update-26-05/\">26.05 Banlist
 </a>.</strong></p>\n<p>This is a <strong>Competitive</strong> level tourna
 ment in the <strong>Standard</strong> format. <strong>Decklists are requir
 ed.</strong> You will be able to submit NetrunnerDB decklists through the 
 Cobra software when you register. Alternatively\, you can find blank and f
 orm-fillable decklist templates at the <a href=\"https://nullsignal.games/
 organizers/organizer-downloads/\">NSG organizer downloads</a>. Some blank 
 decklists will be available day-of.</p>\n<p>We will run <strong>7 rounds o
 f Single Sided Swiss</strong> on Saturday. On Sunday\, we will run a <stro
 ng>Top-8 double elimination top cut</strong>\, along with side events and 
 prizing. Each round will be 40 minutes. We will aim to wrap up Swiss aroun
 d 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.</p>\n<p>Each round will be <strong
 >40 minutes</strong> except the finalist rounds of the Top Cut\, which wil
 l not be timed.</p>\n<p>Both days\, registration opens at 10:00 am and gam
 es begin at 10:30 am. There will be a 1 hour lunch break after round 2.</p
 >\n<p>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\n3:50 pm - R
 ound 6 begins\n4:40 pm - Round 7 begins\n5:30 pm - Tournament concludes</p
 >\n<p>Prizing - NSG Megacities 2026 prize kit\nTBD</p>\n<p>Additional priz
 ing:\nUnique first place prize: TBD\, but it will be exciting\nUnique part
 icipation: Tree Line alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\nRegional participat
 ion: Winchester alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)</p>\n<h1>Saturday night s
 ocial</h1>\n<p>On Saturday night\, we will host a casual social get-togeth
 er at a nearby brewpub or bar. Details TBD.</p>\n<h1>Sunday side events</h
 1>\n<p>On Sunday\, we will be running three side events: an 8 player Netru
 nner draft cube\, a casual-level Startup tournament\, and drop-in historic
 al duel decks.</p>\n<p>Draft cube: This event will start between 10:00 am 
 and 10:30 am. Players will draft runner cards\, then corp cards. Then\, th
 ere will be a 1 hour lunch break around 1:30 pm\, then players will play t
 hree rounds of 80 minute Double Sided Swiss\, finishing around 7:00 pm. Pr
 e-registration required (by EOD Saturday). Link &amp\; waitlist link to fo
 llow. </p>\n<p>Startup tournament: Registration will begin around 10:00 am
 \, and games will begin between 10:30 am and 11:00 am to allow time for pe
 ople who are helping with deck checks for the Top Cut. There will be 6 rou
 nds of Single Sided Swiss. Check out the ABR page here: <a href=\"https://
 alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5563/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megacity-sun
 day-startup\">https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5563/sansan-north-sf
 -bay-area-megacity-sunday-startup</a></p>\n<p>Historical duel decks: Decks
  will be available for pick-up-and-play all day Sunday. Drop in and get so
 me games in! More details to come.</p>\n<h2>Side event prizing</h2>\n<p>AL
 L players attending on Sunday will receive 4 prize tickets. Prize tickets 
 can be exchanged for alt art playsets and other Netrunner accessories or g
 eneral gaming supplies. </p>\n<p>The draft cube will award additional priz
 e tickets.</p>\n<p>The startup tournament will be run using the basic H1 C
 asual Tournament Kit.\nWinner: 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational participa
 tion prize voucher\nTop 2: Plutus playmat.\nTop 4: 3× Measured Response a
 lt art\nTop 8: 3× Clean Getaway full art</p>\n<p>For each game completed 
 with the historical duel decks\, both players will receive 1 prize ticket.
  </p>\n<p>Players who only attend on Saturday will receive a surprise priz
 e pack of multiple alt art playsets at the end of the day on Saturday.</p>
 \n<h1>Artist colony</h1>\n<p>There 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. </p>\n<h1>Venue details</h1>\n<p>The venue 
 is a 10 minute walk from the Santa Clara Caltrain station.</p>\n<p>You can
  park in the Game Kastle Santa Clara parking lot or on any of the side str
 eets such as Brokaw Road\, which have 8 hour free street parking.</p>\n<p>
 The Game Kastle Santa Clara allows outside food\, so feel free to pack a l
 unch or dinner. The Game Kastle Santa Clara also has some snacks and drink
 s (e.g. Gatorade) for sale\, and instant ramen.</p>\n<p>We plan to have ju
 gs of water available to refill your water bottles.</p>\n<p>Food options w
 ithin walking distance include: </p>\n<p>Chicken Meets Rice (Asian casual\
 , good price. Tofu available. Hainan chicken approved by Wikignometry)\nMe
 n-Bei Ramen (affordable ramen option)\nMcDonalds\nCostco</p>\n<p>There are
  also several restaurants along El Camino Real that are a little too far t
 o walk (20-30 minutes) but well within a short driving distance.</p>\n<p>L
 earn more about Bay Area Netrunner at <a href=\"https://sansan.cards/join/
 \">https://sansan.cards/join/</a> and join the SanSan North discord at <a 
 href=\"https://discord.com/invite/mvGB3hNWNE\">https://discord.com/invite/
 mvGB3hNWNE</a></p>
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