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:COBRA LINK https://tournaments.nullsignal.games/tournaments/475 9\nShortcode: FS92\nSTREAMING AT: https://www.twitch.tv/sansannorth\n\n(Pr e)registration instructions\nPreregistration is OPTIONAL. The only benefit is that you will pay now\, instead of at the event. \nTo register:\n\nReg ister yourself and submit your decklists at the Cobra link.\nBetween now a nd the start of the first round in which you wish to play\, pay the fee vi a Venmo to @jzhanson. QR code can be found here. Last 4 digits are 7055 if it asks for confirmation.\n\nPut your handle\, username\, or chosen name (or whatever you registered under in the Cobra) in the Venmo message.\nThe fee is $25 for Saturday\, $30 for Sunday\, or $50 total for both days. Yo u can upgrade later for the difference.\nIf you pay 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 direc tly into the game rooms. \n\nOn Saturday\, May 16th\, during registration (between 10 am and 10:30 am)\, check in with the organizer.\n\nYou must st ill 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 Sund ay\, please also check in with the organizer during registration on Sunday .\n\n\nThe competitive season is in full swing\, and nowhere more so than the SanSan North - SF Bay Area Megacity tournament at Game Kastle Santa Cl ara on Saturday\, May 16 and Sunday May 17! \nEntry fee will be $25 for Sa turday\, $30 for Sunday\, or $50 total for both days paid to the organizer via cash or Venmo. You can upgrade after Saturday for the difference. Fin ancial assistance is available - we want everyone to be able to play. Mess age zhansonic on the SanSan North discord and we’ll get it sorted out.\n Tournament structure\nWe will be using the 26.05 Banlist.\nThis is a Compe titive level tournament in the Standard format. Decklists are required. Yo u will be able to submit NetrunnerDB decklists through the Cobra software when you register. Alternatively\, you can find blank and form-fillable de cklist templates at the NSG organizer downloads. Some blank decklists will be available day-of.\nWe will run 7 rounds of Single Sided Swiss on Satur day. On Sunday\, we will run a Top-8 double elimination top cut\, along wi th 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.\nEach round wil l be 40 minutes 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. sched ule\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 - Round 6 begins\n4:40 pm - Round 7 begins\n5:30 pm - Tournament concludes\nPrizing - NSG Megaci ties 2026 prize kit\nWinner: Bye for any 2026 Continental Championship\, i nvitation to the 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational Championship\nTop 2: Ov erclock Card Sleeves (illustrated by Scott Uminga)\nTop 4: Methuselah play mat (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): Business as Usual alt art (illustrated by Yu ka Hu)\nAdditional prizing:\nUnique first place prize: BIG deck box from D eckBoxDesigns\nParticipation: Tree Line alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\n Regional participation: Winchester alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\nSatur day night social\nOn Saturday night\, we will host a casual social get-tog ether after the end of Swiss at Hapa’s Brewing at 59 Barack Obama Blvd\, San Jose\, CA 95110. \nIt’s one block away from the San Jose Diridon Ca ltrain 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 beautif ul outdoor beer garden.\nHapa’s Brewing will have a food truck\, and clo ses at 9-ish.\nSunday side events\nOn Sunday\, we will be running three si de events: an 8 player Netrunner draft cube\, a casual-level Startup tourn ament\, and drop-in historical duel decks.\nDraft cube: This event will st art 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\, the n players will play three rounds of 80 minute Double Sided Swiss\, finishi ng around 7:00 pm. Pre-registration required (by EOD Saturday). Waitlist l ink to follow. More information at the side event ABR page: https://always berunning.net/tournaments/5640/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megacity-sunday-dr aft.\nStartup tournament: Registration will begin around 10:00 am\, and ga mes 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. There will be 6 rounds of Si ngle Sided Swiss. Check out the ABR page here: https://alwaysberunning.net /tournaments/5563/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megacity-sunday-startup and reg ister at the cobra : https://tournaments.nullsignal.games/tournaments/4787 \nHistorical duel decks: Decks will be available for pick-up-and-play all day Sunday. Drop in and get some games in! More details to come.\nSide eve nt prizing\nALL players attending on Sunday will receive 4 prize tickets. Prize tickets can be exchanged for alt art playsets and other Netrunner ac cessories or general gaming supplies. In addition to alt arts from local a rtists 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 additional prize tickets .\nThe startup tournament will be run using the basic H1 Casual Tournament Kit.\nWinner: 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational participation prize vouch er\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 due l decks\, both players will receive 1 prize ticket. \nArtist colony\nThere 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. \nV enue details\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 an y 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 t o pack a lunch or dinner. The Game Kastle Santa Clara also has some snacks and drinks (e.g. Gatorade) for sale\, and instant ramen.\nWe will have ju gs of water available to refill your water bottles.\nFood options within w alking distance include: \nChicken Meets Rice (Asian casual\, good price. Tofu available. Hainan chicken approved by Wikignometry)\nMen-Bei Ramen (a ffordable ramen option)\nMcDonalds\nCostco\nThere are also several restaur ants along 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 Net runner 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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(Pre)registration instructions

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

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To register:

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  1. Register yourself and submit your decklists at the Cobra link.
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  2. Between now and the st art of the first round in which you wish to play\, pay the fee via Venmo t o @jzhanson. QR code can be fo und here. Last 4 digits are 7055 if it asks for confirmation.\n
      \n< li>Put your handle\, username\, or chosen name (or whatever you registered under in the Cobra) in the Venmo message.\n
    1. The fee is $25 for Saturday\, $30 for Sunday\, or $50 total for both d ays. You can upgrade later for the difference.
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    2. If you p ay and can’t make it\, you will be refunded.
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    3. You may pay in ca sh at the event.
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    4. There is no need to check in or pay at the coun ter 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 the organizer.\n
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    1. You mus t still check in\, even if you paid before the event.
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    2. Y ou 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 Sunday\, please also check in with the organize r during registration on Sunday.
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The competiti ve season is in full swing\, and nowhere more so than the SanSan North - S F Bay Area Megacity tournament at Game Kastle Santa Clara on Satur day\, May 16 and Sunday May 17!

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

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Tournament structure

\n< p>We will be using the 26.05 Banlist.

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This is a Competitive level tournament in the Standard format. Decklists are required. You will be able t o submit NetrunnerDB decklists through the Cobra software when you registe r. 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 o n 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 da ys\, registration opens at 10:00 am and games begin at 10:30 am. There wil l be a 1 hour lunch break after round 2.

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Approx. schedule\n10:00 a m - Registration opens\n10:30 am - Round 1 begins\n11:20 am - Round 2 begi ns\n12:10 pm - Lunch break\n1:20 pm - Round 3 begins\n2:10 pm - Round 4 be gins\n3:00 pm - Round 5 begins\n3:50 pm - Round 6 begins\n4:40 pm - Round 7 begins\n5:30 pm - Tournament concludes

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

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Additional prizing:\nUnique first place prize: BIG deck box from DeckBoxDesigns\n Participation: Tree Line alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\nRegional partic ipation: Winchester alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)

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Saturday nig ht social

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On Saturday night\, we will host a casual social get-to gether after the end of Swiss at Hapa’s Brewing at 59 Barack Oba ma Blvd\, San Jose\, CA 95110.

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It’s one block away fro m 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 p arking lot to the beautiful outdoor beer garden.

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

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Sunday side events< /h1>\n

On Sunday\, we will be running three side events: an 8 player Net runner draft cube\, a casual-level Startup tournament\, and drop-in histor ical duel decks.

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Draft cube: This event will start between 10:00 a m 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 Double Sided Swiss\, finishing around 7:00 pm. Pre-registration required (by EOD Saturday). Waitlist link to follow. More information at the side event ABR page: htt ps://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5640/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megacit y-sunday-draft.

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Startup tournament: Registration will begin ar ound 10:00 am\, and games will begin between 10:30 am and 11:00 am to allo w time for people who are helping 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/sa nsan-north-sf-bay-area-megacity-sunday-startup and register at the cob ra : htt ps://tournaments.nullsignal.games/tournaments/4787

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Historical 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.

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Side event pr izing

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ALL players attending on Sunday will receive 4 prize ticket s. Prize tickets can be exchanged for alt art playsets and other Netrunner accessories or general gaming supplies. In addition to alt arts from loca l 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!

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The draft cube will award additional pri ze tickets.

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The startup tournament will be run using the basic H1 Casual Tournament Kit.\nWinner: 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational particip ation prize voucher\nTop 2: Plutus playmat.\nTop 4: 3× Measured Response alt art\nTop 8: 3× Clean Getaway full art

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

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Artist colony

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There also will be an “artist colony ” run during Saturday and Sunday - drop off your alt arts\, and the orga nizers 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 Santa Clara Caltrain station.

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

The Game Kastle Santa Clara allows outside food\, so feel free to p ack a lunch or dinner. The Game Kastle Santa Clara also has some snacks an d drinks (e.g. Gatorade) for sale\, and instant ramen.

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We will hav e jugs of water available to refill your water bottles.

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Food optio ns within walking distance include:

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Chicken Meets Rice (Asian cas ual\, good price. Tofu available. Hainan chicken approved by Wikignometry) \nMen-Bei Ramen (affordable ramen option)\nMcDonalds\nCostco

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There are also several restaurants along El Camino Real that are a little too f ar to walk (20-30 minutes) but well within a short driving distance.

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Learn more about Bay Area Netrunner at https://sansan.cards/join/ and join the SanSan North discord at https://discord.com/inv ite/mvGB3hNWNE

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