As we are nearing the release of the second part of the Liberation cycle, the standard meta after worlds has somewhat settled, and we expect the CBI to solidify most of the rest. Hence, it seems more sensible to make our second H2 2023 event another Startup event implementing the new Startup Ban List! With this in mind, we invite you back to our journey to Brazil from the cold north of the Gulf of Ob!

This tournament will be conducted via Aesop's Tables:
Link to the Tournament

Location

We have switched locations from the last time around! We will be playing in the Genossenschaftstreff in Reuterstraße 90 near U Boddinstraße, which has generously been to provided to us by Sebastian (@sebki)!

DETAILS - How to get in

You will have to ring two bells and go through two apartment buildings: At the entrance at Reuterstraße 90, there is a big button saying something akin to "Mitgliederzentrum". Ring that, and go through the building to enter the courtyard. There, you should see a sign pointing to the next door where you have to ring the bell again. Go through that second building to enter the second courtyard behind it. The entrance to the venue is in this second courtyard, and someone should be there welcoming you in.

Registration

Please send me an e-mail at girometics.nsgnr@gmail.com to register and receive payment details.
We will be taking an entry/participation/organizational fee of 10,- EUR, if booked before the end of Jan 28, 13,- EUR after that and 15,- EUR at the venue. This can be paid preferably via online transfer, but in a pinch payment in cash at the venue is also possible.

Event

This will be the official Berlin Startup Circuit Opener for 2023 H2.
The event starts at 10:00 local time and is planned to conclude by 19:00, and we will have at least a 30 min break in between.
We will probably have dinner afterwards, so feel free to join.
The games will probably not be streamed. I will put up an announcement if we do end up being able to stream them.

Format

TO is Girometics (Girometics#2007 on Discord).
We will be playing 5 (five) or 6 (six) rounds of Single-sided Swiss, depending on time, and have a Top 3 Cut if we are at least 8 players. In case something goes wrong, we will default to 4 (four) rounds of Double-sided Swiss.
Allowed sets: System Gateway, System Update 2021, Borealis Cycle (Midnight Sun + Parhelion) and The Automata Initiative.
We will apply the latest Startup Ban List.
Proxies of acceptable quality (color or grayscale) are permitted. (For details consult the Official NSG Organized Play Policies)
You should enter your decklists when registering on aesopstables.net. Otherwise, please send me your decklists before the event starts at girometics.nsgnr@gmail.com, preferably as a netrunnerdb link or a .txt-file.
Opaque sleeves are mandatory.
TO will participate depending on the number of attendees and parity.

Food and Drinks

The venue is in the heart of Neukölln, so there a lot of food options nearby. There is also a Penny within two minutes of walking, and the venue has a sink, a fridge, a stovetop and an oven that can be used to prepare food.