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Netbrummers Startup Tournament 3: Jewellery Quarter Drift featuring Rebellion Without Rehearsal and Knuckles from Sonic The Hedgehog (Dante from The Devil May Cry series was busy)

A lot of this description is copied from the last event! Wow! Please help me my thesis is looming

When?: Sunday 7th April
Where?: Geek Retreat Birmingham
Who?: the person reading this, hopefully
Entry: £3 (the pair of GNKs only came to £30, please spend your money on food instead)
Registration: 13:45
Round 1 starts promptly at: 14:00
Format: Six rounds of Single Sided Swiss
There are a maximum of twenty spaces for this tournament. Please click "going" so I can keep an eye on numbers.

Just like last time, we've got a fun and beginner-friendly tournament coming your way, if your way is Birmingham (or an adjacent region). We’re gonna be playing six rounds of Single Sided Swiss to determine who is the best Startup player in all of [insert relevant region here depending on turnout], but more importantly to have a lovely time. It’s going to be very casual, so should be an ideal space for those of you who’ve played a few games and are looking for a friendly space for your first tournament.

Here are the details you need to know!

Location

We will be at Geek Retreat Birmingham (18b Hall St, Birmingham B18 6BS), which Google Maps says is a twenty minute walk from Birmingham New Street station or a short walk from St Pauls tram station. While it’s free to hire tables at the venue (the entry cost is solely to pay for prizes), they do not allow outside food and drink.

When you get there, go downstairs (that's where the tables are).

Timings and Format

The event is on Sunday 7th April, with registration open at 13:45 and round 1 starting at 14:00. This is a little tight, but Geek Retreat will be closing at 19:00 that day and squeezing six rounds of Single Sided Swiss into that was a challenge. (Squeezing four rounds of Double Sided Swiss was worse!)

The schedule I am aiming for (I will be flexible if e.g. a bunch of games overrun) is as follows:
14:00-14:40: Round 1
14:45-15:25: Round 2
15:30-16:10: Round 3
16:15-16:55: Round 4
16:55-17:30: Break
17:30-18:10: Round 5
18:15-18:55: Round 6
Prize handouts in the pub afterwards.

If we get significantly fewer signups than expected, I may change the format - this will be communicated clearly on the day.

The tournament is in the Startup format, which means that cards from System Gateway, System Update, The Automata Initiative and Rebellion Without Rehearsal will be legal. At time of writing, there is no Startup Banlist.

Prizes

The main prizes for the event are from the 2024 Q1 GNK. I have two copies of this, so top 16 will get a playset of full art Regolith Mining License and top 8 will get a playset of alt-art Maw. I will also bring my stash so that everyone can get something from it - I've got various bits and bobs, but also the latest CO Kit came with two sets of cards from the H1 2023 CO and I only need one set to give to people who attended the Warwick H1 2023 CO so I have one set spare to give out.

New Players

If you’re new and nervous about coming to your first tournament, feel free to contact me if you’d like to talk about picking decks, what to expect from the tournament, printing proxies or anything else about Netrunner. I may be a bit slow to reply but I will get back to you when I can!
The Midlands City Grid Discord server (ask for an invite) will also be able to help you!

tl;dr

This is a casual tournament, sign up if you want a place (limit 20 players), £3 entry fee payable on the day, participation prizes and prizes for winning too.