In celebration of Elevation release, we will be the first tournament to make use of the set. So rack your brains and bring your hope and dreams.

When?: 26th April, Saturday
Where?:
Who?: the person reading this, hopefully
Entry: £3
Registration: 10:30
Round 1 starts at: 11:00
Format: Six rounds of Single Sided Swiss
There are a maximum of 16 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 Satuday 20th July 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 we will be squeezing six rounds of Single Sided Swiss into that, each round lasting 40 mins.

Prize handouts in the pub afterwards or at the shop if we finish early.

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.

Prizes

Cards are all given out as playset of 3's.

Top 1: Holo-man playmat, illustrated and signed by Liiga Smilshkalne
Top 2: Tatu-bola, illustrated by Cat Shen
Top 4: Tranquilizer, illustrated by Alexis Spicer
Top 8: Spin Doctor, illustrated by 0thmxma

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 16 players), £5 entry fee payable on the day, participation prizes and prizes for winning too.