BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:alwaysberunning.net-event-5218 METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5218alwaysberunningnet DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260613T153000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE STATUS:CONFIRMED DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260615T045900 URL:https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5218/nanpc-2026-off-the-grid-mi dwest-championship LOCATION:1975 County Road B2 W\, Roseville\, MN 55113\, USA SUMMARY:NANPC - 2026 Off The Grid Midwest Championship CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: OTG and the Mead Crüe use naughty language\, but we 're not really bad boys. It's all a tongue-in-cheek act. We're Minnesota N ice! That said: Come get some.|\n\n2026 Off The Grid Midwest Championship\ n\nTickets | Cobra | Stream | Facebook | Hotel | Venue\nYou know what it i s\, how it do\, and who we be. Orbital and the Mead Crüe coming back at y ou with those one finger salutes high\, loud\, and proud. We're inviting y ou to join us for Minnesota's favorite illicit bloodsport and the longest running Netrunner tournament series in the world: Oh-Tee-motherf%@#ing-Gee . Make it a point of pride and a point of Pride to turn up\, throw the f%@ # down\, and show everyone just how f%@#ing good you are!\nGameZenter (for merly Fantasy Flight Game Center) continues to be our host. This year\, we 're in their larger Sirius room and the competition is gonna be\, well\, s erious. We're going to lock in and jam as many games as we need to\, all i n a quest to find the new King in the North (or Queen\, or Regent... You d o you)!\nWait\, there's more! Off The Grid is once again a stop at the Nor th American Netrunner Player's Circuit. We love these folks\, they do grea t work\, and we could not be prouder to be part of the initiative. For mor e information about the North American Netrunner Player’s Circuit\, plea se check out the website.\nMore details are to come\, so eyes on this spot to see more of that OTG swag. And the prizes\, too.\nNotice: Cache Refres h\n\nOTG will continue to be a cash prize tournament. Introduced in 2025\, this is $500 minimum backed by Orbital Tangent and the take on tickets. A fter the event reaches 30 individuals\, each ticket beyond that will contr ibute value to the prize pool. The top prize will not exceed $1000\, and a ny additional funds will be divided amongst the Top 8 as Orbs sees fit.\nW e know that cash is a contentious topic\, but rest assured: We have no qua lms about kicking out cheaters and bad actors to keep this tournament a ch ill\, vibes based event like it always has been. The point of cash isn't t o be hyper competitive\, it's to alleviate any financial burdens of our be st player(s) so they can hopefully attend more and bigger events.\nDetails \n\nFULL NSG TOURNEY RULES\, FLOOR RULES\, MWL\, AND PACK LEGALITY WILL BE OBSERVED. Even though this is an illicit event\, not tied to NSG\, we’r e not animals. Please familiarize yourself with whatever the current offic ial rules are\, as we will be following them in the spirit of keeping this close to actual competitive Netrunner.\nThis event is being held at GameZ enter (formerly Fantasy Flight Games Event Center). For those that don’t know\, the address is: 1975 County Road B2 W\, Roseville\, MN 55113\, USA .\nEntry Fee will be $35. The ticket entitles you to any and all side even ts or activities we may host. They will be available until sold out or the day of. Ticketing Here.\nWe need people to pre-order the tix to support t he event and to get an idea of attendance. We will do same-day registratio ns and payment\, but it is not ideal. Although we don't expect to hit it\, we have a cap of 100 seats (with possible wiggle room)\, so a pre-order g uarantees you a spot. Possible increases in the cap will be looked at if w e reach it.\nWe did not book a block this year\, but the recommended hotel is Roseville DoubleTree by Hilton (formerly the Radisson). The weekend is about $167/night. King and double queen suites are available. Book Here. \nDay 1 - 06/13/2026 - Main Event\n\nDecklists Required. Ticket Required. Single-Sided Swiss. NSG Standard Format.\nMain Event goes down at 10:00AM CT on 6/13/2026. Registration with END roughly at 10:30AM\, with cards hit ting the tables not later than 10:45AM. Rounds will also be 45 minutes. 4 -6 rounds of Single-Sided Swiss will be held\, unless there is attendance to support more.\nSwiss rounds may need to continue on Sunday. The GameZen ter now closes at 9:00PM CT on Saturday\, so we'll leave early for beers a nd merriment. If there's additional rounds required to get to a full Top C ut\, those in contention will throw down on Sunday.\nWe will do a Top 8 Cu t\, unless attendance is shockingly low or shockingly high. Those who are in contention will be informed on Saturday and be asked to return on Sunda y if additional rounds of Swiss are needed. The Top Cut takes place Sunday .\nDecklists will be required. Participants will need to submit a physical copy OR do digital registration on Cobra. Decklists can be done on-site\, or printed out beforehand. As long as the lists are legible we're not sti cklers on the format.\nDay 2 - 06/14/2026 - Cut\n\nDeck Checks Required. D ouble-Elimination. Open Decklist.\nWe will be completing the Main Event Cu t on Sunday 6/14/2026. This will start at roughly 10:20/10:30AM CT. Those in contention for Top 8 must arrive by 10:00AM CT for a FULL DECK CHECK or they could risk forfeiting from the cut.\nWe will attempt to include some breaks during rounds for breathers\, but the goal is to fire them off as quick as possible since we must conclude by 4:00PM CT. A lunch break may h appen\, but will be put to a vote for those in the Cut.\nLinks\n\nEventbri te Ticket Purchasing Page\nRoseville DoubleTree - Suggested Hotel\nGameZen ter - Event Venue\nOrbital's Twitch for Live Stream\nDecklist Submission F orms\nNSG Code of Conduct\nNSG OP Policies &\; Floor Rules\nNSG Standar d Format\n(Any and all event details are subject to change. In the case of any saltiness\, please know that any and all dickish comments will be ign ored and summarily dismissed.) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

IMPORTANT: OTG and the Mea d Crüe use naughty language\, but we're not really bad boys. It's all a t ongue-in-cheek act. We're Minnesota Nice! That said: Come get some .|

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2026 Off The Grid Midwest Champions hip

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Tickets | Cobra | Stream | Face book | Hotel | Ven ue

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You know what it is\, how it do\, and who we be. Orbital an d the Mead Crüe coming back at you with those one finger salutes high\, l oud\, and proud. We're inviting you to join us for Minnesota's favorite il licit bloodsport and the longest running Netrunner tournament series in th e world: Oh-Tee-motherf%@#ing-Gee. Make it a point of pride and a point of Pride to turn up\, throw the f%@# down\, and show everyone just how f%@#i ng good you are!

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GameZ enter (formerly Fantasy Flight Game Center) continues to be o ur host. This year\, we're in their larger Sirius room and the competition is gonna be\, well\, serious. We're going to lock in and jam as many game s as we need to\, all in a quest to find the new King in the North (or Queen\, or Regent... You do you)!

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Wait\, there's mor e! Off The Grid is once again a stop at the North American Netrunn er Player's Circuit. We love these folks\, they do great work\, a nd we could not be prouder to be part of the initiative. For more informat ion about the North American Netr unner Player’s Circuit\, please check out the website.

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More details are to come\, so eyes on this spot to see more of that OT G swag. And the prizes\, too.

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Notice: Cache Refresh

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OTG will continue to be a cash prize tourname nt. Introduced in 2025\, this is $500 minimum ba cked by Orbital Tangent and the take on tickets. After the event reaches 3 0 individuals\, each ticket beyond that will contribute value to the prize pool. The top prize will not exceed $1000\, and any addi tional funds will be divided amongst the Top 8 as Orbs sees fit.

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< strong>We know that cash is a contentious topic\, but rest assured: We have no qualms about kicking out cheaters and bad actors to keep thi s tournament a chill\, vibes based event like it always has been. The poin t of cash isn't to be hyper competitive\, it's to alleviate any financial burdens of our best player(s) so they can hopefully attend more and bigger events.

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Details

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FULL N SG TOURNEY RULES\, FLOOR RULES\, MWL\, AND PACK LEGALITY WILL BE OBSERVED. Even though this is an illicit event\, not tied to NSG\, we’re not animals. Please familiarize yourself with whatever the current offici al rules are\, as we will be following them in the spirit of keeping this close to actual competitive Netrunner.

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This event is being held at GameZenter (formerly Fantasy Flight Games Event Center). For those that d on’t know\, the address is: 1975 County Road B2 W\, Roseville\, MN 55113\, USA.

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Entry Fee will be $35. T he ticket entitles you to any and all side events or activities we may hos t. They will be available until sold out or the day of. Ticketing Here.

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We need peo ple to pre-order the tix to support the event and to get an idea of attend ance. We will do same-day registrations and payment\, but it is n ot ideal. Although we don't expect to hit it\, we have a cap of 100 seats (with possible wiggle room)\, so a pre-order guarantees you a spot. Possib le increases in the cap will be looked at if we reach it.

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We did n ot book a block this year\, but the recommended hotel is Roseville DoubleT ree by Hilton (formerly the Radisson). The weekend is about $167/night. K ing and double queen suites are available. Book Here.

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Day 1 - 06/13/ 2026 - Main Event

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Decklists Required. Ticket Requ ired. Single-Sided Swiss. NSG Standard Format.

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Ma in Event goes down at 10:00AM CT on 6/13/2026. Registration with END roughly at 10:30AM\, with cards hitting the tables not later than 10:4 5AM. Rounds will also be 45 minutes. 4-6 rounds of Single-Sided Swiss wil l be held\, unless there is attendance to support more.

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Sw iss rounds may need to continue on Sunday. The GameZenter now clo ses at 9:00PM CT on Saturday\, so we'll leave early for beers and merrimen t. If there's additional rounds required to get to a full Top Cut\, those in contention will throw down on Sunday.

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We will do a Top 8 Cut\, unless attendance is shockingly low or shockingly high. T hose who are in contention will be informed on Saturday and be asked to re turn on Sunday if additional rounds of Swiss are needed. The Top Cut takes place Sunday.

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Decklists will be required. Partic ipants will need to submit a physical copy OR do digital registration on C obra. Decklists can be done on-site\, or printed out beforehand. As long a s the lists are legible we're not sticklers on the format.

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Day 2 - 06/14/2026 - Cut

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Deck Checks Required. Double-E limination. Open Decklist.

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We will be completing the Main Event Cut on Sunday 6/14/2026. This will start at roughl y 10:20/10:30AM CT. Those in contention for Top 8 must arrive by 10:00AM C T for a FULL DECK CHECK or they could risk forfeiting fro m the cut.

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We will attempt to include some breaks during rounds fo r breathers\, but the goal is to fire them off as quick as possible since we must conclude by 4:00PM CT. A lunch break may happen\, but will be put to a vote for those in the Cut.

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Links

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Eventbrite Ticket Purchasing Page\ nRoseville Doubl eTree - Suggested Hotel\n GameZenter - Event Venue\nOrbital's Twitch for Live Stream\nDecklist Submission Forms\nNSG Code of Conduct\nNSG OP Policies &\; Floor Ru les\nNSG Standard Format

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(Any and all event details are subject to change. In the case of any saltiness\, please know that any and all dickish comments will be ignored and summarily dism issed.)

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