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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T173000
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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:The competitive season is in full swing\, and nowhere more so t
 han the SanSan North - SF Bay Area Megacity tournament at Game Kastle Sant
 a Clara on Saturday\, May 16 and Sunday May 17! \nEntry fee will be ~$50 t
 otal to cover both days paid to the organizer. Cash or Venmo. Financial as
 sistance is available - we want everyone to be able to play. Message zhans
 onic on the SanSan North discord and we’ll get it sorted out.\nTournamen
 t structure\nThis is a Competitive level tournament in the Standard format
 . Decklists are required. You will be able to submit NetrunnerDB decklists
  through the Cobra software when you register. Alternatively\, you can fin
 d blank and form-fillable decklist templates at the NSG organizer download
 s. Some blank decklists will be available day-of.\nWe will run 7 rounds of
  Single Sided Swiss on Saturday. On Sunday\, we will run a Top-8 double el
 imination 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 af
 ter round 2.\nEach round will 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 a
 fter round 2.\nApprox. schedule\n10:00 am - Registration opens\n10:30 am -
  Round 1 begins\n11:20 am - Round 2 begins\n12:10 pm - Lunch break\n1:20 p
 m - 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 con
 cludes\nPrizing - NSG Megacities 2026 prize kit\nTBD\nAdditional prizing:\
 nUnique first place prize: TBD\, but it will be exciting\nUnique participa
 tion: Tree Line alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\nRegional participation: 
 Winchester alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\nFriday night social\nOn Frida
 y night\, we will host a casual social get-together at a nearby brewpub or
  bar. Details TBD.\nSunday side events\nOn Sunday\, we will be running thr
 ee side events: an 8 player Netrunner draft cube\, a casual-level Startup 
 tournament\, and drop-in historical duel decks.\nDraft cube: This event wi
 ll start 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\
 , then players will play three rounds of 80 minute Double Sided Swiss\, fi
 nishing around 7:00 pm. Pre-registration required (by EOD Saturday). Link 
 &amp\; waitlist link to follow. \nStartup tournament: Registration will be
 gin around 10:00 am\, and games will begin between 10:30 am and 11:00 am t
 o allow 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/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-meg
 acity-sunday-startup\nHistorical duel decks: Decks will be available for p
 ick-up-and-play all day Sunday. Drop in and get some games in! More detail
 s to come.\nSide event prizing\nALL players attending on Sunday will recei
 ve 4 prize tickets. Prize tickets can be exchanged for alt art playsets an
 d other Netrunner accessories or general gaming supplies. \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 In
 vitational participation prize voucher\nTop 2: Plutus playmat.\nTop 4: 3×
  Measured Response alt art\nTop 8: 3× Clean Getaway full art\nFor each ga
 me completed with the historical duel decks\, both players will receive 1 
 prize ticket. \nPlayers who only attend on Saturday will receive a surpris
 e prize pack of multiple alt art playsets at the end of the day on Saturda
 y.\nArtist colony\nThere also will be an “artist colony” run during Sa
 turday and Sunday - drop off your alt arts\, and the organizers will sell 
 them while you play. \nVenue details\nThe venue is a 10 minute walk from t
 he Santa Clara Caltrain station.\nYou can park in the Game Kastle Santa Cl
 ara parking lot or on any of the side streets such as Brokaw Road\, which 
 have 8 hour free street parking.\nThe Game Kastle Santa Clara allows outsi
 de food\, so feel free to pack a lunch or dinner. The Game Kastle Santa Cl
 ara also has some snacks and drinks (e.g. Gatorade) for sale\, and instant
  ramen.\nWe plan to have jugs of water available to refill your water bott
 les.\nFood options within walking distance include: \nChicken Meets Rice (
 Asian casual\, good price. Tofu available. Hainan chicken approved by Wiki
 gnometry)\nMen-Bei Ramen (affordable ramen option)\nMcDonalds\nCostco\nThe
 re are also several restaurants along El Camino Real that are a little too
  far to walk (20-30 minutes) but well within a short driving distance.\nLe
 arn more about Bay Area Netrunner at https://sansan.cards/join/ and join t
 he SanSan North discord at https://discord.com/invite/mvGB3hNWNE
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The competitive season is in full swing\, a
 nd nowhere more so than the SanSan North - SF Bay Area Megacity tournament
  at <strong>Game Kastle Santa Clara on Saturday\, May 16 and Sunday May 17
 </strong>! </p>\n<p>Entry fee will be <strong>~$50 total to cover both day
 s</strong> paid to the organizer. Cash or Venmo. <strong>Financial assista
 nce is available</strong> - we want everyone to be able to play. Message z
 hansonic on the SanSan North discord and we’ll get it sorted out.</p>\n<
 h1>Tournament structure</h1>\n<p>This is a <strong>Competitive</strong> le
 vel tournament in the <strong>Standard</strong> format. <strong>Decklists 
 are required.</strong> You will be able to submit NetrunnerDB decklists th
 rough the Cobra software when you register. Alternatively\, you can find b
 lank and form-fillable decklist templates at the <a href=\"https://nullsig
 nal.games/organizers/organizer-downloads/\">NSG organizer downloads</a>. S
 ome blank decklists will be available day-of.</p>\n<p>We will run <strong>
 7 rounds of Single Sided Swiss</strong> on Saturday. On Sunday\, we will r
 un a <strong>Top-8 double elimination top cut</strong>\, along with side e
 vents and prizing. Each round will be 40 minutes. We will aim to wrap up S
 wiss around 6:00 pm on Saturday\, and the Top Cut around 7:00 on Sunday. T
 here will be a ~1 hour lunch break after round 2.</p>\n<p>Each round will 
 be <strong>40 minutes</strong> except the finalist rounds of the Top Cut\,
  which will not be timed.</p>\n<p>Both days\, registration opens at 10:00 
 am and games begin at 10:30 am. There will be a 1 hour lunch break after r
 ound 2.</p>\n<p>Approx. schedule\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 co
 ncludes</p>\n<p>Prizing - NSG Megacities 2026 prize kit\nTBD</p>\n<p>Addit
 ional prizing:\nUnique first place prize: TBD\, but it will be exciting\nU
 nique participation: Tree Line alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)\nRegional 
 participation: Winchester alt art (illustrated by Jinksey)</p>\n<h1>Friday
  night social</h1>\n<p>On Friday night\, we will host a casual social get-
 together at a nearby brewpub or bar. Details TBD.</p>\n<h1>Sunday side eve
 nts</h1>\n<p>On Sunday\, we will be running three side events: an 8 player
  Netrunner draft cube\, a casual-level Startup tournament\, and drop-in hi
 storical duel decks.</p>\n<p>Draft cube: This event will start between 10:
 00 am and 10:30 am. Players will draft runner cards\, then corp cards. The
 n\, 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). Link &amp\; waitlist link
  to follow. </p>\n<p>Startup tournament: Registration will begin around 10
 :00 am\, and games 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 Single Sided Swiss. Check out the ABR page here: <a href=\"ht
 tps://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5563/sansan-north-sf-bay-area-megaci
 ty-sunday-startup\">https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/5563/sansan-no
 rth-sf-bay-area-megacity-sunday-startup</a></p>\n<p>Historical 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.</p>\n<h2>Side event prizing</h2>\
 n<p>ALL players attending on Sunday will receive 4 prize tickets. Prize ti
 ckets can be exchanged for alt art playsets and other Netrunner accessorie
 s or general gaming supplies. </p>\n<p>The draft cube will award additiona
 l prize tickets.</p>\n<p>The startup tournament will be run using the basi
 c H1 Casual Tournament Kit.\nWinner: 2027 Circuit Breaker Invitational par
 ticipation prize voucher\nTop 2: Plutus playmat.\nTop 4: 3× Measured Resp
 onse alt art\nTop 8: 3× Clean Getaway full art</p>\n<p>For each game comp
 leted with the historical duel decks\, both players will receive 1 prize t
 icket. </p>\n<p>Players who only attend on Saturday will receive a surpris
 e prize pack of multiple alt art playsets at the end of the day on Saturda
 y.</p>\n<h1>Artist colony</h1>\n<p>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. </p>\n<h1>Venue details</h1>\n<p>The
  venue is a 10 minute walk from the Santa Clara Caltrain station.</p>\n<p>
 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.</
 p>\n<p>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.</p>\n<p>We plan to 
 have jugs of water available to refill your water bottles.</p>\n<p>Food op
 tions within walking distance include: </p>\n<p>Chicken Meets Rice (Asian 
 casual\, good price. Tofu available. Hainan chicken approved by Wikignomet
 ry)\nMen-Bei Ramen (affordable ramen option)\nMcDonalds\nCostco</p>\n<p>Th
 ere are also several restaurants along El Camino Real that are a little to
 o far to walk (20-30 minutes) but well within a short driving distance.</p
 >\n<p>Learn more about Bay Area Netrunner at <a href=\"https://sansan.card
 s/join/\">https://sansan.cards/join/</a> and join the SanSan North discord
  at <a href=\"https://discord.com/invite/mvGB3hNWNE\">https://discord.com/
 invite/mvGB3hNWNE</a></p>
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