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⚠️ ELMHURST SECURED, SIR . Prize Wall Breach Resolved. // CORPORATE ACCESS RESTORED // HOSTILE ACQUISITION ELIMINATED // ELMHURST NRG BELONGS TO US Join Us at Waterford Banquet & Convention Center 933 S Riverside Dr. Elmhurst, Illinois, USA During the previous NRG Event, a few divers got ambitious and controlled the Prize Wall. They took Release Weekend “back from the Corpos," so they said, but we know the real victims were you : You don't want panic and anarchy in the streets. You back the Riot Police and their role to protect your prizes. You will form an orderly line to enjoy your corporate-sponsored Prize Wall. 🏢 THE CORPOS ARE BACK. You built the underground. You brought the runners. And apparently, the Boardroom has been watching. This time, the Corpos funded the fight club. Is this sponsorship? Is this fight rigging? Yes. The Boardroom at Neuroscape, LLC is putting additional cash into the prize pool as attendance grows. Put simply: More Divers, More Money. Corporate interference has never been so fun(gible) . 🏧NRG SERIES ELMHURST — NOV. 21–22 📍 Waterford Banquet & Conference Center — Elmhurst, Illinois Two days of Neuroscape. A growing cash purse. Oversized cards. Stamped promos. Competitive Sealed. 2v2 Team Combat. Now, with considerably more corporate involvement than the underground anticipated… 💲ATURDAY — NOVEMBER 21 🕥 10:30 AM — THE CORPO COMEBACK Main Event NEUROSCAPE TCG 1K+ — $35 $25 Swift Discount The Corpos are putting their green thumbs on the scale. Special thanks to Neuroscape, LLC for adding cash sponsorship as attendance grows. 🔸 17-player minimum * 🔸 64-players raises the prize poll to $2,500 🔸 Swiss Pairings with Cut to Top 8 🔸 Decklists Required 🔸 Competitive REL Total attendance determines the type and size of the prize payout. 🔸 17–29 PLAYERS | Tax Evasion Avoidance w/ Credit & Tix $1,000 PRIZE POOL — TIX or STORE CREDIT ONLY No Corpo cash. Yet. 🥇 1st | $400 Store Credit / 500 Tix Enough Tix for a Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card 🥈 2nd | $200 Store Credit / 300 Tix Enough Tix for a Travel-Sized Neuroscape Card 🥉 3rd–4th | $100 Store Credit / 120 Tix Enough Tix for a Sealed Box of Neuroscape 🏅 5th–8th | $50 Store Credit / 60 Tix 💰 30–41 PLAYERS | CASH UNLOCKED $1,000 CASH PRIZE POOL The underground gets big, so starts the purse. Cash payout — or take Store Credit and receive +10%. 🥇 1st | $400 🥈 2nd | $200 🥉 3rd–4th | $100 🏅 5th–8th | $50 🏢 42–52 PLAYERS | THE BOARDROOM HAS TAKEN NOTICE 👀 THE CORPO COMEBACK BECOMES A $1.5K! More Divers. More Attention. More ASSET APPRECIATION. The Boardroom sharks have chummed up the prize pool. Dutifully, NRGEvents.gg will continue to thank Neuroscape, LLC for cash sponsorship. Cash payout—or Store Credit with +10%. 🥇 1st | $600 🥈 2nd | $300 🥉 3rd–4th | $150 🏅 5th–8th | $75 🤑 53–63 PLAYERS | SEND IN THE BIG KAT THE CORPO COMEBACK BECOMES A $2K! The Big Kat reaches into the corporate coffers and makes the purse stacks TALLER >>> 🥇 1st | $700 🥈 2nd | $350 🥉 3rd–4th | $175 🏅 5th–8th | $90 🎖️ 9th–16th | $30 Cash payout — or Store Credit with +10%. 🚨 64 PLAYERS | MAXIMUM CAPACITY MAXIMUM CORPORATE CONTRIBUTION. (INTERFERENCE?) You filled the fight card. The Boardroom will both fill the prize purse and your walls with valuable art. $2,500 CASH + OVERSIZED NEUROSCAPE CARDS 🥇 1st | $800 + Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card 🥈 2nd | $400 + Travel-Sized Neuroscape Card 🥉 3rd–4th | $250 🏅 5th–8th | $100 🎖️ 9th–16th | $50 You filled the underground fight club. The Corpos noticed. NOW TAKE THEIR MONEY. (Thanks to Neuroscape, LLC for up to $1500 in prize support at 64 or more players) *17-PLAYER MINIMUM We have every confidence in the Midwest Divers showing up; however, should the event not reach 17 players, everyone registered will be invited to play in a reduced-prize event. If that isn't for you, you'll receive a full refund before pairings for the first modified round. So get your name on the fight card early and help others enroll with confidence. SWIFT >>> YOU KNOW A GUY FAST ACTION BONUS: $25 ENROLLMENT Get your name onto the Digital Underground Fight Card on or before November 11 — Veterans Day and your enrollment is only: $25 After November 11, enrollment returns to $35. As any Corpo will tell you, it's not WHAT you know; it's not even WHO you know; it's... Who knows, who knows you. 🕝 2:30 PM — COMPETITIVE WIN-A-CARD NEUROSCAPE SEALED — $50 The Boardroom understands that some people prefer to acquire Pomos through what Legal insists we call “playing the game.” …fine! 🔸 Minimum 8 Players to Launch 🔸 Cap: 64 Players 🔸 Swiss Rounds +1 Every player receives at least one booster pack. 8–16 PLAYERS 🥇 1st — Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card + #1 Stamped Promo 🥈 2nd — Travel-Sized Neuroscape Card + #2 Stamped Promo 🏅 3rd–4th — 3 Packs 🎁 All other players — 1 Pack 17–32 PLAYERS 🥇 1st — Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card + #1 Stamped Promo 🥈 2nd — Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card + #2 Stamped Promo 🏅 3rd–4th — 10 Packs 5th–8th — 3 Packs 🎁 All other players — 1 Pack 33–64 PLAYERS 🥇 1st — Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card + #1 Stamped Promo + 10 Packs 🥈 2nd — Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card + #2 Stamped Promo + 5 Packs 🥉 3rd–4th — Travel-Sized Neuroscape Card + 5 Packs 🏅 5th–8th — 10 Packs 🎖️ 9th–16th — 3 Packs 🎁 All other players — 1 Pack 💲UNDAY — NOVEMBER 22 🕥 10:30 AM — REPORT TO YOUR CORPO TEAMWORK TRUST FALL 2v2 NEUROSCAPE — $50 PER TEAM 🤝 AS EASY AS A. B. C. ALWAYS. BE. CORPO. Corporate has reviewed the latest productivity numbers and identified the problem: YOU AREN'T WORKING TOGETHER. We’re a family, here… So grab a partner and prepare for the most sacred institution in corporate culture: The Mandatory Team-Building Exercise. Welcome to the CORPO TEAMWORK TRUST FALL , a 2v2 Neuroscape event where your health and fate are shared, and blaming your teammate counts as taking personal responsibility. 🏆 THE CORPORATE INCENTIVE STRUCTURE THERE WILL BE T-SHIRTS! 🥇 1ST PLACE TEAM TWO Poster-Sized Neuroscape Cards + TWO Neuroscape T-Shirts 🥈 2ND PLACE TEAM TWO Travel-Sized Neuroscape Cards + TWO Neuroscape T-Shirts One card and one shirt for each member of the teams. 🥉 3RD PLACE TEAM... ... ... THERE'S NO PLACE FOR THIRD PLACE IN NEUROSCAPE. So you'll just have to: PACK IT IN. You know the drill. Get that trip to Hawaii with Terry. Some steak knives. Or... You're out. Corporate thanks you for your compliant participation. They're asking about their golden parachute? Sure, I said, "Pack it in" so ... 🎁 4 participation packs to every other team. (2 per player) 📋 TERRY FROM ACCOUNTING WOULD LIKE A WORD 🔸 $50 per team 🔸 4-team minimum * 🔸 2v2 Team Neuroscape 🔸 Casual rules enforcement 🔸 Swiss Rounds +1 based on attendance 🔸 No Top Cut—final standings determine the winners It is a team event. Bring a teammate. Help each other. Trust each other. And don't... FALL... short. SWIFT >>> TERRY'S TIMELY ENROLLMENT DISCOUNT Terry has reviewed the numbers after receiving a half-priced piña colada and an all-you-can-eat coconut shrimp voucher... ...he's authorized a Fast Action Discount. Get your Dream Team Diver and enroll before: NOVEMBER 11 — VETERANS DAY for just: $40 PER TEAM After that, Terry closes both sets of the books, and enrollment returns to $50. TERRY, THE ACCOUNTANT: Expense approved. Please swipe responsibly. *THE FINE PRINT TERRY MADE US INCLUDE We need 4 teams to run the event as advertised. However, Terry has informed me that if I cancel his team-building exercise, I might be in need of the company’s life and/or health insurance benefits. Consequently: THIS EVENT WILL LAUNCH WITH AS FEW AS TWO TEAMS. If we do not reach four teams and that's not the event you signed up for, your team may drop before pairings for Round 1 and receive a full refund. At that point, Corporate will dispense with the team-building seminars and proceed directly to the inevitable hostile confrontation: 🏆 Winning Team | 100 Tix 🤝 Other Teams | 40 Tix So find somebody you trust. ALWAYS. BE. CORPO. 🕝 2:30 PM — COMPETITIVE WIN-A-CARD NEUROSCAPE SEALED — $50 One final opportunity to convert labor into art assets before Corporate raiders come and "peace out" the prize wall... 🔸 Minimum 8 Players to Launch 🔸 Cap: 32 Players 🔸 Swiss Rounds +1 8–16 PLAYERS 🥇 1st — Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card + #1 Stamped Promo 🥈 2nd — Travel-Sized Neuroscape Card + #2 Stamped Promo 🏅 3rd–4th — 3 Packs 🎁 All other players — 1 Pack 17–32 PLAYERS 🥇 1st — Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card + #1 Stamped Promo 🥈 2nd — Poster-Sized Neuroscape Card + #2 Stamped Promo 🏅 3rd–4th — 10 Packs 5th–8th — 3 Packs 🎁 All other players — 1 Pack // CORPORATE MEMO MAXIMILLION GOLD: That ...previous NRG Event was an unfortunate and temporary lapse in asset control. Fortunately, assets appreciate when they are kept safe. Bread and Circus, my fellow Corpos: This November, the Boardroom has approved a significant investment in the underground. You're welcome. And by that we mean, continue to thank the team at Neuroscape, LLC . TERRY, THE ACCOUNTANT: Receipts, please. The Runners hacked the Prize Wall. The Corpos found the signal. Now the Boardroom has authorized the budget. RETURNING YOU TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING.
Welcome to NRG Champs NRG Champs is a two day invite only tournament with an incredibly unique structure designed to provide the highest level of competitive play. Champs will be streamed at twitch.tv/NRGSeries . Each game's Championship works a little differently, you can expect detailed tournament structure announcements before our last event on Nov 21-22. NRG Champs is hosted at the Nerd Rage Gaming store in Buffalo Grove, IL. 1361 W Dundee Rd, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 NRG Champs: Magic Dec 12-13. 24 players, $35,000, and a Pro Tour Invite NRG Champs: Riftbound Dec 19-20. 16 players, $15,000, and the FIRST ever NRG Champs Riftbound. -NRG Champs: Magic 2025 -2025 Champion Matt Sikkink Johnson A VIP Experience NRG Champs celebrates the best of the best of the NRG Series, preparing players for pro level play. One benefit of being a pro, is you are treated like one. Each player at NRG Champs receives the following perks: Custom NRG Champs Jacket In classic NRG black and orange with your name and the year. This jacket is a sign to others that you are the makings of a pro player. -Charlie Dusterberg sporting their new NRG Champs jacket Custom Shadowbox With three iconic cards from your top finishes at NRG this year, this item honors the success and glory that got you to this moment. Guaranteed Match on Coverage "Look mom, I'm on TV!" Prove to your friends and family that you are cool. Every player at NRG Champs is guaranteed at least one match on coverage, regardless of record. -Cliff Topher and Fanchen Yang at the Feature Match table Catered Lunch NRG provides a catered lunch to all players both days with a scheduled lunch break. A tournament with a scheduled lunch break??? Now that is a luxury experience. MVP Award Being an MVP comes with more than just glory. As MVP you will get special perks that will improve your chances of making top 8. Last year, the MVP Grayson Nemets got to choose a player to remove from their draft pod and one player to "dodge" in Swiss rounds. Not to mention your own special trophy! Each game will have it's own MVP Perks detailed in their tournament structure announcement. The MVP also gets free entry into all NRG Series Main Events in 2027. Now that's value. The player with the MOST leaderboard points receives the MVP award . For Magic, the MVP will be selected from the Combined leaderboard. -Grayson Nemets, 2025 MVP Coverage We’re excited to provide two full days of video and social media coverage from #NRGCHAMP live from the floor. Tune in to our video coverage on twitch.tv/NRGSeries for all the early-round action on Saturday, and come back Sunday to help us crown our Champion. Don’t forget to follow us on social media @NRGSeries for updates leading up to the event, and stay in the loop with #NRGCHAMP! How To Qualify There are two ways to qualify for NRG Champs: 1. Win an NRG Series Showdown. 2. At-large points leaders on the NRG Series Leaderboard. Number one is self explanatory. Winners are going to Champs. Number two is a race that is decided by single point differences. See the FAQ below for information about qualifications. NRG Series: Riftbound will award 8 at-large invitations NRG Series: Magic will award 7 at-large invitations. 2 from the Online only leaderboard, 2 from Paper only, and 3 from Combined. Leaderboard and Champs FAQs: My leaderboard points, name, bio, entry, etc. is incorrect, how can I fix it? Send an email to liam@nerdragegaming.com with your full name, email address associated with your leaderboard entry, and a description of the error. There is a duplicate entry of me on the leaderboard, what happened? Your leaderboard entry is tied to your email, it is likely that you used a different email when enrolling for an event. Send an email to liam@nerdragegaming.com with your full name and email address associated with your leaderboard entry and we will merge it for you. In what order are at large invitations awarded for the MTG leaderboards? At large invites are awarded in the following order: Online only, Paper Only, Combined. What if someone who is already qualified is an at large leader? When determining at-large invitations players with direct qualifications or who already received an at large invitation from a previous leaderboard are skipped. There is a point tie on the leaderboard, what is the tie breaker? A players highest NRG tournament finish is the tiebreaker. If both players involved in the tie have the same highest finish, their total number of NRG top 8 finishes is the next tiebreaker. Example: Liam Shannon and Mark Mason both have 42 leaderboard points. Mark's highest finish was 3rd place, Liam's was 4th place. Mark wins the tie and will occupy the higher slot on the leaderboard. If someone declines their spot in Champs who gets their invite? If a player declines a spot in Champs an additional at large qualification is added to the pool. For MTG, this will be awarded to the Combined leaderboard. When will at large qualifications be awarded? After NRG Elmhurst Nov 21-22, the NRG team will take about a week to upload those tournament results, double check the leaderboard for accuracy, and give players the opportunity to review their entries. NRG will make an announcement when leaderboard invitations have been awarded, at this point all points and positions on the leaderboard are final. Where is Champs held? Champs is held at the Nerd Rage Gaming store in Buffalo Grove Il. 1361 W Dundee Rd, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 When is Champs? NRG Champs: Magic is Dec 12-13. NRG Champs: Riftbound is Dec 19-20 Can I qualify for both champs? Heck yeah you can! What pro tour does NRG Champs: Magic qualify for? You will qualify for the next pro tour being held at MagicCon Detroit Feb 26-28. Wrap Up We are so excited for NRG Elmhurst Nov 21-22 to bring a thrilling conclusion to the race for Champs. If you have any questions, join our Discord and ask there! Keep your eyes out for another article that will explicitly detail the tournament structure, formats, and prize breakdown. Thanks for reading! Check out the NRG Leaderboards here!
All honor to the Riftbound Players! Thanks to your overwhelming response to the Riftbound Showdown Series, here is the home of all the important tournament details so you have the best experience possible with the most complete understanding of what's to come. TL;DR More than 450 players are already registered for the Riftbound Showdown Series in Milwaukee. At 512 players , the tournament reaches Tier I , awarding the maximum number of Riftbound invitations: Regional Championship invites to the Top 4 and Regional Qualifier passes to the Top 16 . Saturday will feature 10 rounds of Swiss , beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central . We will play as much of the Top 8 as possible Saturday night. No additional Top 8 round will begin at 11:01 p.m. or later . Any remaining Top 8 rounds will begin at 8:00 a.m. Sunday . Sunday’s NRG Series: Riftbound $5K Showdown begins at 9:00 a.m. , awards NRG Series points and an NRG Championship invite, and caps at 256 players . If you want to play Sunday, register now . Do not wait until Saturday night. Players advancing to Sunday’s Top 8 rounds may receive up to two rounds of byes in the Sunday $5K. If they remain in the Saturday event when Round 3 of the Sunday event begins, they must accept a Round 3 loss or drop from the Sunday event. More Than 450 Players—and Tier I Is In Your Reach More than 450 players have already registered for the Riftbound Showdown Series , taking place Saturday, August 22, at the Baird Center in Milwaukee. Under the Riftbound Showdown Series structure, attendance determines the event’s tier and the number of invitations awarded: Attendance Event tier Regional Championship invites Regional Qualifier passes 128–255 Tier III Top 1 Top 4 256–511 Tier II Top 2 Top 8 512+ Tier I Top 4 Top 16 At 512 players , Milwaukee becomes the first Tier I Showdown Series event and awards the maximum number of Riftbound invitations. This means if you have friends who plan to attend but have not registered, encourage them to secure their seats now. Once enrollment closes, so do the tiers. Saturday Tournament Schedule The Riftbound Showdown Series will be run at Competitive Organized Play Level . Hall opens: 8:00 a.m. Central Tournament begins: 9:00 a.m. Central Format: Constructed Saturday Swiss rounds: 10 Top cut: Top 8, single elimination Decklists: Required and must be submitted through Carde.io before the tournament begins Please arrive with enough time to enter the hall, find your seat, and resolve any registration or decklist issues before the scheduled start. Round 1 player meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Top 8 and the 11:00 P.M. Cutoff After all 10 Swiss rounds have been completed, the tournament will cut to the Top 8. We will play the quarterfinals and as many additional Top 8 rounds as timing allows Saturday night. A Top 8 round will proceed time permitting, though no additional round will begin at 11:01 p.m. or later . Any Top 8 rounds not completed Saturday night will begin at 8:00 a.m. Sunday . Players still competing should be prepared to return before the hall’s general 8:00 a.m. opening so play can begin promptly. Register for Sunday’s $5K Now The NRG Series: Riftbound $5K Showdown begins Sunday, August 23, at 9:00 a.m. Central . The Sunday event features: A $5,000 prize pool NRG Series: Riftbound leaderboard points An invitation to the NRG Championship: Riftbound Competitive Organized Play Level Constructed play with a cut to Top 8 A hard cap of 256 players (Currently reduced to 12 based on expected byes from Saturday) With more than 450 players already registered for Saturday, Sunday does not have enough seats for everyone who may want to play. Even at the current attendance, nearly 200 Saturday players would be unable to enter if everyone attempted to register—and the gap will grow as Saturday registration approaches 512 players or beyond. If you want to play in Sunday’s $5K, register now. Do not wait until Saturday evening to decide. Last-minute registration will remain available only if seats remain. While the NRGEvents.gg staff may have a trick up their sleeve to give you even more competitive play options; this will be the ONLY event to offer NRG Points and an invite. Your ability to have more of those options published early is directly linked to how quickly this event caps. Sunday Byes for Saturday’s Top Players Registering for Sunday’s $5K will not prevent you from continuing in Saturday’s Top 8. Players whose remaining Top 8 matches carry into Sunday morning may receive up to two rounds of byes in the Sunday $5K. These byes allow advancing players to register for Sunday with confidence while continuing to compete for the Saturday title. The byes cover only the first two rounds of Sunday’s $5K. If a player remains in the Saturday event when Round 3 of the Sunday $5K begins, that player must either: Accept a Round 3 match loss and play starting in Round 4, or be dropped from the event. Registering now secures your opportunity to play Sunday. The bye policy protects players who advance deep into Saturday’s tournament, but it cannot create additional seats after the 256-player cap has been reached because having even 257+ players adds one or more additional rounds exceeding the time reserved at the venue. Welcome to you and the more than 450 other Riftbound players—and potentially the Showdown Series’ first Tier I field—to Milwaukee.
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