You may already know NRGEvents.gg is bringing the next Series event—and a full weekend of play—to PopCon.US this May.
This is one of the most ambitious, player-friendly schedules we’ve ever built.
To make navigating a multi-game weekend seamless, we’re introducing Time Codes across the entire schedule:
🕐 Top of the Hour → Riftbound
🕒 Quarter Hour (:15) → Lorcana
🕕 Bottom of the Hour (:30) → Magic: The Gathering
🕘 Last Quarter Hour (:45) → Flesh & Blood
You’ll know what’s launching—just by looking at the clock.
Between scheduled events, the action continues.
Welcome to the NRGEvents.gg Turbo Power Plant:
Sit down anytime
Choose any game, any format
Play a 1v1 (or one multi-player pod) for a single-round match
Earn prize tickets—fast (Prize tickets redeem at the Prize Wall for packs, accessories, and more.)
Yes, this means:
👉 Underserved, out-of-print games
👉 Unsanctionable format like Old School MTG
👉 Even competitive UNO (seriously)
The only stipulation in the Turbo Power Plant is all play is with authentic cards and real opponents.
Looking to play something more than a 1-rounder of your favorite game?
You can put your name in the queue for On-Demand Events (ODEs) all weekend for most games.
Digimon
One Piece
Pokémon
Star Wars: Unlimited
And more
The moment a critical mass of players are ready—you'll be gathered and play. Simple as that. The typical events here are either the 8-player, "Win-a-Bunch (of Prize Tix)" single elimination events or sealed 8-player or 4-player "Pick Two" drafts.
As the main schedule winds down, you can still play. Just like Sonic, you have to go fast!
NRG Flash Events will run later into the day based on demand:
1-Round Drafts
Rapid-fire ODEs
Turbo Power Plant specials
If you still want to play, you can do so until our staff decides to sleep (or the venue kicks us out).
Short answer:
👉 You need a PopCon badge to access PopCon.
👉 You do not need a badge to play NRGEvents.
That’s right.
NRGEvents.gg remains committed to a core promise:
No cost to enter the play space.
PopCon.US isn’t just hosting us—it’s a full-scale pop culture experience:
Celebrity guests
Vendors and artists
Amateur wrestling
Escape rooms
Interactive experiences (You can make your own leather dice bag!)
Last year, many NRG players took advantage of discounted badges and turned their tournament weekend into a full convention experience. And the discount badges are back courtesy of PopCon.US.
Get a 1-Day Discount Badge here.
Get an All Weekend Discount Badge here.
That opportunity is back.
And yes—if you want your TMNT, LOTR, or other Universes Beyond cards signed, you’ll want that badge. 😉
NRGEvents.gg is honored to Power Your Play at PopCon.US.
Whether you’re grinding events, hopping formats, or just jamming games all weekend:
This is your playground. Sign up today at https://www.nrgevents.gg/conventions/nrg-events-popcon
Published
Monday, March 30, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026