Side Events Schedule: Milwaukee Aug 22-23
🌀 Sleeve Up at Sides in Milwaukee 💫 Event Details Date : August 22-23 Location : The Baird Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 🎟️The Return of On Demand Events🎟️ ⏱️Play your way. On your time.⏱️ On demand events are back with vigorous support from NRG Staff. What makes On Demand Events launch? Two simple things: bodies in the room and infrastructure from our crew. With the newly added Commander Package, outreach to local Milwaukee game stores, restocked Prize Wall, focused ODE offerings, and a buzzer system YOU can queue up for ODEs with confidence. Hex wants you to HACK INTO FUN this weekend with Neuroscape Pre-Release Sealed Events on Demand! Event Price Details Prizing Neuroscape Sealed $30 Launches with 2 or more players Build your deck out of 6 Packs of Neuroscape Attn: Hex hacked the prize wall. All participants also get 10 Tix. Constructed Win-A-Stack $20 Any Game, any constructed Format (the Main Event formats will have ODE signups by default) Launches with 8 players Players will receive a single elimination bracket and 150 Tix Players must use authentic cards 1st - 150 Tix Commander, Riftbound, or Neuroscape Pod $10 Play in EDH Pod of 3-5 players NRG Staff will help pair you in the same Bracket Optional MTG materials such as game variant printouts and planechase cards will be available for borrow from NRG Riftbound Free for All or 2v2 rules printouts provided Neuroscape 2v2 rules printout provided 10 Tix per player Learn to Play Next Steps $15 Play right away! Launches with 2 players. Play a 3 pack sealed of the new game you just learned! NRG staff will explain how to do so with the game you learned Limited to ONE purchase per game you learn on-site Ultimate Guard Welcome Bag (Deck Box, sleeves, and NRG Tokens) The Hobbit Draft $30 Launches with 8 players (or 4 players Pick-Two) You will draft 3 Play Boosters of The Hobbit Matches are single elimination 8 Players: 1st - 30 Tix | 2nd - 10 Tix | 3rd-4th - 5 Tix 4 Players: All players get 10 Tix Saturday August 22nd 11:00am — Commander Chaos Sealed — $65 🔸 Open a mix of 12 booster packs (1 Mystery Booster Convention Edition, 1 Mystery Booster 2, and 10 chaos packs mostly in standard and some other oldies). 🔸 Players build in a pods of 4 and may trade cards within the pod (75 Total minutes). 🔸 Players play 99-card singleton deck with a Commander (and potentially a companion 👀). 🔸 The rest of your card pool is in your sideboard (Lessons and Wishes work). 🔸 Play 2 90-minute rounds with Sudden Death. 🔸 5 Tix per round played and 5 Tix to the pod winner. 🙈🙉🙊: Not My Monkey, Fast Action Bonus – The first 12 enrollments get 1 Collector’s Booster Pack instead to replace 1 non-Mystery booster in the sealed pool. Noon — Neuroscape Release Weekend Sealed — $40 🦾 No Time for Cyberpsychosis…🦿 🔜 ($30 Fast Action: Be among the first 32 or Enroll before 15 August 2026) ( See what the Epic Personalities of Neuroscape have done with this event ) 1:00pm — The Hobbit x MTG Sealed RCQ with NRG Points — $70 🔥 No Time for Dragon…🔥 🐲 ($60 Fast Action: Be among the first 16 or Enroll before 1 August 2026) 🐉 🔸 8-player minimum, caps at 32-players Swiss pairings, Sudden Death Rules. 🔸 Comp REL, Foil Promo to the Winner. Number of Players Prizing 32 🥇1st - RC Invite, 3 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Packs (or 150 Tix) & 6 NRG Points 🥈2nd - 2 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 100 Tix) & 5 NRG Points 🏅3rd-4th - 50 Tix & 3 NRG Points 5th-8th - 2 NRG Points All other players get 1 NRG Point 17-31 🥇1st - RC Invite, 2 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 100 Tix) & 5 NRG Points 🥈2nd - 1 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 50 Tix) & 3 NRG Points 🏅3rd-4th - 50 Tix & 2 NRG Points All other players get 1 NRG Point 9-16 🥇1st - RC Invite, 1 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 50 Tix) & 4 NRG Points 🥈2nd - 50 Tix & 3 NRG Points All other players get 1 NRG Point 8 (Single Elimination) 🥇1st - RC Invite, 1 Hobbit x MTG Collector’s Pack (or 50 Tix) & 4 NRG Points All players with at least one match win get 1 NRG Point 2:00 pm — The H-Art of the Cards 2-Headed Giant for Art— $100/team 🔸 You and your other head each get four packs of Mystery Booster 2 🔸 This 16-player, 8-team capped event features playtest cards and a “cube-like” experience 🔸 Play as many as 3 Rounds to WIN two *signed Prints and/or Artist Proofs from NRGEvents.gg guest artists. That's one extra special prize for each head! *Exact prize is subject to the artist's stock 2:15 pm — Riftbound 2v2 Team Challenge — $50/team 🔸Only ONE player of the team needs to sign up for this event. Entry fee covers both players. 🔸Play four Swiss Rounds of 2v2 constructed. See section 603 2v2 of the tournament rules for further details Prize for EACH PLAYER per team based on match results: 🥇4 Wins 50 Tix | 🥈3 Wins 30 Tix | 🥉2 Wins 10 Tix 2:30 pm — Competitive Sealed Neuroscape Win-a-Card Sealed — $50 🔸Minimum 8 Players, Caps at 64 Players ( See what the Epic Personalities of Neuroscape have done with this event ) 3:00 pm — Pauper Win-a-Sheet with NRG Points — $30 🔸 17 Player minimum, 32 Player cap 🔸 Swiss Pairings with Cut to Top 8 🔸 Decklists Required, Comp REL 🔸 Get a collector booster pack if you selected a Commons uncut sheet! 🔸 All other prizes in Store Credit Number of Players Prizing 27-32 🥇1st - Uncut Sheet & 5 NRG Points 🥈2nd - $250 & 3 NRG Points 🏅3rd–4th - $100 & 2 NRG Points 5th – 8th - $50 & 1 NRG Point 9th – 16th - 1 NRG Point 17-26 🥇1st - Uncut Sheet & 4 NRG Points 🥈2nd - $150 & 3 NRG Points 🏅3rd–4th - $75 & 2 NRG Points 5th – 16th - 1 NRG Point 3:00 pm — Standard ReCQ with Up to 2 Invites and NRG Points — $25 🔸This 64 player cap event is single-elimination. 🔸Second invite is added at 33 players. 🔸Earn 1 NRG Point per match win plus any 5-0 gets +1 bonus point. 🔸Any needed byes will be Front-loaded after round 1 of this event. 🔸Decklists required Prizes based on ReCQ attendance (See ReCQ Prizing at bottom of page) 3:15 pm — Riftbound 100% Cash Event — $20 🔸Play Swiss Best of 3 rounds based on attendance. 🔸Caps at 128 players - maximum 7 rounds. 🔸Prizing: <65 players - %100 of entry fees paid out to Top 8. 65+ players - %100 of entry fees paid out to top 16. Prizes awarded as store credit. 4:00 pm — Modern ReCQ with Up to 2 Invites and NRG Points — $25 🔸 This 64 player cap event is single-elimination. 🔸 Second invite is added at 33 players. 🔸 Earn 1 NRG Point per match win plus any 5-0 gets +1 bonus point. 🔸 Any needed byes will be Front-loaded after round 1 of this event. 🔸 Decklists required. Prizes based on ReCQ attendance (See ReCQ Prizing at bottom of page) 4:30 pm — Riftbound Vendetta Full Box Sealed— $150 🔸You will receive a full box of Riftbound's newest set Vendetta. 🔸Construct a 25 card deck with up to 3 Domains (and a 12 card Rune Deck). 🔸Play any Legend and Champion within your three domains, even if they don't match! Draw an extra card to begin if you don't have a Legend and Champion. 🔸See section 602.1 Sealed Deck of the tournament rules for further details. 🔸Play 3 rounds of Best of 1 1v1. 🔸Earn two bonus packs of Vendetta per win. Sunday August 23rd 11:00am — Commander Chaos Sealed — $65 🔸 Open a mix of 12 booster packs (1 Mystery Booster Convention Edition, 1 Mystery Booster 2, and 10 chaos packs mostly in standard and some other oldies) 🔸 Players build in a pods of 4 and may trade cards within the pod (75 Total minutes) 🔸 Players play 99-card singleton deck with a Commander (and potentially a companion 👀) 🔸 The rest of your card pool is in your sideboard (Lessons and Wishes work) 🔸 Play 2 90-minute rounds with Sudden Death 🔸 5 Tix per round played and 5 Tix to the pod winner. 🙈🙉🙊: Not My Monkey, Fast Action Bonus – The first 12 enrollments get 1 Collector’s Booster Pack instead to replace 1 non-Mystery booster in the sealed pool. 11:30am — Neuroscape 2x2 Release Weekend Special — $80 🦾 It's Dangerous to Go it Alone, Runner to the Rescue Fast Action Savings…🦿 🔜 ($60 Fast Action: Be among the first 16 teams or Enroll before 15 August 2026) ( See what the Epic Personalities of Neuroscape have done with this event ) 12 pm — Riftbound 2v2 Team Challenge — $50/team 🔸Only ONE player of the team needs to sign up for this event. Entry fee covers both players. 🔸Play four Swiss Rounds of 2v2 constructed. See section 603 2v2 of the tournament rules for further details Prize for EACH PLAYER per team based on match results: 🥇4 Wins 50 Tix | 🥈3 Wins 30 Tix | 🥉2 Wins 10 Tix 1:00pm — The Hobbit x MTG Sealed RCQ with NRG Points — $70 🔥 No Time for Dragon…🔥 🐲 ($60 Fast Action: Be among the first 16 or Enroll before 1 August 2026) 🐉 🔸 8-player minimum, caps at 32-players Swiss pairings, Sudden Death Rules. 🔸 Comp REL, Foil Promo to the Winner. 🔸Same prizing breakdown as the Sat Hobbit RCQ. 1:30 pm — Pauper Win-a-Sheet with NRG Points — $30 🔸 17 Player minimum, 32 Player cap 🔸 Swiss Pairings with Cut to Top 8 🔸 Decklists Required, Comp REL 🔸 Get a collector booster pack if you selected a Commons uncut sheet! 🔸 Same prizing breakdown as the Sat Win-a-Sheet. 1:30 pm — Standard ReCQ with up to 2 Invites and NRG Points — $25 🔸 This 64 player cap event is single-elimination. 🔸 Second invite is added at 33 players. 🔸 Earn 1 NRG Point per match win plus any 5-0 gets +1 bonus point. 🔸 Any needed byes will be Front-loaded after round 1 of this event. 🔸 Decklists required Prizes based on ReCQ attendance (See ReCQ Prizing at bottom of page) 1:45 pm — Riftbound 100% Cash Event — $20 🔸Play Swiss Best of 3 rounds based on attendance. 🔸Caps at 128 players - maximum 7 rounds. 🔸Prizing: <65 players - %100 of entry fees paid out to Top 8. 65+ players - %100 of entry fees paid out to top 16. Prizes awarded as store credit. 2:00 pm — Modern ReCQ with up to 2 Invites and NRG Points — $25 🔸 This 64 player cap event is single-elimination. 🔸 The second invite is added at 33 players. 🔸 Earn 1 NRG Point per match win plus any 5-0 gets +1 bonus point. 🔸 Any needed byes will be Front-loaded after round 1 of this event. 🔸 Decklists required Prizes based on ReCQ attendance (See ReCQ Prizing at bottom of page) 2:30 pm — Neuroscape Team Trios "Box Your Socks Off" — $150/team 🔸 12 Player Minimum, 64 player cap event is Swiss + 1 ( See what the Epic Personalities of Neuroscape have done with this event ) 3:30 pm — Riftbound Vendetta Full Box Sealed— $150 🔸You will receive a full box of Riftbound's newest set Vendetta. 🔸Construct a 25 card deck with up to 3 Domains (and a 12 card Rune Deck). 🔸Play any Legend and Champion within your three domains, even if they don't match! Draw an extra card to begin if you don't have a Legend and Champion. 🔸See section 602.1 Sealed Deck of the tournament rules for further details. 🔸Play 3 rounds of Best of 1 1v1. 🔸Earn two bonus packs of Vendetta per win. ReCQ Single Elimination Prizing Structure Number of Rounds Prizing 5 Rounds 5-0 Gets Invite, Oversized Card & Foil Promo (While supplies last) 4-1 Gets Travel Sized Card 3-1 Gets 25 Tix 4 Rounds 4-0 Gets Invite, Travel Sized Card, & Foil Promo (While supplies last) 3-1 Gets 75 Tix 3 Rounds 3-0 Gets Invite, 50 Tix, & Foil Promo (While supplies last) 2-1 Gets 25 Tix
