The 2023 competitive season is finally upon us and we are pleased to announce its first event, the Null Signal Games 2023 H1 Circuit Opener. Historically, these kits were ordered centrally and distributed via our regional Organized Play representatives. This year, we are working with a third-party supplier who can both manufacture and distribute the kit internationally on our behalf. You can order the 2023 Circuit Opener kit here until 26 January 2023 at 10:00 UTC.
There are two versions of kits: Basic and Boosted. This allows the Tournament Organizer to pick the kit that fits the turnout that they expect.
A Basic Circuit Opener kit contains:
- 3 x Smartware Distributor playmat (Benjamin Giletti)
- 15 x Boomerang (Oliver Morit)
- 27 x Seamless Launch (Martin de Diego Sádaba)
- 6 x Enigma (Benjamin Giletti)
A Boosted Circuit Opener kit contains:
- 5 x Smartware Distributor playmat (Benjamin Giletti)
- 27 x Boomerang (Oliver Morit)
- 51 x Seamless Launch (Martin de Diego Sádaba)
- 12 x Enigma (Benjamin Giletti)
The preview of Seamless Launch is not available yet, but we made the decision to open orders to give you as much time to plan these events as possible. We expect to spoil Seamless Launch before the kit sales end.
You can purchase the Circuit Opener kit from the link below. The price of the Basic kit is 55€ (Euros) while the Boosted kit is 90€ ($58,81 and $96,24 USD as per 01/09 rate exchange). This includes shipping worldwide.
The link below will send you to the webstore of our third-party supplier. You will be able to choose between the basic or boosted kit after adding it to your basket. Please ensure to select the “Null Signal” option for shipping when ordering to ensure free international shipping!
When purchasing a kit via our third-party supplier’s website, you agree that the information you provide to the seller is shared with Null Signal Games. Null Signal Games will only use this information to confirm that the kits purchased have been used in tournaments.
These kits will only be available for sale until 26 January 2023 at 10:00 UTC.
Basic Prize Structure
- Winner: Invitation to the 2023 Circuit Breaker Invitational Championship.
- Top 2: Smartware Distributor playmat.
- Top 4: 3x Boomerang alt art
- Top 8: 3x Seamless Launch.
Each kit contains an additional playset of Boomerang and Seamless Launch, and an additional Smartware Distributor playmat for the Tournament Organizer to keep. The kit also contains 6x Enigma. Originally a 2020 NSG Continental Championships promotion, these alts can be used as side-event prizes, door prizes, or anything else at the Organizer’s discretion.
Boosted Prize Structure
- Winner: Invitation to the 2023 Circuit Breaker Invitational Championship.
- Top 4: Smartware Distributor playmat.
- Top 8: 3x Boomerang alt art.
- Top 16: 3x Seamless Launch.
Each kit contains an additional playset of Boomerang and Seamless Launch, and an additional Smartware Distributor playmat for the Tournament Organizer to keep. The kit also contains 12x Enigma. Originally a 2020 NSG Continental Championships promotion, these alts can be used as side-event prizes, door prizes, or anything else at the Organizer’s discretion.
There is no limit on the number of Circuit Breakers each Organizer may purchase and/or run, as long as each event is supported by at least one kit. An entry fee may be collected to cover the cost of the kit (and venue hire, where applicable).
Tournament Organizers are also allowed and actively encouraged to supplement the prize pool with other prizes sourced from GNKs or the amazing stuff made by the community. Players can log on to AlwaysBeRunning.net to find events, as well as claim their finishes on events they played in.
Event Restrictions
Circuit Openers are Sanctioned events for the purposes of the Organized Play Policies. This means they are expected to follow the prize structure above. The tournament structure for these events is classified as Casual, and should also follow guidelines outlined in the Policies. As a Sanctioned event, purchasing this kit means contracting an obligation to run a Circuit Opener. Buying a kit to either keep or to resell undermines the spirit of these competitions and the legitimacy of the prizes which other players had to enter and place in a tournament to win.
Circuit Openers can be run in either the Startup or Standard formats. Tournament Organizers are expected to advertise their events on AlwaysBeRunning.
This event can be run at any point during the 2023 calendar year. However, we plan to release a second Circuit Opener to cover the 2nd half of 2023. For the winner to be able to take advantage of their 2024 Circuit Breaker Invitational invite, the event should take place before December 2023.
Season Tracker
To help both players and Organizers keep track of the Competitive Season schedule, we created the 2023 Competitive Season Status Page. There you can find information on what types of tournaments are running, what is the permitted period to organize a certain type of event, which tournaments are in the application stage and when the application period ends, and other useful information. Please keep checking back, as it will continue to be updated as we solidify more of the Competitive Season schedule.
You can also access this link from both the Players and Organizers tab within Null Signal Games.
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