Announcing the 2023 H2 Circuit Opener Kit

Null Signal Games are happy to announce the release of 2023 H2 Circuit Opener kit. As we did for the H1 Circuit Opener kit, we are working with a third-party supplier who will manufacture and distribute the kit internationally on our behalf. You can order the 2023 Circuit Opener kit here before the 11 June 2023 at 23:59 UTC.

There are two purchase options: Basic or Boosted. This allows the Tournament Organizer to pick the kit that better fits the expected turnout.

A Basic Circuit Opener kit contains:

  • 3 x Playmats featuring new art from The Automata Initiative by BalanceSheet
  • 15 x Moshing (Oliver Morit)
  • 27 x Magnet (Ferenc Patkós)
  • 6 x Oaktown Renovation (Kira L. Nguyen)

A Boosted Circuit Opener kit contains:

  • 5 x Playmats featuring new art from The Automata Initiative by BalanceSheet
  • 27 x Moshing (Oliver Morit)
  • 51 x Magnet (Ferenc Patkós)
  • 12 x Oaktown Renovation (Kira L. Nguyen)
2023 H2 Circuit Opener prize fan
2023 H2 Circuit Opener prize fan

You can purchase the Circuit Opener kit from the link below for the next two weeks only. The price of the Basic kit is 55€ (Euros) while the Boosted kit is 90€ ($59.26 and $96.98 USD as per 24/05 rate exchange). This includes free worldwide shipping.

The price above is also intended to cover any applicable customs duties. We are aware that in some cases deliveries of our previous Circuit Opener kit were charged customs duties even though they should not have been. The new logistics company which our printer has partnered with should help resolve these issues, but, should you be charged customs duties for your kit, please contact us and we will reimburse you.

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 11 June 2023 at 23:59 UTC.

Basic Prize Structure

  • Winner: Invitation to the 2023 Circuit Breaker Invitational Championship. 
  • Top 2: Playmat featuring new art from The Automata Initiative by BalanceSheet
  • Top 4: 3x Moshing alt art
  • Top 8: 3x Magnet alt art

Each kit contains an additional playset of Moshing and Magnet and an additional playmat for the Tournament Organizer to keep. The kit also contains 6x Oaktown Renovation. Originally a 2019 NSG Worlds 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 2: Playmat featuring new art from The Automata Initiative by BalanceSheet
  • Top 8: 3x Moshing 
  • Top 16: 3x Magnet

Each kit contains an additional playset of Moshing and Magnet, and an additional playmat for the Tournament Organizer to keep. The kit also contains 12x Oaktown Renovation. Originally a 2019 NSG Worlds Championships promotion, these alts can be used as side-event prizes, door prizes, or anything else at the Organizer’s discretion. 

Card fan featuring Magnet and Moshing alternate art cards.

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. 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 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.

Always Be Running, friends.

Author

  • Havvy

    Havvy is part of Null Signal Games' Netrunner Organised Play team. He lives in Lowestoft, UK with his wife Kaya, three kids, four cats and a dog! Havvy is generally seen playing various Apoc decks and FA Corp decks!