Battle Hardened: Cincinnati

Pour a round, pull up a seat, and get ready to duke it out in the Queen City!

Battle Hardened is coming to Cincinnati from January 5th-7th, and so is your chance at winning a Gold Foil, PTIs, and a share of $2,000 USD.

Right off the bat we have a Super Armory on Friday, then onto the next base with Saturday's Classic Constructed Battle Hardened, and hitting a home run with a Classic Constructed PTI event on Sunday.

Hosted by Star City Games, this is your chance to knock it out of the park!

Quick Details

Date: January 5th-7th, 2024
Venue: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Registration: https://scgcon.starcitygames.com
Hosted by: Star City Games

The weekend begins with a Super Armory event. Normally, an Armory Kit is provided to stores to support a full month of in-store events, but at a Super Armory, the full contents of a kit are used for one single event, meaning that multiple players get prizes, instead of just the winner! The prizes for this event include Cold Foil Promos and official Flesh and Blood playmats.

Event Details

Date: January 5th, 2024
Format: Classic Constructed
Entry Fee: $20 USD
Eligibility: Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Casual
Venue: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Registration: https://scgcon.starcitygames.com
Player Cap: TBA
Time: 5:00 PM

Prizes

The path to the biggest stage in Flesh and Blood TCG Organized Play begins with a Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI), and one of the best places to secure these prized assets is Battle Hardened.

Players will have the opportunity to battle it out for their share of USD 2,000 in cash prizes, exclusive Battle Hardened series playmats to the Top 8, a Gold Foil to the Champion, and coveted Professional Tournament Invites (PTIs) to both the winner and runner-up.

PTIs can be used to enter any Professional level tournament (including Pro Tours and the World Championship) and do not expire, whereas invitations from the in-store ProQuest series are only valid for their associated Pro Tour event.

Event Details

Date: January 6th, 2024
Format: Classic Constructed
Entry Fee: $50 USD
Eligibility: Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Competitive
Venue: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Registration: https://scgcon.starcitygames.com
Player Cap: TBA
Time: 9:00 AM

Decklists are required and will be collected before Round 1 begins.

This event is open-entry (anyone is welcome to play!)

Swiss Rounds

• Swiss rounds are best-of-one.
• Swiss rounds are 50 + 5 minutes in duration. (50 + 5 means there are 5 minutes allocated for the start of game procedure. Players must have presented their deck and revealed their equipment and weapons within this 5 minute window. If both players complete the start of game procedure in less than 5 minutes, they may begin playing their match immediately.)
• The number of rounds of Swiss is determined by the number of players at the beginning of round 1.

Top 8

Top 8 playoff matches will have no time limit. (Players are still expected to play at a normal pace and complete playoff matches in a reasonable amount of time.)

In the Top 8, the player that finished higher in the Standings during the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or second

Prizes

Date: January 7th, 2024
Format: Classic Constructed
Entry Fee: $35 USD
Eligibility: Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Competitive
Venue: Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Registration: https://scgcon.starcitygames.com
Player Cap: TBA
Time: 9:00 AM
Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 players

Prizes