Battle Hardened: Chicago

Put on your gym shoes and get ready to ride the tailwinds as Battle Hardened lands in the Windy City!

Test your skills in the heart of bustling Chicago from July 22nd-23rd for a chance at calling dibs on a Gold Foil, PTI, and your share of $2000 USD.

We're kicking off Saturday with the main event - Classic Constructed Battle Hardened, then rounding out the evening with a Super Armory, before finishing up on Sunday with a Classic Constructed PTI event.

Hosted by the incredible MinMaxGames, this is one show you don't wanna miss!

Quick Details

Date: Saturday July 22nd to Sunday July 23rd, 2023
Venue: Rosemont Center, 5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
Registration: https://www.minmaxgames.com/pages/chicago-battle-hardened
Hosted by: MinMaxGames

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 USD2,000 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: July 22nd, 2023
Format: Classic Constructed
Entry Fee: $50 USD
Eligibility: Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Competitive
Venue: Rosemont Center, 5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
Registration: https://www.minmaxgames.com/pages/chicago-battle-hardened
Player Cap: 128
Time: 10:00 AM

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

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

After the last round of Swiss in Battle Hardened the day ends with a Super Armory. 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: July 22nd, 2023
Format: Blitz
Entry Fee: $20 USD
Eligibility: Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Casual
Venue: Rosemont Center, 5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
Registration: https://www.minmaxgames.com/pages/chicago-battle-hardened
Player Cap: 128
Time: After round 7 of Battle Hardened, before the top 8 cut (5:30 PM)

Prizes

Event Details

Date: July 23rd, 2023
Format: Classic Constructed
Entry Fee: $35 USD
Eligibility: Open-entry (no invitation required)
Rules Enforcement Level (REL): Competitive
Venue: Rosemont Center, 5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
Registration: https://www.minmaxgames.com/pages/chicago-battle-hardened
Player Cap: 128
Time: 10:00 AM
Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 players

Prizes