Two minds · one board · thirty minutes

Enter theHouse of Rook

Eight design teams draw the same brief, build live, and defend every move before the clock runs out.

Live match 01Craft Assembly vs. Method Bureau

Craft Assembly

Method Bureau

The rules

A fast tournament for people who care how ideas are made.

8 teams

Round by round

Pairs advance through quarterfinals, semifinals and one final board.

2 × 2

Four at a table

Two makers per team, working together in full view of the crowd.

Wild briefs

One shared theme

Every match starts with the same strange prompt and the same blank canvas.

30 minutes

No quiet exits

Build, explain, revise. The final case must stand up under live questions.

Bracket

Every match leaves a trail. One team earns the rook.

Match 01 Craft / Method

Match 02 Actual / North

Match 05 Winner 01 / 02

Final board

October 18 · Hall C

Match 06 Winner 03 / 04

Match 03 Common / Kin

Match 04 Field / Plain

Doors open at 18:30

Get the match call.

One useful email before each live round. No recap avalanche.

House of Rook host — Foto Sushi on Pexels

Tournament schedule

All rounds take place at Foundry Hall. Times shown in local time.

ScheduleTeamsGuests

Quarterfinals

Match	Date	Teams	Guest critic	Seat
Match 01	Sep 17 · 19:00	Craft Assembly / Method Bureau	Celia Lovett	RSVP
Match 02	Sep 20 · 19:00	Actual Office / North Standard	Jesse Shor	RSVP
Match 03	Sep 24 · 19:00	Common Type / Kin Studio	Marian Pedraza	RSVP
Match 04	Sep 27 · 19:00	Field Notes / Plain Work	Vanessa Chong	RSVP

Semifinals

Match	Date	Teams	Guest critic	Seat
Match 05	Oct 01 · 19:00	Winner 01 / Winner 02	Rook King	RSVP
Match 06	Oct 03 · 19:00	Winner 03 / Winner 04	Devin Fountain	RSVP

Final

Match	Date	Teams	Guest critic	Seat
Final board	Oct 18 · 20:00	Finalist A / Finalist B	Grace Ling	RSVP

The prizes

Cash, studio time and bragging rights for work made under pressure.

1st$5,400

2nd$3,100

Third$1,250