To play in official Riftbound organized play events:
1. Riot Account
Every player must have a Riot account with a display Game Name and Tagline to register for official Riftbound events.
If someone doesn’t already have one, they’ll need to create a Riot account (free) before they can register for events like Nexus Night through the official system.
2. Carde.io Account
Players also need to create a Carde.io account — this is the event registration platform that hosts Riftbound event listings.
You register or log in at the Riftbound event locator/Carde.io site.
3. Link Riot Account with Carde.io
Once both accounts exist, the player has to link their Riot account to their Carde.io account before they can join any official event.
This linking usually happens the first time they log into Carde.io — they’ll be prompted to sign in with Riot and authorize the connection.
Summary (Simple)
Create a Riot account → required for event identity.
Create a Carde.io account → used to sign up for events.
Link the Riot account to Carde.io → needed before registering for events.
If a Player Has No Account
They cannot directly register for official Riftbound events without first creating a Riot account and linking it.
So someone without any account will need to:
Sign up for a Riot account.
Sign up for a Carde.io account.
Link the two.
After that, they can browse and join Nexus Nights or other events through the official event listing.
