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Android: Netrunner Card Game (Richard Garfield)

Android: Netrunner Card Game (Richard Garfield) for $19.99 + free shipping

Dec 3, 2012 2:45 PM

Best price I've seen on this one recently....

In 1996 (three years after creating Magic:The Gathering) Richard Garfield created a cyberpunk card game called Netrunner.

At the time, it seemed heavily influenced by Shadowrun. It is also somewhat reminiscent of The Matrix (which would follow in 1999).

For a long time the game got harder and harder to find, until FFG re-released it as a non-collectible game themed in their dystopian "Android" universe

Unlike M:tG you don't have to worry about buying pack after pack. Just get the core set and you have all the cards for two players.

Get more than one core set if you want to play with more than 2 players using the "The Big Sellout" variant.

I got 3 so we can play a 6 player game with 3 corps working with 3 runners.

BoardGameGeek:
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124742/android-netrunner

The Netrunner (original game) Big Sellout variant:
http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/12624/the-big-sellout-doc

@ amazon.com

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This game is excellent! I waiting in line for nearly an hour to get one at GenCon this last year... haven't ever thought twice about it. :)

snackpants snackpants
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In for one. This is a fantastic deal!

motytrah motytrah
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Any relation to the old Netrunner BBS game from the late 80s/early 90s?

zollars23 zollars23
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@zollars23:

Thematically; absolutely. Both were thematically very close to Shadowrun 1st Ed.

Gameplay; The BBS game was pretty close to the hacking in Shadowrun and avoiding ICE. Netrunner was more about agendas; more about Corp vs. Runner, but there are some similarities.

cyberpenguin cyberpenguin
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Hmmm.. Interesting to see this. I have a starter set from a version maybe 10 or 15 years ago.

shyguy91284 shyguy91284
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@shyguy91284: Same game. Updated artwork and modernized themed with reworked/updated rules.

I also have the old one... it reminds me of the days of modems, Phrack, BBS' and FBI takedowns of Steve Jackson Games.

cyberpenguin cyberpenguin
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Ooooh, this is a fantastic deal! In for one. Thanks and repped.

This game is rated extremely well, almost a 9/10 on boardgamegeek.

thefennec thefennec
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@thefennec: And, that's with 1625 ratings. Most top games settle into the 6-7 range after 200+ ratings.

It's already #15 overall, #1 customizable, and #11 strategy.

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