Android: Netrunner
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| Designers | Richard Garfield, Lukas Litzsinger |
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| Publishers | Fantasy Flight Games |
| Publication | 2012 |
| Players | 2 |
| Setup time | < 5 minutes |
| Playing time | 30-60 minutes |
| Chance | Some |
| Age range | 14 and up |
| Skills | Card playing, Logic, Bluffing, Strategy |
Android: Netrunner is a Living Card Game produced by Fantasy Flight Games in 2012. It is based on Richard Garfield's Netrunner collectible card game, produced by Wizards of the Coast in 1996.
Gameplay
Like the original, the game involves two players, one playing the Runner, and the other playing a Corp (corporation). The Runner's goal is to gain 7 or more points by hacking into the Corp's computer network and stealing agenda cards; the Corp's goal is to gain 7 or more points by activating agenda cards. Alternative win conditions, such as the Corp having to draw a card from his empty draw pile and the Runner having less than zero cards in its hand, are also possible. While the game retains much of the gameplay of the original, there are some key differences.
Differences from original
- The original Netrunner game had a random card distribution, like Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games. Fantasy Flight's version has been built like its other Living Card Games. A Living Card Game uses a fixed card distribution; this means that each booster pack contains the same quantity and type of cards. These boosters will be monthly released "Data Packs". This approach removes the secondary card market and card speculation, and instead promotes an equal playing field and game play over the value of the cards.
- Fantasy Flight also re-released the original card set after this set sold out[1]; this is similar to the company's support of its other Living Card Games. Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games do not re-release card sets, preferring to re-build the card base and help support a secondary card market and card pricing speculation.
- The setting for the original game was R Talsorian's Cyberpunk 2020 universe. The game has been moved to Fantasy Flight's Android setting.
- The original game had only two factions: Corp, and Runner. The new version further defines each faction. The Corp has four further play types (Jinteki, NBN, Haas-Bioroid, and Weyland Consortium) and the Runner has three play types (Anarch, Criminal, and Shaper). Each play type has an "identity card", which has a unique ability and sets deck-building constraints.
- A deck cannot have more than three copies of a single card (by title) in it instead of an unlimited number.
- Some terminology has changed: bits have been replaced with credits, actions replaced by clicks, and data forts replaced by servers. Also, some card types have been modified (for example, Prep cards are now Events).
- Some mechanics have been simplified or otherwise altered. In the original, the "trace" mechanic was a blind bid, with both players revealing their bids simultaneously. Now traces are done openly, with the Corp bidding first.
Due to these changes, cards from the two games are not interchangeable.
Data packs
Genesis
References
- ^ http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3688
- ^ Fantasy Flight Games. "What Lies Ahead". Fantasy Flight Games. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ Fantasy Flight Games. "Trace Amount". Fantasy Flight Games. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ^ Fantasy Flight Games. "Cyber Exodus". Fantasy Flight Games. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ Fantasy Flight Games. "A Study in Static". Fantasy Flight Games. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
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