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2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast65. Do Some Damage We'll examine the Runner side of Up and Over, the fourth Data Pack in the Lunar Cycle, spending entirely too much time discussing cards that aren't good -- I'm looking at you, Angel Arena -- while also analyzing how best to build around Switchblade in Andromeda. Plus, we'll finish our review of TheBigBoy's classic set of articles on improving as a player. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Switchblade
2:00 Anonymous Tip: Killers, money, and silver bullets
9:00 Satellite Uplink: Up and Over, Runner side
Buffs:
Fester |
Autoscripter |
Trade-In |
Angel Arenabr>
Unchanged:
Inject |
Origami |
Switchblade |
Astrolabe
2024-11-261h 062.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast64. Reasonable Prices Moving into the second half of the Lunar Cycle, Up and Over provides some powerful cards that see play in a number of decks. We'll explore what cards like Architect and Blue Sun are and why they're good, plus also providing a portion of a strategy article from TheBigBoy about how much ice to include in a Corp deck. Presented in eight segments:
Title card: Blue Sun: Powering the Future
1:20 Anonymous Tip: 17 ICE is a crutch
13:35 Celebrity Gift: Up and Over, Corp side
Buffs:
Peak Efficiency |
Labyrinthine Servers |
Ashigaru |
Mamba |
Changeling |
Hades Fragmentbr>
Unchanged:
...
2024-11-191h 132.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast63: I Will Serve You ... For a Time After the release of Honor & Profit, Jinteki received sufficient tools to make a shell-game, net-damage deck successful. We'll look at the deck that archetype that Chris Hinkes popularized in his win at the Cambridge, Massachusetts, regional in the summer of 2014 ... which was subsequently piloted by Minh Tran to a runner-up finish at Worlds in 2014. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Ronin
1:45 Experiential Data, part 1: Chris Hinkes, and the Cambridge regional
Decks and videos
BGG discussion thread
The Future Perfect
Yagura |
Pup |
Eli 1.0
Cerebral Overwriter
Psychic Field
Deus X |
Feedback...
2024-11-0557 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast62. When You Don't Fit In Most of the stealth options are available for Runners upon reaching First Contact, and we'll analyze those cards and the other changes made by the Reboot Project to this third Data Pack in the Lunar Cycle. In addition, we'll take a look at representation in Netrunner through the new Anarch identity in this pack: Quetzal. Presented in eight segments:
Title card: Refractor
2:00 Breaking News: Reboot proxies
9:00 Anonymous Tip: Don't run early without threat cards
Datasucker |
Security Testing |
Lamprey |
Imp |
Medium |
Gabriel Santiago
13:40 Satellite Uplink: First Contact, Runner side
Buffs:
BlacKat |
Box-E |
Order...
2024-10-291h 182.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast61. Lack of Imagination We are now reaching the halfway point of the Lunar Cycle, and in this episode we'll examine the Corp side of the third Data Pack: First Contact. We'll also cover the first in a series of Anonymous Tip segments designed to help intermediate players improve, plus explore a detour in the development of Prepaid Kate. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: IQ
5:30 Anonymous Tip: Trust your gearchecks
Architect |
Shipment from SanSan |
Fast Track
12:30 Celebrity Gift: First Contact, Corp side
Buffs:
IQ |
Eliza's Toybox |
Port Anson Grid |
Wendigo |
Shattered Remainsbr>
Unchanged:
Kitsune |
The News...
2024-10-151h 172.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast60. Remuda Triangle Fresh off the presses are the notes for a new balance patch going into effect, mostly targeting booster cards. We'll also take a brief look at Notorious Daily Quester, a Silhouettehttps://discord.gg/c8SB7vVVy7 regional-winning deck, and continue our exploration of Prepaid Kate. Presented in four segments:
Title card: Trojan Stable
2:00 Breaking News: Preconstructed League 16, and balance patch
Nerfs:
Magnet |
Ubax |
Smashing Spree |
Karim Hamdan |
Keegan Lane |
Marcus Batty |
(Fisk Investment Seminar) |
Progenitor
Trojan Stable |
Hivemind
Buffs:
Nootropics Campaign |
Engagement Metrics
15:15 Experiential Data: Notorious Daily Quester
Reddit thread |
Stimhack...
2024-10-0142 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast59. A Single Stone The Corps weren't the only ones to get currents, as each Runner faction also receives one in The Spaces Between, which we will explore in this episode. We'll also discuss just how good Cache and D4vid are, plus cover some of the basic -- yet complex -- interactions that can arise when dealing with priority in a paid-ability window. Presented in ten segments:
Title card: D4v1d
1:40 Anonymous Tip: Paid ability windows
1:
Tyr's Hand |
Corporate Troubleshooter
2:
Nisei MK II |
Chum ||
Eden Shard |
Power Shutdown |
Accelerated Diagnostics
3:
Tinkering |
Woodcutter |
Morning Star |
AstroScript...
2024-09-241h 052.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast58. Nothing Is Impenetrable A brand new subtype is introduced to the game in the second Data Pack of the Lunar Cycle: current. These operations and events have a longer-lasting effect than others of the same type, and we'll explore current operations along with the rest of the Corp side of The Spaces Between. We'll also look at some suggestions for how to deal with agenda flood based on which Runner you're facing, and continue our exploration of the development of the Prepaid Kate deck. Presented in eight segments:
Title card: Sealed Vault
1:30 Anonymous Tip: Agenda flood
4:15 Celebrity Gift...
2024-09-1756 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast57. The Realm Beyond An important archetype that arrived on the Netrunner scene near the end of the Spin Cycle was a taxing Haas-Bioroid deck with fewer-than-usual agendas. The popularized version of it was presented by user Nordrunner and was dubbed "The Red Coats." We will look at the discussion revolving around this deck ... while also still making time to check in on the other deck that we've been covering (Prepaid Kate). Presented in four segments:
Title cards: Heimdall 1.0 | Heimdall 2.0
2:00 Breaking News: Booster bracket
4:30 Experiential Data: The Red Coats
Nordrunner's YouTube channel
Agendas:
Shadow |
Closed Accounts |
Gila...
2024-09-101h 232.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast56. By Referral Only This week's episode revolves largely around two extended pieces of analysis. One is from SimonMoon, a high-level player in the latter-FFG period, and the other is an extensive writeup of a successful Shaper deck with Nasir Meidan. Presented in four segments:
Title card: Legwork
2:00 Archived Memories: Where the Wild Agendas Are
Cards:
Jackson Howard |
Daily Business Show |
Sensie Actors Union |
Museum of History |
Heritage Committee
Scoring Windows:
Leela Patel |
Near-Earth Hub
Deck Specific:
NBN: Controlling the Message |
Global Food Initiative |
Industrial Genomics |
Cerebral Imaging |
Haarpsichord Studios
36:00 Experiential Data: No Sleep Natman
...
2024-08-271h 162.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast55. Seemed Like the Fiftieth Time Climbing alongside the last episode is the Runner side of the first Data Pack in the Lunar Cycle (Upstalk). We'll see how some of these somewhat-underwhelming cards have been made a little more palatable by the Reboot Project. We'll also get some comments from Klerik and TheBigBoy about why Netrunner isn't as combotastic as other card games, plus continue our look at the development of the powerful Prepaid Kate deck from 2014. Presented in eight segments:
Title card: Paper Tripping
1:40 Anonymous Tip: Doing The Combo
4:10 Satellite Uplink: Upstalk, Runner side
Nerf:
Power Tap
Buffs:
...
2024-08-201h 032.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast54. The Buckyweave Grew Like an elevator car ascending arrow-straight out of The Root at Volcán Cayambe, we head Upstalk in the first pack of the third cycle of cards in Android: Netrunner to examine the buffs (and one nerf) that the Reboot Project makes to the Corp cards, and look closely at the five pieces of ice included. This comes after some bits of news -- including how you can access a bonus episode of the podcast! -- and some suggestions from TheBigBoy on good decks for absolute beginners. Presented in nine segments:
Title card: The Root
2:15 Breaking N...
2024-08-131h 102.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast53. An Up-Front Fee The second part of our coverage of the second deluxe expansion -- Honor and Profit -- continues with an examination of the Runner cards. Before that, we'll hit previews of the rest of the new cards from Equity and Eternity, the fourth Reboot booster. Presented in nine segments:
Title card: Legwork
1:45 Breaking News: Summer championships and Reboot proxies
5:15 Precognition: Equity and Eternity spoilers, part 3
12:30 Satellite Uplink: Honor and Profit, Runner side
Buffs:
Iain Stirling: Retired Spook |
Ken "Express" Tenma: Disappeared Clone |
Silhouette: Stealth Operative |
Early Bird |
Express Delivery |
Feint |
Planned Assault |
Logos |
Public...
2024-07-301h 232.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast52. Perfecting the Imperfect The second deluxe expansion for Netrunner -- Honor and Profit -- kicks off the second half of the Reboot cardpool. We'll cover the changes to the Corp cards in this episode (which include two nerfs), examining some of the buffs, new ice, and new economy options. We'll also look at seven new cards from Equity and Eternity, the fourth Reboot booster, that have been spoiled over the last week. And we'll continue our examination of the development of the Prepaid Kate archetype. Presented in ten segments:
Title card: Nisei Division: The Next Generation
1:30 Breaking News: Summer...
2024-07-231h 132.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast51. Algorithms Incomprehensible Spoiler season has started for the Reboot Project and its upcoming booster pack, Equity and Eternity. In addition to all the spoilers that have already been revealed in the Discord server, we'll present an exclusive one here. We'll also start a new series examining the Runner deck known as "Prepaid Kate." Presented in six segments:
Title card: Cartographer
1:00 Exclusive Party: Cartographer
Armitage Codebusting |
Professional Contacts
13:00 Breaking News: Patch notes
Sniper |
NEXT Level Clearance |
NEXT Silver |
Notoriety
Elysium |
Box-E
19:00 Precognition: Equity and Eternity spoilers
30:20 The Toolbox: Prepaid Kate
Redefining Shaper...
2024-07-161h 052.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast50. Something Wicked This Way Comes Poised just before the release of the fourth booster pack for Reboot, we present an interview with the main driving force behind the project: Abram Jopp, better known as TheBigBoy. This wide-ranging, show-long episode covers his early days in Netrunner, the genesis of Reboot, and a handful of somewhat-more-random questions.
Title card: Imp
"Best card" tournament metalist on BoardGameGeek
Datasucker
Data Leak Reversal
Wireless Net Pavilion |
Global Food Initiative |
Faust |
24/7 News Cycle |
Team Sponsorship
NBN: Controlling the Message
Thistle |
Sniper |
Architect
Prepaid Kate thread on Stimhack
Sharpshooter |
Deus X |
...
2024-07-091h 132.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast49. Catch-22 Though this should be the episode where we launch into Honor & Profit, we have something special on tap for episode 50, and I didn't want to break up the H&P flow. Instead we will run a modern classic article about analyzing ice, by SimonMoon from late-era FFG. Presented in three segments:
Title card: Tollbooth
3:15 Anonymous Tip: Game commentary by Gob Lynn Mode (and TheBigBoy)
Original video |
Gob Lynn Mode's commentary |
Discord thread with TBB's comments
5:20 Archived Memories: Allow Me to Break the Ice
Comrades CtM, Worlds 2017
60:30 AstroScript Pilot Program: Worlds of Android...
2024-07-021h 042.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast48. Through Your Own Mind Our discussion of the Corp side of Double Time continues into this episode as we discuss the five new pieces of ice introduced in this pack. Then we move on to a retrospective analysis of the Corp double operations in the Spin Cycle, as well as the different ways to acquire, lose, dodge, and use bad publicity. Presented in four segments:
Title card: Gyri Labryinth
1:40 Anonymous Tip: Spamming Account Siphon
6:50 Ice Analyzer: New ice options in Double Time
Gyri Labyrinth
Marker |
Sensei |
Hunter
Shinobi |
Inazuma |
Chum |
NBN: Making News |
Komainu
Hive
2024-06-2552 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast47. The Events of June Sixth Through Sixteenth In his top 50 countdown of best cards in the Reboot cardpool, TheBigBoy ranked Caprice Nisei as #2, behind only Jackson Howard. Double Time, the final pack in the Spin Cycle, brings Caprice into the cardpool, so we'll spend some time discussing how she works and why she's so good. Presented in five segments:
Title card: Witness Tampering
2:15 Anonymous Tip: Tier list of archetypes in Reboot
8:20 Satellite Uplink: Double Time, Corp side
Caprice Nisei |
NAPD Contract
Gyri Labyrinth |
Broadcast Square |
Corporate Shuffle |
Shinobi |
Marker |
Witness Tampering
Reclamation Order |
Hive |
Quandary
17:25 The Source: Corp...
2024-06-1851 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast46. Exciting Time to Be Alive On the Reboot Project main page is this comment: "Once you get to around the end of Spin Cycle, every faction should feel viable." Well, we have arrived at the end of the Spin Cycle, the halfway point of the FFG portion of the Reboot Project cardpool. After some relevant feedback from the Reboot community on the last episode, we dive into the Runner side of Double Time, which includes one nerf. Following that, we'll take a closer look at the ten Runner doubles that came in the Spin Cycle and try to figure out how many of them...
2024-06-041h 002.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast45. Some Restrictions May Apply The preconstructed decks are one of the cornerstones of the Reboot Project. With the introduction of Fear and Loathing to the 2.1 cardpool, one of the Corporation preconstructed decks is (almost) fully viable: TWIY Psychographics. So in this episode, we examine every card choice in this deck and go into detail on how to pilot it. As if that weren't enough, the second half of the episode revisits the Supermodernism archetype now that the Weyland ID GRNDL is available for the 2.1 group. Presented in four segments:
Title card: NBN: The World Is Yours
3:00 The Toolbox, part 1: TWIY...
2024-05-281h 342.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast44. A Real Fine Roller Coaster The pack review of Fear and Loathing continues in this episode with the Corp side. Though the Runner side was somewhat underwhelming, the Corp side is ... well, not overwhelming ... but a nice degree of whelming. Presented in six segments:
Title card: Wraparound
1:30 Satellite Uplink: Fear and Loathing, Corp side
Blue Level Clearance |
Strongbox |
Market Research |
GRNDL: Power Unleashed |
Vulcan Coverup |
GRNDL Refinery
Toshiyuki Sakai |
Yagura |
Restoring Face |
Wraparound |
Subliminal Messaging
11:15 Matrix Analyzer: Corp buffs in Fear and Loathing
Global Food Initiative
Red Herrings |
Off the Grid |
Ruhr Valley
Zaibatsu Loyalty |
...
2024-05-211h 022.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast43. A Power Beyond Comprehension Fear and Loathing has arrived for the 2.1 group, and we'll cover the sort-of-underwhelming Runner side of that pack. The back half of the episode will be a discussion and examination of the also sort-of-underwhelming (but fun!) Professor. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Blackguard
2:10 Satellite Uplink: Fear and Loathing, Runner side
Blackmail
Hemmorhage |
Tallie Perrault |
Executive Wiretaps |
Blackguard |
CyberSolutions Mem Chip |
Alpha |
Omega
Quest Completed
9:30 The Source: Blackmail
12:10 Datasucker: Runner buffs in Fear and Loathing
Expert Schedule Analyzer
Silhouette: Stealth Operative |
Snitch |
Infiltration
19:45 Sharpshooter: New icebreaker options in...
2024-05-061h 002.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast42. Nice All the Year After covering the top 10 cards for both Runner and Corp within the purview of the Reboot Project, we'll spend the bulk of the episode discussing the concept of fast advance: what it is, how it's changed in Reboot, and how it differs from rush -- including an article from world champion Dan D'Argenio. Presented in six segments:
Title card: SanSan City Grid
1:50 Anonymous Tip: Top 50 countdown, positions 10-1
14:00 The Toolbox: Fast advance
ANCUR definition and discussion |
Reddit thread
23:00 Matrix Analyzer: Reboot changes to fast advance cards
AstroScript Pilot Program |
Biotic Labor |
SanSan...
2024-04-291h 072.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast41. Target Market This past weekend was the 2024 Reboot Spring Championship, won by Zailey; we'll discuss her winning decks in this episode. Then, after another check-in with the top 50 countdown (now entering the top 20), we'll cover some of the powerful Corp cards that arrived as part of True Colors. Presented in nine segments:
Title card: Sweeps Week
1:40 Breaking News: Spring Championship
Carpet Bomb (NBN: TWIY) |
Hybrid Caïssa MaxX
12:30 Anonymous Tip: Top 50 countdown, positions 20-11
18:00 Satellite Uplink: True Colors, Corp side
Rex Campaign |
Fenris |
Tsurugi |
TGTBT |
RSVP |
Veterans Program
Panic Button |
Shock! |
Sweeps Week |
C...
2024-04-2254 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast40. Smash On Through True Colors, the 4th Data Pack of the Spin Cycle, arrives for the 2.1 group, and this week we look into the Runner side of the set. The first quarter of the episode is a little more timely, though, with a preview of the 4th booster pack for Reboot and another set of 10 cards for each side in TheBigBoy's countdown of the top 50 cards in Reboot (up to Data and Destiny). Presented in eight segments:
Title card: Garrote
1:55 Precognition: Equity and Eternity
6:00 Anonymous Tip: Top 50 countdown, positions 30-21
13:30 Satellite Uplink: True Colors, Runner side
...
2024-04-1549 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast39. Maneuver Warfare This week's episode goes completely off-format as we bring you a two-part article written by OrangeDevil (a high-level player on OCTGN in the early days of the game) wherein we get to see a play-by-play analysis and commentary of a game of Netrunner.
Title card: Knight
Game 1
Gabriel Santiago: Consummate Professional vs. Weyland Consortium: Building a Better World
GABE splashes:
Anarch breakers (
Corroder/
Yog.0/
Mimic) and
Parasite
R&D pressure:
The Maker's Eye |
Indexing |
R&D Interface |
Medium
Magnum Opus
Other threats:
Account Siphon |
Faerie |
Emergency Shutdown
WEYLAND:
Scorched...
2024-04-041h 542.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast38. Off the Charts This week's episode is largely devoted to the Corp side of Mala Tempora, especially focusing on the one nerf in the pack to Accelerated Diagnostics and the reasons behind it. We'll also peek at the next ten entries in TheBigBoy's top 50 countdown of FFG cards in Reboot. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Accelerated Diagnostics
1:40 Anonymous Tip: Top 50 countdown, positions 40-31
11:15 Satellite Uplink: Mala Tempora, Corp side
Accelerated Diagnostics
Isabel McGuire |
Hudson 1.0 |
City Surveillance |
Snoop |
Ireress
Unorthodox Predictions |
Sundew |
Power Shutdown |
Paper Wall |
Interns
18:45 The Source: Accelerated Diagnostics
How to...
2024-03-261h 042.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast37. Run With the Best ... Again Going off-format a bit this time around (and postponing the Corp side of Mala Tempora until the next episode), we devote about half the episode to an article examining the Andromeda decks from 2013 Worlds. We'll also pick up the next section of TheBigBoy's top 50 countdowns, and check out the latest patch notes for Reboot. Presented in five segments:
Title card: Andromeda
2:15 Breaking News: Balance patch
Breaker Bay Grid |
Waldemar 1.0 |
NEXT Level Clearance
6:05 Anonymous Tip: Top 50 countdown, positions 50-41
13:10 Experiential Data: Worlds 2013
EVENTS:
Sure Gamble |
Account Siphon |
Emergency Shutdown |
Special Order |
Dirty Laundry |
...
2024-03-1957 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast36. Playing the Same Game With the arrival of the third Data Pack in the Spin Cycle, this second cycle of expansions is half complete! After poring over the new Runner cards available, we'll give over half the episode to a concept that caused a big stir during the original release of the game by looking an article by Steven Wooley of Team Covenant about what makes Anarchs Anarchs. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Reina Roja
1:45 Anonymous Tip: Top 50 countdown (positions 60-51)
6:15 Satellite Uplink: Mala Tempora, Runner side
Deep Red |
Knight |
Running Interference |
Expert Schedule Analyzer |
Grifter |
Torch |
...
2024-03-1256 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast35. All the Reason One Needs After a couple of small housekeeping segments, we turn over the majority of this episode to the seminal article "Playing the Opening" from the prolific Alex Rockwell, a discussion of specific gameplay approaches in the first few turns of a game of Netrunner, largely focused on what the Runner wants to try to do, but with plenty of lessons and advice for Corp players. Presented in four segments:
Title card: Prepaid VoicePAD
2:10 Anonymous Tip: Top 50 countdown
4:45 Red Herrings: Errata from last episode
Muckraker |
Wotan
8:30 Archived Memories: Playing the Opening
INTRODUCTION:
Economy ice:
...
2024-02-271h 002.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast34. The Gibson-Akamatsu Test A handful of cards from Style and Slander (the third Reboot Booster) have been hit with the nerf hammer; we'll cover those along with the other cards that have received some slight adjustments ... including an improved Akiko. Then, after a brief detour through 2013 Worlds -- with more to come later -- we dive into the Corp side of Second Thoughts. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Swordsman
1:10 Breaking News: Balance patch
10:30 Experiential Data: 2013 Worlds
25 of the top 32 decklists from Worlds 2013
Semifinals, Match 1:
Game 1 |
Game 2
Semifinals, Match 2:
Game 1 |
Game 2
Finals:
Game 1 |
Game 2
2024-02-2044 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast33: I've Got a Surprise for You Second Thoughts is the second Data Pack in the Spin Cycle, the second cycle of the FFG version of Netrunner. This episode looks at the Runner side of the cards in this pack, including one that couldn't be salvaged by the Reboot Project. We'll also share a brief article that tries to remove some of the fear of running early. Presented in six segments:
Title card: Eureka!
4:15 Archived Memories: Aggressive Running
Neural Katana |
Hunter |
Dracō |
Caduceus |
Pop-up Window
14:00 Satellite Uplink: Second Thoughts, Runner side
Bishop |
Hard at Work |
Recon |
Copycat |
Leviathan |
Eureka!
S...
2024-02-1337 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast32. Huge Amounts of Energy Style and Slander has been released, and we'll cover the final set of spoilers for this third booster for the Reboot Project. Then the majority of the episode is turned over to multiple segments presenting, analyzing, and discussing the Supermodernism deck and its Reboot Project descendant. Presented in nine segments:
Title card: Geothermal Fracking
2:00 Breaking News: Style and Slander released
3:30 Precognition: Style and Slander (part 3 -- Criminal)
9:10 The Toolbox, part 1: Supermodernism
TheBigBoy's Archetypes document
14:00 Experiential Data, part 1: Version 1 (before Opening Moves)
38:30 Experiential Data, part 2: Version 2 (after Opening Moves)
Agendas:
False...
2024-01-231h 132.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast31. Perfect Companions In addition to some more spoilers for the upcoming third Booster for Reboot -- Style and Slander -- we will cover the other half of Opening Moves with the Corporation cards, including more than you ever wanted to hear about Jackson Howard. Presented in ten segments:
Title card: Jackson Howard
1:30 Precognition: Style and Slander (part 2 -- NBN)
5:45 Feedback Filter: Winter Worlds, and technical issues
7:45 Satellite Uplink: Opening Moves, Corp side
Jackson Howard
Project Ares |
Character Assassination |
Invasion of Privacy |
Geothermal Fracking |
Swarm |
Grim
NEXT Bronze |
Celebrity Gift |
Himitsu-Bako |
Cyberdex Trial
14:15...
2024-01-161h 112.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast30. The Connections Are Clean A new year, a new season of the preconstructed league, a new Booster Pack for the Reboot Project (soon), and a new cycle of Data Packs to ingest for the 2.1 group. Presented in eight segments:
Title card: John Masanori
1:50 Breaking News: Winter Worlds and Preconstructed League
TheBigBoy's stream |
Gob Lynn Mode's stream
3:00 Precognition: Style and Slander (part 1)
13:50 Satellite Uplink: Opening Moves, Runner side
Pawn
Frame Job |
Rook |
Hostage |
False Echo
Gorman Drip v1 |
Lockpick |
Motivation |
John Masanori
24:00 The Source: Runner nerf in Opening Moves
Exile
Street Chess
2024-01-091h 012.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast30. The Connections Are Clean A new year, a new season of the preconstructed league, a new Booster Pack for the Reboot Project (soon), and a new cycle of Data Packs to ingest for the 2.1 group. Presented in nine segments:
Title card: John Masanori
1:50 Breaking News: Winter Worlds and Preconstructed League
TheBigBoy's stream |
Gob Lynn Mode's stream
3:00 Precognition: Style and Slander (part 1)
13:50 Satellite Uplink: Opening Moves, Runner side
Pawn
Frame Job |
Rook |
Hostage |
False Echo
Gorman Drip v1 |
Lockpick |
Motivation |
John Masanori
24:00 The Source: Runner nerf in Opening Moves
Exile
Street Chess
2024-01-091h 012.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast29. I Can Make That Work We return again to the massive Creation and Control well to draw out the Runner cards. We'll also start to explore one of the cornerstones of the Reboot Project -- the preconstructed decks -- by taking a closer look at one featuring a new Runner ID in this expansion, as well as a dive into the winning Runner deck from the huge GenCon tournament in 2013. Presented in nine segments:
Title card: Exile
1:30 Successful Demonstration: Reboot preconstructed decks
7:50 Satellite Uplink: Creation and Control, Runner side
Creation and Control listing on RetekiDB
23:40 The Source: Runner nerfs...
2023-12-261h 092.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast28. Disappointing His Mother Creation and Control, the first deluxe expansion, crashes into the 2.1 group as this week's episode is mostly turned over to discussion of the Corp side of this massive influx of cards. Presented in six segments:
Title card: Thomas Haas
4:40 Breaking News: Winter Reboot Worlds
5:45 Satellite Uplink: Creation and Control, Corp side
Cerebral Imaging: Infinite Frontiers
Custom Biotics: Engineered for Success |
NEXT Design: Guarding the Net |
Project Wotan |
Sentinel Defense Program |
Alix T4LB07 |
Cerebral Overwriter |
Director Haas |
Haas Arcology AI |
Thomas Haas |
Bioroid Efficiency Research |
Successful Demonstration |
Heimdall 2.0 |
Howler |
Ichi 2.0 |
Minelayer |
Viktor 2.0 |
Zed 1.0 |
...
2023-12-121h 012.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast27. The Human Touch The centerpiece of this week's episode is the article on Jinteki and work compression written by Geoff Hollis around the time of Future Proof's release. We'll also explore a couple of successful regional decks from June 2013 that use Andromeda and a "tag me" style. Presented in five segments:
Title card: Jinteki: Personal Evolution
2:00 Anonymous Tip: Netrunner jargon
The Jargon of Netrunner, by D Tse
10:20 Archived Memories: Jinteki and work compression
My Secret Love Affair with Jinteki: Personal Evolution, by Geoff Hollis
Wall of Thorns |
Akitaro Watanabe |
Dedicated Server
Project Junebug |
Edge...
2023-11-281h 002.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast26. Delectable Sauerkraut The first half of this week's episode focuses on the new tools for the Corp that Future Proof provided. In the second half, we examine a couple of strong decklists -- along with the current state of the meta at this point in the original release of the game -- with the help of a lengthy article from Alex Rockwell. Presented in six segments:
Title card: Ruhr Valley
1:55 Satellite Uplink: Future Proof, Corp side
Midseason Replacements
Ruhr Valley |
Midori |
NBN: The World is Yours |
Flare |
Dedicated Response Team |
Burke Bugs |
Corporate War
Eli 1.0 |
...
2023-11-211h 032.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast25. Do You Believe in Faeries? As a special treat for this quarter-century episode, we investigate the changes to the Runner side of the final Data Pack in the Genesis Cycle: Future Proof -- including two nerfs to powerful cards. There are also lengthier discussions on R&D Interface and a classic blogpost from Cry of Frustration for new players. Presented in six segments:
Title card: Faerie
1:20 Anonymous Tip: New player mistakes
Cry of Frustration Compendium of Netrunner Newbie Mistakes
Melange Mining Corp. |
Jinteki: Personal Evolution |
Magnum Opus |
Inside Job
ANCUR (Android: Netrunner Comprehensive Unofficial Rules
16:15 Satellite Uplink...
2023-11-0751 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast24. The Most Notorious Research Facility The Reboot leagues are gearing up for another season! And we've reached the point in the history of Netrunner where the venerable Stimhack was launched, so we'll present a classic article on card combos, along with a sprinkling of other items. Presented in six segments:
Title card: Hokusai Grid
1:30 Breaking News: Reboot Leagues
3:00 Anonymous Tip: Early-game protection for Corps
Security Testing |
Grifter |
Account Siphon
7:00 Research Station: Stimhack
10:00 Archived Memories: The Difference Between Good and Bad Combos, by Alexfrog
Sneakdoor Beta &
Emergency Shutdown |
Underworld Contact &
Rabbit Hole |
Akitaro Watanabe &
Cell Portal (&
Sunset
2023-10-3051 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast23. A Job Done Right Another patch has arrived for Reboot, so the episode starts off by covering the newest buff, nerfs, and a reversion before tackling the Corp side of Humanity's Shadow through the main part of the episode. Presented in eight segments:
Title card: Simone Diego
1:20 Breaking News: October 2023 patch notes
Fisk Investment Seminar
Marked Accounts |
IQ |
Silencer |
Cloak |
Cerberus "Lady" H1 |
The Horde: Defiant Disenfrancistos |
System Outage
11:00 Anonymous Tip: Defending against Criminal
Account Siphon |
Inside Job |
Forged Activation Orders
Hostile Takeover |
Posted Bounty |
Zaibatsu Loyalty |
Satellite Uplink
18:00 Satellite Uplink: Humanity's Shadow, Corp...
2023-10-241h 092.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast22. Run With the Best Andy! Andy!! Andy!!! Yes, Andromeda arrived in Humanity's Shadow, and a large bulk of this episode is presented to discussing her: why she's good, why and how she was slightly nerfed in Reboot, a decklist for her from a regional in 2013, and even her flavor text. Presented in six segments:
Title card: Andromeda
1:45 Anonymous Tip: Andromeda
R&D Interface |
Imp
5:25 Experiential Data: 2013 Regional undefeated Andromeda deck
Link to RetekiDB deck
Oversight AI |
Archer |
Hadrian's Wall |
Tollbooth
SEA Source |
Scorched Earth |
Decoy
Account Siphon
Desperado (original) |
Desperado (Reboot) |
Notoriety
17:15...
2023-10-1047 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast21. Engineering the Modern Workforce A change of pace this week, especially for fans of the AstroScript Pilot Progam (segment, not the card). Contained within The Worlds of Android book is a "newspaper" feature article. Not seeing any good way to break it up across multiple episodes, I have decided to give over an entire episode to it instead. Presented in one segment:
Pages 2 and 3
Page 6
Page 9 and Guest Editorial
2023-10-031h 252.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast20. Time Just Slips Away This time around we have a special treat: an archive audio interview of Android: Netrunner lead designer Lukas Litzsinger, presented by one of the first strategy columnists for the game -- Geoff Hollis. Around this centerpiece we also have an exploration of the runner-up decks from the second BoardGameGeek OCTGN tournament, along with some other small segments along the way. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Hourglass
2:20 Anonymous Tip: Runner deckbuilding
R&D Interface |
Imp
3:45 Experiential Data: BGG OCTGN Tournament #2, runner-up
Weyland deck |
Criminal deck
Ash 2X3ZB9CY |
Scorched Earth |
Grimoire |
...
2023-09-261h 152.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast19. The Highest Level of Security After a couple of new-player-friendly opening segments, we dive into the Corp side of A Study in Static and examine the large number of adjusted cards, including the four new pieces of ice and where they fit into the scheme that we've developed over the last several episodes. Presented in eight segments:
Title card: Green Level Clearance
1:40 Anonymous Tip: Running early
Neural Katana |
Wall of Thorns |
Fetal AI |
Snare! |
Account Siphon
4:10 Archived Memories: Ice/icebreaker-type design
From a design standpoint, why are there different types of Ice/Icebreakers?
Special Order |
Test Run |
...
2023-09-1954 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast18. Looking Out for Your Interests This time around, we crack open another Data Pack: A Study in Static, the fourth part of the Genesis Cycle. We'll see which Runner cards the Reboot Project buffed (and which they didn't), then talk at some length about the two new icebreakers in this pack and what's up with Underworld Contact. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Big Brother
1:40 Anonymous Tip: The Buff Bracket
HQ Interface |
Armitage Codebusting
Ken "Express" Tenma |
Red Herrings
Big Brother |
NBN: The World Is Yours
Hourglass |
Posted Bounty
Fetal AI
10:15 Satellite Uplink: A Study...
2023-09-0857 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast17. Colors You Can't Imagine Now that we've sorted our ice, it's time to see how it can be best utilized in a particular basic deck archetype for Corps: glacier. Presented in five segments:
Title card: Sunset
2:00 Anonymous Tip: Rototurret
6:30 Archived Memories: Tower of Defense
Kati Jones |
Eve Campaign |
Self-modiying Code |
Ash 2X3ZB9CY |
Priority Requisition |
GRNDL Refinery |
The Maker's Eye |
Corporate Troubleshooter |
Eli 1.0
28:30 Test Run: Waldemar 2.1
original version | 2.1 version
Mandatory Upgrades |
NAPD Contract |
Security Testing |
Scrubber
Archetypes, according to TheBigBoy
Jackson Howard |
Crisium Grid
Excalibur
ETR: Wraparound |
Bastion |
IQ
...
2023-08-291h 032.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast16. One Big Headache The last few weeks on ice placement have been building to this: We go through every piece of ice in the current 2.1 cardpool (up to Cyber Exodus) and figure out which are binary or analog and which are ETR or tagging. Presented in five segments:
Title card: Chimera
1:55 Breaking News: Reboot Worlds Champ 2023
TheBigBoy's Twitch channel
Klerik's Runner deck (and link to Corp deck in comment)
3:00 Anonymous Tip: three FAQ entries
5:40 Datasucker: Ice placement, part 4
Barriers:
binary ETR: Ice Wall |
Wall of Static
on-the-bubble ETR: Snowflake
analog ETR...
2023-08-1859 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast15. Try to Close It Reboot Worlds is coming up soon! Also: This week switches to an analysis of the Corp cards in Cyber Exodus, which is the third Data Pack in the Genesis Cycle, especially as adjusted by the Reboot Project. We also continue our exploration and analysis of ice by looking at where certain types of ice are best placed. Presented in ten segments:
Title card: Pop-up Window
1:30 Breaking News: Reboot Worlds
2:45 Anonymous Tip: vs. Account Siphon
Account Siphon |
Desperado |
Parasite |
Self-modifying Code |
Caprice Nisei
SanSan City Grid |
Shipment from SanSan |
Eli 1.0
8:20 Archived Memories: Ice...
2023-08-081h 022.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast14. Have You Met Dinosaurus? Another month, another Data Pack added to the 2.1 group. This time around it's Cyber Exodus, the third Data Pack in the Genesis cycle. We'll take some time to examine the Runner cards in this pack, including the changes made by Reboot and some of the reasoning behind those changes. We'll also pick up the discussion from episode 12 about ice and discuss a blogpost made by TheBigBoy several years ago that discusses its placement. Presented in eight segments:
1:30 Anonymous Tip: FAQ about ice
4:40 Archived Memories: 19 ICE is a crutch
Architect |
Wraparound |
Mandatory Upgrades
Waldemar HB
2023-08-0151 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast13. One of These Things Is Not Like the Others Breaking format this week, we're going completely with current information about the Reboot Project due to the recent release of the second booster pack, Mind and Mayhem, announcement about the online Reboot Worlds, and more. Presented in four segments:
2:00 Breaking News
- Mind and Mayhem release (on RetekiDB and a collage of all the cards in the set)
- Reboot Worlds
- 6th Constructed League
- balance patch:
nerfs: Singularity |
High-Stakes Job |
Sniper
buffs: Information Overload |
Komainu |
Subsidized Processor
13:15 Precognition: Mind and Mayhem, week 6
Vulcan 1.0/Mind Maze |
Echo Memvaults...
2023-07-2530 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast12. Peace and Violence This week's episodes kicks off with another set of spoilers for the upcoming Mind and Mayhem booster pack as we finish off the Runners and dig into the Haas-Bioroid cards. The bulk of the episode is devoted to digging into a better understanding of the types of ice -- and no, I don't mean barriers, code gates, and sentries. Presented in six segments:
Title card: Sensei
2:10 Precognition: Mind and Mayhem, week 5
For the Laughs |
System Outage |
Frantic Coding |
Process Automation |
Microtransactions |
Nootropics Campaign
6:00 Sure Gamble: Femme Fatale
8:00 Anonymous Tip: Femme Fatale
15:00 Archived...
2023-07-1856 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast11. Retro An exclusive spoiler for Mind and Mayhem -- the upcoming booster pack for the Reboot Project -- starts things off, followed by another set of four spoilers, featuring the new Anarch ID. Roo-boom, indeed. Also featured are the changes made to the Corp side of the second Data Pack in the Genesis Cycle: Trace Amount. And this week's long segment discusses the timing structures governing turns and runs. Presented in eight segments:
0:45 Freelancer: Nostalgiologists
4:30 Precognition: Mind and Mayhem, Week 4
The Horde: Defiant Disenfrancistos |
Termite |
Glee |
P4inappl3
9:00 Anonymous Tip: Tempo
14:40 Research Station: Timing...
2023-07-111h 122.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast10. A Routine Rebuttal Another set of four spoilers for the upcoming release of Mind and Mayhem kick off the show, this time featuring the mini-factions. Also featured are the changes made to the Runner side of the second Data Pack in the Genesis Cycle: Trace Amount. And the long segment in this episode discusses the concept of archetypes in Netrunner. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Experiential Data
2:45 Precognition: Mind and Mayhem, Week 3
Repurpose |
Cloudburst |
Synaptic Remodulator |
Stim Graft
7:00 Anonymous Tip: Timing is everything
11:30 Experiential Data: Archetypes
What are the basic deck archetypes?
Archetype...
2023-07-041h 012.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast9. A Different Breed of Machine Another set of four spoilers for the upcoming release of Mind and Mayhem kick off the show. This is followed by a few short segments about Parasite, counting cards, and consoles, before moving onto a couple of lengthier articles. The first of these is a deep dive into the past to look at how the sequence of choices a Runner makes in their first turn can provide information. The second is about how a Corp deck is constructed, especially if you want to see a certain type of card more frequently. Presented in seven segments:
Title card...
2023-06-2756 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast8. Eyes Forward With the upcoming release in July of the second booster for the Reboot Project, we get a glimpse of some spoilers for Jinteki and Shaper. We also take time to pull back from the tactical and take a step into the strategic space of Netrunner, along with a few other bits and pieces. Presented in seven segments:
Title card: Ash 2X3ZB9CY
1:20 Precognition: Mind and Mayhem, Week 1
Caterpillar/Monarch |
Thicket |
Futureproofing/Epiph4ny |
Patron
9:10 Mandatory Upgrades: Ash 2X3ZB9CY
12:00 Anonymous Tip: The three phases of a game
Ice Wall
18:40...
2023-06-2049 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast7. Victos dracones numquam deride This is the second episode to cover material from the first Data Pack expansion for Android: Netrunner, namely, What Lies Ahead. Here, we cover the changes made by the Reboot Project to the Corporation cards in that expansion. As a companion piece to the previous episode, there is also a large segment devoted to covering fundamental advice for being a more effective Corporation. Plus, with the impending release of the second booster pack for the Reboot Project -- coming in July -- there is a segment covering the first booster pack, Reflections. Presented in eight segments:
Title...
2023-06-131h 092.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast6. The Ultimate Game Moving beyond the original core set for Android: Netrunner, this is the first episode to cover material in a Data Pack expansion, specifically: the changes made to the Runner cards in What Lies Ahead by the Reboot Project. There is also a large segment devoted to covering fundamental advice for being a more effective Runner. Presented in eight segments:
Title card: Whizzard
3:10 Anonymous Tip: Don't run last click
5:30 Archived Memories: Beginning runner advice
Special Order |
Ichi 1.0 |
PAD Campaign |
Snare! |
Aggressive Secretary |
Stimhack |
Forged Activation Orders |
Neural Katana |
Hedge Fund |
Project Junebug |
Gabriel Santiago |
Medium |
...
2023-06-061h 002.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast5. All the Money This fifth and final episode focused on the core set of Android: Netrunner (as modified by the Reboot Project) goes in-depth on economy cards, looks at a tournament-winner from 2012, and highlights one of the most iconic card artists for the game. Presented in seven segments:
1:40 Anonymous Tip: Calculating economy
Easy Mark/Beanstalk Royalties | Sure Gamble/Hedge Fund | Infiltration | Magnum Opus | Armitage Codebusting
11:15 Sure Gamble: PAD Campaign
15:40 Datasucker: Comparing economy options
27:55 The Toolbox: How much economy? | Team Covenant: "Learning Netrunner: Basic Deckbuilding Guide (Revised Core Set)"
32:30 Experiential Data: BGG OCTGN Tournament #1: Finals Game 1...
2023-05-3053 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast4. Please Stay Connected This fourth of several episodes focused on the core set of Android: Netrunner (as modified by the Reboot Project), highlights some tips about when not to play cards, performs a deep dive on the 2012 Worlds final, and analyzes the graphic design of the cards. Presented in nine segments:
2:00 Breaking News: Reboot leagues
5:20 Anonymous Tip: When not to play cards
10:50 Sure Gamble: Stimhack
13:00 Experiential Data: 2012 Worlds final
Team Covenant video (Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3)
World Champion decklists | Runner deck on RetekiDB | Corp deck on RetekiDB
BoardGameGeek synopsis and commentary thread | Jeremy Zwirn's comments...
2023-05-2358 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast3. Would You Like to Play a Game? This third of several episodes focused on the core set of Android: Netrunner (as modified by the Reboot Project), continues the particular emphasis on ice (this time from the Corp perspective), a breakdown of the other half of the Corp cards in the core set that have been adjusted, and the flavor text from the rulebook on Noise and Weyland. Presented in eleven segments:
1:45 Anonymous Tip: The Corp and ice
8:10 Datasucker: Comparing ice
16:10 Sure Gamble: Tollbooth
Thoughts on every corp card
Allow Me to Break the Ice: A Guide to Analyzing Ice in...
2023-05-1654 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast2. A Very Literal Mind This second of several episodes focused on the core set of Android: Netrunner (as modified by the Reboot Project), has a particular emphasis on ice, a breakdown of half the Corp cards in the core set that have been adjusted, and the flavor text from the rulebook on Jinteki and Gabe. Presented in nine segments:
1:45 Anonymous Tip: The Runner and ice
5:44 Sure Gamble: Magnum Opus
9:21 Datasucker: Icebreakers
18:43 Enigma: g00ru, Yog.0, Ice Carver
23:10 Experiential Data: 2012 GenCon Icebreaker tournament
2023-05-0954 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast1. Are You Listening? Some tips for beginners about card draw and a couple of basic cards to include in every deck, plus a comment from the archives, and the complete breakdown of how the Reboot Project has adjusted the Runner side of the core set. Presented in nine segments:
1:20 Anonymous Tip: Draw early
4:08 Sure Gamble: Sure Gamble/Hedge Fund
6:10 The Toolbox: Core decks; deck size
11:17 Archived Memories: Larger Decks for Corp Players (August 13, 2012)
13:40 Datasucker: Runner factions
17:53 ad break
18:25 Lemuria Codecracker: Core set, Runner side
25:05 Matrix Analyzer: Runner identities
30:33 Research Station: Reteki
32:29...
2023-05-0239 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast1. Are You Listening? Some tips for beginners about card draw and a couple of basic cards to include in every deck, plus a comment from the archives, and the complete breakdown of how the Reboot Project has adjusted the Runner side of the core set. Presented in nine segments...
1:20 Anonymous Tip
4:08 Sure Gamble
6:10 The Toolbox
11:17 Archived Memories: Larger Decks for Corp Players (August 13, 2012)
13:40 Datasucker
17:53 ad break
18:25 Lemuria Codecracker
25:05 Matrix Analyzer
30:33 Research Station
32:29 Astroscript Pilot Program
Reboot Project home page...
2023-05-0239 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast0. Who? What? Why? How? In this introductory episode to 2.1, learn why this podcast has the name it does, what the Reboot Project is, and what you can expect going forward.20:17 AstroScript Pilot Program: introductionReboot Project home page
Play online: https://reteki.fun/
Contact me on Discord, BoardGameGeek, or Reddit: Aweberman
Contact me via email: anreboot2.1@gmail.com
Episode transcript
Music: "Future" by Alexi Action from Pixabay
2023-05-0125 min2.1: A Netrunner Reboot Project Podcast0. Who? What? Why? How? In this introductory episode to 2.1, learn why this podcast has the name it does, what the Reboot Project is, and what you can expect going forward.20:17 Astroscript Pilot ProgramReboot Project home page: https://sites.google.com/view/netrunner-reboot-project/homePlay online: https://reteki.fun/Contact me on Discord or BoardGameGeek: username Aweberman.Contact me via email: anreboot2.1@gmail.com
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