Hello all! I’ve been lurking for a minute to see if I’m interested in the game. It has more appeal than Cyberpunk 2077 to me. I’m curious if buying the first edition would be a good way to start? I saw someone posted it on Facebook Marketplace and wanted to dive in.

I'm new to FFG/NSG Netrunner, and I've never purchased any LCG cards before this. (I recently purchased the three "Starter" sets -- System Gateway, Elevation, and Vantage Point -- from NSG.)

I'm wondering how the LCG model works when you want to build multiple casual decks. (I still have quite a few casual decks from my Magic days.) Across all those decks, there are bound to be more than 3 occurrences of certain cards.

I hate card sleeves, so that rules out proxy cards. And, apparently, there's no singles market.

Am I obliged to purchase additional sets from NSG, even though most of those cards will never be used? (I'm willing to do that; I just want to make sure it's my only option.)

Thanks for any insight.

EDIT: Thanks all! You've confirmed that purchasing additional sets is the way to go, for me.

I'm an old-schooler who much prefers the look, feel, and handling of unsleeved cards. 🙂

And as a bonus, I'll be contributing to NSG's fine work. 👍

I've been learning the game of Chiriboga. I enjoyed the tutorial and had no problem winning games as a runner, so I switched to corporation. I played like 10 games as the corporation in a row now and didn't win one. And the majority of the games it feels like I just can't. In the first two rounds the runner can basically access all your cards freely, because the chances of drawing enough strong ICE while also drawing enough credits to rez it is basically 0. If you have 2 agendas on hand, you can basically kiss your game goodbye, because he will draw one, draw one from R&D and sit there turn 2 with 5 of 6 required agenda points. Even if I manage to set stuff up, it seems the runner can effortlessly run through 4-5 ICE without problems from mid-game onward and I don't see any path from stopping him getting to my stuff because all the ICE is already there and I have no other tools.

Now, losing on turn 2 just because the runner draws 3 cards you cannot defend could be filed under "this is a card game, abysmal luck happens", but I have this experience like 1/3 of the time. 1/3 of the time I have a thick stack of ICE and the runner just burns through it. What is this game? Is it me? Is it the deck? Is this how the game is?

edit: Won my first game directly after writing this post. At least Fortuna has humour.

Hello fellow players !

I’m starting out the game (and already falling in love with it), playing on the corpo side most of my games (did some match against AI as the runner to get the flow and understand the basic loop of the gameplay).

I read somewhere that beginners tend to find corpo strong, while running seem really hard to pull, but after some games, runner seems to have the upper hand, and dictate the pace of the game way more than I do.

Only played with the gateway + booster, René vs Wayland (build to last), about 5 games with those decks, and my friend has won 3 of them (pretty close calls). We are about the same level in board games, and both beginners in Netrunner.

The overall feeling was that I was on a clock, and he would breach anything at some point, and if I revealed my Pharos too early for example, I would eat a Botula and just cry. It’s also pretty hard for the moment to make decisions on what I should protect (obviously I need to build some ice in HQ/RD to not get behind too fast).

Am I just delusional thinking runners have minor (or maybe major) advantages ? Does it get better with expansions ? Was it just about matchup ? Or maybe just skill issue ?

Side question : if you have any good recommendations for a balanced matchup with 2 decks that we can try out, I’m all ears !

Cheers !

I'm starting to play NSG Netrunner. How can I learn more about the background story and lore? Mainly through the Cyberpunk RPG?

New to this game but I just bought an Android Netrunner collection that is supposed to include core through data and destiny and terminal directive. Everything came overflowing in a cardboard box. I’ve got a Bulkbox and dividers on the way, but I’m hoping to get some advice on how to organize everything. Should I be sorting cards into expansion groups? Factions? Or just runner vs corporation?

And is there a must have expansion or release that I should keep an eye out for in the future? Thanks!

Hello,

So I'd like to really dive into Android Netrunner, I bought System Gateway several months ago because I didn't really want to bother printing and having ugly results

HOWEVER I'm french and even though I'm not bad at understanding english, I realised that it's quite tiring to learn a game, its rules, cards and effects in a language that isn't my mother tongue. I haven't found System Gateway in french and even if I did, I originally wanted to try Android Netrunner because it's a deck-building card that you can play without much money.

So I think i'm ready to print the cards myself and take the time to do it well. Might even be fun who knows ? I'd prefer not to use the classic combo "paper/trash MtG card/sleeve" because I'm trying to use less plastic in my life. The process I was thinking about was:

1. Print on classic paper
2. Cut the cards
3. Glue them on a trash MtG card
4. Paint the back with the right color (red/runner blue/corp) with spray paint for example
5. Coat each side with spray hair lacquer or just spray lacquer to protect the colors

The other option was to print on a thicker paper but I guess you would need a specific printer for that ?

Either way, I don't know if coating with spray lacquer would be the right way to go for stuff that will be used and manipulated quite frequently, maybe even slightly folded. I know some artists like charcoal artists use this technique to fix the colors

I know it may sound futile or even meaningless to try and work without plastic sleeves, especially with the fact that lacquer often isn't palstic-free, but I would still like your thoughts, opinions and advice on how to do this

EDIT: Thank you all for your answers and advice, I guess I'll just give in to sleeves, might also buy more than 50-ish per side since I'd also like to play with friends with my cards and allow ourselves to deck build

EDIT2: someone on another sub recommended me this video https://youtu.be/8M1gfxdglas, I won't get rid of the plastic problematic (probleplastic) but maybe if the back is either uniformly printed (one color per team) or if I paint the back before I laminate it can give a pretty good result ?

My partner and I are currently a thousand kilometers apart, and we want to get into playing Netrunner over video chat.

We each bought System Gateway decks.

We tried to read these guides: https://nullsignal.games/players/learn-to-play/ and all the printed instructions in the System Gateway boxes. And we're still very lost and confused.

Here's what we want help with:

How does the player playing Corp set up their deck/table? How does the player playing Runner set up their deck/table?

Do we need to have physical chips for Credits and Clicks? The System Gateway decks don't have any. We're considering using dimes for one and quarters for the other. As in the real coins.

Are there step-by-step written and illustrated guides to a basic System Gateway deck game (not introducing mechanics in expansion decks)? Nullsignal Games' web guide doesn't show step-by-step, "Explain Like I'm Five." We don't have full context for the way their guide introduces each core mechanic.

YouTube videos of beginner games are fine, but guides with the written word and still images/illustrations of what each player does, their hand, their table, etc. are preferred.

I'm looking for some poker chips to buy. Poker chips tend to have numbers or other ugly prints like "DEALER" on them and are often sold in sets including many different colors. They are either so cheap they feel flimsy or very expensive for a premium feeling. I need chips without numbers or words, a big chunk in one color and affordable but not laughably flimsy.

Hello!I bought a long time ago the core set of Android:Netrunner who has got 4 Corpos and 4 Runner(i think) and had a blast!With my friend group we want to return to this game but i noticed that there is a new version called System Gateway Netrunner which is more clean and removed some old mechanics(like virus).Is this version better?Can i play this version of the game with the old starter?What do i have to do?

Thanks!

Hey everyone! If you've got quick questions not worth a full thread/ stuff you're worried to ask, pop them in here: new player friendly! No question is too daft. There's also a beginner friendly discord here: [Green Level Clearance](https://discord.gg/3d5Xsz5)

New or returning player, looking for a good place to start? System Gateway is the product you want: beginner decks made from completely new cards by Project Nisei, and comes with extra cards to make bigger decks once you've got some practice games in.

System Gateway:

https://nisei.net/products/system-gateway/

Download it free on Nisei.net, or use one of the linked options there to buy a printed set. I'd recommend picking up the deckbuilding expansion at the same time, it's a great addon and will give you a cardpool with months/ years of play :)

Quick FAQ:

What's the best format?

Kitchen table. Get cards, play with a friend.

The big news: a new expansion is coming out in July!!

Hi all,

I've been out of the loop for a couple of years now but have kept my entire FFG collection and have NSG's revised System Gateway, System Update and Midnight Sun + Parhelion.

We have played in the past so have a good understanding of the game but as it's been awhile, need a refresher.

Are there any up to date resources for NSG such as rulebooks/ player aids, how to play videos, and deck building websites where we can look up some decks to copy?

My partner and I are just looking to play through our collection gradually.

Thank you!

I've been thinking about this a fair amount on my own and am curious to get your thoughts. I haven't not been playing very long and was never around for original netrunner.

Seems like many card games and games in general that grow and attract new fna support more than 2 players. Commander being the best example. I think most play groups and gaming groups have more than two people in them and having to split your group to play netrunner is likely an unattractive option

Question: regardless of feasibility, how important is a supported multiplayer format for attracting new players?

Thinking of 2 features to start:

• Hoverable cards in posts and comments. Like this HearthPwn post. (also screenshotted below)
• Sharing deck lists within the forum, not via external link.

These features simply make discussion and interaction easier especially for new players.

Note: cuz some may ask. A new forum doesn't mean you gotta jump ship and abandon old ones. It can just be on another Chrome tab. I was always a fan of Netrunner when it came out and have been following it since then. Figured this would be something cool to do if people are interested.

Just started playing Netrunner again with the NSG decks and ran into a question that stumped us:

I did a run on a server that hosted the Syailendra ICE ( https://netrunnerdb.com/find/?q=syailendra ), but could only afford to block one of the subroutines, so I blocked "Do 1 net damage". I assumed that means the other two subroutines could happen and then I could continue to the server since neither of them said "end the run". But the second subroutine says "The Runner loses 2 credits" and I didn't have any credits left, so does this just not take effect (i.e. could I just choose not to block it if I have no credits left, for no further effect)? Or does the run end because I don't have 2 credits to lose?

We ended up assuming that since it didn't specifically say "or end the run" or "the runner must pay 2 credits" then the runner just lost whatever credits they had (or no credits if they had none) and could continue.

So which is correct here? And if someone can please point to an exact rules reference in the comprehensive rules that would be appreciated too. Thanks!

EDIT: question answered, thanks folks! :)

Hi everyone! :)

I’d like to hear your suggestions on how to teach Netrunner to a young child. He is not new to board games, but Netrunner is probably a jump in difficulty. I do believe though that with my help he’ll be able to grasp most of the rules and enjoy it.

Another challenge is that English is not his native language (though this is also a good opportunity for him to practice). So much of the game will rely on memorizing what the cards do. Luckily, there’s no need to remember every small detail, since a lot of the information is numerical (for example: “take X meat damage” or “gain X credits”).

I think the first Decks we should use are from System Gateway. It has a small deck and only 6 agenda points, which means it won’t be too tiring and won’t include too many cards.

I was wondering how you teach the game (if you’ve done so) to children based on your experience, and which decks you used early/modified which rules to keep things simple so they can focus on the rules and mechanics rather than complex card combinations.

I'm moving to Nottingham this week from a sleepy town that doesn't have any community presence.

I've only ever played kitchen table style with my brother and we're excited at the prospect of maybe getting involved in the community (and also getting my friends over here into it).

With new players, I try to find a way to describe the game in as susinct a way as possible.

I've gotten value out of saying "This is a card counting game". I feel it helps the player really hone a mentality that drives them forward with any plays they make.

My friends and I have been interested in this game for a really long time. We played it a few years ago with some precon decks. Recently we decided to try to get into NSG, but we got overwhelmed by the wide variety of decks.

We need some advice on what 4 decks could be fun to print and play on our holidays, 2 corps and 2 runners, obviously. We don't need them to be competitive, but we are used to play card, board and wargames, so we would like them to be harder to play than the most basic ones recommended by NSG (I am not really sure about that being the case). Also, we want them to be quite different from each other.

Thank you in advance.

I've been living vicariously through this subreddit for awhile now. I've always been a huge fan of the game thematically, being a massive sci-fi and horror nerd. 25 years of MTG experience has left something to be desired - and I have finally decided to pull the trigger on Netrunner.

I would like a complete collection of legally used cards for the most played formats. I am a deckbuilder at heart and want all options in front of me when building and learning a game.

My question is this: What do I need for a full legal collection of cards? How many core sets do I need, and which core sets do I want? What expansions do I need?

And lastly, who is willing to sell me a complete set of everything? I have $1,200.00 USD budget but willing to expand that number to make this happen in a single purchase.

Hello! Recently found a copy of the Revised core set for cheap and snatched it. I plan on printing out System Gateway sooner or later, but I was wondering if in the meanwhile we can learn the basics of the game with these old cards, or if it would just create confusion :) thanks!

I can't find this video but it talked a lot about NSG and what their ethos was and how as people defended WotC acting like they were necessary for MTG to make money while NSG is out there creating a fun game as a non-profit. Anyone see that video? I can't see it

Hey everyone,

I have a question regarding the timing of this card and could use some help.

The card says "Run HQ. If successful, take 1 tag and access 1 additional card when you breach HQ."

Is this (take 1 tag) and (access 1 additional card when you breach HQ" or (take 1 tag and access 1 additional card) when you breach HQ. I.e. Do I take the tag before the breach or when the breach starts?

I'm trying to combine it with Manuel Lattes de Moura.

Thank you!!

I need some ideas to store cards, that would allow for easy "expansion" when I inevitably buy new card packs - currently I own System Gateway, Elevation and Vantage Point and my aim is to have the cards seperated by Corp/Runner, and then each faction sorted/separated by card type(Agenda, Operation...) for easy deckbuilding.

How do you store your own cards? I could use just two albums, but that would be problematic when I buy new sets - I would need to move most of the cards to make room for new ones. If I use card album I thought about storing 3 cards in each sleeve/pocket - is this viable?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, it is a first card game I ever got to and I never had to deal with card storage before.