Episode 81 of the podcast – Black Sheep – is now available. (transcript)
1:00 exclusive party (mako shuusei)
9:40 archived memories (scaling the netrunner aggrocrag)
40:00 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 118-119, new angeles pt 2)
Here is the exclusive spoiler for the new ID, Mako Shuusei:
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Here is the image included with the Worlds of Android article. I will call it “New Angeles”, and it is by Zach Graves.
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Episode 82 of the podcast – So Little Time – is now available. (transcript)
1:50 anonymous tip (variance)
7:20 precognition (fate and freedom spoilers, part 1)
14:30 satellite uplink (runner, Breaker Bay)
27:10 quest completed (buff to tyson observatory)
35:30 sharpshooter (study guide)
43:50 lucky find (career fair)
47:05 datasucker (draw cards)
55:40 astroscript pilot program (flavor insert from breaker bay)
Episode 83 of the podcast – Owners of Beachfront Property – is now available. (transcript)
2:05 anonymous tip (power creep and variance)
10:40 precognition (fate and freedom spoilers, part 2)
17:00 breaking news (spring championship and preconstructed league)
19:40 celebrity gift (corp, Breaker Bay)
26:40 the source (nerf to breaker bay grid)
33:30 ice analyzer (turing/crick/gutenberg/meru mati)
50:00 market research (search cards)
59:40 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 119, 122, new angeles pt 3)
Here is the image included with the Worlds of Android article. It is entitled “Bazaar”, by James Ives.
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And here is the map of New Angeles that accompanies this and the next few installments from the book; it’s by Henning Ludvigsen.
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Episode 84 of the podcast – Universal Scholar – is now available. (transcript)
1:40 precognition (fate and freedom spoilers, part 3)
8:25 experiential data (stealth hayley) (uk nationals final)
23:30 the toolbox, part 1 (the college try: version 1 | version 2)
38:30 the toolbox, part 2 (pawnshop hayley: proco hayley preconstructed deck | 5ccs of hayley | textbook hayley | pitchfork, by spags: decklist and writeup / youtube video)
67:15 the toolbox, part 3 (london calling)
69:50 astroscript pilot program (woa: 123, 128, 129 new angeles pt 4)
Episode 85 of the podcast – Let Some Spittle Fly – is now available. (transcript)
1:40 anonymous tip (agenda flood)
5:15 precognition (fate and freedom spoilers, part 4)
12:30 archived memories (bootcamp glacier)
44:45 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 129-131 new angeles pt 5)
Here is the artwork included with the Worlds of Android article. It is entitled “Guayaquil”, by Kirsten Zirngibl.
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Episode 86 of the podcast – Even More Complex Than It Sounds – is now available. (transcript)
1:35 breaking news (spring champs [zailey’s archer glacier and scrapper shrike; my sunny (with writeup) and twiy; gob lynn mode’s stream], patch notes, fate and freedom)
10:00 satellite uplink (runner, Chrome City)
16:30 quest completed (buff to analog dreamers)
28:00 sharpshooter (crowbar)
31:40 datasucker (cybernetics)
47:15 astroscript pilot program (flavor insert from chrome city)
Episode 87 of the podcast – Dreams and Nightmares – is now available. (transcript)
2:50 feedback filter (net-ready eyes)
5:55 celebrity gift (corp, Chrome City)
16:40 matrix analyzer (oaktown grid, ryon knight, and cybernetics division)
25:35 the toolbox (xanatos gambit)
35:10 ice analyzer (new ice options in chrome city)
51:35 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 124-127, 132 new angeles pt 6)
Here is the artwork included with the Worlds of Android articles. The first I will call “Arcology”, by Kirsten Zirngibl; here is a PDF of FFG’s annotated version. The second is “Hoppers in New Angeles”, by BalanceSheet.
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Episode 88 of the podcast – Cyberspace’s Strongest Glue – is now available. (transcript)
3:35 anonymous tip (critical turns)
17:25 the toolbox (headlock reina: deck | thread)
42:45 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 133-135 new angeles pt 7)
Here is the artwork included with the Worlds of Android articles. The first is “Aaron Marrón”, by Aurore Folny; the second is “Push Your Luck”, by Matt Zeilinger.
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Episode 89 of the podcast – The Creators – is now available. (transcript)
2:05 breaking news (balance patch)
15:00 archived memories (the skills of netrunner, part 1 and index)
44:20 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 136-138 earth pt 1)
Here is the graphic Elusive provided to illustrate the axis of skills.
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Here is the image included with the Worlds of Android article. It is entitled, “Lady of BosWash”, by Emilio Rodriguez.
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Episode 90 of the podcast – A Destination Unto Itself – is now live. (transcript)
This episode is a general overview of (most of) the 2015 regional season. I cover a few reports and a few decks, but the bulk of the content is actually in the report I compiled about the season, with links to hundreds of decks and writeups (from NRDB and eleswhere) and hundreds of videos that are still floating around on YouTube, all compiled into one location. (This is also available via PDF, but I’ll include a few prominent links here in the show notes.)
1:50 rabbit hole (compiling 2015 regionals report)
12:15 weekend 1 (april 19-20; zach eaton’s 1st-place london report)
20:15 weekend 2 (april 26-27; tagore nakomchai’s 2nd-place manchester report)
25:15 weekend 3 (may 2-3; video: tulsa final between ahmed abbasi and pacer stringfellow)
41:30 weekend 4 (may 9-10; video: atlanta final between zach cavis and michael norman)
49:15 weekend 5 (may 16-17; sheffield: dave hoyland’s endless waltz writeups (original and regional))
55:40 weekend 6 (may 23-24)
56:40 uk nats (may 30; video: uk nats final between alex white and tim fowler)
59:00 weekend 7 (may 30-31; video: rochester grand finals between ben and dien)
62:50 weekend 8 (june 6-7)
68:20 weekend 9 (june 13-14; thebigboy’s 2nd-place ffg games center report)
71:55 weekend 10 (june 20-21; video: philadelphia 12-hour stream)
78:45 french nats (june 27; video: dan d’argenio and calimsha break down final (not prepaid kate))
80:15 weekend 11 (june 27-28; video: chicago grand finals between lucas and josh)
Episode 91 of the podcast – Everything Has a Price – is now live. (transcript)
1:15 satellite uplink (runner, The Underway)
8:15 the source (nerfs to faust, gang sign, and hyperdriver)
16:05 quest completed (buff to muertos gang member)
23:10 datasucker (criminal consoles)
26:45 sharpshooter (chameleon and shiv)
31:50 the toolbox (geist: codemarvelous deck | monkooky deck for reboot)
41:25 the toolbox (chameleondon library)
50:15 astroscript pilot program (flavor insert from the underway)
Episode 92 of the podcast – The Fine Print – is now live. (transcript
1:50 celebrity gift (corp, The Underway)
7:15 the source (nerf to marcus batty; batty blast, deck by volitar)
19:05 matrix analyzer (corp buffs in The Underway)
45:55 ice analyzer (pachinko and spiderweb; every breath you take, deck by vvribeiro)
58:30 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 138-140 earth pt 2)
Here is one of the images included with the Worlds of Android article. It is entitled “Mumbad City Grid”, by Zach Graves.
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Episode 93 of the podcast – Whaddya Buyin’? – is now live. (transcript)
2:20 experiential data (2015 tournament season, continued; full document)
–weekend 14 (july 18-19) – video: half of durham final, with dan d’argenio commentary
–weekend 15 (july 25-26) – video: pasadena final between timmy wong and noah mckee
–us nats (august 1) – video: grand finals between pacer stringfellow and lucas li (game 1 | game 2)
16:25 archived memories (an entire article about street peddler)
55:15 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 141-142 earth pt 3)
Here are the images accompanying the Worlds of Android article. The first is “NeoTokyo Grid”, by Emilio Rodriguez. The second is “Kampala”, by Kirsten Zirngibl.
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Episode 94 of the podcast – My Gerbil – is now live. (transcript)
1:40 anonymous tip (comparing shapers)
7:00 satellite uplink (runner, Old Hollywood)
16:00 the source (nerf to film critic)
21:00 record reconstructor (rolodex and other surrenders)
39:10 experiential data (2015 tournament season, continued)
–australian nats (august 15) – video : final between alex forndran and daryl russell
–german nats (august 16) – video : final between heinzel and mythras
–polish nats (august 29) – video : final between prozz and marchewa
54:35 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 144-145 exploring the solar system)
Episode 95 of the podcast – The Windblasted Prairie – is now live. (transcript)
1:45 celebrity gift (corp, Old Hollywood)
9:10 the source (nerf to haarpsichord studios)
14:45 matrix analyzer (corp buffs in Old Hollywood; huginronin’s gungarin; bwob’s lunar kudzu)
33:50 server diagnostics (enforcer 1.0 and it’s a trap!)
44:40 restructure (back channels)
53:00 the maker’s eye (andreas zafiratos)
54:20 red herrings (rolodex)
56:25 astroscript pilot program (flavor insert from old hollywood)
Episode 96 of the podcast – Fired and Replaced – is now live. (transcript)
3:00 archived memories (fallacies in netrunner article)
41:20 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 146-147, 152 luna pt 1)
Here are the two links that Xenasis mentions in the article:
Man vs. Machine game
Shuffling Sleeved Cards and Proper Randomization video
Here is the artwork included with the Worlds of Android article. The first is entitled “Melange Mining Corp.”, by Emilio Rodriguez; the second I will call “Dormitory Room”, by Samuel Leung:
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Episode 97 of the podcast – A Horde of Zombies – is now live. (transcript)
2:00 anonymous tip (always draw first*)
9:00 satellite uplink (runner, The Universe of Tomorrow)
15:00 the source (nerfs to ddos, wireless net pavilion, and fisk investment seminar (zailey’s leela and ken lists))
47:20 quest completed (buffs to power to the people and laramy fisk)
63:50 sharpshooter (surfer)
70:15 lucky find (davinci)
75:15 astroscript pilot program (flavor insert from the universe of tomorrow)
Episode 98 of the podcast – Diverting Energy Spikes – is now live. (transcript)
2:40 anonymous tip (plan turns, not clicks)
6:40 archived memories (the zen of netrunner)
29:50 astroscript pilot program (woa pp. 146-152 luna pt 2)
Here is the artwork included with the Worlds of Android article. I will call it “Heinlein”, by Kirsten Zirngibl; here is a PDF of FFG’s annotated version.
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Episode 99 of the podcast – The Advancement of Humanity – is now live. (transcript)
2:45 anonymous tip (count your rez costs)
6:00 celebrity gift (corp, The Universe of Tomorrow)
14:40 the source (nerf to team sponsorship; accelerated beta team deck)
30:20 matrix analyzer (corp buffs in The Universe of Tomorrow)
48:00 server diagnostics (tour guide)
53:15 restructure (product placement and expo grid)
58:00 market research (5-influence cards)
68:30 experiential data (2015 tournament season, continued)
–irish nats (september 5) – video: final between wayne o’keefe and gerard prior (restructured datapool deck)
–dutch nats (september 12) – video: final between kephalopode and stiv
–new zealand nats (september 27) – video: 6-hour livestream of elimination rounds
74:30 astroscript pilot program (woa: pp. 153-155 luna pt 3/heinlein pt ~2)
Episode 100 of the podcast – How He Does It – is now live. (transcript)
This special episode is an interview with Karl Holter (Klerik), who is the Reboot Project’s sysop.