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Terminal7 43: Carved the Eyes Out of My Head Chris and Eady from Run Last Click come over to Terminal7's house for the holidays, where we discuss 2015 in Netrunner. From Order & Chaos to Data & Destiny, with a delicious SanSan sandwich in between, what a year 2015 was. Highlights, lowlights and one very musical interlude await! Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST

Oh man, yesssss.

Terminal7 42: An Unexpected Gatefold Terminal7 sits down with FFG's Dan Clark, Katrina Ostrander and Zoë Robinson to talk about Netrunner's Android setting, the upcoming Worlds of Android book and just how sweet cyberpunk India is. For more on Zoë Robinson and the art of Netrunner, also see Terminal7 ep. 29 - www.idlethumbs.net/terminal7/episo…tellectual-camp Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner, 80 Days Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST

Terminal7 41: Stew in the Garage The Netrunner World Championship of 2015 has come and gone, with legendary tales of crashed centrals and unassailable remotes resounding through the icy plains of Roseville, Minnesota. Joining Terminal7 to talk about their experiences are two of the 16 best Netrunner players in the world- 2nd place finisher Timmy Wong and the best Canadian player, Toronto's Dien Tran. What was their secret tech? Their most clutch plays? And why is there stew in the garage? Only Terminal7 episode 41 has the answers. Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST

Terminal7 40: Their Building Has a Haircut Leigh Alexander joins Quintin Smith as Terminal7 returns to discuss the NBN half of Data & Destiny! New Angeles' best news agency, the hottest marketing agency and the worldwide global information network- NBN's new divisions have introduced a whole heap of new playstyles. With new agendas, more currents, more adverts, a wicked new sysop and one very weird piece of ICE, there's a lot to love in the "data" half of Data & Destiny. What new decks will arise and how will these new offerings make their way into our favourite old NBN lists? Join us at 11! Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST

After getting wrecked (or at least quite flummoxed) by both Archangel and Assassin at Worlds, I definitely agree!

Terminal7 39: This Room Made of Flesh The first bioroid to stand on the brink of true sentience- shocking. An... AI? A virus of unheard of power and reach? Maybe some other life form beyond our thinking? Truly bizarre. And most surprising of all- a mom. Quintin Smith from Shut Up & Sit Down joins to discuss the not one, not two, but three new mini-factions that are Data & Destiny's Runners. How malicious is Apex? How can Adam break from his chains? Just how rad is Sunny's uniform? Join us to find out! Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST

OH MAN! I could tell it was Andromeda, but the other two! Sharp eye, well done.

Terminal7 38: A Test with No Answers We stand on the brink of a date ... with data. And destiny. We are destined to date data. *ahem* With the impending release of Data & Destiny, each faction will now have one major expansion for each faction, plus three new mini-Runner factions. At such an interesting time in the game's development, Terminal7 sits down the Netrunner's lead designer Lukas Litzsinger to talk about the development of Data & Destiny. In some ways, this brings the first chapter of the game to a close. Lukas will be granting the mantle of lead designer of Netrunner to Damon Stone, so we also discussed that changing of the guard, how board/card game design differs from video game design and how Madmen was a springboard into game design. Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner, XCOM: The Board Game, Runebound 3rd Edition Lukas' talk at NYU about redesigning Netrunner Charity Gift 2015 - UK Charity Tournament Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST

Terminal7 37: Hold On to Your Butts Nels and Jesse arrive at The Universe of Tomorrow. What splendour! What majesty! Even entrepreneur, investor and magnate Laramy Fisk has been seen at the expo. All of the Big Four has setup their own pavilions and plazas, but whose is the most impressive? Perhaps it's not even any of the technological marvels on display at the expo itself, but rather the recent announcement of H-B sponsoring the SanSan Outlaws? Only time will tell, but there is no question that The Universe of Tomorrow is a herald for things to come. Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EP

Terminal7 36: Amusement Unshackled Nearing the end of the SanSan Cycle, we come to Old Hollywood. But always fashionably late to the party, Old Hollywood is replete with glitz, glamour and a heap of interesting new cards. NBN's Executive VP for Media Relations Leigh Alexander joins us to sort the masterpieces from the award bait. Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EP

Terminal7 7: His Toy-Making Genius Is NBN a cold, unfeeling corporate monolith with little respect for privacy and even less for ethics? Special guest and NBN PR Director Leigh Alexander says nothing could be farther from the truth! She joins Nels and Jesse to talk about what is without question her favourite faction. From the misunderstood Jackson Howard to the tag avalanche of Midseason Replacements, NBN is definitely one an unusual but exciting organization. Also examined is the Criminal faction, with their crushing events and endless fonts of money. Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner (Don't expect this will change much) Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EP

If folks haven't read it, here's Leigh & Quinns' piece about learning to play Netrunner that we mentioned - http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/blog/post/test/

Well then - https://www.idlethumbs.net/terminal7/episodes/amusement-unshackled

Terminal7 35: A Sad Gnome Statue Their cyberdecks were emblazoned with inukshuks, wild roses, le Fleurdelisé and even the simple maple leaf, but they were all there for one purpose- to win Canadian Netrunner Nationals. Terminal7 is joined by its first Winnipegger guests Ciera and Craig, to talk about their trip to Canadian Nationals, what decks they packed and how to deceive your opponents without ever even trying. Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EPs

Heh, well obviously I'd say your experience is not representative, since I'm half of Terminal7, and we obviously love Netrunner a lot. But as for getting into it, find someone at a game store or local Netrunner meeting will to teach. There's also a couple demo decks that do a decent job of introducing the game without some of the complexity. Stick with the same side (either Runner or Corp) for a while, until you get the hang of it. It's useful to know the kind of things the other side has, but focusing is a bit more useful early on. Once you've played a few games, our 8th episode of Terminal7 "Eventually Your Breathing Will Stop" is the most beginner-centric episode we did, so there might be some good info in there once you're a little bit more familiar. If you have any questions, post them here too! I'm sure folks would be happy to answer.

Terminal7 34: I'm the Crab in the Bucket With the Netrunner Canadian Nationals (Netrunner nationale du Canada) looming, Terminal7 is joined by Vancouver player Keith Gaudry to discuss all the factors that go into preparing for a big event. Reading the meta, deck composition, dealing with data packs released days (or day!) before the event- all play into how to get ready for a big event. And Keith reveals his secret weapon. No spoilers, but here's a hint- "sausages." Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen on Soundcloud Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EPs

While I will agree that the world of this season felt really small with almost every character is connected to at least one other in some huge way (maybe fine a small town, less so in So Cal), I greatly suspect that finale will show Laura and Leonard Ostermann getting into the business of Caspere and his associates was very much deliberate on the Ostermann's part.

FWIW, I also find it similarly weird. Not only is it 2015, but the guy lives and seemingly grew up in/around LA. If he came from the bible belt (or hell, even Bakersfield) or there was something else in his upbringing/environment to explain why it's such an intense self-loathing and not just something he feels he needs to keep hidden, it feels like it might make more sense. That brief scene with his kind of weird mom didn't really explain that shame/self-loathing. Maybe there's more to come in the 4 episodes left, but it feels like if a character had this much self-loathing about any other aspect of their life, there'd be some explanation as to where that shame comes from. But Paul's sexuality seems like it's just supposed to be taken for granted as something someone (in this time/place with this background) could find cripplingly shameful without any other explanation, which just doesn't really track for me either.

Something seemingly no one has mentioned in regard to the last shootout scene is, to me at least, the whole thing very much like a setup. Someone (almost certainly Vinci PD) tipped off the gangbangers that the raid was coming, and possibly even setting them up as the fall guy by planting that watch in the pawn shop. So then Caspere's murder is wrapped up with an almost certainly dead and quite plausible suspect and if Bezzerides/Velcoro/Woodrugh happen to go down too, well, c'est la vie. Given that, the scene felt that it has a bit more stakes/purpose than just being an extreme shootout without real point plot-wise. That didn't makes its extremity totally forgivable (it might has been trying to evoke real and similarly extreme southern California police shootouts of the late 90s, updating to drug runners instead of bank robbers, but it still went a bit far) but it wasn't the total fart for me that it seems like it was for a lot of folks. Maybe I'm reading more into than there is just to make it more purposeful though, I dunno.

Terminal7 33: Let's Get on this Weird Steamboat The Underway belongs to the Muertos. They can be powerful allies to the Runners, but be careful, once you step on their turf, you're playing by their rules. The fourth pack in the SanSan Cycle sees a host of new Criminal cards, including one very unique ID. Not to be outdone, the corporations can now out Runners for working with such merciless criminals or just simply hire a hitman. For both sides, the seedy depths of the Underway offers some very interesting possibilities. Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EPs

Terminal7 32: Fundamentally Fundamental Finally wrapped up a much dispersed series about Runner archetypes, Nels & Jesse discuss the high-level archetypes of each faction and what makes them distinct. Also "fundamental" is said a lot. Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EPs

Ah yes, that is an interesting setup! Solid recommendation, we'll mention that in the future. Thanks!

Terminal7 31: A Dog Steals Your Skull The BC Regional took place last weekend, and Terminal7 was out in full force. Jesse constructed his Corp deck by drafting against himself, join to learn how such things are possible. We have also arrived in the dark alleys of Chrome City and their greymarket cyberware dealers. Is it worth having your face peeled off so your boring normal skull can be upgraded to a rad metal skull? Only one way to find out! Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EPs

Terminal7 30: Some Bass Next Door Nels & Jesse arrive at the University of the Californias at Breaker Bay and it's game day! Getting a campus tour from a young astrophysics student, the scale of the London Library and the Tyson Observatory are both quite impressive. And all the megacorps are on campus today, at a hiring fair. They're scouting for new talent, showing off their impressive new server-specific ICE. Excitement, energy and one wicked party out by Monterey Bay. So, only one question remains - who is inside the Finn mascot costume? Go Sharks! Games Discussed: Android: Netrunner Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Ed Harrison's NeoTokyo OST Matt Marteinsson's Mattesque EPs