Netrunner Overdrive Draft



“The closer I got to the source code, the more everything changed.”

–Nasir Meidan



It’s time to take your runs into Overdrive. Overdrive Draft Starters (http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/productdetails.cfm?SKU=uDAD04), Corp Draft Packs (http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/productdetails.cfm?SKU=uDAD05), and Runner Draft Packs (http://store.fantasyflightgames.com/productdetails.cfm?SKU=uDAD06) for Android: Netrunner Draft Play!



Overdrive is the second pool of cards for Android: Netrunner Draft Play, consisting of 194 randomized cards collated from across the whole network of Android: Netrunner products. These include the game’s Core Set, its first two deluxe expansions (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=207&esem=2&esum=233), and its first three cycles of Data Packs, including no fewer than forty-three cards drawn from the Lunar Cycle, which you’ll be able to add to your rig or HQ before they’re even released in Data Packs!



In addition to providing fans some sneak peeks at upcoming cards from the Lunar Cycle, Overdrive introduces new draft play challenges for both Corps and Runners. Players who have already enjoyed draft play with Cyber War will recognize some fundamental shifts in how they’ll want to compile their server defenses, economic drivers, and icebreaker suites.



More Than One Way to Run a Server



In Overdrive, many of the draft strategies that worked in Cyber War get turned on their heads. The steady economies that were funded by PAD Campaigns and Armitage Codebusting are defunded, and players will have to find ways to build upon the temporary economic boosts provided by Hedge Funds and Sure Gambles.



However, even as Corps and Runners look for new ways to fund their efforts, they have other choices to consider. InCyber War, many of the decisions that players face during their drafts are whether it’s better to select a key piece of ice or icebreaker, or whether they should use their draft pick to support their economic development. In Overdrive, players face entirely new layers of choices.



Runners must also consider what type of rigs they want to build; will they build slowly toward consistent and effective rigs, or will they aim for quick successes with powerful, one-shot breakers?Corps, meanwhile, have fewer options for fast-advance strategies and must explore their options for building and defending their servers. The Overdrivecard pool features a different set of agendas than those found in Cyber War, and it strongly encourages Corps to focus on bluffing and defense.Both Runners and Corps can explore the new “game within the game” (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=4684)created by current cards like Enhanced Login Protocol and Scrubbed (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/android-netrunner/lunar-cycle/cards/scrubbed.png). Will you fight currents with currents, or will you craft your strategy to exploit the investments your opponents make in these cards in order to gain their semi-permanent advantages? Overdrive draft pool presents Android: Netrunnerplayers with more than a new set of cards than those they found in Cyber War, it presents an entirely new set of challenges, tactics, and strategies.



Many players associate “Draft” play with collectible (i.e. blind-purchase) card games rather than Living Card Games like Android: Netrunner. While playing a typical draft game, all players contribute an equal number of packs to a random pool. Once the random pool is compiled, players select the cards they’ll use to build their decks.



In a typical draft, players divide into groups and open packs of cards. Each player drafts one card from a pack, then passes the pack to another player. Every pack is passed around, with players selecting cards from what they are given. After everyone is done drafting cards, each player possesses a small collection of cards to build a deck, before competing against other players that are part of your draft.



Now, draft play can introduce its unique challenges to Android: Netrunner, forcing you to select cards one at a time without full knowledge of the available card pool. Accordingly, you’ll develop strategies for how to approach the draft. As you develop new deck-building strategies, you’ll stretch and adapt to the format’s challenges as you and your friends test your mettle against each other with draft-built decks.



$30.00 for Draft Starter, Runner Draft Pack and Corporation Draft Pack



$25.00 if you already own the Draft Starter



Prizes dependant on player turnout