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Message no. 1
From: Adrian Smerdon <adrian.smerdon@******.COM>
Subject: A Fun Deck
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 16:56:24 +1000
This is a deck I have used with a fair bit of success, but which I consider
to be mostly for fun. I have only a couple of doubles of cards to keep the
variety. I have a range of challenges also for variety and fun.

Any comments or suggestions welcome. I keep expanding on this deck as I get
more and different cards from trades.

Fun Sleaze Deck (75 + 6)
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Gear (11)
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1 Dermal Plating
2 Beretta
1 Defiance Taser
2 Lucky Wabbit's Foot
1 Maglock Passkey
2 Bulldog Van
1 Heavy Armor (Full)
1 PRC-44B Yellowjacket

Mostly to bump up body or for surprise value. Foxy's gone Dermal?!

Runners (24)
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2 Static - Recon
3 Thrash - Fame
1 Foxy Roxy - Sleaze all personnel
1 Pappy
1 Moon Shadow - Biotech
1 Tempest
1 Ajax
1 Sam the Sleuth
1 Macabre
1 Hatchetman
1 Duncan - Sleaze one Street
1 Domino
1 Drake
1 Scorpio - Bodyguard
1 Flatline - Ambidextrous
1 Wheeler - Free Vehicle
1 Iron Mike
1 Titan
1 Ravage
1 Louie Da'Bruiser - Armored Muscle
1 Lord Torgo

Most skills covered by this selection.

Specials and Stingers (13)
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1 Sudden Goblinization
1 Stand Aside
1 Riots
2 Moonlighting
1 The Skills to Pay the Bills
1 Lofwyr's Schemes
1 Bear Totem
1 State of Confusion
1 Blindsided
1 NERPS!
1 False Mentor
1 Forced Attrition

Mix of everything once again for surprise value. You ain't lived 'til
you've seen Thrash goblinize into a Troll at Dante's Inferno.

Contacts (4)
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1 Mr Johnson - Saved me once (got Torgo for free), now I can't get rid of him
1 Media Chick - More rep
1 Shady Manager - Never fails to bring in lots of money
1 Mr Black - Save money on gear

Locations (2)
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1 The Iron Lung - More cards
1 Dante's Inferno - More money

Challenges (21)
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1 Widows Trap
1 Booby Trap
1 Mine Field
1 Yakuza Assassin
1 Genetic Monstrosity
1 Runners on Retainer
1 Razor Head Turf
1 Steppin' Wulf Ambush
1 The Big Chase
1 Highway Showdown
1 Swarm of Drones
1 Motion Detectors
1 Killer Drone
1 Heavy Sentry Gun
1 Fusion Gate
1 Maglocks
1 CHOMPS-2000 Guard Dog
1 Manticore
1 Toxic Spirit
1 Guardian Fire Elemental
1 Guardian Dracoform

Lots of different challenges for lots of trouble.

Objectives (6)
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Milk Run - Cheap and easy objective to change from with Lofwyr's Schemes
Fort Knocks - High points with no reqs to change to with Lofwyr's (hopefully)
The Vault - If you need the money or the points
Assassination - No Indoor challenges
Extraction - No Outdoor challenges (Keep them guessing)
Operation Cottonmouth - Pump one challenge

Though this deck may look too varied to do what you want when you want, it
actually works well with improvisation. If sleazing doesn't work then
there's some muscle to bash. If you can't get it yourself, steal it with
False Mentor. If they try and steal yours, Wabbit's Foot it.

There is a variety of ways to win, but winning is only half the fun.

Regards,
Adrian.
Message no. 2
From: Gabe Rosario <Brakiss187@***.COM>
Subject: Re: A Fun Deck
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 01:58:29 EST
what??? no yamahas?? they are a must in sleaze decks....



brak 3:16
Message no. 3
From: Adrian Smerdon <adrian.smerdon@******.COM>
Subject: Re: A Fun Deck
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 17:42:21 +1000
At 01:58 29/10/98 EST, you wrote:
>what??? no yamahas?? they are a must in sleaze decks....
>

Why?

Perhaps I should have clarified that it is a skills sleaze deck. So there
are no mages casting invisibility and sending runners home. The only use I
can see for a Yamaha Rapier in my deck is to get runners to join up after a
minefield, but I can always clear a minefield with a single runner, go home
and wait for next round.

Regards,
Adrian.
Message no. 4
From: Gabe Rosario <Brakiss187@***.COM>
Subject: Re: A Fun Deck
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 03:43:37 EST
In a message dated 98-10-29 02:43:10 EST, you write:

<< Perhaps I should have clarified that it is a skills sleaze deck. So there
are no mages casting invisibility and sending runners home. The only use I
can see for a Yamaha Rapier in my deck is to get runners to join up after a
minefield, but I can always clear a minefield with a single runner, go home
and wait for next round.
>>
you never know when one of your guys gets gaqs??? now what..send in a runner
with the same skill with the yamaha...just my two cents..then again i think of
all the possibilites...


brak 3:16

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