From:	Tony Glinka <glinka@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:	Rockers (Was Bam Bam?)
Date:	Thu, 4 Sep 1997 13:23:27 -0700

He's my thoughts on using rockers. And always if you see a
fundamental error, i.e. bonehead mistake, in my statements please point
them out to me. :)
I have put three in my deck: Glitz, Thrash, and Kromagnus. Their
only purpose is to get cash, and I sure others use them the same way.
Glitz and Thrash get the cash using the fame ability, so you only
get their money if you don't draw the cards at the start of your turn.
Also, they tend to be quite wimpy and a good riot tends to mess them up
good. (My favorite trick to take out others' rockers is the riot
special followed by Tempest and his ability to do damage to all
players.) Some cards like Hollywood can cancel fame though.
One advantage to these two is that they are not turned, so if needed
they can be used to go on a run, or intercept, etc... So with them you
start your turn with a lot of cash (6 if both are in play) if you don't
take the cards. And they are relatively cheap to put in play.
Kromagnus is a slightly different. Because he does not have fame
and needs to be turned to get the nuyen, he will get you cash even if
you do take the cards. He is also much tougher than Glitz or Thrash so
you don't really need to worry about him taking damage. His effect can
not be canceled by Hollywood but he must be turned to get the cash.
Kromagnus is expensive (7 nuyen) so it takes a while to get back your
investment. But if needed, you have another big troll to take on a run.
I think the combination that works best is to have both types of
rockers (fame and turn for cash) as this will make sure you can get some
cash for them even if you draw cards.
That's my take on rockers or as we call them, "the cash cows."

Tony