From:	Logan Graves <logan1@*****.INTERCOM.NET>
Subject:	Re: greetings/new card idea
Date:	Sun, 21 Sep 1997 12:53:24 -0400

(>) The udder day, Joseph Mondragon wrote:

> Loan Shark
> Type: Contact
> Cost: ?
> Notes: Loan shark lends you 12 nuyen, but you must pay back 16. During
> credstick phase, if 4 nuyen payment is not made trash (frag?) target
> (random?) runner.
>
> Of course, you would roll to see if you get anything in the first place,
> and either trash loan shark after full payment or be unable to get more
> until current loan is paid off.

A cost of 3¥ or 4¥ to bring this card into play wouldn't seem too
unreasonable.

So, if I suss this one: you receive 12¥ up front, & you *have* to fork
over your next 4 credstick allotments, or else?

I'd guess the sneaky way to use this card, then would be to use it for
your "last push" at victory -- ie. that run that lets you win the game,
or something.

...Or maybe you couldn't win, 'till the load was paid off. This way
the other players would have a 'sudden death' -type scenario of four
turns to beat you (without your nuyen stipend). Hummmrn... It's almost
like real life!

(>) --Fenris
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