From:	Jeffrey Nuremburg <xanatos@********.NET>
Subject:	Riots and tapped Runners in the safehouse
Date:	Wed, 10 Dec 1997 00:40:27 -0500

> I run a mage deck and the one thing that has damaged me extremely is Riots,
> this will kill runners with a mage deck instantly, how do you counter it?

I saw a bunch of replies to this post but not one person mentioned THE
PREMIERE ANTI-RIOT card, BullDog Van. (IMHO) Anyway, the group I am playing
in (a total of around 10 different people), almost everyone was playing with
4 riots in their decks at one point. We've had games were there have been
serious riot fests, 6 - 7 in a row. Bulldog van is a serious deterrent at
certain times, but as you all know your Runners have to be unturned.
Avoiding riots takes a bit of luck (and maybe a luck-o-the-irish/Luck
Wabbit's Foot) and some knowledge of your opponents. Balance your deck
against them with cards like BullDog van and some armor. A single point of
armor will keep a runner with 4 body alive through 3 consecutive riots. You
can also attempt to use a bodyguard to keep those smaller guys alive.

As for the tapped runners in the safehouse, I have to agree with Rob on this
one, page 14 of the rulebook states:

A card referred to as "present" may be in one of three situations.
1) On a shadowrun. . .<etc>
2) In the safehouse. This includes all UNTURNED Runners currently in the
safehouse.
3) In Runner-against-Runner combat. . . <etc>

This pretty much clears it up for me (now I have to break it to the group). :)

Also, here is a question. This has probably been asked about a billion
times but I want to get a single answer:

Can a turned Runner initiate a Bar Fight? Can Bar Fight and Wanted targer a
turned Runner?

Thanks all.
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