From:	David Reis <david.reis@*****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Fun deck to play, low win count.
Date:	Mon, 4 May 1998 11:35:18 -0700

Pedro Gomes wrote:
>David Reis wrote:
><huge snip>
>> Unfortunately, I play against a guy who runs a large deck (150+ cards
><another huge snip>
>
>150 CARDS?????????? How can this deck be effective? Can you give us an
idea of
>what cards he has in there?

I did say it was slow and it rarely wins....

My friend doesn't have a name for his deck, but I call it the "Neat Cards"
deck because it contains all the cards he thinks are neat. I can't
remember them all in detail, but in general he uses mages, shamans, and
tough guys. For mages he uses Marek, Tempest, Sally Tsung, and others,
plus all the combat spells. For shamans, he includes Hawkwind for her
Biotech, Pappy, and others, plus lots of spirits. His tough guys include
Knuckles, Macabre, and Hatchetman with Berettas and Super Warhawks. He
also uses Ice Queen and Static. Oh, I almost forgot 4x Glitz and 4x
Thrash. In addition to the gear already mentioned, he uses lots of armor
cards, Doc Wagons (Gold and Platinum) and Lucky Wabbit's Feet to protect
his runners.

He likes to use The Iron Lung to cycle through his cards quicker (with a
deck that large, he practically has to). He also likes to use Squatter to
retrieve cards from his trash. He uses all the standard specials.

For challenges, my friend relies primarily on Incubus, the Guardian
Elementals, Guardian Dracoform, and Mage Strike Force (he always seems to
have 16 nuyen to pump MSF up with), although there are others.

As you can see, there's no theme, and he can't rely on getting any
particular cards at any point in the game. He just plays that any cards he
gets will have a use, and takes his time. I would never play that way
myself, but he seems happy with it.

David