From:	David Reis <david.reis@*****.COM>
Subject:	Re: New Player
Date:	Mon, 4 May 1998 13:47:44 -0700

Sorrow <sorrow@*******.ORG> wrote:
>Hello. I'm a player who is interested in starting to collect
>and play SRTCG. The only problem, however, is that there
>are no stores in my area (New Orleans) that I know of that
>sells starters/boosters. Can any of you recommend a good
>place for me to pick up a box or two relatively cheap?
>Also, can you recommend any good sites that discuss
>strategies, decks, etc? I've done some searches but have
>only been able to find a very few sites.
>Lastly, is FASA actively involved in this game (such that
>there is still support for it, Rules Team, etc)? The only
>other game I play is V:tes and although WotC pretty much
>abandoned it, it still boasts a fairly active players network.
>I just don't want to get into a game that has little or no
>support. I started to collect Heresy a while back and I'll
>be lucky to find much, if anything, about it in the way of
>players or support. :(

Welcome to the Sixth World!

You can order boxes of cards on the web. I purchased my cards from Potomac
Distribution at http://www.cais.com/potomac/home.html, and I'd recommend
them if you want to order $100 or more in cards (2 boxes). Otherwise,
many people on the list have recommended All Star Trading cards at
http://www.allstartradingcards.com/. They don't have a minimum, but I
think they're slightly higher than Potomac.

FASA does actively support this game. They just came out with Underworld,
the first expansion, and the second expansion, Corp War, is due out in
July. I believe Second Run should be out next month. It's basically a
reprint of the Limited Edition with some new cards substituted for the
originals.

There are a number of good sites for SRTCG on the web. Links to most of
them can be found in the signatures of the list members. A couple I would
point you to, however, are FASA's SRTCG site
(http://www.fasa.com/Shadowrun/SRTCG/SRTCGMain.html), the SRCard FAQ
(http://coastnet.com/~dvixen/srcard.html), and the Official Unofficial
SRTCG FAQ (http://members.home.net/porthos/srtcg/sc_QandA.html).

Hope this helps!

David