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From: Phil Jaros <chakan@****.PYROTECHNICS.COM>
Subject: Re: Deck: Way of the Exploding Fist/ Cheesecake Troll Size
Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 18:15:47 -0500
Felix wrote:

<Stuff talking about Trool/Wake the Dead being beaten by my SHamans
deleted to save space>

> Interesting. Can you give me more details on what happened? For
> instance, did the Troll player wait with putting Challenges on his
> opponentīs Objectives so he had a chance to intercept?

Actually I think only one of the Shaman deck's objectives was taken in
all four of our games. Anyone who plays me know that I turn my own
objective into a death trap and rarely ever run on them. The troll
player would refrain from putting any challenges on his own run, until
he had a few to play on them though.

Interceptions only work once and I have no problem surviving an
intercept with this deck.

> How where the Wanteds used?

The wanteds were used on the Shaman's and Drakes for the most part,
since often times my big guys would survive the fight or I would protective
spirit the wanted if I really wanted the Runner to live.

3-5 Rep is basically nothing in the larger scheme of things and with the
squatter (it came out in all 4 games) they were back in action the next
turn.

>Where GAQs used freely or only on specific occasions?

Well they were used when they were available and effective. They
bluched and intercept, set up the death of a few runners and ruined a
few shadowruns. GAQ is a great card, but there still are only four
in the deck....

>As Iīve said earlier, I won 7 of 8 games (6 of 6 full-time). One of my
>opponents, a more experienced player than myself, was playing a Shaman
>deck heavy on Ally and Protective spirits, and he didnīt score one Rep
>point in three games we played.

I'm rather suprized by that, since a 8/6 (A2) that can abosrb damage
Hawkwind is pretty effective. They also can Biotech their fellow
runners while on the shadowrun. Shaman decks are nasty because the
pretty much are at full strength every turn, via biotech....

>By my experience, the Troll deck mostly relies on the ability to
>intercept its opponent, and on using the Bulldog Van. Of course, its
>generally a BIG mistake for the Troll player to go on protected
>Objectives of his opponent (have you guys done this in your games?). I
>usually try to make an early run on an unprotected Objective (if I can
>survive the interception and still have an unturned runner in my
>safehouse to intercept the possibly unprotected other Objective). This
>forces my opponent to either intercept with a possibly vital Runner or
>to give me the Reputation. I attack the Runners he uses to sleaze (if
>thatīs his kind of deck), specifically those which I know are able to
>sleaze my Challenges, with Wanted. Then I GAQ his most useful Runners
>when he goes on a Run. ---Felix

Well that's how it was played. Keep in mind that you can only intercept
once and I usually make sure that the victims I send on an interceptable
run are expendable...

BTW I think you are way to heavy on GAQs and LotI....

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