From:	Robert Thomas <Strangefate@*****.NET>
Subject:	Counter bruiser idea
Date:	Fri, 22 May 1998 23:13:26 -0400

I came up with a possible answer to bruiser decks. There are several
challenges, specials, and a few gear cards that stop runs altogether.
Such as Pressure Plates, Scatterbrain Raid, Yakuza Hit Squad, Shriek
1000, Wild Goose Chase.

For those who say that people will sleeze through the challenges there
are cards such as Green Apple Quicksteps, Bad Lunch, Abducted, and
Whoops! to cut runners down to size.

Bruiser decks cannot do damage to anything if they never get the chance
to get going. A mixture of these cards can cut the legs out from under
them.

Also, if you can get some Protective Spirits out on some Shamans then
you can counter Luck of the Irish when your opponent tries to nullify
the special cards from above.

To prevent some nasty skirmishes between you runners and a bruisers when
you try to run on a objective without a challenge on it from your
opponent, the Intimidation card is a real nice card to have in your
hand. Of course you would need a Mafia runner out to use it.

Just some things that I have gleaned from my time playing SRTCG. I hope
that this post helps someone.

---Rob

"Make them think that you are weak where you are strong, and you are
strong where you are weak. And never let them know rthe difference."