    netrunner is a collectible card game (ccg) designed by richard garfield, the creator of magic: the gathering. it was published by wizards of the coast and introduced in 1996. the game is based heavily on the neuromancer novel, but also draws additional flavor from the broader cyberpunk genre. netrunner was lauded by critics, such as inquest magazine, for its balanced game play and impressive artwork. in 1999 pyramid magazine named netrunner as one of "the millennium's most underrated games". according to editor scott haring, "among the connoisseurs of the card game design art, netrunner is considered to be one of the best-designed games ever." in 2012, fantasy flight games released android: netrunner, a new card game based on netrunner, under license from wizards of the coast. the new game uses fantasy flight games' living card game release format (as used in their warhammer: invasion, a game of thrones, call of cthulhu, and lord of the rings games), and shares the cyberpunk setting of their android board game. == gameplay == netrunner depicts cyberspace combat between a global mega-corporation (the corp) and a hacker (the runner). the corp's goal is to complete their secret agendas before the runner can hack in and steal their data. it isn't easy, though, as the corp has strong defensive data forts protected by malevolent computer programs known as ice (short for intrusion countermeasures electronics). the runner must use special programs of their own, called icebreakers, to break through and steal the hidden plans. all this is paid for in the game by bits (representing currency), which are earned and spent during the course of play. an interesting feature of netrunner is that each side has different abilities and uses
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