This episode we discuss the newly announced Borealis Cycle from NISEI (get hyped!) and some decks we actually created and played over the past month.

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0:00 - NISEI's Borealis announcement discussion:

• Official Announcement

18:55 - Steve’s Hyoubu Institute Deck

40:16 - Nate’s Quetzal Deck

This episode we take a deeper dive into the Runner half of the card pool: we chat about faction identities in the Startup format, impactful cards for each faction and how identities influence gameplay. At the end we discuss some specific Runner decks we’ve played recently.

Steve’s favorite Shaper deck, by koga (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/65359/smc-is-a-crutch-3rd-it-startup)

Nate’s favorite Criminal deck, by SirLoathing (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/66754/-startup-sneaky-boys-don-t-gamble-with-full-guide-)

This episode we chat about our deckbuilding strategies (Netdecking ain’t bad!) and discuss two fun Corp decks we recently tried out.

Steve’s favorite NBN deck, by bowlsley (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/66487/-startup-near-earth-flop)

Nate’s favorite Jinteki deck, by SirLoathing (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/65912/-startup-double-barrel-king-of-swiss-glc-startup-5-week-)

We ordered physical copies of Project Nisei's cards and played in the flesh! Here's our thoughts on System Gateway starter decks and deck building pack.

Welcome to the RetroMancer podcast! Nate and Steve here. We're two long-time fans of the Netrunner card game and are returning to the game after a hiatus, thanks to Project NISEI's new core set experience: System Gateway.

Check out Project NISEI: https://nisei.net/