RetroMancer

Midnight Sun has arrived and we have a monster episode to cover it! Nate and Steve open with a recap of recent news, including our upcoming Startup Circuit opener (https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3299). Then we have an interview with the winner of the Ashes to Ashes tournament Mike AKA asqwasqw. Finally we sit down and discuss our thoughts on the Midnight Sun cards. Enjoy!   ----more---- News: 00:56 Retromancer's Startup Circuit Opener (https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3299) 3:05 - Netrunner Worlds (https://nisei.net/blog/2022-world-championship-tickets-lodging-events/) 06:16 Midnight Sun Replacements & Card back update Misprints and replacements (https://nisei.net/blog/midnight-sun-misprints-and-replacements/) Card back update (https://nisei.net/blog/addressing-the-new-card-backs/) Mike AKA asqwasqw interview: 12:25 – Ashes to Ashes recap 22:06 – Midnight Sun predictions Midnight Sun Startup review: 30:31 – Anarch 41:17 – Criminal 51:12 – Shaper 59:32 – HB 01:08:50 – Jinteki 01:26:36 – NBN 01:44:57 – Weyland Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

This month Nate and Steve open their episode with a chat about the recently announced Startup changes and discuss our thoughts on the evolution of the format. Afterwards we speculate on what the HB identity might be in Parhelion, the second half of the Borealis cycle. …   …   … Oh, you're here for Midnight Sun HB spoilers?! We got those too! Thank you NISEI for letting us participate in spoiler season this year and allowing us to announce these cool scoops. EDIT: The images of our spoilers are now in the show notes, enjoy. Make sure to check out other content creators and NISEI spoilers in the coming days. The spoiler schedule can be found here (https://nisei.net/blog/welcome-to-midnight-sun-previews/). Finally, special thanks to manveruppd, NISEI's content creator coordinator, for answering all our questions and helping us through our first spoiler season. ----more----   Startup Rotation Announcement (https://nisei.net/blog/revising-startup-with-midnight-sun/) 00:55 - Announcement Discussion 06:21 - Our Thoughts on the change Midnight Sun HB Spoilers! 15:48 - #35 Echo (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u89ecq/RetromancerMS35.png) 19:21 - #37 Wave (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/v33y6p/RetromancerMS37.png) 22:13 - #33 Refuge Campaign (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hk9zcm/RetromancerMS33.png) 26:22 - #32 Midnight-3 Arcology (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zje2a5/RetromancerMS32.png) 29:48 - HB ID Speculation Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

The Ashes to Ashes tournament has finally wrapped its Swiss rounds! 38 players competed, including Nate and Steve. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped run the event. This episode we discuss our experience in the tournament and later we chat about the Corp and Runner decks that made the top 8 cut, which had just started. Here's a link to the lists if you are interested: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wbXgDfQM_C3KHZRB0Z9WBzHXucCG9RzJfFo8BDuaU70/edit#gid=0 And here are the Swiss Standings: https://cobr.ai/tournaments/2406/players/standings ----more----   05:15 Ashes to Ashes tournament structure Swiss experience and memorable moments: 10:00 – Steve 14:05 – Nate Top 8 Corp deck discussion: 20:32 – Jinteki: Personal Evolution 29:50 – HB: Precision Design 35:27 – NBN: Near Earth Hub 38:10 – Weyland: Built to Last Top 8 Runner deck discussion: 43:30 – Shaper: Rielle "Kit" Peddler 45:33 – Crim: Ken "Express" Tenma 48:23 – Anarch: Hoshiko Shiro 54:33 – Final Thoughts on Ashes to Ashes and Thank yous 57:19 – Midnight Sun Spoiler Season is July 11-22nd   Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

(https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/v38h4v/Ashes_to_Ashes.jpg)   This week we're joined by a special guest, Ed, the mod-min of the Green Level Clearance Discord. We cover a wide variety of topics: philosophy, Netrunner (plus Netrunner fan Fiction), mental health and ways we can help each other. Oh and curry, don't forget the curry.   We're almost too late, but you have 24 hours left to sign-up for the Ashes to Ashes Startup tournament (registration closes at May 21st, 2022 at 11:30PM PST, 6:30AM UTC). This is an asynchronous tournament played online (jinteki.net), organized on the Green Level Clearance Discord. Special thanks to Shruthless, who's been instrumental in making this event possible. Details below: Join the GLC Discord server here: discord.gg/glc Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmvxQY048V0YlkXMTQ94S_9PNYiHrbWurQ9gGAYURjBxkHAg/viewform ABR link: https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3238/ashes-to-ashes-a-startup-celebration-on-glc   ----more----   05:25 – Philosophy & GLC Moderation 17:15 – Netrunner Themes & Other Fiction 25:26 – GLC Mental Health Channel 33:00  - Ashes to Ashes Startup Tournament 43:07 – Playtesting for NISEI 57:55 – Cards we are excited to see rotate out of the Startup 01:06:53 – Mmmm, Curry   Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

The Midnight Sun Booster has been out for nearly two months and Nate and Steve are ready to share their (likely wrong) opinions on the cards! Also, towards the end of the episode we discuss how the booster has impacted the Startup meta.   Hakarl jank: Shark Service (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/e32366c2-9937-4285-80f0-1f3fcc10fab6/shark-service-1-1-startup-#) ----more---- 02:54 - Vladi City Grid (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32006) 14:43 - Azef Protocol (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32007) 22:17 - Anemone (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32005) 35:52 - Hákarl 1.0 (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32004) 39:47 - Revolver (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32002) 42:42 - Deep Dive (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32003) 50:57 - Light the Fire! (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32001) 54:17 - Meta analysis   Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

The entirety of the Midnight Sun Booster has been revealed! Phil, of The ShadowNet Podcast (https://anchor.fm/theshadownetanr/), returns as a guest to discuss the new cards. We also have some fun and “spoil” (imaginary) NISEI cards that might work with them.   NO NISEI EXCEL FILES WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS EPISODE! ----more---- Midnight Sun Booster Product Announcement (https://nisei.net/blog/light-the-fire-booster-launch/) 04:28 - Deep Dive (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32003) 16:46 - Vladisibirsk Grid (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32006) 28:31 – Revolver (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32002) 40:03 - Harkarl 1.0 (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32004) 52:46 - Azef Protocol (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32007) 1:07:50 - Anenome (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32005) 1:19:15 - Light the Fire (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/card/32001) Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

Nate and Steve are back with new exciting season of Retromancer! This month we catch up on a bunch of Netrunner news and discuss Nate's Earthstation deck and its evolution. ----more----   01:17 - Midnight Sun New and Deep Dive preview (https://nisei.net/blog/announcing-midnight-sun-booster-pack/)   04:37 - Borealis Production Update (https://nisei.net/blog/borealis-production-update-20220120/)   07:56 - Organized Play announcements (https://nisei.net/blog/2022-organized-play-announcements/)   16:56 - Earth Station Discussion: Nate's original Snare ES deck (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/e4bc5eb0-4aaa-4755-9fc6-534b45bf2a9c/-startup-snare-earth-station) Nate's updated ES deck (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/55189857-f054-4c56-94f8-41429290b228/-startup-seamless-earth-station) 55:42 - Midnight Sun Booster Wishes   1:06:30 -Ysengrin's upcoming Startup Tournament Feb 20 at 17 UTC (https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3157/february-startup-tournament)   Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

Welcome to the Retromancer's 2021 Christmas Special! In this very special bonus episode, we interview DanB/Booshy and get the inside scoop on PAX Unplugged and NISEI's booth there. Huge congrats to Dan and NISEI for running such a successful event and thank you Dan for taking the time to share your experience with us. ----more---- 01:25 - DanB Intro Near Earth Hub (https://www.nearearthhub.net/), a Netrunner link repository 06:16 - PAX Unplugged 2021 53:49 - NISEI is Recruiting! Entry positions (https://nisei.net/blog/career-fair-entry-level-roles-2021-22/) Executive positions (https://nisei.net/blog/executive-boot-camp-leadership-roles-2021-22/) Restructuring of NISEI (https://nisei.net/blog/restructuring-nisei/) 56:47 - Eternal League (on Green Level Clearance Discord) 58:53 - RAM Tournament   Intro Music: “Christmas March”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

(https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wkjbkz/PhilChristmas.jpg)   This episode we're joined by a special guest Phil, 0thmxma, the host of the Shadow Net Podcast (https://anchor.fm/theshadownetanr).  Together the three of us discuss Worlds 2021, muse on the banlists that helped shape the Worlds meta, an upcoming special NISEI format, Random Access Memories (https://nisei.net/blog/random-access-memories-format-and-tournament/), and what we hope might appear in the upcoming Borealis set!   ----more----   3:47 - Banlist discussion 17:10 - Worlds 2021 Meta discussion - Results and VODs can be found here! (https://alwaysberunning.net/tournaments/3082/nisei-world-championship-2021) 29:34 - Random Access Memories - Inaugural Tournament is on December 18th, 2021! 41:00 - What we hope appears in the upcoming Borealis Set. 1:08:00 - Shadow Net's 2021 Holiday Bake-off! (https://www.reddit.com/r/Netrunner/comments/ril2xo/the_great_netrunner_bakeoff_2021_is_on_now/)   Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

(AKA The one where we talk about Standard) This episode we discuss the recently released Standard Banlist 21.10 (https://nisei.net/blog/ban2110/) and upcoming NISEI Worlds in November (https://nisei.net/blog/worlds-2021-schedule-and-prizes/)! At the end we return to Startup. And Nate never did share that Steve decklist… ----more---- 1:20 - Runner Discussion 9:42 - Corp Discussion **Please note: These bans only apply to the Standard format, not Startup** 28:45 – Our thoughts on Banlists and NISEI's approach 34:00 - Worlds 2021 Schedule (November 19-21, 2021) 37:30 – Green Level Cleareances' Startup Tournament Ätsch vs Oddball's startup match (https://youtu.be/ZWhGmNIjzwk) Check out Ätsch's Youtube channel! He's got a growing list of game play analysis from his startup games. He should be adding more learn to play videos soon, especially once Borealis is released.   (https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/iwifam/Spice_Level2.png)     Intro Music: “Shake It Up”, by Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Background Music

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. ----more---- 0:00 - NISEI's Borealis announcement discussion: Official Announcement June Cuervo's Borealis preview "Under Northern Skies" by Morgan "Anzekay" White 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. Want to learn to play? Find out the quick start rules here: https://nisei.net/players/learn-to-play/

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/