Bought this game three years ago, left it on the shelf. Just finished playing Cyberpunk 2077 and remembered I have this board game. Started playing yesterday and didn't understand half of the rules and mechanics. Then I found this gem of a tutorial and suddenly everything is much much clearer. Awesome board game!
Production quality here is insane - I love the little details like how the Heimdall window came up with 6 strength and bumped to 7 right when you mentioned it. As a novice player trying to learn strategy, it can be hard to find explanations in plain English. Everyone uses shorthand for popular cards & strategies, and it can be really intimidating when you're just trying to learn the basics. I appreciate that you guys take the time to explain the motives behind your moves and what makes certain cards great.
That is great to hear Caleb. We try to be the "ambassadors" of board games and explain things for everyone to understand, it feels great to hear you confirm that. Cheers, and thanks for watching!
@@teamcovenant Hello, just a random guy from the future. Amazing work on this video, I found this game randomly and this video has really show me the beauty of it. I'm just looking through Jinteki now and perhaps start my first game!
Introduction: 00:00 What is a (living) card game. 6:15 How to win. (agenda) 7:50 Turn structure. 8:54 Basic actions & terminology. (Corp) 9:40 Basic actions: installing a card. (Corp) 11:20 Basic actions: playing an operation. (Corp) 11:50 Basic actions: advance a card. (Corp) 12:27 Basic actions: purge virus counters. (Corp) 13:07 Basic actions: trash a resource if tagged. (Corp) 13:40 Basic actions & terminology. (Runner) 14:00 Basic actions: installing a card. (Runner) 15:09 Basic actions: playing an event. (Runner) 15:25 Basic actions: remove a tag. (Runner) 15:40 Basic actions: run. (Runner) 17:47 Making a run: accessing HQ & stealing agenda's. 19:50 Making a run: accessing R&D & trashing cards. 20:50 Making a run: accesssing Archives. 21:35 Central servers. 21:52 What is ice. 22:50 Making a run: rezzing ice. (Corp) 23:30 Making a run: resolving ice. 23:53 Ice-breakers. 24:27 Ice-breakers: matching types. 24:49 Ice-breakers: interface with ice. 26:51 Economy 101. Watch the game played: 28:00 Hand size (5). (5) starting credits. 32:56 ID ability. 33:32 Cheating. 33:52 Installing: multiple ice per server. 38:15 Brain damage. 39:02 Flatlining. 39:55 Discard Phase. 40:55 Installing: upgrades. 42:32 The 3 types of ice and their ice-breakers. 44:50 Installing: remote servers. 46:15 Event: Run. 52:24 Advance & Score an agenda. 56:26 Installing: Console & Memory Units (MU). 1:00:20 Evil traps. 1:01:50 Rezzing before your turn begins. 1:13:22 Encounter ice intricacy. 1:18:55 Watch: Purge virus counters. 1:25:25 Watch: Advancing, scoring and using an agenda. 1:28:49 Installing: installing over something. 1:33:30 Accessing cards in a remote server. 1:37:10 Traces (not in System Gateway) 1:40:02 Tags. 1:41:40 Unique cards. 1:42:10 Recap & all win conditions. Thank you Team Covenant for a delivering a legendary video on how to play A:Netrunner. If you are interested in this game, check out nisei.net/about/netrunner/ to learn more. And be sure to join the Green Level Clearance Discord where players can answer any questions about the game that you may have!: discord.gg/3d5Xsz5
Excellent to see you guys supporting Netrunner again, especially during such a pivotal time for the game - your high quality content was missed. To be a rules-stickler though (for the sake of those learning the game), there's a fairly substantial misplay surrounding Pheromones (an admittedly confusing card) when Zach purges virus counters at 1:18:55. All virus counters are appropriately removed (5 from Pheromones and 1 from Crypsis); however, Pheromones should still have 5 credits on it (that remain until Steven spends them). I shall try to explain; apologies in advance for this being quite lengthy: Pheromones' text reads: "X [recurring credits]. Use these credits during runs on HQ. X is the number of virus counters on Pheromones. Whenever you make a successful run on HQ, place 1 virus counter on Pheromones." Recurring credits are refreshed at the beginning of that player's turn. Of note, recurring credits do not stack; a player replaces recurring credits up to the number listed on the card when his or her turn begins. Hence, if Pheromones has 5 virus counters on it, at the beginning of the Runner's turn, it will refresh back up to having 5 credits on it (yes, 5 credits AND 5 virus counters). When Zach purges virus counters, the virus counters on Pheromones will be removed, but the 5 credits should remain, given that Steven did not spend them the previous turn (he drew three times and played Forged Activation Orders). Those 5 credits will remain on Pheromones until Steven decides to spend them during a run on HQ, as recurring credits are only ever replaced up to their current value, not removed - even though Pheromones now has zero recurring credits (because it has zero virus counters), the 5 presently on it remain on it until used. If Steven then decided to spend all those 5 credits to successfully get into HQ (thus putting Pheromones back at 1 virus counter), however, Pheromones would not refresh to 5 credits the following turn, but 1 credit. Again, sorry for the hefty rules 'assault'; hope this helped!
This clear explanation of Netrunner, helps to break down the barrier to entry created by its thematic terminology and mechanics. I started playing this game in 1996, I was skeptical when FFG re-released it in 2012, it is truly still a great game. The revised core looks like the cards have been well chosen.
Gone too soon. Now, the property is in the vile clutches of the Coast-dwelling Wizards. Every-time I remember Android: Netrunner, I am also reminded of Dreamblade and Duel Masters.
Left MTG a long time ago for this game. Yes, the theme alone is substance enough for some great ideological and philosophical conversations. Glad to see you guys finally do your own tutorial video for it. Hope you continue to show it the same love and passion you always have for years to come.
This was great, you made this game so much more accessible. It's hard to break through the intense wall of symbols and jargon this game uses, as well as a theme (hacking) that is not super well understood for a lot of people.
I'm just getting into this game (I know, I'm 100 years late!), and this video is exactly what I was looking for. It's so good, so well made, so tasteful and so much fun to watch/pause/read/compare/watch... thanks a lot guys!
Team Covenant Thanks! Hey, quick question: torwards the end when Steven had free access to archives and Zack had to facedown cards there, was there any reason not to use doppleganger's effect after a sneakdoor to make a free run on archives?
Gold Standard tactical walkthrough with tidbits of general strategy. Your crew is amazing. Love the professional and fun attitude you guys bring to games, especially for the LCG community. Thank you so much for such an in-depth tutorial. Ice interaction always eluded me until this effort. Each wave of the demonstrated lessons or rules came together for a great overall understanding of why one would commit particular actions, not just what are one's options.
Thank you for the incredibly kind words. So great to here that this was helpful! We have four more gameplay videos on the way, and the last two dive head first into the ICE interaction mechanics!
What a great video. I normally skip around in explanation videos and run it at a faster play speed, but I sat back and enjoyed all of this video. You guys are great. Subed!
A well produced video - thanks for that! Definitely forwarding it to new/beginner players.... Plus, it's fun to watch :-) Not easy to pull off in a training game :-) A couple of notes: 1. It would be GREAT to have a timed index in the description. For the key concepts you introduce or just for the flow of the game. It's a 100 minutes of material, so that would definitely help to navigate people to the right spot when referencing your material. 2. For future videos, maybe use sleeves or mats in varying colours. Black on black may be a bit hard for some people (not for me, since I love black).
Thank you guys for making videos like this. Not only are they entertaining, they offer a good amount of information, and lets me scout out other LCGs that me and my friends might enjoy playing.
Great stuff, glad to see you back in Netrunner! A small note: You kind of combined the virus counters and recurring credits on Pheromones into one type of counter. Especially for new players, I think it'd be important to see a clear distinction, i.e. you don't get to use new credits if you make multiple HQ runs in the same turn, because recurring credits only refresh at the beginning of your turn; or when the corp purges virus counters, the credits that are already on Pheromones remain there until spent.
Despite the license not being there anymore, thanks for these videos! I have found myself snatching a copy of the Revised Core and am loving it so far!
Netrunner is a game near to my heart. When I first began, your enthusiasm and excellent level of instruction was so appreciated. Over the years, I've happily pointed numerous friends and family to this series to learn the game. I just wanted to share a genuine thank you for all you did for the game.
My copy of Systems Gateway from NISEI came in today! I bought it knowing absolutely nothing about how to play, but having read soooo many good things about the game. This video was absolutely perfect for me. I feel like I understand the basics AND I'm super hyped to play. It's clear you guys are very passionate about the game.
I played this game way back when it 1st came out(ish, there wasn't much out beyond the Core) and still, watching a 100min tutorial was worth every min!! great tutorial, great Netrunner LTP series. thank you, TC!!
This really helped us not be so intimidated by the game (after about 4 views lol), thanks for putting this together, this has really helped us enjoy Netrunner!
Man, this is such a great video, thanks for making it! Both my teenage sons are watching it, getting pumped to play Netrunner with me. But now I need one of those beautiful Covenant game mats... so pretty! :-)
Yes! Cannot even imagine how great it would have been to play Netrunner at that age. Given the direction of our world, Netrunner skills may be quite important to the next generation! We do have a few of those playmats for sale if you want one! teamcovenant.com/product/covenant-playmat
Fantastic tutorial! :) Just got Netrunner to play with my brother. I checked out your website, and your ethos really touched me, human connection. I'm not as lucky to have a space to interact as much with other gamers, there are some but I feel that they can create a toxic culture, or focus too much on certain products. Its refreshing that you value that connection and people's wants.
Welcome to Netrunner, and thank you for the kind words. We believe tabletop facilitates connection, wins and losses are secondary. We hope you enjoy the rest of the series, and if you stumble upon our other videos we always love honest feedback! Cheers!
Picked up the revised core set at a swap meet after watching a number of y'all's Netrunner streams over the pandemic era. Going this far back and seeing Zach's short hair is wild haha Thanks for all the great content TC!
Wow, man! Great Video! Please, do a second demonstration match like this for showing the remaining mechanics like Traces and net damage (you didn't talk about that in this video unfortunately). And, hey, those acrylic tokens you made are awesome!
Thank you! We have four more games already recorded and on the way! We get to everything through the series. And you can find those tokens on our store if you are so inclined! teamcovenant.com/product-category/android-netrunner-ffg-living-card-game/data-tokens-credits-click-trackers
Got the game recently and just read the rulebook (in french, note) and some concepts got cleared up when viewing that video, so thanks for that. Will still have to reread the rulebook before playing though. P
Just ordered a core set the other day exited to get into this game gameplay looks fun! Got a buddy here in Vegas telling us to play so best time to try it out now that PQ season is over
Im new to card/board games and just stumbled across a Netrunner bundle. I work in cyber so was immediately intrigued. I watched a 5 minute video on why I should by the game and then this video in it's entirety and omg I'm sold! I actually watched a near 2 hour video of people playing a card game, this is huge for me, I don't do these sorts of things :D I think it says a lot about the game and the great tutorial and production, kudos.
Great video! Just played for the first time and wanted to check if we got it right (sort of). Thanks for the many many examples and completeness! It was long but worth it! 1.5x speed ftw.
Welcome to one of our favorite worlds Arick, check out nullsignal.games/ - they are keeping Netrunner alive. And let us know of you have any questions.
pheromones was such a weird include in a core set. Such a complex, unintuitive card. Your simplified version of using it worked pretty well to not bog the game down in explanation. I just hope people understand that when you add a virus counter, the recurring credit isn't available until your next start of turn when recurring credits refresh.
We tried to keep it simple, but that does risk confusion later. We honestly did not realize how complex it was until posting this up - that is one of the joys of a new Revised Core...using cards you have never used before!
Ironically got into this game after it was dropped by FFG and I got a notification in my Google sidebar about a NISEI new set. I'm glad the game still lives on.
Excellent decision! We do offer Netrunner pack and box subscriptions as well as custom tokens for the game when you are ready to dive in! teamcovenant.com/product-category/android-netrunner-ffg-living-card-game
At the moment I do not have this game (I will get it in few days) but watching your game was as much fun as watching any other sport match (or StarCraft, well you get an idea) :) Great video and great how to play explanations.
Love the serie, Netrunner lacks of beginners / introduction video. This reboot is a great opportunity to get new member joining the community. Looking forward more.
Rly rly love your channel. Best how to plays and unboxing videos. Just want to see good old star wars lcg videos. Maybe some deck techs of your fav. decks? Keep on rocking!
Brilliant! Thank you so much for making this video. I've got time on my covid-infested hands so I decided to go back to Android Netrunner. Congratulations to Zach on the win and Steven on the eloquent explanations of the game's dynamics.
I’d really love to visit your store one day, had to come from Germany though. One day I will! Great videos, thanks for that. Just getting into Netrunner...
Team Covenant Thanks, I will! Love the setting, I‘m a Shadowrun Veteran, so im totally into Cyberpunk. Netrunner manages to bring that to life and make the players feel it quite good. I’m just lacking friends who also play... Star Wars was my main LCG so far. :) Like the way how each side plays totally different...
Never watched a walkthrough this long before, but this is so well done it really kept me glued till the end! Thanks so much for explaining everything in such a clear and informative way. As a total newbie I wanted to ask: are there pre-made decks for Runners and Corps starting so one could start playing w/o too much effort? How "good" are they? Thanks!!
Thanks so much for the kind words! There are a lot of ways to start playing now. The original Core Set was "ok" as a starting point, with some suggested pre-built decks. The Nisei starters now come with pre-built decks that are great for learning!
Icebreaker and Armitage's Codebusting give off the vibe that this game is heavily influenced by Gibsons work. I was half expecting a Wintermute card to pop up at any minute.
Played tons of NetRunner in high school - I'm super happy to see that Android: NetRunner isn't a reimagining of NetRunner, but rather a faithful continuation. That's an interesting change to the way that traces work. I didn't notice any other mechanical changes, except for bad publicity, which wasn't covered.
Bought this game three years ago, left it on the shelf. Just finished playing Cyberpunk 2077 and remembered I have this board game. Started playing yesterday and didn't understand half of the rules and mechanics. Then I found this gem of a tutorial and suddenly everything is much much clearer. Awesome board game!
hahahahaha omg literally the same story, 2 weeks ago
Production quality here is insane - I love the little details like how the Heimdall window came up with 6 strength and bumped to 7 right when you mentioned it.
As a novice player trying to learn strategy, it can be hard to find explanations in plain English. Everyone uses shorthand for popular cards & strategies, and it can be really intimidating when you're just trying to learn the basics. I appreciate that you guys take the time to explain the motives behind your moves and what makes certain cards great.
That is great to hear Caleb. We try to be the "ambassadors" of board games and explain things for everyone to understand, it feels great to hear you confirm that. Cheers, and thanks for watching!
@@teamcovenant Absolutely I 100% agree with Caleb. GREAT tutorial for this wonderful game. Thanks so much for taking the time to produce it.
@@teamcovenant Hello, just a random guy from the future. Amazing work on this video, I found this game randomly and this video has really show me the beauty of it. I'm just looking through Jinteki now and perhaps start my first game!
This is one of the best tutorials for how to play I've ever seen. Very well done!
Introduction:
00:00 What is a (living) card game.
6:15 How to win. (agenda)
7:50 Turn structure.
8:54 Basic actions & terminology. (Corp)
9:40 Basic actions: installing a card. (Corp)
11:20 Basic actions: playing an operation. (Corp)
11:50 Basic actions: advance a card. (Corp)
12:27 Basic actions: purge virus counters. (Corp)
13:07 Basic actions: trash a resource if tagged. (Corp)
13:40 Basic actions & terminology. (Runner)
14:00 Basic actions: installing a card. (Runner)
15:09 Basic actions: playing an event. (Runner)
15:25 Basic actions: remove a tag. (Runner)
15:40 Basic actions: run. (Runner)
17:47 Making a run: accessing HQ & stealing agenda's.
19:50 Making a run: accessing R&D & trashing cards.
20:50 Making a run: accesssing Archives.
21:35 Central servers.
21:52 What is ice.
22:50 Making a run: rezzing ice. (Corp)
23:30 Making a run: resolving ice.
23:53 Ice-breakers.
24:27 Ice-breakers: matching types.
24:49 Ice-breakers: interface with ice.
26:51 Economy 101.
Watch the game played:
28:00 Hand size (5). (5) starting credits.
32:56 ID ability.
33:32 Cheating.
33:52 Installing: multiple ice per server.
38:15 Brain damage.
39:02 Flatlining.
39:55 Discard Phase.
40:55 Installing: upgrades.
42:32 The 3 types of ice and their ice-breakers.
44:50 Installing: remote servers.
46:15 Event: Run.
52:24 Advance & Score an agenda.
56:26 Installing: Console & Memory Units (MU).
1:00:20 Evil traps.
1:01:50 Rezzing before your turn begins.
1:13:22 Encounter ice intricacy.
1:18:55 Watch: Purge virus counters.
1:25:25 Watch: Advancing, scoring and using an agenda.
1:28:49 Installing: installing over something.
1:33:30 Accessing cards in a remote server.
1:37:10 Traces (not in System Gateway)
1:40:02 Tags.
1:41:40 Unique cards.
1:42:10 Recap & all win conditions.
Thank you Team Covenant for a delivering a legendary video on how to play A:Netrunner.
If you are interested in this game, check out nisei.net/about/netrunner/ to learn more.
And be sure to join the Green Level Clearance Discord where players can answer any questions about the game that you may have!: discord.gg/3d5Xsz5
Adding this to the video description. Thanks a ton Lystic! Glad that Nisei is continuing onward.
Classy vid. 1:07:42 Steven reaches for the 3 point card in hard - Zak quickly suggests rolling dice >.< Corporate manipulation
and hilarious that the die hit a card between 2 agendas :)
But still...always trust the die!
Excellent to see you guys supporting Netrunner again, especially during such a pivotal time for the game - your high quality content was missed.
To be a rules-stickler though (for the sake of those learning the game), there's a fairly substantial misplay surrounding Pheromones (an admittedly confusing card) when Zach purges virus counters at 1:18:55. All virus counters are appropriately removed (5 from Pheromones and 1 from Crypsis); however, Pheromones should still have 5 credits on it (that remain until Steven spends them). I shall try to explain; apologies in advance for this being quite lengthy:
Pheromones' text reads: "X [recurring credits]. Use these credits during runs on HQ. X is the number of virus counters on Pheromones. Whenever you make a successful run on HQ, place 1 virus counter on Pheromones." Recurring credits are refreshed at the beginning of that player's turn. Of note, recurring credits do not stack; a player replaces recurring credits up to the number listed on the card when his or her turn begins. Hence, if Pheromones has 5 virus counters on it, at the beginning of the Runner's turn, it will refresh back up to having 5 credits on it (yes, 5 credits AND 5 virus counters). When Zach purges virus counters, the virus counters on Pheromones will be removed, but the 5 credits should remain, given that Steven did not spend them the previous turn (he drew three times and played Forged Activation Orders). Those 5 credits will remain on Pheromones until Steven decides to spend them during a run on HQ, as recurring credits are only ever replaced up to their current value, not removed - even though Pheromones now has zero recurring credits (because it has zero virus counters), the 5 presently on it remain on it until used. If Steven then decided to spend all those 5 credits to successfully get into HQ (thus putting Pheromones back at 1 virus counter), however, Pheromones would not refresh to 5 credits the following turn, but 1 credit.
Again, sorry for the hefty rules 'assault'; hope this helped!
Amazing. Thank you! That is a tricky one.
This clear explanation of Netrunner, helps to break down the barrier to entry created by its thematic terminology and mechanics. I started playing this game in 1996, I was skeptical when FFG re-released it in 2012, it is truly still a great game. The revised core looks like the cards have been well chosen.
A friend just brought this over and I’m glad to see there’s still people playing it !! I think I’m hooked
Gone too soon. Now, the property is in the vile clutches of the Coast-dwelling Wizards. Every-time I remember Android: Netrunner, I am also reminded of Dreamblade and Duel Masters.
The community is putting in a lot to keep it going: www.dicebreaker.com/categories/trading-card-game/feature/android-netrunner-community-afterlife
Left MTG a long time ago for this game. Yes, the theme alone is substance enough for some great ideological and philosophical conversations. Glad to see you guys finally do your own tutorial video for it. Hope you continue to show it the same love and passion you always have for years to come.
I have never been interested in netrunner....till now. Fantastic stuff!
Did you dive in? ^_^
@@lystic9392 Yes. And boy was it good until the end.
This was great, you made this game so much more accessible. It's hard to break through the intense wall of symbols and jargon this game uses, as well as a theme (hacking) that is not super well understood for a lot of people.
Yes, in in cybersecurity and there's so much into Hacking
*I* ntrusion *C* ountermeasure *E* lectronics.
Thanks for the video!
I'm just getting into this game (I know, I'm 100 years late!), and this video is exactly what I was looking for. It's so good, so well made, so tasteful and so much fun to watch/pause/read/compare/watch... thanks a lot guys!
Glad to have you Edwin!
This tutorial is really good. And your enthusiasm for the game and your friendly nature makes it really pleasant to watch. Big thanks.
Tried this game years ago, but this is the first video that actually made me want to give it another go
You're in for a treat!
Oh man, I've been very much looking forward to this video and it did not disappoint. I totally get the appeal of netrunner now. Revised core it is.
Do not miss this blog either! teamcovenant.com/android-netrunner/learning-series-how-to-play-tutorial
Team Covenant Thanks! Hey, quick question: torwards the end when Steven had free access to archives and Zack had to facedown cards there, was there any reason not to use doppleganger's effect after a sneakdoor to make a free run on archives?
That likely would have been the right call! The only reason you would not is if you expected a trap in Archives, like Shock.
Or three. ; )
Thank you soooooo much for making this video! I want Netrunner to one day eclipse all others. Thanks!
Gold Standard tactical walkthrough with tidbits of general strategy.
Your crew is amazing. Love the professional and fun attitude you guys bring to games, especially for the LCG community. Thank you so much for such an in-depth tutorial. Ice interaction always eluded me until this effort. Each wave of the demonstrated lessons or rules came together for a great overall understanding of why one would commit particular actions, not just what are one's options.
Thank you for the incredibly kind words. So great to here that this was helpful! We have four more gameplay videos on the way, and the last two dive head first into the ICE interaction mechanics!
What a great video. I normally skip around in explanation videos and run it at a faster play speed, but I sat back and enjoyed all of this video. You guys are great. Subed!
Fantastic to hear! Glad to have you.
This is such a well made video. Great enthusiasm and excellent explanation. Talk about great marketing for potential players!
A well produced video - thanks for that! Definitely forwarding it to new/beginner players.... Plus, it's fun to watch :-) Not easy to pull off in a training game :-)
A couple of notes:
1. It would be GREAT to have a timed index in the description. For the key concepts you introduce or just for the flow of the game. It's a 100 minutes of material, so that would definitely help to navigate people to the right spot when referencing your material.
2. For future videos, maybe use sleeves or mats in varying colours. Black on black may be a bit hard for some people (not for me, since I love black).
We will work on that index!
Thank you. Without this walkthrough it’s quite impossible to play this straight from the rule book.
2024 and still relevant as ever. One of the best tutorial video for ANR
Thank you guys for making videos like this. Not only are they entertaining, they offer a good amount of information, and lets me scout out other LCGs that me and my friends might enjoy playing.
Great stuff, glad to see you back in Netrunner! A small note: You kind of combined the virus counters and recurring credits on Pheromones into one type of counter. Especially for new players, I think it'd be important to see a clear distinction, i.e. you don't get to use new credits if you make multiple HQ runs in the same turn, because recurring credits only refresh at the beginning of your turn; or when the corp purges virus counters, the credits that are already on Pheromones remain there until spent.
Despite the license not being there anymore, thanks for these videos! I have found myself snatching a copy of the Revised Core and am loving it so far!
checkout NISEI
Netrunner is a game near to my heart. When I first began, your enthusiasm and excellent level of instruction was so appreciated. Over the years, I've happily pointed numerous friends and family to this series to learn the game. I just wanted to share a genuine thank you for all you did for the game.
It's our pleasure. Netrunner deserves all the players it can get.
Bought this for $15. Love how thorough you guys are at explaining it. Thank you!
My copy of Systems Gateway from NISEI came in today! I bought it knowing absolutely nothing about how to play, but having read soooo many good things about the game. This video was absolutely perfect for me. I feel like I understand the basics AND I'm super hyped to play. It's clear you guys are very passionate about the game.
Congrats! Netrunner is just an incredible game. Arguably the best system of all time.
Things I never thought I would say in my life: I just watched a feature length card game.
WOO!!! I've been waiting for this! Great work guys!!!
This style of video is better than the 2019/2020 live stream approach
So great to see you guys playing Netrunner. Awesome video, great intro to the game.
I played this game way back when it 1st came out(ish, there wasn't much out beyond the Core) and still, watching a 100min tutorial was worth every min!!
great tutorial, great Netrunner LTP series. thank you, TC!!
What a wonderful and well produced intro video!
Wow nice job! May be time to dive into Netrunner.
Yes! It is time.
Lol
This really helped us not be so intimidated by the game (after about 4 views lol), thanks for putting this together, this has really helped us enjoy Netrunner!
Our pleasure! Good luck on your runs!
Man, this is such a great video, thanks for making it! Both my teenage sons are watching it, getting pumped to play Netrunner with me. But now I need one of those beautiful Covenant game mats... so pretty! :-)
Yes! Cannot even imagine how great it would have been to play Netrunner at that age. Given the direction of our world, Netrunner skills may be quite important to the next generation!
We do have a few of those playmats for sale if you want one! teamcovenant.com/product/covenant-playmat
How did it go?
Thank you very much, this is one of the most helpful, likeable intstructional videos I've ever seen!
Thank you Dennis! Hopefully it has led you to start playing Netrunner.
You guys did an awesome job with this video. Can't wait to see you do this for the other games you support.
Thank you John! Appreciate your viewership.
Ive had this game for years and years... this tutorial / play-through has inspired me to finally play it :D Thank you!
Fantastic tutorial! :) Just got Netrunner to play with my brother. I checked out your website, and your ethos really touched me, human connection. I'm not as lucky to have a space to interact as much with other gamers, there are some but I feel that they can create a toxic culture, or focus too much on certain products. Its refreshing that you value that connection and people's wants.
Welcome to Netrunner, and thank you for the kind words. We believe tabletop facilitates connection, wins and losses are secondary. We hope you enjoy the rest of the series, and if you stumble upon our other videos we always love honest feedback! Cheers!
Picked up the revised core set at a swap meet after watching a number of y'all's Netrunner streams over the pandemic era. Going this far back and seeing Zach's short hair is wild haha Thanks for all the great content TC!
Love that you're here Mark! Any chance to pickup Netrunner is worth embracing.
Very helpful playthrough/tutorial! It helped to understand the game and have my first victory agains the corp. Thanks!
Congrats John! Glad it helped.
Thanks dudes. I just got this game, and this video helps a lot. It looks friggin awesome.
Amazing video, thanks a ton! You made me fall in love with the game. Now off to figure out Jinteki...
It's a brilliant game. Welcome! Be sure to check out Project Nisei for current support.
Wow, man! Great Video! Please, do a second demonstration match like this for showing the remaining mechanics like Traces and net damage (you didn't talk about that in this video unfortunately). And, hey, those acrylic tokens you made are awesome!
Thank you! We have four more games already recorded and on the way! We get to everything through the series. And you can find those tokens on our store if you are so inclined! teamcovenant.com/product-category/android-netrunner-ffg-living-card-game/data-tokens-credits-click-trackers
Well done guys! Great intro to a very complex game.
the best tutorial video about this game! Thank you very much!
I wasn't even looking at Netrunner, but after watching this video, I just went out and bought the core set.
Really excited to give this a try, thanks for a great tutorial!
Let us know how you like it after a few games!
Got the game recently and just read the rulebook (in french, note) and some concepts got cleared up when viewing that video, so thanks for that.
Will still have to reread the rulebook before playing though. P
Thank you for this video! Helped my nephew and I get a good understanding of the mechanics.
Great to see you guys making Netrunner content again!
Fascinating video! I'm just starting out with NR and this is still valuable and relevant after 4 years!
Just ordered a core set the other day exited to get into this game gameplay looks fun! Got a buddy here in Vegas telling us to play so best time to try it out now that PQ season is over
That's great, enjoy Netrunner and let us know what you think.
A very engaging and well produced video. Well done guys.
Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed it.
The best video on explanation of how to play. Card animation is excellent. Bravo :)
Great video. Just started playing with a friend and this helps a lot!
Im new to card/board games and just stumbled across a Netrunner bundle. I work in cyber so was immediately intrigued. I watched a 5 minute video on why I should by the game and then this video in it's entirety and omg I'm sold! I actually watched a near 2 hour video of people playing a card game, this is huge for me, I don't do these sorts of things :D I think it says a lot about the game and the great tutorial and production, kudos.
Love to hear this! The game is one-of-a-kind, truly special. Still going via Nisei Project. Check it out!
Such a great game to watch even it was just a tutorial. Love Netrunner.
Great video! Just played for the first time and wanted to check if we got it right (sort of). Thanks for the many many examples and completeness! It was long but worth it! 1.5x speed ftw.
Thank you Chris!
These videos helped me get back into the game!
Fantastic! Welcome back!
heard about this years ago, finally going to give it a try. Cant wait!
Welcome to one of our favorite worlds Arick, check out nullsignal.games/ - they are keeping Netrunner alive.
And let us know of you have any questions.
Longer than I expected but still very interesting
pheromones was such a weird include in a core set. Such a complex, unintuitive card. Your simplified version of using it worked pretty well to not bog the game down in explanation. I just hope people understand that when you add a virus counter, the recurring credit isn't available until your next start of turn when recurring credits refresh.
We tried to keep it simple, but that does risk confusion later. We honestly did not realize how complex it was until posting this up - that is one of the joys of a new Revised Core...using cards you have never used before!
Ironically got into this game after it was dropped by FFG and I got a notification in my Google sidebar about a NISEI new set. I'm glad the game still lives on.
oh is it still in production then?
Yeah can you explain this to those of us who wanted to get into it but found out it was dropped???
I wish I could like this video more than once.
REALLY excellent and succinct explanation of the game. Helped me to do decide to but it. Thank you!
Excellent decision! We do offer Netrunner pack and box subscriptions as well as custom tokens for the game when you are ready to dive in! teamcovenant.com/product-category/android-netrunner-ffg-living-card-game
Really great video, I learned a ton. Thanks. Subbed.
Thank you for watching!
At the moment I do not have this game (I will get it in few days) but watching your game was as much fun as watching any other sport match (or StarCraft, well you get an idea) :) Great video and great how to play explanations.
Thanks!
Such a perfect video. Thank you!
Brilliant tutorial - Still love this game, but there's no way you roll a die when accessing HQ! Go with your instincts every time lol!!
Love the serie, Netrunner lacks of beginners / introduction video. This reboot is a great opportunity to get new member joining the community. Looking forward more.
Been waiting for this video for a bit, thanks TC! Zach, I hope you took it easy on Steven, this isn't L5R!
Great video! Because of it, i'm interested to play netrunner.
That is great! Let us know what you think after a few games!
Guys, just.. thank you. Great tutorial and letsplay.
And this game is wonderful, really.
Great vid guys!
Rly rly love your channel. Best how to plays and unboxing videos. Just want to see good old star wars lcg videos. Maybe some deck techs of your fav. decks? Keep on rocking!
Thank you!
Brilliant! Thank you so much for making this video. I've got time on my covid-infested hands so I decided to go back to Android Netrunner. Congratulations to Zach on the win and Steven on the eloquent explanations of the game's dynamics.
Beautiful game and well taught! I see why this is one of your all time favorites. Are you guys gonna play cyberpunk 2077 when it comes out?
Thanks Chris! Cyberpunk 2077 looks incredible - hopefully someone here gets a chance to play it!
Very interesting game. It feels like there's a lot of pressure on the netrunner side.
I’d really love to visit your store one day, had to come from Germany though. One day I will! Great videos, thanks for that. Just getting into Netrunner...
We would love to have you visit! Thank you for watching and keep us updated on what you think of Netrunner!
Team Covenant Thanks, I will! Love the setting, I‘m a Shadowrun Veteran, so im totally into Cyberpunk. Netrunner manages to bring that to life and make the players feel it quite good. I’m just lacking friends who also play... Star Wars was my main LCG so far. :) Like the way how each side plays totally different...
The game is really well made and thought out. Really perfect.
I only play Yu Gi Oh but this is very interesting. The mechanics are new for me but I have to say I feel like I would enjoy a match very much.
Good video.
I noticed that you didn't cover jacking-out of a run. Is that going to be covered somewhere else?
Absolutely! Four more gameplay videos on the way.
Couple of little errors such as Stephen still having a click after the run at 1:34:40 but a very good intro.
Thank you! Best way to learn the rules!
Great video have learnt a lot please make more😃😃😃
this is a beast of a video. kudos
Never watched a walkthrough this long before, but this is so well done it really kept me glued till the end! Thanks so much for explaining everything in such a clear and informative way. As a total newbie I wanted to ask: are there pre-made decks for Runners and Corps starting so one could start playing w/o too much effort? How "good" are they? Thanks!!
Thanks so much for the kind words! There are a lot of ways to start playing now. The original Core Set was "ok" as a starting point, with some suggested pre-built decks. The Nisei starters now come with pre-built decks that are great for learning!
@@teamcovenant awesome! Thanks for the swift response! Really appreciated and subscribed!
6:23 is when they actually start explaining how to play
This is great tutorial!
Thank you for the great video
Icebreaker and Armitage's Codebusting give off the vibe that this game is heavily influenced by Gibsons work. I was half expecting a Wintermute card to pop up at any minute.
Played tons of NetRunner in high school - I'm super happy to see that Android: NetRunner isn't a reimagining of NetRunner, but rather a faithful continuation. That's an interesting change to the way that traces work. I didn't notice any other mechanical changes, except for bad publicity, which wasn't covered.
So good to watch a classic netrunner game.
We have four more on the way!
I bought this game last year played it once with my brother. It was fun for me but he wasn't that interested.
Great guide for new players! I learn from you guys L5R ;)
Do I need 3 core set like L5R?
If you want absolutely everything, yes, but check out our breakdown here: teamcovenant.com/android-netrunner/learning-series-how-to-play-tutorial