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Netrunner

#1301BGG ↗

1996 · 2-2 players · 45min · weight 2.93 · 2,520 ratings

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ID
1301
Name
Netrunner
Year
1996
Rank
669
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
45
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
45
Avg weight
2.9336
Num weights
211
Bayes avg
6.46612
Average
7.45174
Users rated
2520
Num owned
3539
Wanting
123
Wishing
417
Num comments
854
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:16:12 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (1)
Action Points
Categories (3)
Card GameCollectible ComponentsScience Fiction
Description (1348 chars)

Netrunner is a cyberpunk-themed collectible card game. The two players are the Corp (who wins by completing Agendas) and the Runner (who wins by infiltrating the Corp and liberating Agendas). Each side has a limited number of both actions and bits (money) to spend per turn; bits are gone once used, and actions must be spent to gain more. An important thing when evaluating the power of cards is to see the Bit per action ratio. One unique feature of this game is that the Runner physically moves on the "board" created by facedown Corp cards. It has the feel of a "capture the flag" game, with the Runner moving in dataforts to steal Agendas from the Corp. Another unique feature is that the Cards are NOT the primary strategy of the game; in fact, players can win by simply "playing with the rules" itself (a concept difficult to understand if you've never played Netrunner). Both players play as both Corp and Runner in a game, one after the other, with each player's Runner going against the opponent's Corp. A winning match provides 10 points and the loser scores points equal to the number of agenda points scored/liberated. The winner of the game is the one who has the most points in the 2 submatches. Though Netrunner is traditionally a two-player duel, there are formats that allow for more players (called "The Big Sell Out").

LLM v2 (wide)

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LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).