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On Our Agenda:

Deck Anatomy: Agendas

– The Panel present a primer on Agenda Cards; how they synergise; what strategies they support; the differences within the factions; the best neutral agendas; and how to go about selecting your Agendas to make your deck as optimal as possible.

Critical Thinking: How To Learn The Most From Your Games

– A segment aimed at both new players and veterans alike, the Panel explains the concept of thinking critically about your games, and how to learn the most from your losses in order to become a better player.

Mailbag: Your Questions Answered!

– The Panel answers questions submitted by the Netrunner community.

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On Our Agenda:

We welcome back Panellist Jesse Marshall after making top 16 of worlds. Jesse shares his experience of world’s weekend, including:

• The decks he chose for the tournament; changes he made; the reasons for those changes; and how he fared.
• A discussion of the meta at worlds; what Jesse expected; what was encountered; and what effect the top 8 results will have on the global meta
• Meeting Lukas Litzsinger and a discussion of the new System Crash draft format; what to expect; and the potential of alternate art cards for draft.

The weekend is over, and the 2014 World Championship went with it.

We here at The Winning Agenda could not be more proud of fellow Panellist and good friend, Jesse Marshall, for representing both TWA and Australia at Worlds 2014.

Jesse played remarkably, and in a tournament of nearly 240 people, he made it to the top 16. Following him on the weekend, many of us couldn’t focus at work, sat at our computers, and rose with the dawn to watch the live stream in support of our good friend.

After four days, seven rounds of swiss, having the airline lose his bag, a draft tournament, meeting some fantastic listeners, Team Covenant members and Lukas Litzsinger, Jesse was eliminated in round 3 of the top 16, ranking in the top 12.

Please join us in congratulating him on his amazing effort. We cannot wait for Jesse to return to Australian shores later this week after a few well-earned days of R&R in Minnesota.

And don’t forget to check in with us next week for episode 7, in which Jesse will give his full report on his 2014 World Championship experience.

For those of you interested in Jesse’s decklists, they can be viewed below.

Kind regards,
The Winning Agenda Team

Haas-Bioroid: Engineering The Future

Agenda (11)
3x Accelerated Beta Test
1x Director Haas’ Pet Project
1x Gila Hands Arcology
3x NAPD Contract
3x Project Vitruvius

Asset (6)
3x Adonis Campaign
3x Jackson Howard •••

Upgrade (3)
3x SanSan City Grid ••••• ••••

Operation (12)
3x Biotic Labor
1x Blue Level Clearance
3x Green Level Clearance
3x Hedge Fund
2x Shipment from SanSan ••

Barrier (7)
3x Eli 1.0
1x Ice Wall •
3x Paper Wall

Code Gate (6)
2x Enigma
1x Quandary
3x Viktor 2.0

Sentry (4)
1x Ichi 1.0
3x Rototurret

Kate ‘Mac’ McCaffrey: Digital Tinker

Event (17)
1x Diesel
3x Dirty Laundry
2x Indexing
2x Legwork ••••
3x Modded
3x Sure Gamble
3x The Maker’s Eye

Hardware (10)
3x Clone Chip
2x Desperado ••••• •
2x Plascrete Carapace
3x R&D Interface

Resource (6)
3x Daily Casts
3x Professional Contacts

Icebreaker (7)
3x Atman
1x Corroder ••
1x Deus X
1x Gordian Blade
1x Mimic •

Program (5)
2x Datasucker ••
3x Self-modifying Code

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Mulligans

– The Panel gives you their advice when it comes to taking a mulligan; when should you do it, what should you look for, and most importantly, how to recover from a bad one.

Deckbuilding Primer: Runner

– The panel gives their advice on how to go about building a runner deck from the ground up. This includes the basics such as your economy package, as well as advanced concepts like that of the optimal breaker suite.

Deck Tech: Haas-Bioroid Glacier

– Judge Tom Daniel gives us the run-down on HB Glacier, from the concept and strategy behind the deck, its weaknesses, and how to pilot it to victory.

Mailbag: Your Questions Answered!

– The Panel answers questions submitted by the Netrunner community.

Deck Lists:

Tom’s Haas-Bioroid

Haas Bioroid: ETF

3x Accelerated Beta Test
1x NAPD Contract
3x Priority Requisition
1x Project Wotan

3x Jackson Howard
3x Melange Mining Corp
3x Adonis Campaign
3x Eve Campaign

3x ASH 2X3ZB9CY
1x Caprice Nisei

3x Hedge Fund
3x Restructure

3x Eli 1.0
1x Wall of Static
2x Heimdall 1.0

2x Viper
1x Inazuma
1x Victor 2.0
3x Tollbooth

1x Guard
2x Rototurret
3x Ichi 1.0

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‘All That Remains’ Card Highlight

– The Panel gives you their take on a few choice cards from the fifth Data Pack of the Lunar Cycle, including their opinions on where they will fit in top tier decks, and how their inclusion will affect the meta.

Tier-Two Runners: Chaos Theory and Ken ‘Express’ Tenma

– We take a closer look at a couple of tier-two decks; how they work; the strategies behind them; and what’s holding them back from the tier-one slot. We also highlight the advantages and disadvantages these decks have over the top contenders.

Mailbag: Your Questions Answered!

– The Panel answers questions submitted by the Netrunner community, leading into a discussion on what makes a card ‘good’, as well as how to avoid results-oriented thinking when it comes to building your decks.

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On Our Agenda:

‘Up and Over’ Contest Winner

– We reveal the winner of our ‘Up and Over’ Datapack giveaway, and the panel spends a few minutes discussing the winning topic.

Deckbuilding Primer: Corp

– The panel gives their advice on how to go about building a corp deck from the ground up. This includes the basics such as your spread of ice costs and types, as well as advanced concepts like the deck’s density of trashable assets.

Deck Tech: Replicating Perfection

– Liam Prasad takes us through the ins-and-outs of the deck that went undefeated up until the finals of the 2014 Melbourne Regionals, including his thoughts on the optimal RP structure, and the best strategy to employ when playing against the deck.

Deck Lists:

Liam’s Jinteki

 Agenda (10)

Asset (15)

Upgrade (3)

Operation (4)

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Playtesting Primer

– Magic Pro Tour Competitor Wilfy Horig takes us through his primer for optimising your playtesting, including the basics; what to look for when testing your decks; and the best way to go about it.

Deck Tech: Near-Earth Hub

– Brian Holland and Liam Prasad give you their insight on NBN Fast Advance, highlighting the differences in their lists; advice on how to play with and against the deck; and their opinion on the most optimal cards.

Deck Tech: Kate ‘Mac’ McCaffrey

– Jesse Marshall gives us the tech on his Nationals-winning Runner deck, including his thoughts on variants of the deck, and how to play a slower runner in a Fast Advance meta.

 

Deck Lists:

Brian’s NBN

Near-Earth Hub, Broadcast Centre (49)

Agenda (11)
3 AstroScript Pilot Program
2 Breaking News
3 NAPD Contract
3 Project Beale

Asset (3)
3 Jackson Howard

Upgrade (3)
3 SanSan City Grid

Operation (15)
2 Biotic Labor **** ****
2 Fast Track
3 Hedge Fund
2 Restructure
3 Shipment from SanSan
3 Sweeps Week

Barrier (6)
3 Eli 1.0 * * *
3 Wraparound

Code Gate (9)
1 Enigma
2 Lotus Field * *
3 Pop-up Window
3 Quandary

Sentry (2)
1 Rototurret *
1 Shinobi ***

Liam’s NBN

Near-Earth Hub, Broadcast Centre (49)

Agenda (11)
3 AstroScript Pilot Program
2 Breaking News
3 NAPD Contract
3 Project Beale

Asset (3)
3 Jackson Howard

Upgrade (3)
3 SanSan City Grid

Operation (15)
2 Biotic Labor **** ****
2 Fast Track
3 Hedge Fund
3 Restructure
3 Shipment from SanSan
3 Sweeps Week

Barrier (6)
3 Eli 1.0 * * *
3 Paperwall

Code Gate (9)
2 Lotus Field * *
3 Pop-up Window
3 Quandary

Sentry (2)
1 Rototurret *
1 Shinobi ***

Jesse’s Kate

Kate ‘Mac’ McCaffrey: Digital Tinker (45)

3 Professional Contacts
3 Daily Casts

2 Desperado *** ***
3 Clone Chip
2 Plascrete Carapace
3 R & D Interface

3 Sure Gamble
3 Dirty Laundry
3 The Maker’s Eye
2 Indexing
3 Modded

3 Datasucker * * *
3 Atman
1 Corroder **
2 Mimic * *
1 Parasite **
1 Gordian Blade
1 Deus X
3 Self-Modifying Code

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On Our Agenda:

‘Up and Over’ Card Highlight

– The Panel gives you their take on a few choice cards from the fourth Data Pack of the Lunar Cycle, including their opinions on where they will fit in top tier decks, and how their inclusion will affect the meta.

Deck Tech: Haas-Bioroid Fast Advance

– Wilfy Horig takes us through his corp deck of choice, highlighting the advantages he sees over similar decks, as well as his advice on how to play the deck optimally.

The State of Anarch

– The Panel addresses the current state of Anarch and how the faction fits into the meta. Tom shares his recent Quetzal testing, and Liam talks about his experience coming second at Melbourne Regionals with Noise.

 

Deck Lists:

Wilfy’s Haas-Bioroid Fast Advance

Haas-Bioroid, Engineering the Future (49)

3 Viktor 2.0
3 SanSan City Grid *** *** ***
2 Enigma
3 Biotic Labor
3 Jackson Howard * * *
3 Accelerated Beta Test
3 Project Vitruvius
3 NAPD Contract
1 Gila Hands Arcology
1 Director Haas’ Pet Project
3 Rototurret
3 Hedge Fund
3 Adonis Campaign
3 Eli 1.0
3 Paper Wall
1 Lotus Field *
1 Viper
1 Ice Wall *
3 Green Level Clearance
1 Shipment from SanSan *
2 Ash 2X3ZB9CY

To celebrate the launch of our new podcast, The Winning Agenda is giving away a copy of the ‘Up and Over’ Datapack to one lucky listener!

To be in the draw, simply email us at thewinningagenda@gmail.com with a question or topic you’d like us to discuss, and don’t forget to include your postal address!

We will announce the winner in the coming weeks, and don’t forget to ‘like’ our Facebook page, ‘The Winning Agenda’!

 

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On Our Agenda:

2014 Australian Nationals Recap

– A brief rundown on the event from Tournament Organiser Tomas Daniel, as well as some insight from Liam Prasad on topping the 80-man swiss, and Jesse Marshall on winning the event.

Deck Tech: Weyland Scorched

– National Champion Jesse Marshall gives the insider info on how to pilot Weyland Scorched, and what it’s best to do as runner when playing against the deck.

Deck Tech: Andromeda

– Wilfy Horig and Liam Prasad navigate us through the diversity of Andromeda, and highlight the differences in their lists to help you decide on the best cards to suit your playstyle.

 

Deck Lists:

Jesse’s Weyland

Weyland Consortium: Building a Better World (49/15) – Australian Nationals (80 players) 1st Place

Agenda:
1 Posted Bounty
2 Government Contracts
3 Project Atlas
3 Hostile Takeover
2 NAPD Contract

Sentry:
3 Archer
2 Caduceus
1 Taurus

Barrier:
3 Ice Wall
1 Hive
1 Wall of Static

Code Gate:
1 Datapike
2 Lotus Field * *
2 Quandary

Operation:
3 Hedge Fund
3 Restructure
3 Beanstalk Royalties
3 Scorched Earth
2 SEA Source ** **
2 Power Shutdown

Asset:
3 Snare ** ** **
3 Jackson Howard * * *

 

Liam’s Andromeda

Andromeda, Dispossessed Ristie (45/15) – Australian Nationals (80 players) 2nd Place

Events:
3 Sure Gamble
3 Dirty Laundry
1 Infiltration
3 Legwork
3 Account Siphon
2 Inside Job
3 Special Order
1 Emergency Shutdown
2 Hostage

Programs:
3 Faerie
3 Security Testing
3 Desperado
1 Corroder **
1 Passport
1 Yog.0 *
3 Datasucker * * *
1 Crypsis
1 Ninja
1 Atman ***

Hardware:
2 R&D Interface ** **

Resources:
1 Professional Contacts **
2 Same Old Thing
1 Decoy

 

Wilfy’s Andromeda

Andromeda, Dispossessed Ristie (45/15)

Events:
3 Express Delivery
3 Sure Gamble
3 Dirty Laundry
3 Legwork
3 Account Siphon
3 Inside Job
3 Special Order
2 Emergency Shutdown
2 Hostage

Programs:
2 Faerie
3 Security Testing
3 Desperado
2 Corroder ** **
1 Passport

1 Yog.0 *
1 Mimic *
3 Datasucker * * *
1 Crypsis

Hardware:
2 R&D Interface ** **
Resources:
1 Professional Contacts *