https://static.stimhack.com/category/strategy/ A Community for Netrunner Players en-US Sun, 10 Jul 2022 16:14:59 -0700 https://static.stimhack.com/deconstructing-shellgame-by-tehepicwin/ Sun, 10 Jul 2022 16:14:59 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=17499 Guest Author If there’s anyone in the world who can consistently tell when a person is lying, hire that person for a billion dollars. Corps lie. Corps can say truths. But there is only one line of play that objectively wins the most. What I’m saying is to leave your psychic abilities at the door, because they don’t exist or matter. Skill is about increasing your chances of winning, and soul-reading just isn’t a very large part. https://static.stimhack.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tournaments-besides-playing-netrunner/ Tue, 18 May 2021 05:49:36 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=16859 Guest Author Netrunner tournaments are a crucible of competition, with players battling it out over successive rounds to crown a winner. Winning a tournament is a tough challenge, but they don’t only test your ability to win… https://static.stimhack.com/yugioh-and-you-by-sanjay/ Wed, 03 Mar 2021 04:22:31 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=16670 Guest Author Why yes, I have been catching up on the end of the Battle City arc of the original Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters since I found out that season 1 and season 3 were on Netflix. And… https://static.stimhack.com/single-sided-swiss-format/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 07:39:47 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=16569 Guest Author Note for lazy readers: The article ends with a request for community feedback on the issues addressed herein. If you want to skip to it, the form is here: https://forms.gle/oNtZCpKDX7yD6cjt6 Articles by Ysengrin and qvm… https://static.stimhack.com/lateral-growth-expanding-your-horizontal-play-by-eric-keilback/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:55:49 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=16488 Guest Author Hello, my name is Eric Keilback, but you probably know me online as Whiteblade111. I’m the current US National champion, and I’ve played a lot of asset spam decks in my time with the game…. https://static.stimhack.com/how-deliberate-practice-helps-me-become-a-better-netrunner-player-by-kevin-tame/ Sat, 17 Mar 2018 05:16:08 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=15677 Inactivist This article was originally published on Medium and is reprinted here with Kevin’s permission. My very first competitive event was a Store Championship at Games and Stuff in Glen Burnie, MD. I had been playing… https://static.stimhack.com/aginfusion-new-miracles-for-a-new-world-by-rotomappliance/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 18:08:26 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=15505 Inactivist Rotomappliance trashes a card, redirecting us through the fundamentals of AgInfusion. Boop. https://static.stimhack.com/giving-your-deck-enough-credit/ Sun, 22 Oct 2017 05:33:05 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=15323 Saan Now that Core 2 and rotation has been announced, I thought I’d do a series of articles aimed at early level deck construction. One of the things I hear most from new players is “Is… https://static.stimhack.com/buy-sell-hold-post-mwl-slack-chat/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 10:54:03 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=15197 Inactivist Hello and welcome to this very special Slack Chat. Worlds is just around the corner, and we’re writing this on the eve of 1st October (aka Armageddon). To see out the old meta and usher… https://static.stimhack.com/the-most-consistent-card-in-your-deck/ Wed, 27 Sep 2017 02:09:38 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=15143 Saan Now that Core 2 and rotation has been announced, I thought I’d do a series of articles aimed at early level deck construction. One of the things I hear most from new players is “Is… https://static.stimhack.com/mull-or-keep-5-by-miek/ Wed, 17 May 2017 09:00:02 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=14889 Inactivist Miek’s back with another installment of Mull or Keep focused on Ayla “Bios” Rahim. How can one possibly decide what to keep when you’ve got already got a filing cabinet full of NVRAM? (Spoilers: Do you have Mopus y/n?) https://static.stimhack.com/mull-or-keep-4-by-miek/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 06:03:21 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=14799 hermit (Editor’s note: This article was submitted by Michael Walsh [Miek]) Welcome to the 4th edition/episode/article of Mull or Keep. Quorum is just released, and is appropriately shaking up the meta. Şifr is kinda a big… https://static.stimhack.com/what-is-to-be-done-2-the-dlr-chronicles-by-simonmoon/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:15:44 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=14699 hermit (Editor’s note: This article was submitted by SimonMoon) Hello again! SimonMoon here with another situation I’d like to break down. It comes from the middle of a game between Miek and I involving one of… https://static.stimhack.com/mull-or-keep-3-by-miek/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:40:09 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=14687 hermit (Editor’s note: This article was submitted by Michael Walsh (Miek)) Welcome back to Mull or Keep, episode 3, trois, tres, whatever. Note: This list was mostly compiled when the latest released pack was Martial Law… https://static.stimhack.com/mull-or-keep-2-by-miek/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 10:05:28 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=14511 hermit (Editor’s note: This article was submitted by Michael Walsh (Miek)) Welcome back to Mull or Keep. This is the second in a hopefully long-running series of articles on whether to Mulligan or Keep an opening… https://static.stimhack.com/what-is-to-be-done-by-simonmoon/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:21:57 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=14454 hermit (Editor’s note: This article was submitted by SimonMoon) Hey, SimonMoon here. I want to start a bi-weekly series where I breakdown a scenario in depth and discuss what I think a player should do and… https://static.stimhack.com/mull-or-keep-by-miek/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:06:48 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=14392 hermit (Editor’s note: This article was submitted by Michael Walsh (Miek)) Welcome to a new series of articles, designed to help you determine whether a starting hand is good or not. In each issue, we will… https://static.stimhack.com/shooting-the-messenger-how-to-play-against-controlling-the-message/ Wed, 23 Nov 2016 07:28:42 -0700 https://stimhack.com/?p=14175 vinegarymink Tired of having your message controlled? Worlds Top 8 finisher and 2015 UK National Champion vinegarymink is here with some insight into how to improve you performance against NBN: Controlling the Message. https://static.stimhack.com/take-six-run-rd-a-nexus-kate-primer/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:03:03 -0700 http://stimhack.com/?p=13854 dogs Welcome to October! Here we are, with a brand new pack of cards and a scant four weeks until Worlds. Inevitably the questions arise, what will the meta look like? Isn’t BOOM! stupid? How will… https://static.stimhack.com/7-things-you-can-do-to-get-better-at-netrunner/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 10:12:18 -0700 http://stimhack.com/?p=13676 Xenasis Introduction The tips in this article are aimed to be applicable to most (if not all) decks, and I’ve tried to keep stuff like “play better cards/decks” out of here. This article isn’t about deck…