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Netrunner

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Netrunner is an asymmetric two-player card game set in a cyberpunk future, pitting a megacorporation player against a hacker, or runner, player in a contest over data, credits and secret agendas. It was originally designed by Richard Garfield and published as a collectible card game by Wizards of the Coast in 1996, then reimagined and reissued as the living card game Android: Netrunner by Fantasy Flight Games. Its design is noted for the strong asymmetry between the two player roles, each of which uses an entirely separate card pool and rule set.

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Card Game 1
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Strategy Game 1
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Two-Player 1
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1996 1
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1. Netrunner (Wikipedia)
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    Netrunner is an asymmetrical two-player card game.
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    originally designed by Richard Garfield and released by Wizards of the Coast in 1996
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