Bits are everything...

An epic struggle between Tod_Fox playing the corp and myself, JQuazar, as the runner. This game took over two hours to play. There were a number of IRC glitches that did cause some delay but mostly, as you'll see, the game lasted 46 turns.

I've wanted to post a game log for some time now and this one is the first. The motivating factor (beyond my winning the game on agenda points, ha ha) is mainly Tod_Fox's comment at the end. I made a few editorial changes [removed the IRC glitches and some comments from the peanut gallery] but the details of the game are presented accurately.

I think it makes interesting reading, I hope you agree.

Session Start: Sat Sep 14 16:35:05 1996

wow this is cool. Can I use Proteus?

I guess, though I don't have any yet. I don't think they've
been programmed into the bot yet

We can manage, if it's cool with you. Actually my runner is
limited only, how about I run?

Ok, my corp deck is better anyway :)

*fear*
shuffling.

Have you played an Internet game before?

Not with any support code... but yeah, I know the conventions.

Ok, the only diff. with BitByte is he knows all the cards...
whatis Kilroy

Oh, I lied, got one Proteus card in this deck. I'll tell you
about it when it comes up, OK?

Ok, no problem. Hmm, the card thing seems to be busted
shuffling
Ready?

Yup.

Draw 5 +1
1: Ice HQ
2: Ice RD

rats.
:)

:) 3: Bit
0/6/4

draw 5
a1: Crusing for Netwatch, that one card... text is:
Cruising for Netwatch
Prep
Gain [1] and draw two cards.
0
David Logan
Common

Cool.

a2,3: Score, 8*
a4: install The Short Circuit, *
0/13/3

draw
1: Ice SD1
2: Install SD1 and rez bbs whispering
3: BBS for 2 (14 left

cool

0/8/3

a1: short circ for um...
takeback.
a1: d

no prob

a2: bodyweight synth blood, **
a2: MRAM chip, *
a3: Score!
a4: codecracker, **

A money maker deck, eh? :)

0/12/5
Betcha :)

draw
Ice Sd2
2: Draw
3: BBS 12 left
0/10/4

a1: crusing
a2: score!

Whats crusing?

er, cruising for netwatch

Right, ok. Wish I had a city surverillance ;)

a3:find, install another darn lie, Morphing Tool
Morphing Tool
Program-Icebreaker-1 MU
[2]: Break a subroutine of the type last chosen for Morphing Tool.
[1]: +1 strength
[1], A: Choose whether Morphing Tool breaks code gates, sentries,
or walls.
10
4
Rick Berry
Uncommon

What are you choosing? Does A stand for action or agenda?

action. I'll set it for sentries.
so that was an action to find it, action to install it, 11 bits...
ends my turn.
0/6/5

Draw
1,2:BBS 8 left
3:Draw
Trash 1
0/14/5

Okay.
a1: draw
a2: Nasuko Cycle,*
a3: d
a4: Loan from Chiba, 12 bits
0/17/5

draw
1: Ice SD2, pay 1
2,3: BBS 4 left

bits-o-plenty.

0/17/5
A-yup :)

a1: bodyweight
(paid my loan)
a2: bodyweight

I like this deck, just sit back and wait for the good stuff ;)

a3: (indeed) Militech, **
a3: Score!

I hate super fast decks, its no fun :)

a4: Install Imp
0/14/10
Agreed, the longer games are more interesting.

draw
1: Install and rez Resserect fort SD2
2: Ice SD2, pay 2
3: BBS, 2 left

I'm gonna kill that Tesseract thing :)

0/15/4
Your money. pal :)

(paid loan)
a1: bodywieght
here we go.
a2: Score!
a3: Junkyard BBS, *
a4: MRAM chip, *

How big is your handsize now?

12 :)
0/13/11

Draw
1: Install and Rez Antiquated Interface in SD2
2: Draw

You don't have to rez those as you install 'em, of course.

I know

you're scaring me :)

3: BBS, 0 left, BBs to archives
0/15/5

ok.
(loan)
a1: bodyweight, **
a2,3: Score!
a4: Jackhammer, *
discards... hmmm.
no I'm ok!
0/17/12

Draw
1: Draw
2: Draw
3: Install Sd1
Trash 1
Trash 2, actually
0/15/5

okay... lemme check, SDF2 has the Antiquated and the Tesseract,
2 ice on both SDF1 and 2, and one on HQ, right?

sd2 has 3 ice, and the 2 upgrades. sd1,hq,rd have 1 ice

(loan)
a1: Loan from Chiba
a2: Priority Wreck, know the card TodFox?

Yuppers

Okay I'm coming at ya.

Rez Crystal Wall

break with jackhammer for what, 3?

wreck ya for all your bits, how many?

11 it is.
a3: run SDF2

Ok, your in :)

Trash cost for Tess+Antiquated?

4 to trash it all

done,4 bits
a4: short circ for Newsgroup Filter, *
0/9/11

draw
Rez BBS in SD1
1: BBS, 14 left
2: Install HQ, pay 1

huh
oh, install ICE... I get it.

Sorry, Ice I mean

no worries.

3: BBs, 12 left
0/3/5

pay 2 loans
a1: bodyweight
a2-4: Score!, 12*

Zowie

oopsie, bit of a misplay, oh well.
0/12/12

1: Draw
Oops, draw anyway
1,2,3: BBS, 6 left
trash 1
0/9/5

pay the two loans
a1: militech mram, **
a2: install nfilter, 5*
a3: **
a4: cruising
0/6/10

This is my slow advance deck ;)

Hey I've got a copyright on that, heh heh

draw
1: Install and rez Rio on SD2
2,3: BBS 2 left

Fear!

0/12/5

Fear?

I hate rio.
a1: score!
wait, after loans I only have 4
a1: **
a2: Score!
a3: Weather-to-Finance

Crap. Bitbyte has no dice-roller anymore :P

darn darn darn.
coming at your HQ, gonna rez?

lemme think a sec...
Rez Coritcal Scanner :)

ooh,nice.

Makes life expensive, no?

but codecracker can't tell the diff... pay 3

how so, isn't codecracker 0?
strength, I mean

0 for subs. that's str 3 ice, no?

ohhhh... ok. :P

and 3 for wall, I'm in

ok, lose 4

a4: Core Command Jettison that Crystal Wall, I'm out of bits.
0/0/7

Draw
1: Install upgrade HQ
2: Draw
3: Ice HQ, Pay 1
0/0/5

ok. Can't pay loans.
a1,3: ** from filter
a4: Run HQ, the old fashioned way.

your pass the unrezzed ice, your at wall

pay 3.

I don't rez upgrade, its a jeruselum city grid
5 to trash :)

it's a city grid, you had to rez to install.
right?

sh*t
um, how about we just send it to the trash then?

sorry bud, I'd let you pay retro but... indeed, ashcan.

ok, I just put it there so I didn't have to trash it :)

hahaha
okay 5 cards in HQ?

forgot about the rez thing
yup, 1-5

management shakeup

Oh ho ho, I think I smell fast processing after all :)
0/3/7

well, there's some. I just have lotsa options
draw
1: BBS, 0 left, BBS to trash
2: Ice HQ, pay 2
3: Bit
0/1/5

2 to loans

Not gonna let you in next time ;)

a1: **

*Tod_Fox grins evilly ;)*

let's make it a1-4: **
0/9/7
Oh, I think I'll get in (snicker)

draw
1: Efficiency Experts

2,3: Bits
0/6/5
I was just horsin around, anywho

;-)
loans
a1: MIT West Tier

you reshuffle your trash, right?

Yep. Cut?

heh, ok. 1/4 down

OK.
a2: Cruising
a4: Score!
a4: Cruising
0/10/6

draw
1: Install SD2
2: Advance Sd2
3: Systematic Layoffs, score corp war

okie dokey.

3/0/4
I shoulda waited, but I got anstry :)

Where's my Security Code Worm? :)

antsy, rather

yeah I know just what you mean
a1: run R&D

Crap, Corporate Boon :)

luck.
a2: run R&D

tycho extension

no way! wowzers.
go for 3 :)
a3: run R&D

BBS Whispering

trsh it. 4
a4: cruising
6/5/7

1: Install SD2

2,3: Bit
0/2/4

loans
a1: **
a2,3: Score!
a4: Weather to finance

Pass first ice, second ice, rez shockr

is there a third ice?

Cortical scanner

oh yeah. Ok.
pay 2 for Morphing tool thru shock.r, 3 for scanner.
I'm in?

ok, lose my 1 bit :)

deal.
6/8/4

draw
1,2,3: Bits
3/3/5

a1: junkyard the pipe
(loans)
a2: score!
a3: pipe ya, for 5
I think?

nope! first I rez Ball& Chain :)

ooh! Nice.
okay suffer it, jack out.
a4: junkyard the pipe.
6/8/4

draw
1: Eff. exp
Rez Dept. of Truth in SD2
2: Put 3 on Dept
3: Gain 3 from Dept.
3/5/5

Cool.
loans
a1: bodyweight

how much does weather-finance cost?

0 to play
a2: cruising
a3,4: Score!
6/12/7

draw
1: Install SD1, pay 3
oops, install Hq, rather
2: 3 on Dept, 3: Gain 3
3/5/5
me too, this may be my longest game yet

So you have a ball, a shock.r, a scanner and an unrezzed on HQ?
I know the order, jsut checking.

yuppers

ok
loans
a1,2: Score!
a3: bodyweight
a4: Score!
6/20/8

draw
1,2: Put 3 on Dept, 3: Gain 6
Trash 1
3/11/5

a1: run HQ

1: Rez Canis Major

coolio.

Break it?

break with 2 using Morph

Ok, Ball and Chain

Shockr

and 3 for the wall

ok, 1-5

Rock is Strong

darn
a2: Core Comamnd Jettison that ball, for 2
a3: cruising
a4: Score
6/9/7

draw
I'm glad I gots a big deck ;)

Running out is harsh.

pay 1
2: Ice SD1, pay 2
Ice SD1, pay 3
3/7/3, is that too many bits?

what did you pay 1 for, on a1?

ice.
there was already 1 ice on SD1, where I had the BBS

I get it, 3 more ice for a total of 6 bits. off 11, owuld be 5
Right?

ok
lost track there

'tis cool
loans
what's guarding the dept of truth?

3 unrezzed ice

ok.

and rio :)

wups, oh yeah that's right.
okay.
a1: run HQ, pay 7 and I'm in right?

ok, 1-3

that's with a weather pipe, BTW
so you keep the cards, but lose... you know.

oh, ver well :)

a2: **
a3: **
a4: run SDF2

your in :P

blwo up truth, for 0 right?

paid
6/3/6

draw
1: draw
2,3: Bits
3/3/5

laons
a1: **
a2: bodyweight
oh crap, takeback.

only so much longer this can go, I am getting low(er) on cards :)

a2: junkayrd the pipe
a3: bodyweight
stack is done.

your out?

unless I MIT again, ha ha
a3,4: **
6/4/11

heh
draw
1,2,3: bits, trash 1
3/6/5

loans
a1,2: **
a3: Score!
a4: Score!
pay loan, for 10
6/4/4

draw
1: Ice HQ, pay 3
2,3: Bits
3/8/5

loan

4 bits, sorry

a2: junkyard the loan
er, a1 that was
a2,4: **

5, actually I think

6/8/5

ok... draw
1,2,3: Bits, Trash 1
3/8/5

loan
a1-4: **
6/15/5

Draw
1: Ice SD1, Pay 4
2,3: Bits
3/6/5

loan
a1: Loan from Chib
a2: Run HQ, with Priority Wreck

how many bits you got?

Rez Fire Wall

okay. str 5 or so?

str 4

pay 4, then 7 more and I'm in right?

yuppers. and you pay 1 to make me lost a whole 1 bit :)

deal!
a3: run SDF2

dere's nothin in it, you know?

yeah but there could be. pay 6 to trash it.

voodoo won't keep me from winning this game :)
a4: **

I'm running scared, I'll be the first to admit it :)

I tyhink I got ya :)
6/10/8

draw
1,2,3: Bits
3/3/5 trash 1

loans
a1-3: **
a4: run R&D

You win, score Hostile Takeover
Nice damn game, man :)

All that and I basically won on luck! Well played.

*JQuazar shakes yer hand*

Yup, if you hadn't scored those 2 agenda :)

*Tod_Fox shakes back*
damn cool game. I got a log, I'll get Bitbyte to post it :)

That'd be cool :)
Or wait.
I'll post it on my site.
I'll go do that directly, time to get started.

Session Close: Sat Sep 14 18:46:04 1996

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