Rightsizing

In conclusion, our new policy is simple, effective, and brutal. We will
drive this corporation on the sweat and blood of our employees. Any
questions?

How can we sustain growth by continually cutting budgets?

Were you asleep during the presentation, Mr. Flack? Turnover. We only take
on short-term projects and we unload the employees unpon completion. When a
new project is accepted, we rehire them or promote the trainees.

And how do we protect against runners?

We make them hesitate. Simple ice stops the casual runnner. When our new
Sysop encounters a true cowboy, he fries him. The word will get out. By the
time they locate a project and get prepared for the worst, we're done.

The Deck

   * Operations
        o 3x Accounts Receivable
        o 3x Efficiency Experts
        o 3x Systematic Layoffs
   * Upgrades
        o 2x Raymond Ellison
        o 1x Red Herrings
   * Nodes
        o 2x Corporate Neogotiating Center
        o 1x Pattel Antibody
        o 1x Vapor Ops
   * Agenda
        o 7x Corporate Downsizing
        o 4x Project Babylon
   * Ice
        o 1x Asp
        o 1x Code Corpse
        o 1x Crystal Wall
        o 1x Data Wall
        o 1x Data Wall 2.0
        o 1x Fang
        o 1x Filter
        o 1x Ice Pick Willie
        o 1x Liche
        o 1x Marionette
        o 1x Pi in the Face
        o 1x Quandry
        o 1x Scramble
        o 1x Shock.r
        o 2x Sleeper
        o 2x Zombie

Deck of the Week by Robert G Flack

Disclaimer

Odds say this deck will surrender a few agenda. If you want to win 10-0,
find another deck. Also, this deck isn't fully tested. Mail me with any
suggestions.

The idea is to play with a rather unique bit engine - Corporate Downsizing,
Raymond Ellison, and Corporate Negotiating Center. I have intentionally
removed all other bit generators with the exception of simple preps. They
are included to quickly get the engine fired up and running. You can add
other cards to generate bits, but then you've built a different deck.

Theory

Score early and often. You will always be holding an agenda in hand, since
you have 11 agenda in this 45 card deck. Protect HQ and R&D early. You may
not even need a subsidiary fort, so don't worry about one until you are
ready to fire up the bit engine.

The deck has a flash-point of six bits. With six bits, you can drive the
first part of the bit engine. Score a Corporate Downsizing out of hand with
a Systematic Layoffs. This gives you more bits, by returning agenda back to
the R&D. Stir and repeat.

Another bit-generator is the seldom-used Corporate Negotiating center. With
so many agenda, you will have some in HQ most of the game. Drop a CNC while
holding agenda. With so many agenda, consider drawing before you use CNC at
the start of your turn.

The last bit generator is Raymond Ellison. Use him to set up an ambush.
This works best with a Project Babylon and a big piece of ice. With Raymond
in place, five bits and three advancement counters on PB, you can rez a
Liche! Even better, you can advance Vapor Ops several times with Raymond in
place. The runner must trash the Vapor Ops, or you'll score agenda out of
hand. But you can use Raymond to rez nasty ice, then pull the bits back if
she makes it through.

Project Babylon also can give you an extra advantage over the runner. She
needs to score at least four agenda to win. You can win by scoring three or
less, by over-advancing Babylon. This is easier than you think with
Raymond, big ice, and Vapor Ops available.

Problems

Shredder Uplink Protocol is a pain. If you are considering discarding ice -
don't. Take the extra action to protect the archives. You will be holding
agenda too often to leave this backdoor unguarded.

Bad draws will be VERY bad. If you get a opening draw with no ice, you can
do two things. Bluff, and take bits or install a node like CNC, or even a
Downsizing. The runner may not run on HQ, thinking you have no agenda. You
could very possibly score that Downsizing and get to shuffle the agenda
back into R&D. If you have a Layoffs and Downsizing in hand, take a bit and
score it! The other option is to draw until you get some ice, and take your
lumps.

Options

Most of these cards are easy to get and aren't used in great numbers. The
exceptions are the agenda and Corporate Negotiating Center. With these
agenda being the most common type, trading for them shouldn't be too
difficult. If you can find someone with a CNC (a rare), you should be able
to arrange a trade. CNC isn't a commonly used card.

The agenda are a key part of the bit engine, so you need them. The CNCs can
be replaced with any bit generator, but that will take away from the decks
fun theme.

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