Netrunner paid a similar homage to Larry Niven with the card " Nevinyrral ".

Richard Channing Garfield, PhD ( born June 26, 1963, Philadelphia ) is a game designer who created the card games Magic: The Gathering, Netrunner, BattleTech CCG, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle ( originally known as Jyhad ), The Great Dalmuti, Star Wars Trading Card Game, and the board game RoboRally.

* Netrunner ( 1996 ), collectible card game

Netrunner is a collectible card game designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering.

Netrunner was lauded by critics, such as InQuest magazine, for its balanced game play and impressive artwork.

According to editor Scott Haring, " among the connoisseurs of the card game design art, Netrunner is considered to be one of the best-designed games ever.

On May 10, 2012, Fantasy Flight Games announced that they would be releasing Android: Netrunner in the third quarter of 2012, a new card game based on Netrunner, under license from Wizards of the Coast.

The Cyberpunk 2020 supplement Rache Bartmoss ' Brainware Blowout featured rules on using Netrunner cards instead of the RPG's existing system to simulate netrunning during game sessions.

Even though originally appearing in Netrunner 1. 0, these six cards have been revised for 2. 0 and feature new artwork as well as revised game text.

It is now possible to play Netrunner online using Magic Workstation on Runners ' Net, a site which also holds IRC chats and forums to discuss the game.

Zvi Mowshowitz, a well-known Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour player, attempted to purchase the license for Netrunner from Wizards of the Coast after the company stopped producing the game.

* Cyberpunk 2020, upon which the Netrunner card game is based

* Netrunner ( collectible card game )

An interesting feature of Netrunner is that each side has different abilities and uses completely different cards distinguished by alternate card backs.

* Netrunner base set ( aka Limited, v1. 0 )-374 cards-Release Date: April 26, 1996

However, a series of six cards labelled ' v2. 0 ' were issued as promotional cards for a planned, but never released, Netrunner 2. 0 core set.

Several fan-made expansions have been created for Netrunner, and released online.

Netrunner was playable online through CCG Workshop in the past, but it was shut down by Wizards of the Coast.

* Netrunner Online-Netrunner Resource for Collectors, Traders and Gamers.

* Runners ' Net Forums-Discussion forum for Netrunner and online play.

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