Android: Netrunner — Board Game Almanac

What this is

Megacorporation versus Netrunner in this futuristic cyberpunk game of cat and mouse. The game is an asymmetrical Living Card Game for two players. The first player to seven points wins the game, but not likely before he suffers some brain damage or bad publicity.

At a glance

Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games
Photographs: 1

Publisher

Fantasy Flight GamesOfficial site

7.8out of 10378 ratings

How players rate Android: Netrunner

Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.

Every dimension

15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.

How good it is

Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.

Longevity and replayability7.1/10
Ease of teach3.9/10
Gateway friendliness4.8/10
Component quality6.9/10
Table presence7.8/10
Travel friendliness5.9/10

What it's like

Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.

Player interactionModerate6.4SolitaireConstant
CutthroatnessCompetitive4.9FriendlyRuthless
Role of luckMostly skill4.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
Theme integrationPresent5.3Pasted onWoven in
Rules complexityHeavy4.0LightHeavy
Decision complexityDemanding3.7SimpleDemanding
Language dependencyMinimal1.9No textText-heavy
Table spaceKitchen table4.9Lap trayTwo tables

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Rules & files

Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets

No rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.

Box & shelf

Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.