Editing Netrunner (section)

== Keeping track of the play-area ==
We already told you this is an asymmetric game. That means that both players fulfill different roles during play. Their playfields also differ greatly. While the Runner lays nearly everything open in front of him, the Corp initially sets down everything face down. Look at the pictures on the right. We've photographed two simple setups that show a bit of both playfields. Looks quite complicated eh? Well it's not, fuck you.

Below are each player's layouts with explanations.

'''Runner side'''
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| Red
| Programs installed by the Runner. They help him fuck shit up on the corp side. Every Program costs 1 Memory Unit. The Runner starts with 4 MU. When he loses Programs he gets a MU back.
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| Grey
| Hardware installed by the Runner. They usually keep the Corp from fucking his shit up. Also help him installing programs and getting him out of trouble. Can install as many Hardware as you want.
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| Blue
| Resources the Runner acquired. Usually he gets his money from here. Sometimes they also help him avoid a tag. You can have as many Resources as you want.
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| Gold
| Agendas scored by the Runner. He just gets the points and not the effect. 7 points to win, remember?
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| Yellow
| The Bit-Pool of the Runner. We use Go-Stones, you can use spaghetti if you want.
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| Brown
| The Runner's Deck. He may draw cards from here if he wants to spend Actions for it.
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| Purple
| The Runner's Discard-Pile. Yeah, we know it should of been faced-up. We're big retards.
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| Orange
| The Runner's Hand. Normally you keep it hidden. We just show it so you can see the text if you want.
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'''Corp side'''
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|Red
|ICE installed by the corp to guard their Dataforts. Those right side up are "rezzed" as in activated. Those facing down are "unrezzed". In this example most Forts have only one ICE in front of them. One Fort has two.
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|Yellow
|Subsidiary Dataforts with installed Nodes, Agendas or something like that, that are not scored/revealed/in action yet. The black go stones indicate both have been advanced and are a step closer to completion.
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|Grey
|A subsidiary Datafort with an installed and running Node in it. The black go stones are Bits that are conditioned by the Node. In this case the Corp had to put 12 Bits on the Node when it activated and gets one Bit at the start of each of it's turns. When all Bits are depleted the Node goes into the Archives.
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|Purple
|An Upgrade - Region, installed and in action on a Datafort. You can only have one Upgrade on every Datafort. They generally influence the conditions on a Datafort. This one makes runs on the Datafort it is installed on more expensive for the Runner.
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|Black
|R&D or the "Deck" if you are one of the uncool kids that don't want to learn new and exciting words. R&D is a Datafort too and has to be protected as well. The Corp draws it's cards from here. Most of the time this is a prime target for the Runner as the Corp is helpless if he can snatch Agendas from R&D before they even get to see the Project. If R&D is gone and the Corp has to draw a card, the Corp loses the game.
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|Blue
|The Archives. Everything the Corp has completed or that has been destroyed goes here. So all your Operations, trashed Nodes, completed Nodes, trashed ICE and whatever lie in a neat pile. When the Runner accesses your Archives he get's to see all cards stored in there. If he finds any Agendas (maybe because you had to discard them) he gets to score them free of charge. When he has looked at the Archives the pile gets turned face up and is now the... 
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|Light Blue
|The Old Archives. The Runner may see the cards in the Old Archives at any time if he pleases. The Corp can not install anything here as this is not a Datafort.
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|Pink
|Bit-Pool of the Corp. Again Go-Stones. Can be anything you want.
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|White
|The HQ or "Hand" of the Corp. Note that there are ICE installed in front of it as it also counts as a Data-Fort and runs can be made by the runner to access cards here.
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