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[soybeeftacos]

Sleeving up some teaching decks from… 2017?! Hear me out!

I’m playing with some newer players, and we are playing with almost only Null Signal cards. For our regular meetup, I have brought some Standard decks and even some older FFG “classiques” decks. And as we have played, one other player has asked me to help him step him through systems in the game. To build decks that focus on one approach at a time. As we all know, learning this game can be woefully overwhelming, so I’m happy to help.

I asked for suggestions on how to help him from GLC and somewhat expectedly was told to just use System Gateway decks or perhaps to dive into Project CROW. Both are fine — the former for the newest of new players, the latter for players interested in working up to competitive decks. (The players in my group are neither).

So, this has led me back to TheBigBoy, as many things in this game have over the years. Back in 2016-2017, Abram Jopp developed these teaching decks — based on FFG cards that were current and legal at the time — as tools to help players learn different styles of play. His interpretation of what each faction was about wasn’t perfect but really did capture some important basics — Anarchs want to trash stuff, Criminals want to hit centrals for money; HB likes ICE, Jinteki will tax you with net damage. And so on.

And so, I am sleeving them up. None of these cards are legal anymore other than a few basics (Hedge Fund, Dirty Laundry). But the player I’m helping out doesn’t care. It gives my old cards some kind of new use — and this way, since they mostly aren’t being used, I can keep these decks permanently built. I’m throwing them and some other old decks into a Quiver I haven’t used in years (it housed my old Netrunner cube), and who knows? Maybe I’ll get some old style teaching games in soon.

[anarchist-ink]

#THEBIGBOY #white spy

how my hc White feels after being praised here on tumblr (fatso) /j

[someday-all-the-adults-will-die]

Punk rock show in Austin, TX, March 1983. The Skyline club was a honky tonk where both Elvis Presley and Hank Williams had once played....

[flyerhigh]

[metroid-supafan]

Snoozing away in front of his heater. #olof #catsofinstagram #cat #thebigboy (at Sykes Manor)

[orgullodemexicochicago]

If you've ever driven west on I-80 you've probably seen the Welcome To Omaha display featuring two locomotives Access is next to the @lauritzengardens. The display is free to see. Being the train nut that I am I had to check this out with @ccooper1023 and @jonathon.cooper.73 #TheCentennial #TheBigBoy #KenefickPark #Omaha #OmahaNE #VisitOmaha (at Kenefick Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzxcISJF6I_Asfe7AbaV2lc06LHgnTYUzSfsLQ0/?igshid=17jhincs31a2q

[donut443]

It’s Ka’Si’s birthday I’m at work videoed him to wish him happy cake day!! #kasi443 #donut443 #him2now #thebigboy #heactingfunny #birthdayboy (at Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxuw5S6lezZMj_zY5vrTAALVEGAnE-scO7UONo0/?igshid=16lihl2r9cawj

[swapnil1690]

🎈H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y 🎈 #Sketch #PencilOnPaper #Portrait #PortraitOfTheDay #BirthdayBoy #Cutest #Bae #Happy26 #TheBigBoy #Doodles #Sketching #Art #MyArt #HappiestBirthday #CantEven #PartnerInCrime #SaltToMyPepper #PenutButterToMyJelly #TheCutestEver

[unlicensedlich]

|| TheBigBois ||

Deck 2 Kraul Harpooner (GRN) 136 3 Forest (ELD) 269 1 End-Raze Forerunners (RNA) 124 2 Forest (M20) 278 3 Season of Growth (M20) 191 1 Sudden Spinnerets (IKO) 171 1 Keeper of Fables (ELD) 163 3 Gnarlback Rhino (M20) 300 1 Adventurous Impulse (IKO) 142 1 Cavalier of Thorns (M20) 167 2 Voracious Hydra (M20) 200 1 Gargos, Vicious Watcher (M20) 172 1 Kogla, the Titan Ape (IKO) 162 4 Growth Cycle (M20) 175 3 Rabid Bite (M20) 190 1 Loathsome Chimera (THB) 177 1 Pelt Collector (GRN) 141 1 Invigorating Surge (M21) 190 1 Gemrazer (IKO) 155 2 Relentless Pursuit (THB) 195 1 Bonders' Enclave (IKO) 245 2 Ranger's Guile (M21) 199 1 Garruk's Harbinger (M21) 185 3 Forest (IKO) 272 3 Forest (THB) 286 3 Forest (IKO) 274 3 Forest (IKO) 273 2 Forest (M21) 274 1 Forest (ELD) 267 1 Forest (M20) 280 1 Syr Faren, the Hengehammer (ELD) 177 1 Heroic Intervention (M21) 188 3 Llanowar Visionary (M21) 193

[soybeeftacos]

I’ve been building a lot of physical decks lately, which is kinda funny as I get in approximately three physical games per week. But, I like having options. Including the System Gateway teaching decks, FFG demo decks, and seven TheBigBoy teaching decks I keep in my spare Quiver, I currently have seventeen decks built. Yikes. I suddenly feel very awkward typing that out. I’m excited about the game, okay?!

Anyway, one of the most recently built decks is this fast advance A Teia that I only learned about last week when Andrej featured this idea on his Tuesday stream, I think. It uses the A Teia ability and an agenda I’ve never, ever considered playing (Timely Public Release). With the TPR token, you first install a piece of ice from Archives or HQ at the end of the Runner’s turn, then using the A Teia ability, install an agenda from HQ in the second remote. Then turn passes, you Seamless Launch on your turn, and score it out. It’s really a quasi fast advance — it’s not installing and scoring out on the same turn, technically, so can’t be interrupted by Clot. I’m curious to see if I can get the “TPR train” up and running.

I also love that this deck was designed by Sokka, the latest two-time World champion, using the last card designed by the only previous two-time World champ, Dan D’Argenio. (Embolus was actually designed by Kenny Deakins, I think). You can see here that my only copies of TPR are the ones I got at Magnum Opus, the final FFG Worlds event, and I got Dan to scribble his name on there, as I got all of my champ cards signed.

It feels good to see a janky but quasi-viable Jinteki “fast advance” of sorts deck in the meta, and extra nice to see the least-played champ card finally get a few rays of sun. If there’s anything I love about this game, it’s seeing the creativity of good players turning binder fodder into the crux of an interesting deck.

Now to find the time to actually play it!

[krabong23]

Good Evening in the name of Jesus. Chapter 51 of Jeremiah completed this morning before work. Muay Thai was awesome!!!! 1st drill was working on our spinning back fist. 2nd was spinning back fist, hook, round kick. 3rd was spinning back fist, hook @ the same time, low kick, hook, round kick. Conditioning was cross,hook, double kick, well you get the gist. Last was 2 minutes of squats, push ups, & burpees as many as you can for points. Tonight's advance class #Thebigboys #hpmuaythai (at Heart & Pride Muay Thai)

[someday-all-the-adults-will-die]

some Texas punk rock fans back in the day

[flyerhigh]

[merseygrit-blog]

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New bird is swingin " !! Avin a tidy up weds night all welcome. #merseygritskateboardinc #thebigboys

[therecordnerd]

Hellz yah, The Big Boys are in the Austin Hall Of Fame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #thebigboys #timkerr #bigboys #punkrockheroes #randybiscuitturner