I’m pleased to announce 3 events: Standard format Circuit Opener Startup format Circuit Opener Netrunner at PAX AUS 2023 Standard format Circuit Opener On Saturday 6 May I will host a Standard format Circuit Opener at Plenty of Games in the Melbourne CBD. Details are on alwaysberunning.net. Circuit Openers are casual tournaments; players of all skill levels are welcome. Players are welcome to print proxies via proxynexus.net. Startup format Circuit Opener On Saturday 10 June Reece will host a Startup format Circuit Opener at Plenty of Games. Details are on alwaysberunning.net. Circuit Opener ..read more

I ran a tournament (almost) every month in 2022. I called these events ‘Sunday Runday’ because rhymes are an excellent mnemonic aid, and one day a month of Netrunner is about right for me and my family these days (although September and October’s events were much longer and more involved). I hoped that these events would provide a periodic opportunity for Melbourne’s Netrunner scene to come together and jam some games. This essay will recap some highlights and lessons learned over the year, illustrated by clips from the FXX series You’re the Worst. The events Due to a certain pandemic, I had a ..read more

Startup format has been really popular since the release of System Gateway in April 2021. Since then it has expanded to include Midnight Sun, the first set in the Borealis cycle. Later this year Null Signal Games will release Parhelion, the second set in the Borealis cycle. The Ashes cycle will then ‘rotate out’ of Startup format. The ‘legal’ sets for Startup tournaments would then be: System Gateway System Update Ashes 1: Downfall Ashes 2: Uprising Midnight Sun Parhelion You might be sad to see the Ashes cards leave Startup, but the good news is that they are sticking around for quite some ..read more

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I’m popping into your feed to plug these upcoming Netrunnings: 20 August Asia-Pacific Continental Championship 31 August Pre-Nats warm-up GNK at Midian Gaming (details forthcoming) 3-4 September Australian Open 4 September Startup side-event 7 October ‘Remote Server’ tournament at PAX AUS (details forthcoming) Finally, an official alt-art of Deuces Wild ..read more

Let’s prune a few weeds before the big day The 2022 Australian Netrunner Championship is less than a month away! While I wait for my next Shipment from Kowloon, I wanted to take a moment to share my plans for the event. Hopefully readers might: Buy tickets sooner rather than later Spot any grievous errors before I actually make them! So here’s the plan so far: Saturday 3 September Pre-game: DIY breakfast on Degraves Street. Players 15 or less 16 to 31 32 or more SSS rounds 6 8 8 Top cut (Sunday 4 September) No 4 8 Standard event size and structure, Saturday 3 September Lunch break ..read more

Here’s an update on upcoming events: Fortnightly Netrunning, April 27, Midian Gaming Ravenhall Sunday Runday (2020 edition), May 1, Temple Arden North Melbourne Fortnightly Netrunning, May 11, Midian Gaming Ravenhall Fortnightly Netrunning, May 25, Midian Gaming Ravenhall Sunday Runday (2021 edition), June 5, Temple Arden North Melbourne April also saw a meetup at Fortress Melbourne, handy for those who are returning to CBD offices. Keep an eye on the #events channel in the Netrunner Melbourne Discord for more information. Carol was not enthused about returning to the office after ..read more

We are almost 25% of the way through this hecking year and I am not prepared for that. Lucky there are plenty of Netrunner events to look forward to! Sunday Runday, April 3, Temple Arden North Melbourne Fortnightly Netrunning, April 13, Midian Gaming Ravenhall Fortnightly Netrunning, April 27, Midian Gaming Ravenhall This month also saw meetups in Richmond and Thornbury. Keep an eye on the #events channel in the Netrunner Melbourne Discord for more information. This image depicts people playing Netrunner in person at Temple Arden, North Melbourne, in March 2022 ..read more

Hoshiko is a lot harder to play without Jinteki.net automagically tracking every trigger for you! After a long hiatus and a soft relaunch in December, we now find ourselves with multiple regular in-person Netrunner events in Melbourne/Naarm. Here are the details: 2 Midian Grid: fortnightly meetup in Ravenhall 6 Sunday Run-Day: Startup tournament in North Melbourne 16 Midian Grid: fortnightly meetup in Ravenhall 30 Midian Grid: fortnightly meetup in Ravenhall There are also runners and sysops clashing at the Axes and Ales meetup in Thornbury, and others are looking for a space for pubrunner i ..read more

The only God Tier card in Startup Format: TýrGod Tier Týr Diamond Tier T400 Memory Diamond Tiered Subscription Tiered Subscription Zeigt ein Tier Afterimage Aniccam Bran Cyberdex Sandbox Cybertrooper Talut Fencer Fueno Gachapon Harmony AR Therapy Hoshiko Shiro: Untold Protagonist Hoshiko Shiro: Mahou Shoujo Kakurenbo Keiko Leech Marjanah Mayfly Mystic Maemi Paladin Poemu Pelangi Predictive Planogram Secure and Protect Sting! Storgotic Resonator Tranquilizer Trickster Taka ..read more