Cyberpunk (collectible card game)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2008)
Cyberpunk CCG

Two Cyberpunk cards, "Trashin' the Corp Zone" and "A.V. 1"
Designer Peter Wacks
Publisher Social Games
Players 2 or more
Age range 6+
Setup time < 2 minutes
Playing time ca. 30 minutes
Random chance Some
Skills required Card playing
Arithmetic

BoardGameGeek entry

Cyberpunk the CCG is a collectible card game based on the futuristic setting of Cyberpunk 2020. The game's designer was Peter Wacks and the setting was licensed from R. Talsorian's Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game. As of April 2008 the game is out of print.

Contents

[edit] Setting

The world of Cyberpunk 2020 presents a darker vision of the near future. It was inspired by classic cyberpunk writers like William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Neal Stephenson, and movies such as Blade Runner, Johnny Mnemonic and The Matrix.

[edit] Gameplay

The main goal of Cyberpunk CCG is to achieve victory by accumulationg the so-called Ops points, either by accomplishing missions or 'busting' (destroyins) the opponents location cards. Additionally, each player is required to use a 'Sponsor card' throughout the game. Each of these cards supplies a new victory condition, depending on the premise of the sponsor. Another principal idea used in the game is that cards have their style factor. A player can also attempt victory by accumulating style. Characters have their style attribute which is then modified by the equipment and cybernetics her or she bears.

[edit] Card types

[edit] Sponsor cards

Limited to one per deck and played at the beginning of the game. They provide a specific gametext and a victory condition.

  1. Biotechnica - cybernetics-oriented; provides the possibility of victory through Empathy loss.
  2. Cops - provides the possibility of victory through busting runners.
  3. Militech - combat-oriented; provides the possibility of victory through controlling offense.
  4. Nomads - provides the possibility of victory through controlling vehicles and The Opne Road location card.
  5. The Mob - provides the possibility of victory through controlling locations.
  6. Your Friendly Local Gangs - provides the possibility of victory through the completion of a Punknaught (a custom-built vehicle comprising of several other vehicles and heavy weaponry) and raiding the corporate zone (with the use of a special card entitled Thrashing the Corp Zone).

[edit] Runners

Runners are the characters of Cyberpunk CCG. They are deployed by 'buying their loyalty' in Euro Bucks. Each character has his or her profession or role similar to those seen in the role-playing game (that is Solo, Netrunner, Nomad, Tech, etc). Each role has its own set of rules and abilities that are explained in the manual apart from their regular game text.

[edit] Eqiupment cards

Equipment cards represent all usable items like vehicles, weapons and gadgets.

[edit] Cybernetics

Cybernetics represent one of the basic concepts in cyberpunk visions of the future, i.e. cybernetic modifications of the body. They are responsible for Empathy loss, representing loss of hunanity in favour of the machine. Similarly to Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game, a character whose Empathy breaks 0 becomes a cyber-psycho.

[edit] Missions

Mission cards are an indispensible element as, when completed, they give Ops points, which are necessary for victory.

[edit] Locations

Location cards most often serve as resource for deploying other cards. They usually have a resource value in Euro Bucks printed on them and by means of 'using' them (tapping the cards) the resource is spent. They represent common locations like snack bars and hotels as well as high-security government locations. They are also necessary for victory, as each player may decide to raid any of the opponents locations thus depriving them of the resource provided and gaining Ops points.

[edit] Event cards

Event cards represent all other situations not connected with abovementioned card types. They are playable any time and may have a significant influence on the course of the game.

[edit] Editions

  • 2013 Edition released in December 2003 as a limited edition
  • 2020 Edition released February, 2004

[edit] External links