by aHein
Cheeseburger wrote:
Interesting options from everyone!
I ended up keeping the hand and I drew Wall of Static.
Here's what I did and it's more ballsy than I usually play.
I installed Breaking News and double advanced it to score. My thinking was that the sooner I have that done, the sooner Archer is feasible and he's not getting it out of my hand. Yes, this left HQ and R&D wide open which he ran and accessed Hedge Fund.
I ended up keeping the hand and I drew Wall of Static.
Here's what I did and it's more ballsy than I usually play.
I installed Breaking News and double advanced it to score. My thinking was that the sooner I have that done, the sooner Archer is feasible and he's not getting it out of my hand. Yes, this left HQ and R&D wide open which he ran and accessed Hedge Fund.
That is very good starting hand with Wall of Static and that card saves it but I would have played it differently. First turn would had been install Wall of Static HQ and Hunter R&D and Hedge Fund. You want to play Hedge Fund early to be a threat. Scoring Breaking News first turn also leaves you vulnerable against Account Siphon which would had been devastating.
I would score Breaking News probably second turn depending on draw. After start I would start build Remote Server with Archer -> random ICE to avoid Inside Job. Then use that server to get money with Melanga + to score agendas when I start getting them and rez Archer when runner has some programs to trash.
Also you say that you drew Private Security Force second turn but left R&D unprotected first turn. That means runner didn't run unprotected R&D during first turn. That sounds very weird play from the runner.