Android: Netrunner – Old Hollywood
Android: Netrunner – Old Hollywood Rulebook
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Flip Cards
The Jinteki Biotech card (card 12) in The Valley data pack is double-faced. The three copies of Jinteki Biotech each have a different version of the card on the back side. The Corp player can build his deck around any one of the copies of Jinteki Biotech—all 3 have the same influence and minimum deck size restrictions—and then use the ability on the front side of the card to swap to a different version of the card from his collection before taking his first turn. There is no influence nor minimum deck size listed on the back sides of the Jinteki Biotech ID, as these values are not used during gameplay.
The back side of a double-faced identity is hidden knowledge, and the Runner cannot look at the back of the card.
By spending three credits, the Corp can flip the front of the ID to its back side. This triggers the ability on the back side of the identity. This is a once-per-game ability, as the Corp cannot choose to flip the ID back to its front.
When swapping IDs, the player can swap back to the original card (in case he is worried that his opponent knows which card he started with).
Example
The sheet illustrates the mechanic with the following cards:
- Front side: Jinteki Biotech (Identity: Division). Ability: "Before taking your first turn, you may swap this card with any copy of Jinteki Biotech." Ability: "3 credits: Flip this identity." Minimum deck size 45, influence 15.
- Back sides: The Brewery, The Greenhouse and The Tank, all Jinteki Biotech. The Tank is shown in full: Identity: Department. Ability: "When you flip this identity, shuffle Archives into R&D." Its flavour line is omitted. The Brewery and The Greenhouse are shown only partly covered, so their text is not transcribed.
- The sheet shows a Jinteki Biotech identity being swapped for The Tank before the first turn.