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I wasn’t able to play Netrunner when it came out in the nineties, so I could miss the opportunity to play it now that Fantasy Flight republishes it.

The Living Card Format makes it more appealing to those who don’t like or will not spend tons of money for a collectible card game anymore (I used to, for Magic and others). It also means that with every expansion you’ll get all the copies of the cards you need.
There are monthly expansions, called Data Packs, with 20 new cards for every faction, and the so called Deluxe Expansions coming out every 6 months or so, which include cards for 2 of the game’s factions plus some neutrals.

The main difference with the old game would probably be the introduction of 7 different factions. Being an asymmetric game, there’s 3 Runner factions and 4 Corporations.

Since it is an asymmetric game, you will have to learn and come to understand two very different play styles. The rulebook, however, is well made and that helps a lot.
Despite it being a Fantasy Flight LCG game, unlike others of its kind, the rules don’t need much in the way of further clarifications. A Game of Thrones, for example, is nowadays a nightmare to learn for a new player, with all the entries in the relative FAQ.

So how does the game play?

Well, imagine you’re a Runner, an hacker of a dystopic future, not necessarily fighting for what’s right, but still roaming the net with the precise intent of attacking the Corporation’s strongholds.
To do that you’ll need cunning and bravery, to force the Corp’s hand into a direction of your choosing. You’ll need experience and knowledge, because when facing the unknown they’ll be your main weapons. Finally, you’ll need a strategy, and that can only be devised by you.

Will it be the Runner, or will it be the Corp to shape the match?

Remember: in Android: Netrunner the cards may form the game, but don’t really decide the match. Players truly make the difference. It’s your actions, you choices, your strategy that will get you a victory.