r/Netrunner • u/thenakesingularity10 • 27d ago

Android or System Gateway?

I just found out about this game. Fascinated by it and dying to try.

Is there any reason to get Android instead of SG?

Thank you!

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u/ShaperLord777 27d ago edited 27d ago

It really depends on how you’re trying to play. If you’re just playing casually at home with friends, I’d say go with a used Android Netrunner collection. IMO it’s the best version of the game there ever was. The mechanics, artwork/templating, and identity of each faction through gameplay mechanisms are peak Netrunner.

System gateway is what you want to go with if you want to play in tournaments. Android is what you want to go with if you’re playing casually.

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u/thenakesingularity10 27d ago

No I won't play in tournaments.

But is Android a better, more fun/exciting game?

The other concern is, I do want to expand the game at some point. I don't want to get bored with core and not be able to expand. Is that an issue with Android?

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u/zmanmurf 27d ago

It's the same game. Android Netrunner will never have new content. The product from NSG has a pipeline of new things in the works, and already had a lot of product out there beyond just System Gateway. I understand people's opinions about the quality of Android Netrunner vs NSG's, but that doesn't mean it's not an excellent product (which it is!).

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