Cash Grab (4th Place Arizona Regionals)

Pretty straightforward and to the point, Ken is all about making money and finding those sweet, sweet agendas. Efficiency is key and knowing when and where to apply pressure will take you far, kid!

Getting in on the cheap is all thanks to efficient breakers and many different run events. Indexing is invaluable, locking games down against IG and Fastro while Siphon and Legwork keep HQ honest and accessible. Drive by pressures HB's campaigns and other shenanigans from NBN and Jinteki. Inside Job gets through remotes and skips over that curtain wall to steal the winning points from an Index'ed R&D.

Money comes in abundance with Bank Jobs and run events. Don't be stingy about playing the Siphon! Corps will just go broke rezzing their pricey ice while you bounce happily off with your dollar to go pressure the server that you really wanted to get into. Security Testing is nice to occasionally find and can sometimes help sustain, but the Bank Job's do the heavy lifting, especially when combined with Desperado/Dirty Laundry.

Sports Hopper plays two rolls against different decks; it helps stymie the threat of Scorch and IG lock or it is a Diesel on tap. The burst potential of this deck is tremendous between tha' hoppa' and Fisk. Special order rounds out the draw so you're never searching long for a breaker.

Oh you thought Ken was just another clone? OMG Gabe* has only been using his Ken clone to do the dirty work all along! ... Wait when did this turn into Scooby Doo?

*or Iain, Leela, Sil

But seriously you don't lose on the math. Rebirth gives you lots of options mid to late game if/when the run events start to dwindle, and the extra influence means you're still just a better (if slightly late) version of them anyway. Really though, it's just an amazing thematic include, which has been Employee Strike in previous iterations, to great success.