The Stirling Files

Gorsh 2

I've been fooling around with a Blackmail-centered deck for a long while now; first with Andy, and then with the old man. I know it's safer to use the combination of Activist Support, Aesop's and something to dodge the tag; but it's also pretty boring and un-interactive. So this is the other way; I even ditched the Notoriety's to release some influence and get some more thrill out of it.

Early game is some aggresion and mostly setup: Hostage into Mr. Li ASAP, set breakers, get Logos up, put some pressure but avoiding the big risks. There's no point in showing R&D or Frame Job until everything is up; since most Corps tend to believe you'll pressure HQ the most (let them). Some of that effort should yield an agenda, but most of the time the Corp scores more so Iain's ability kicks in. Once the rig is set (hopefully) the Corp gets trapped between relentless R&D digging and the tears of knowing any remote is obscenely accesible through cycling Blackmails. You need to trash SanSans, time The Source well, and sometimes race between R&D digs and Fast Advance...

So, you know, it's clunky and strange, it doesn't even work 50% of the time... But it's been fun to create it, and to learn to pilot it; so here it is, naked in the public view. Any comments or help appreciated...

2 comments
18 Jul 2014 M3th

NIce, i'll try it just for the out of the box deckbuild:) Moreover I always wanted to try blackmail in some efficeint way.

18 Jul 2014 Gorsh

Well, I wouldn't call it "efficient": what works the most is having a few Activist Support, Hostage into Aesop's, and Decoy/NACH the tag from AS. But like I said, it feels like playing a solo game so I prefer this way. To have a little more control, you could release 2 Inf and get 2 Notoriety; with Feint and Inside Job it's easy to score it early and then you can feed it to Frame Job.