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In japanese, 化け (bake) means to disguise oneself, to take another form, thus indicating a state of transformation. 化け物 (bakemono) would then translate into something like things that change.
My experience with Jinteki: Personal Evolution told me that every game unfolds in an entirely different way from the previous, and that's both an issue and an advantage at the same time.
An issue because it can be rather unpredictable and you need to adapt your strategy constantly. That could be said of about any kind of deck, but I think it's much more relevant in Jinteki, given how every player reacts differently to traps: some are brave and face check everything, others are more cautious and take baby steps, while others try to set up defenses before their offensive.
It can also be an advantage precisely because your opponent will hardly know what to expect and how to approach the game, especially in the early phases. Having plenty of different advanceable cards and Assets, as well as having a wide variety of ice, helps making things even more chaotic.
Now, about the Agenda selection:
Assets are the thing that makes this deck work, and they all serve a very important function:
The other two keys of the deck would be Mushin No Shin which is essentially your way to get free advancement tokens, and might actually be enough to kill a runner. Trick of Light is what you need to score Gila and/or House of Knives without any problems.
I hardly ever won by scoring 7 agenda point with this deck, but I can consistently kill my opponent. It does take quite a long time to do so, however, so the deck might not be the best option in a tournament.
It's very fun to play though, and with the new addition of Kitsune, it's even better.
By the way, in ancient japan the 狐 (kitsune, fox) was considered to be the true form of a bakemono, a shapeshifting monster. Let's hope we'll see some more of these mythic creatures!
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10 Sep 2014
Dydra
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10 Sep 2014
paddosan
Nowadays it is indeed used with the common meaning of monster and it's also usually written 化物 (without the け). The literal translation, however, remains the same and is much more in theme with the general idea of the deck.
Is there a meta without Account Siphon recursion, I wonder? That's one of the reasons for Chronos Project in this deck, and the same goes for all the recursion that would allow for multiple uses of Deus X. Not much you can do about the expose, however, unless you use Zaibatsu Loyalty which is totally useless if your opponent doesn't have any expose cards. That is precisely why I use Trick of Light, though. Even if they find out it's a trap I can still use the advancement tokens on it. I had Psychic Field in previous versions, but it proved hardly useful, so I removed it entirely.
There is hardly an argument here, considering you refrain entirely from explaining why that would be. Keyhole can destroy any deck, if you let them use it freely. You're not supposed to let the runner dictate your game, however.
No Ronin because I had to make a choice and opted for something else, but it's another good card. It's way less effective with Mushin No Shin when compared to Junebug or Cerebral Overwriter though, that's why I went for them instead. Meaning any runner can safely access Ronin and trash it, losing me 3 precious advancement tokens. Different story with the Ambush Assets. I can hardly remember a game lost or won by means of Neural EMP, and that's why I hardly play it anymore. Runners usually remember it's a possibility and avoid ending a game with 0 cards in hand.
That's an interesting suggestion, and it might be worth it. But by removing what? The obvious choice would be Fetal AI, but I think it is a very important piece of the puzzle. Also, a single copy might come too late to be very useful. Still, it could be an interesting weapon for late game, so I'll try a few games with it as well. |
4 Dec 2014
Nick Cannon
Been enjoying playing this deck. I used it as sort of a Jinteki teaching deck for my friend who wants to see what all the factions can do. This does need a way to actively kill to increase it chances to flatline but I didn't know what to remove for Neural EMPs or Ronin. Only changes I made was swapping out a Refinery for Closed Accounts. |
Bakemono is also a common word for simply " a monster" ... Most Japanese would use it in that sense, not as " shapeshifter" or " a thing that changes" . Just FYI. ;)
If your meta is without Account Siphon recursion decks, DeusEx Shapers and Infiltration this deck would work.
In a tournament setting I doubt it.
Oh yeah, Keyhole also tears this deck apart.
Oh actually scratch that. You have no Ronin or Neural EMP. This deck relays on the opponent to suicide in it. No good player would that ever. Just count your cards and GG.
Also put a Philotic Entanglement ... no reason to not play it in a PE deck with 1 pointers and traps =)