Hello All,

I just got the game, and have only played two games so far, but my friend and I are in need of some clarifications on a few rules. I have searched the forum and didn't see anything that specifically address my questions, so if I did miss them I am sorry for asking again. So her I go:

1: no, installing costs a click so if you just installed an agenda the best you can do is advanced it twice during that turn

2: Adding strength to Crypsis applies only while encountering a piece of ICE. Once you're done with that ICE the strength goes back down to 0. There are certain icebreakers whose strength carries over for the duration of the run. If that is the case it will say so on the icebreaker. Also yes in order to put a virus counter on Crypsis you must spend a click

Ok, Cool! Thanks for the help, it is greatly appreciated! Don't mind me if we start asking more questions.

'Turn' has specific meaning, and means all of your turn, four clicks, beginning to end (or of corp, your mandatory draw and three clicks). Putting a Virus counter on Crypsis will cost you a click, but the virus counter is not lost until either you remove it (because you used Crypsis to break at least one subroutine during an encounter) or the Corp purges virus counters. If you still have virus counters on Crypsis at the end of your turn, they stay there.

As Frybender has pointed out, Strength-boosting lasts for a single piece of ICE unless stated otherwise - not a turn, not even the duration of a click. So if you boost Crypsis to break a Wall of Static, then encounter an Enigma, Crypsis meets Enigma with Strength 0, forcing you to spend to raise his Strength again if you want to use him to break the Enigma. Crypsis' dependency on virus counters, and constanly resetting to 0, makes him more expensive than say, Gordian Blade, but Crypsis is more versatile has he can break ALL ICE he ecounters (provided you have enough cash/virus counters).

The lins in the rulebook saying 'Agendas can always be advanced while installed' means that AS LONG AS an agenda is installed, you can take an advancement action. It DOESN'T mean that you can take an advancement action AS PART OF an install action.

Edit: I'm sorry, that probably reads as overly lecture-y. Welcome to Netrunner, I hope you enjoy

Ok, in light of what Commissar stated about the virus counters, a follow up question. Do the Virus counters go on Crypsis or on the ICE?

WIth regards to:
Edit: I'm sorry, that probably reads as overly lecture-y. Welcome to Netrunner, I hope you enjoy

Not at all overly Lecture-y. Point is clear an concise in my opinion.

And thanks for the Welcome! Loving the game!

Ok, in light of what Commissar stated about the virus counters, a follow up question. Do the Virus counters go on Crypsis or on the ICE?

The virus counter goes on Crypsis.

Ok, in light of what Commissar stated about the virus counters, a follow up question. Do the Virus counters go on Crypsis or on the ICE?

The virus counter goes on Crypsis.

Thank You!

When the corporation purges virus counters, I assume this means that every single virus counter, on every single card in play for both the runner and the corp, are removed from those cards. Correct?

Also, is there an FAQ or errata for Netrunner anywhere?

Correct, every single virus counter in the system is purges at once.

The official FAQ/errata can be found in the netrunner support section. I'd provide a direct link, but the site seems to be down right now.

Gotcha, thanks!

When the corporation purges virus counters, I assume this means that every single virus counter, on every single card in play for both the runner and the corp, are removed from those cards. Correct?

Also, is there an FAQ or errata for Netrunner anywhere?

Feesh's response is correct, but I wanted to clarify that at the moment, there is nothing that puts a virus counter on a Corp card.