Netrunner is a two-player collectible card game set in the world of R. Talsorian's Cyberpunk roleplaying game. There are two roles in Netrunner: the Runner, who is a high-tech data thief; and the Corporation. Using a computer that feeds into his or her brain, the Runner navigates the virtual reality environment of a global computer network known as the Net. Established to facilitate legal commerce, the Net also presents opportunities for the savvy Runner to raid stores of Corporate data.

The Corp has access to research and development facilities, an executive headquarters, and netspace data forts. The goal of the Corp is to score "agendas" despite the Runner's attempts at theft and vandalism.

The Runner, despite the general lack of financial resources and the paranoid tone of his or her existence, has reliable access to street contacts, legal and illegal hardware and software, and assistance from other runners in the Net. The goal of the runner is to liberate agendas from the Corp and expose its operations.

Each starter pack contains one Corp deck and one Runner deck. Players should know the rules for both sides and should experiment playing both roles.

The Corp's goal is to score agenda cards worth a total of 7 agenda points. The goal of the Runner is to "liberate" cards worth a total of 7 agenda points from the Corp (or "steal" that much agenda, depending on your point of view).

The Corp also wins if the Runner is forced to discard more than the number of cards he or she has in hand, in which case the Runner is considered flatlined, or brain dead.

The Runner can also win if the Corp has to draw a card from its deck when the deck is exhausted, or if, at any time, the Corp has 7 or more Bad Publicity points.

If you are keeping a running point total, you should play an even number of games, with you and your opponent trading Corp and Runner roles after each game. The winner of each game receives a flat 10 points; the loser gets 1 point for each agenda point scored.

Exerpted from the Netrunner rulebook.