A bumper episode packed with pre-Euros content! The 2018 European Championships are coming, and Johno and Chris start by perusing Whispers in Nalubaale, the latest pack which will be legal at the event. Then they move on to the current meta and break down what your options are on each side and in each faction, then Chris tells us all what to play, thank God. And then, the predictions game is back: we glance into our murky crystal balls and glimpse the future, and encourage you to play along.

Mandatory Draw (00:01:45)

Whispers in Nalubaale on NRDB
Freedom Khumalo: Crypto-Anarchist
Hivemind
Trypano
Parasite
Embezzle
Mwanza City Grid
Bacterial Programming
Laamb
Logic Bomb
Run Last Click x Dead Channel episode
Remote Enforcement
Viral Weaponization
Standard Procedure

The All-Seeing I (00:32:45)

Johno and Chris dig deep into the current state of the meta and the archetypes that are in a good position right now on each side.

Unorthodox Predictions (00:55:46)

Johno and Chris make their way through a series of categories and cast their predictions, discussing the "popular" vote so far. The game is still open until the event begins, so you can enter as well! No prizes, just fun and glory!

Make your own predictions!

Winning Corp:
Johno - Titan Transnational: Investing In Your Future
Chris - Argus Security: Protection Guaranteed
Public - Cerebral Imaging: Infinite Frontiers

Winning Runner:
Johno - Valencia Estevez: The Angel of Cayambe
Chris - Valencia Estevez: The Angel of Cayambe
Public - Valencia Estevez: The Angel of Cayambe

Winning deck one-of:
Johno - Rebirth
Chris - Ice Carver
Public - Rebirth

Winning Runner sleeves:
Johno - Red
Chris - White
Public - Red

A player that will make the top 4:
Johno - Peter Dinya
Chris - Asger Soerensen
Public - Chris Dyer

UK vs the World as majority of the cut:
Johno - UK
Chris - UK
Public - UK

Number of non-Omar Rebirths in the cut:
Johno - 0
Chris - 3
Public - 1

Worst Faction:
Johno - Criminal
Chris - Jinteki
Public - Criminal

Best Mini Faction (and finishing position):
Johno - Adam: Compulsive Hacker (33)
Chris - Adam: Compulsive Hacker (49)
Public - Adam: Compulsive Hacker

An ID with exactly one player:
Johno - Harishchandra Ent.: Where You're the Star
Chris - Nasir Meidan: Cyber Explorer
Public - Custom Biotics: Engineered for Success

Bold Prediction:
Johno - Eight different factions represented in the cut
Chris - Top four players are from different countries, but on identical IDs

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