Cyber-Cypher and Server choices

[Demitroy 2]

Played in a tourney recently and the TO made the comment that the Central Servers (HQ, R&D, Archive) could be designated as a single server for Cyber-Cypher.  Is this accurate?

 

Additionally, because the Central Servers were counted as a single server, upgrades installed into Root were considered to be upgrades to all three centrals.  Again, is this accurate?

 

Thanks.

[uname 0]

I think this is clearly wrong. If they were all one server then any ICE would protect all three locations instead of just one, and after a successful run you would access all cards in the archives, the top card of R&D, and a card in HQ.

[Saturnine 47]

Absolutely wrong. It's baffling how someone so misinformed gets to be a TO.

[Demitroy 2]

I think this is clearly wrong. If they were all one server then any ICE would protect all three locations instead of just one, and after a successful run you would access all cards in the archives, the top card of R&D, and a card in HQ.

 

I actually thought of this after I posted.  It wasn't a sanctioned event, and I actually ended up winning, so no harm no foul.  I will be discussing it with him before the next event though.

 

Thanks for the replies.

[CommissarFeesh 458]

If he still tries to argue the point, direct him to the boxout on p6 of the rules entitled 'Corporation Play Area'. Specifically you want the following sections:

 

The Corporation has THREE Central servers: Headquarters, Research and Development and Archives. EACH central server also has a Root.

If a root has no cards in it, it is considered to be empty.

 

I have added emphasis which isn't in the book for clarity.

[Demitroy 2]

Not sure how I missed that, but thank you for pointing it out Feesh.

[radiskull 39]

Ugh. FFG should really implement some sort of qualification process for becoming a TO.