| ⢀⣶⣿⡟⠉ ⠈⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣆
⢿⣿⣿⣧⣄⣀⣤⢶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀
⠙⠻⠿⠛⢋⣵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀
⠘⢋⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⡀
⢰⣄⣀⣀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏
⠠⠙⠛⠟⠛⢁⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏
⠁⠒⣒⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇
⣴⣶⠂ ⢀⢠⣾⠃ ⠲⠶⣾⡿⠟⠍⢀⣠⣤⣭⣟⡛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢠⣀⣀⣡⣿⣆⣤⣼⣯⡉ ⢐⣽⣷⢀⣰⣶⣶⣆⣀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀
⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢂⣀⡀
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀
⠈⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
⠐⣦⣄⡉⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⠋⠉⠁⢀⣠⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃
⠙⠛⠘⠶⣄⡀⠈⠝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣵⣁⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁
⢠⣤⣄⣀⠉⠑⠖⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠉⠓⠚⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏
⠈⢻⣿⣿⡀ ⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠅⣠⣶⣿⣿⣿⣧⢧ ⠠⠠⢂⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋
⠙⠻⠿⠶⠄⢀⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣕⣒⣲⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡢⠤⢀
⢰⣄⣀⣀⣴⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠙⠻⠿⢿⣿⠿⠟⠋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣷⣶⣦⣤⣠⣀
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶
⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣤⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⢿⣯⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠈⢿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠙⣟⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⢁⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠈⠁⠁⠙⣿⣿⣿
⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠉ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋ ⢠⣿⠿⠿
⠈⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⠋⠁ ⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟ ⠈
⠉ ⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
⣠⣾⣦│ │
⣴⣿⣿⣿│ _______ ________ ________ _______ │
╭───────┘ ╱ ╱╱ ╱ ╲╱ ╱ ╲_╱ ╲ │
│ ╱ ╲╱ ╱ ╱ ╱ │
╱ ╱ ╱ ╱ ╱__ ____ _____
╲________╱╲___╱____╱╲________╱╲__╭─(─╮_╱ ╱╱ ╱ ╲
╱ ╲╱ ╱ │. .│ ╲ ╱
╱ ╱ ╱ ╰─@─╯ ╱ ╱
╱ ╱ ╱ ╱___ ╱
╲__________╱╲____╱_____╱╲__________╱ ╲_____╱╱
▘▙▛ NF0
Hackers is a quick & punchy print-and-play card drafting & hand
management card game for four players, it'll play with three in a
pinch but four is ideal.
How can I play?
- Print out the cards, the cardbacks are optional, and
slip them in some card sleeves. I recommend to slip them
in in front of cards from another game for added
rigidity.
- Gather some friends.
- RTFM.
- HACK THE PLANET.
How can I help or contribute to the project?
- Spread the virus! Tell your friends, tell your favorite
nerd news outlet, tell Reddit, tell your secret Discord,
print a copy for your lamer neighbor. The only profit
I want to make from this game is people sharing it and
playing it and having fun. If anyone has a line to any
of the cast members, let them know too haha. Tell them
to leave me a voicemail.
Some things on my wishlist include:
1. An entry for HACKERS on BoardGameGeek. Don't forget
to include the print-and-play files!
2. Articles on Hackaday, Hacker News, Lobsters, et al.
3. A proper backup on Internet Archive, not just a
Wayback Machine archive of the repo.
4. Pics of people playing the game, reviews on YouTube.
Smiles on faces.
5. A Tabletop Simulator or boardgame.io port for the
hard copy averse.
- Make backups, just in case.
- The rules borrow heavily from a game by David Short
named Cypher, released by AEG games. I think it's out
of print but if you get a chance, purchase a copy from
your local games store if you can to show some love to
the OG for creating one of the most perfect, punchy card
games of all time.
- Translating the game into other languages. This seems
like a huge endeavor and one I'm not sure even where to
begin tackling it but if you or your crew speak a
language other than English and are willing to take a
run at it, hit me up and we can work out how to make it
happen.
Thanks
Thanks to tomasino, dokuja, solderpunk, jns, my Joey
brendo and anyone else special I've missed in the
Gopher/Gemini/PUBNIX/Tilde world for inspiring me every
damn day. Thanks to a-ko for letting me spam her with
ideas that go nowhere (this one finally did). Thanks to
the_gibson for giving me a home on hackers.town. Thanks to
cDc, Phrack, l0pht, ACiD and all the other stuff that
energized me as a youth. Thanks to David short for Cypher,
it rules. Thanks to YTCracker for being the soundtrack
while I put this thing together. Thanks to the cast & crew
of the movie, David Bischoff for the expanded lore in the
novelization and cr0bar for the parody that I STILL laugh
about to this day.
As always, thank you to you know who and you know who 2. <3
▐▌▚ F1L3Z
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