Title:
The Cleaning Woman

Format:
Unrevised

Author:
Matthias Nagy

Date:
1998

Deck list:
4 Accounts Receivable
2 Night Shift
7 Planning Consultants
5 Systematic Layoffs 
1 Corporate Retreat
1 Main-Office Relocation
4 Security Purge
1 Tycho Extension 
1 Cinderella
1 Code Corpse
1 Colonel Failure
1 Cortical Scanner
1 Cortical Scrub
1 Data Naga
1 Endless Corridor
1 Fire Wall
1 Haunting Inquisition
1 Liche
1 Mastiff
1 Mazer
1 Mobile Barricade
1 Nerve Labyrinth
1 Pi in the 'Face
1 Rock Is Strong
1 TKO 2.0
1 Toughonium {TM} Wall
1 Wall of Ice
1 Zombie 

Description:
The advantage of this Deck is that it can be really fast, without being a fast 
advancement deck.

The Start
In the beginning, it's not necessary to have many Ice on the board. With your 
first action make your R&D save with Planning Consultants. Put a cheap Ice in 
front of your HQ (e.g. a Mazer or a Mobile Barricade), something you can rez in 
your first or second turn. Not later than on your fourth turn you should have 
scored a Security Purge and put some nasty Ice in front of your R&D and your 
HQ. Try to use Systematic Layoffs as often as possible, hence saving resources 
to make your main data forts much more secure. And it is great to see the 
Runner mumbling about your fast draw after two turns with a rezzed Liche.

The Midgame
You should be able to score another Security Purge within the next two or three 
turns. The Planning Consultants should help you getting the right Ice on the 
table and not loosing an Agenda to the Archive. Be aware of Precision Bribery, 
lay down at least one Ice for an subsidiary data fort. Most Runners try to build 
up as fast as possible their breaker suit to get you down. Don't get irritated 
by their money, if they get through once, they wont get through for a second 
time the same round. Your Planning Consultants should help you again.

The Finals
In the End, when the Runner sits there with his moneymaking machines, you 
should be able to score your last Agenda with three or four points to end the 
game in your favor. You should reach your Agenda faster than in a normal deck 
because you draw more cards than a normal Corp deck, and you have a deeper 
insight into your R&D so you can pick out an Agenda if you need one.

The Weak and Strong Spots
Your only weak point is in the beginning when the Runner gets a cool start with 
a Virus, lets say an Armageddon or Scaldan. Than you may have some trouble in 
removing them and still to be in time for your Security Purge. When the Runner 
does not have such a dream start you just get stronger. After scoring the first 
Security Purge you are save against some very hard decks. Make sure when you 
face an HQ deck with Security Code WORM Chip and Jettison Ice to put an Ice in 
front of the Archive.

Contributions and Additions
Maybe you want to add some other ice. More Liche and Colonels or less rare Ice 
you just don't have or you think can't help you. A good addition could be a 
Rescheduler. It gives you the chance to get an Agenda if there seems to be none 
in sight, or if you just want to put these big Ice back into the deck. The other 
Agenda could be exchanged with any agenda you have in mind, the only one the 
deck relies on is the Security Purge. If you think about stocking the number 
of cards higher then 45, than keep in mind that you should have at least 40% 
Ice (the same number than agenda points) in this deck. Also add some Planning 
Consultants to your deck because the seven may not be enough then.