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-do i even have to use markdown <a href="nuts">nuts nuts</a>
+     HACKERS is a print-and-play card game for 4 (or 3 in a pinch) players.
+
+
+ How can I help, how can I contribute?
+
+  - Wideband this project, tell your friends, tell your favorite nerd news
+    outlet, tell 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.
+
+  - 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 Hackers for the lore.
+
+  As always, thank you to you know who and you know who 2. <3
+
+
+ NFO
+
+  Gopher: gopher://baud.baby
+  Fediverse: @cat@hackers.town
+  VMB: +1 (929) 601-BAUD
+  Email: lol.
+
+
+
+
+                            [ T H E    M A N U A L ]
+
+
+
+ [1] GAME TERMS
+
+    [1.1] DECK
+
+          A stack of cards, shuffled, face down. Tidy. If at any time there are
+          no cards left in the DECK then HACK THE PLANET.
+
+    [1.2] SNOOP SPACE
+
+          1 card, face up beside the DECK at all times. Any time the card in
+          the SNOOP space is removed, immediately replenish the SNOOP space by
+          turning over the top card on the DECK & placing it in the SNOOP
+          space. If there are no cards left in the DECK after replenishing the
+          SNOOP space then HACK THE PLANET.
+
+    [1.3] FILES
+
+          The cards, face up, in front of a player. A player can store up to 3
+          cards in their FILES. If at any time a player has more than 3 cards
+          in their FILES the player must return cards from their FILES to the
+          bottom of the DECK until they have 3 cards in their FILES.
+
+    [1.4] HACK THE PLANET
+
+          Endgame. The finale. Each player takes 1 more turn & the score is
+          tallied. See HACK THE PLANET below for more info.
+
+
+ [2] CARD ANATOMY & TERMS
+
+                            .------------------.
+                            |  ....            |
+                            | :[1] :           |
+                            | :    :           |
+                            |  ''''            |
+                            |                  |
+                            |                  |
+                            |  ..............  |
+                            | :[2]    [3]    : |
+                            | :              : |
+                            | :     [4]      : |
+                            | :              : |
+                            |  ''''''''''''''  |
+                            '------------------'
+
+    [2.1] DATA VALUE
+
+          This is how many points the card is worth when tallying up the score
+          at the end of the game.
+
+    [2.2] BAUD RATE
+
+          Some card effects only apply to cards with specific BAUD rates, cards
+          are grouped into 3 categories, 300 BAUD, 1200 BAUD & 2400 BAUD.
+
+    [2.3] CARD NAME
+
+          The name of the card, some card effects only apply to cards with
+          specific names.
+
+    [2.4] INFO BOX
+
+          Describes the card action. There are 2 types of card actions, both
+          actions are resolved immediately when triggered.
+
+             [2.4.1] When Added to your FILES. These actions occur once when
+                     a card is added to your FILES from your hand.
+
+             [2.4.2] While in your FILES. These actions occur any time the
+                     crieteria on the card instructions are met for as long
+                     as the card remains in your FILES.
+
+
+ [3] GETTING SET UP
+
+    [3.1] STARTING PLAYER
+
+          Decide on a starting player. If you're the winner from the previous
+          game, you're the starting player, if it's the first game & you're
+          reading this then it's you, you're the starting player.
+
+    [3.2] PLAY SPACE SET UP
+
+             [3.2.1] The starting player should gather 2 or 3 other players.
+                     This game plays best with 4 players but works with 3
+                     players in a pinch.
+
+             [3.2.2] The starting player should gather all 20 game cards
+                     together & pull out the 300 BAUD Hacker cards, then
+                     choose 1 of the 4 300 BAUD Hacker cards & return it to
+                     the box, that hacker is fixing the phones & is out of
+                     play for the rest of the game. Canonically Cereal should
+                     be fixing the phones but the starting player can choose
+                     whichever of the 300 BAUD Hacker cards they please.
+
+             [3.2.3] The starting player should then shuffle the remaining 19
+                     cards & deal 3 cards to themselves, face down, then deal
+                     1 card to the player on their right, face down, & deal 2
+                     cards to the remaining players, face down.
+
+             [3.2.4] The starting player should then place the remaining
+                     cards in a stack, face down to create the DECK.
+
+             [3.2.5] The starting player should then turn over the top card
+                     on the DECK, place it beside the DECK face up to
+                     populate the SNOOP space.
+
+
+ [4] GAMEPLAY
+
+    [4.1] OVERVIEW
+
+          Starting with the starting player (obviously) players take turns in
+          clockwise order until a player announces HACK THE PLANET. Each turn
+          proceeds as below.
+
+    [4.2] TAKING A TURN
+
+             [4.2.1] Add a card from your hand to your FILES & resolve the
+                     action described in the card's Info Box if the card's
+                     criteria are met.
+
+             [4.2.2] Add the card from the top of the deck or the card in
+                     the SNOOP space to your hand. If you remove the card
+                     from the SNOOP space, replenish the SNOOP space
+                     immediately & if there are no cards left in the DECK
+                     after replenishing the SNOOP space then HACK THE PLANET.
+
+                     Some cards modify how you draw cards, draw appropriately
+                     where the criteria in the card's Info Box are met, the
+                     effect of these cards apply to drawing from the DECK
+                     only & do not apply if you chose to move the card from
+                     the SNOOP space to your hand.
+
+             [4.2.3] Without revealing the cards to any other players, move 1
+                     card from your hand to the hand of the player on your
+                     left & move 1 card from your hand to the hand of the
+                     player on your right.
+
+             [4.2.4] From your hand, return cards to the bottom of the DECK
+                     until you are left with only 1 card in your hand.
+
+
+ [5] HACK THE PLANET
+
+    [5.1] When there are no cards left in the DECK or when resolving a card
+          that instructs you to HACK THE PLANET, the player who's turn it is
+          should loudly announce "HACK THE PLANET", all other players should
+          loudly respond "HACK THE PLANET" - there is no penalty for not
+          doing this aside from having to live with being a lamer.
+
+    [5.2] The player that announced HACK THE PLANET should complete their
+          turn & play should proceed as normal.
+
+    [5.3] When the player who announced HACK THE PLANET takes their next turn,
+          the game is over & the score should be tallied. See WINNING & LOSING
+          below for more info.
+
+
+ [7] WINNING & LOSING
+
+    [7.1] At the end of the game, each player adds up the DATA VALUE of the
+          cards in their FILES & the player with the highest number wins. Easy.
+
+    [7.2] In the event of a draw, I'm sorry, you have to play again.
+
+
 
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  [2] CARD ANATOMY & TERMS
 
+                            .------------------.
+                            |  ....            |
+                            | :[1] :           |
+                            | :    :           |
+                            |  ''''            |
+                            |                  |
+                            |                  |
+                            |  ..............  |
+                            | :[2]    [3]    : |
+                            | :              : |
+                            | :     [4]      : |
+                            | :              : |
+                            |  ''''''''''''''  |
+                            '------------------'
+
     [2.1] DATA VALUE
 
           This is how many points the card is worth when tallying up the score