Hacker is a dedicated deck card game for 3–6 players published by Steve Jackson Games (SJG) in 1992.
History
In early 1990, SJG was developing a game called GURPS Cyberpunk. On March 1 of that year, the company was raided by the United States Secret Service as part of a nationwide investigation of data piracy. The agents took computers, printers, hard drives, at least one pocket calculator, over 300 floppy disks, and an entire BBS server.
- A year later, in the December 1993 edition Varney gave a retrospective thumbs down to the game because of the lack of differentiation between players' roles. "Though individual roles aren’t vital, it helps when a social game gives each player a unique identity — a particular game position, a special power, or just a name. Hacker misses a bet on this count."
Awards
Hacker won the 1992 Origins Award for Best Modern-Day Boardgame.
Hacker II won the 1993 Origins Award for Best Modern-Day Boardgame.
Reviews
- Challenge #67 (December 1992)
- Casus Belli #71 (Sep 1992)