‘Twas the night before the Card Swap, when all through the community
Every player was stirring, eager to seize their opportunity;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that Redemption soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of Captain of the Host danced in their heads;
And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just cracked open an Israel’s Inheritance box to unwrap…
Phil Collins said it best, because I can certainly feel it in the air tonight. The first brisk, cool breeze of winter has blown through, and it has everyone feeling nostalgic for all the wonder that Christmas season brings. Our tree is already up, the stockings are hung, and we are deep into our family tradition of watching a Christmas movie as a family each night of the week (at least where we can fit it in).
It’s about this time each year that our Redemption community celebrates the wonderful holiday season by exchanging cards, but in our own special way. The cards we give are not from Hallmark (although gifts may feature these style of cards), but rather from our friends at Cactus Game Design as we celebrate the season by swapping Redemption cards!
This year marks our 5th annual running of the event. Each year has grown from the last and last year was a tremendous success! We added extra excitement with last year’s Card Swap as we introduced tiered giveaway prizes that could be won just by participating in the event. These prizes were unlocked based on the total number of participants, and we set a record for participants with 79 unique participants!
With the help of our friends at Your Turn Games and some awesome members of our community, we are once again able to offer giveaways based on the number of participants to enrich the experience. This year these will be done in 5 tiers unlocking with each 20 unique participants, up to 100. Yes, that’s right, up to 100! That is our goal, to crack triple digits. And trust me, once you see the giveaway for that tier, you will want to unlock it!
As always, we aim to keep the cost of participation low enough that everyone can join, even those with limited collections. To participate, you must gift at least 3 rotation legal, non-starter deck cards. Of these 3 cards, 1 is required to be a Rare/Ultra-Rare or Promo card. There is no rarity requirements on the others. You are more than welcome to send more than this, but this is the minimum required to participate.
This form is how players will sign up to participate. This event has grown much too large for me to rely on tracking individual DMs, texts or emails. The only way to participate is to ensure you have filled out this form. It is also imperative that only one person be listed on a single form. If more than one person from a household is participating, they will each need their own form filled out. This helps tremendously when it comes time to exchange names.
Below is the list of giveaways available to unlock:
20 Participants
5 Sets of 10 Custom 3D Printed Tokens
5 Packs of Israel’s Inheritance
The 5 sets of tokens will be awarded to 5 unique winners winning 10 tokens each. Likewise, the 5 packs of Israel’s Inheritance will be awarded to 5 unique winners winning 1 pack each.
40 Participants
Full Set of Roots
Rare Set from Israel’s Inheritance
The full set of Roots will be awarded to 1 winner. Likewise, the rare set from Israel’s Inheritance will be awarded to one winner.
60 Participants
Non-foil UR of winner’s choice (subject to availability)
2 Playtest sets of The Persecuted Church
The winner of the UR will be able to select any non-foil UR available at Your Turn Games at the time of winning. The 2 playtest sets of The Persecuted Church will be awarded to 2 unique winners who will each receive 1 set.
80 Participants
Sealed Booster Box
2023 National 1st Place Promo Son of God (Textless)
The winner of the Booster Box will be able to select any Booster Box available at Your Turn Games at the time of winning. The Textless Son of God promo will be awarded to 1 winner.
100 Participants
Foil UR Promised Land
This foil UR Promised Land will be awarded to 1 winner.