(Last Updated 05/19/2025. For the latest updates, see this)
What is Nationals 2025?
South Central Region is blessed to announce the 31st National Redemption Tournament in the Natural State of Arkansas from July 31 to August 2 2025. The event celebrates 30 years of Redemption as a Collectible Trading Card Game. Tournaments will be held over several days, and this is considered the biggest Redemption event of the year.
The Northwest Arkansas Playgroup is so excited to host all of you and we look forward to seeing you all this tournament season and at Nats2025!
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What if I’m new to the game?
No needed pre-qualifiers to compete. Tournament events participation not required for attendance. NEW TO THE GAME? We will teach the game all weekend long.
Preregistration & Signup Bonuses!
Can be found here. The first 100 players who preregister will be eligible to receive a “Baboony Blister Pack.” Each pack will contain the complete set of Baboony soul tokens. Each pack will have a 15% chance of including a foil Baboony. The 6 winners of each Nationals category will be offered a “Foil Baboony Blister Pack”, which will contain the full set of tokens, but in foil, plus an exclusive soul token which will be “spoiled” at a later time.
Preregistration notes:
If you are pre paying, please make sure that you fill out the pre-registration form first so Jamie can mark you down. He don’t know everyone’s’ names to discord username so he wants to make sure he gets the right payments assigned to the right person. If you’ve paid him already without filling out the form, please reach out to Jamie so I can get your payment assigned to the correct person and events.
If you are pre paying to paypal, his paypal is a business account so please select friends and family since he has a 3% charge on the business side of things or provide the 3% charge in your payment. Just as a heads up his paypal will come up as Artwolf26628.
Location:
Rogers Christian Church
2501 W. Oak Street, Rogers AR 72758
https://www.rogerscc.org/
The church will be open for setup/accommodations after lunch on Wednesday July 30th and we will have full access to the church location until Saturday, August 2nd at 6 PM.
Nats2025 Hosting Team CONTACT INFO:
nwa.redemption.playgroup@gmail.com
Registration:
The hosting team plans Nats2025 in-person registration beginning Wednesday July 30th 2025 at the church venue. You can preregister here.
Facilities:
CLICK HERE FOR VENUE PICS
a. Main Gaming Hall – the main sanctuary could easily seat 150+ people at tables. There is a hangout room and several classrooms to use for overflow in the same building.
b. Hang-Out Hall/Room – the youth worship area in an adjacent building just 25 feet away from the main gaming hall. It is the church’s former sanctuary, with room for 100+ people.
c. Male/Female/Family sleeping halls/rooms – mainly classrooms
d. Other rooms – to be used as overflow sleepover rooms, etc.
FREE Church Lodging Accommodations:
Players and their families are welcome to lodge at the church at no cost. There is one shower available for each gender and the main request for church lodgers is that they are mindful of everyone’s space, hygiene and showers. Lodgers are required to stay after the event for cleanup.
The church will be open for complimentary lodging accommodations on Wednesday evening (30Jul2025) and we will have full access to the church location 24hrs a day until Saturday, August 2nd at 6 PM.
Email nwa.redemption.playgroup@gmail.com to reserve a room floor space for yourself OR a room for your your group or your family.
Official Nats2025 Hotel:
Hyatt Place Rogers/Bentonville–
Hotel booking with group discount:
CLICK HERE
Google Maps Details:
CLICK HERE
Travel & Offsite Lodging Options:
-Nearest Airport: Northwest Arkansas National Airport XNA (27 miles)
-Nearest Greyhound Bus Station: Fayetteville AR (20 miles)
-Nearest Hotels/Motels: Please Click Here
Onsite Meals:
TBA
Places of Interest:
-Nearest Worship Places Other Than Rogers Christian Church: Please Click Here
-Nearest Supermarket: WalMart Supercenter (1.2 mile)
-Nearest Restaurants: Please Click Here
-Nearest Laundromat: Westwood Center Laundromat (1.9 miles)
-Things to Do in Rogers AR: Please Click Here
SHARE YOUR NATS2025 PICS HERE!
Use the link below to collaborate in Google Photos for any pics you take at Nats2025. We will use the shared album as a temporary pic repository. We will organize a final album to be posted in Redemption history.
Click HERE to Share Your Nats2025 Pics!
Nats2025 Hosting Team Contact Information:
nwa.redemption.playgroup@gmail.com
EVENTS
FEES:
**All modes of payment accepted (Cash, check, credit/debit card *3% additional, Venmo, CashApp, PayPal).
Open Deck Constructed categories (Type-1, Type-2, Teams, Type-A): $10.00 each player
Sealed Deck will use “Israel’s Deliverance” (K & L decks) plus 2 card packs of choice from available sets: $20.00
Booster Draft will use 7 packs (4x Israel’s Inheritance + 3x Israel’s Rebellion OR 7x from newest set IF launched at Nats2025): $30.00
*All cards in Closed Deck categories will be kept by players to own, after the events.
SCHEDULE:
**Includes small breaks between rounds
**rotation cards ONLY
**category rounds will be determined by the number of players registered.
- Thursday, 31Jul2025 – Doors open 7am, check-in 8am. Play begins at 9am.
Booster Draft (7 packs) OR Type 2 2-Player. Awards ceremony around 6pm. - Friday, 08/01/2025 – Doors open 7am, check-in 8am. Play begins at 9am.
Type 1 2-Player (Swiss format *tentative) Type A 2-Player (*must have 6 or more players *under 13 years of age). Awards ceremony around 6pm.
- Saturday, 08/02/2025 – Doors open 7am, check-in 8am. Play begins at 9am.
Sealed Deck (K or L deck plus 2 card packs) OR Type 1 Teams. Awards ceremony around 5pm.
Deck Check Sheets
Use BaboonyTim’s tool to generate a deck check sheet in under 30 seconds: CLICK HERE
Watch demo: CLICK HERE
Prize Support
1. Winner and participation promos sponsored by Cactus Games.
2. Playmats for Top 3 finishers for each category (including Type A players) sponsored by Your Turn Games (many thanks to AndyF!) *21 total playmats!
3. Foil Baboony Tim Blister Packs for the winners of each category.
To buy singles, sealed product, and other gaming supplies mentioned, please visit our sponsors!
