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JohnE · April 19, 2016

White Cloud: Part 1 (***SPOILERS***)

White Brigade is often overlooked and undervalued. It is frequently the brigade that ‘oddball’ characters without major themes get placed. Examples include Zerubbabel and Woman of Wisdom. It is the…

Gabe · April 18, 2016

Cloud of Witnesses Introduction (***SPOILERS***)

In the letter to the Hebrews the author looks to the O.T. stories and practices to draw parallels to the present day fulfillment of God’s promises. This gives us the perfect setting for an O.T. /…

Gabe · April 14, 2016

It's Coming!

Check back here and the official Redemption Facebook page the week of April 18th as previews and all kinds of new information about the upcoming set release begin to roll out! Anytime you see a cloud…

JohnE · July 29, 2015

Seek and Ye Shall Find

The Parable of the Lost Sheep – "No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier" II Timothy 2:4 That…

Gabe · July 27, 2015

The Persecuted Church FULL SPOILER!!!

\\\SPOILERS\\\ This link contains the full list of card images for The Persecuted Church set! If you want to wait to view the cards until you have the opportunity to open them in packs you'll need to…

Dayne · July 22, 2015

Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

In Redemption, there are some themes that just go together as opponents. We see this often in starter decks, where the Judges fight Philistines and wicked Israelites, and the Disciples contend with…

Justin · July 21, 2015

Call It Magic

Today’s preview is of a small, 3 card theme boost for one of the most popular defensive strategies—Magicians. First let’s look at some of the reasons Magicians are so strong. They have great synergy…

Gabe · July 20, 2015

The Church at Ephesus

As we look at the churches in the New Testament, one in particular stands out – the Church in Ephesus. The Apostle Paul was close to people there, especially one of their pastors and elders, Timothy…

Justin · July 16, 2015

King Me

Today’s preview comes from probably my favorite brigade of all time. If I had to choose one defensive brigade to use for the rest of eternity (or however long I play Redemption), it would most…

Gabe · July 15, 2015

Jude the Dude

Jude the dude. Or is it Jude the dewd. Or maybe, Jude the dood. However you spell it, he was an important member of the early Christian Church. He was the brother of James the Just and the…

Gabe · July 14, 2015

Awake, Escape and Tempter

In the Disciples set we began a mini-theme of N.T. Lost Soul interaction. You may have noticed this on cards like the “Beggar” Lost Soul, Creeping Deceiver and False Teacher. In The Persecuted Church…

Gabe · July 13, 2015

James the Just

"James the Just" was an important figure in the early years of the Christian Church. We first hear of him in Matthew 13:55 “Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not…

JohnE · July 11, 2015

The Sword from the Stone!

Ok, so this isn’t Excalibur, but it is a pretty cool Sword in its own right. The final piece of the Armor of God isn’t technically armor at all; it’s the Sword of the Spirit! When we go on the…

JohnE · July 10, 2015

That Ain’t a Fedora!

Our second to last Armor of God Enhancement is Helmet of Salvation. The Helmet is a really important piece of Armor. It protects our inner-most thoughts, and helps us know when God is talking to us…

JohnE · July 9, 2015

Shields Up!

Today we’re taking a peak behind the playtest scene at Shield of Faith. When we started testing, Shield gave a generic immune to demons, and had a negate component. Breastplate stopped characters. As…

JohnE · July 8, 2015

Put on Your Dancing Shoes!

Today we’re taking a look at Shoes of Peace. Shoes are very significant in the Bible – They’re mentioned no less than 30 times in the new testament – Usually in reference to baptism. Two O.T. stories…

JohnE · July 7, 2015

Put on your Armor! - Part 2

We’ve got incoming darts! Do you have your armor on? Yesterday we gave you the Belt of Truth – Today we’ll give you the Breastplate. As Christian Soldiers we are called to be righteous – The Bible…