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English and Greek texts of the same card

A scene from a small Redemption tournament in Connecticut.

Sample "Hero" characters and enhancements: top row = red brigade, bottom row = yellow brigade

Sample "Evil" characters and enhancements: top row = grey brigade, bottom row = pink brigade

Redemption (1995)

Players

2–5

Best: 2

Playing time

30–30 min

Age

6.09

Average rating

330

Ratings

2.56/5

Weight

#17253

BGG rank

Outside top 5,000

Alternate names:Redemption: Israel's Deliverance

Designer:Rob Anderson

Publisher:Cactus Game Design

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy7.0

Luck4.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity5.1

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Card GameCollectible ComponentsReligiousHand ManagementDeck Construction

Overview

Redemption is a Bible-based collectible card game (CCG). Redemption is the 2nd-longest running CCG in existence (after Magic). As of 2023, 6 starter sets and 24 expansion sets have been released, along with many promotional cards. There are over 4500 unique Redemption cards in print - including variants and reprints. Every single Redemption card is based on a character, event, or concept from the Bible and has its own identifying Bible verse(s). Moreover, most cards’ special abilities tie directly into their verse’s meaning or topic.

The game is a simple-to-learn, complex-to-master strategy game. Unlike most other CCGs, it is 2-sided: each player plays offense and defense, and will build each into their customized deck.

The first player to rescue 5 lost souls (in “Type 1” format, or 7 Lost Souls in Type 2 format) is the winner. Lost Souls are rescued by using Heroes on offense, and strategically overcoming your opponent’s defensive villains, called Evil Characters. Each time you do that, you rescue 1 Lost Soul card, and the turn is passed for your opponent to play offense with their Heroes and against your defensive Evil Characters. Hundreds of unique special abilities create endless play combinations and deep strategy, for extremely high replay value for the game.