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Prof Underwood:
       All major sports have a Hall of Fame for their most successful players.  My hope is that this Redemption Hall of Fame will rise above that though.  I don't only want to reward those who have been successful, but rather to point out what makes Redemption different from other sports.
       Redemption is a Christian card game, and that makes it's players different.  I remember the hotel staff in Columbus (after Nats there) talking about how the Redemption players were different than other game conventions that they had hosted before, and that the differences were very good.  This is part of our testimony to the world.  And the fact that our top players are also good ambassadors of Christ is also a great testimony.  That is why I love it when people share stories about these players for those who don't know them.  It brings glory to God who is responsible for the hearts that they have.
       Therefore, this thread will be a collection of these people and stories for all to read and hopefully we will all be inspired to always try our best to follow their example.  The links to go directly to each person are found below:

Name               Forum Name        Year entered
Justin Alstad                    The Guardian                       class of 2009
Rob Anderson                  CactusRob                            class of 2009
Chris Bany                       cdbany                                 class of 2009
Keith Bartram                  none                                    class of 2011
Mike Berkenpas               frisian9                                class of 2010
Roy Cruz                          Reyzen                                 class of 2012-2013
Doug Gray                        n/a                                      class of 2010
Bryon Hake                      Bryon                                   class of 2010
Joshua Hey                      none                                    class of 2012-2013
Gabe Isbell                       BrianGabe                           class of 2010
Eric Kimmons                   none                                    class of 2012-2013
Eric Largent                      XeroSplash                         class of 2010
Tim Maly                          SirNobody                            class of 2010
John Michaliszyn             faithraider                            class of 2012-2013
Ron Sias                           Ron77s                                class of 2009
Bill Voigt                          everytribe                            class of 2011

Prof Underwood:
Rob Anderson

Prof Underwood:
Rob “Fun and Fellowship” AndersonI love to play games. I grew up in a home where my parents taught me a fond appreciation for games. I am pleased to say that we spent more time around our kitchen table playing games than we did in front of our television (and I think I'm a better person for it). I have been extremely blessed in that I have been able to earn a living designing and marketing games. More than anything else I believe a game should be fun.  I now have my own family with a loving wife, three wonderful sons, and three lovely daughters.  My wife and I both have made a commitment to raise our children in the love and admonition of the Lord.
In 1989 I went to work for Cactus Services, Inc.  When collectible trading card games first came on the market, I found many aspects of the game idiom intriguing. To me, being able to create my own deck and play it against an opponent's deck was a wonderful aspect of the game. In fact, I personally found the strategy of deck formation almost as much fun as playing the game.  Between July and November of 1994, I worked on the game design and play-tested it.  We previewed the game at the Christian Book Publishers Convention in Nashville in January of 1995 and received a strong response. All of the major Christian distributors signed up following the show.  We began shipping the game in July of 1995. Since then we have released several expansion sets.

 “I regularly volunteered to help Rob in the Cactus booth at Origins.  In 2006, I requested a Stolen Blessing with special ability, as I already had the (useless) version without the ability.  So on the first day Rob greets me and hands over a clear sleeve with a Stolen Blessing... withOUT the special ability, just to see what I would do.”---Stephen Schaefer

“I gained a lot of friends during my teen years because of Redemption. Thank you for giving your time and energy in creating a healthy community.” -Drew Pegram

“God has shown me things and spoken to my heart through redemption that with His love I can overcome any challenge.” -Richard Minnick

“Thanks so much Mr. Anderson!  Redemption has taught me that with the help of the Lord even someone as calloused as a lost soul can become pure again!”  -ednotofthisworld

“He made the game for what it is and if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be on these boards or even have as much friends as I do from all over the country.”  -Andy Stanley

Prof Underwood:
Justin Alstad

Prof Underwood:
These are some things people had to say about Justin:

"he built the first Speed deck that actually worked"

"He has an amazing amount of creativity, but he also wins with it. And in both categories."

"One thing I like about Justin is his willingness to openly share ideas and help people with strategy, deck building and card combos."

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