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Does anybody know when or if there is a new set coming out? Me,I'd like to see some more female cards(maybe a little bit more powerfull).

Any ideas?

Sadness

New cards usually premiere at the National tournament in August. Sometime between now and then there should be an official announcement of what the new cards will be (for example, a booster pack or a set of starter decks, etc.).

The new set will be released at nationals, and used for one of the categories (booster or sealed), however, it won't be legal for any of the other ones.

I was surprised when I heard a reliable rumor about the new set.

I think they should do a Christmas themed set and release it next December.

Quote from: Daniel on January 21, 2011, 05:22:00 PM

If it is a new starter deck (my opinion), it might give orange and teal a bit of cards.

A new starter deck should not include demons, IMO. Remember that starter decks are intended for new players to learn the game with a deck that is moderately competitive. Getting new players (especially parents) interested in a Christian game that uses demons gets tricky at times. I liked having the G/H decks to give out, since the cards were mostly non-offensive.

I like the idea of teal, however.

Not to mention the demons in the E/F decks, also.

I agree with you. I was just saying what I thought might happen, and I don't think its very unlikely Cactus would do a demon-themed deck, looking at the C/D decks, E/F decks, and a little bit of G/H. Personally I think Cactus has chosen really repulsive art for the demons in the G/H that parents will almost always take out (mine did).

Personally I think Cactus has chosen really repulsive art for the demons in the G/H that parents will almost always take out (mine did).

What does that even mean? Your parents removed the cards they didn't like the looks of from your decks?

What would they do if they saw Abijah?!

I don't like the idea of Teal/Orange for starters, simply because it forces your hand to pick priests while playing sealed (to use your cards to the fullest, atleast).

Why does everybody want another red dragon?

Quote from: Daniel on January 22, 2011, 09:24:02 AM

Personally I think Cactus has chosen really repulsive art for the demons in the G/H that parents will almost always take out (mine did).

What does that even mean? Your parents removed the cards they didn't like the looks of from your decks?

This is fairly common. I even took objectionable cards away from my playgroup in CT when I got a teacher report that one of my 5th grade players was carrying around his Whore of Babylon card and kissing it in class.

Understand that there is a rather large population of Christians that think any card game is objectionable. I grew up in a competitive card-playing family, learning Spades and Hearts from early childhood. My wife, on the other hand, grew up with parents that taught her standard playing cards were from the devil.

Whether we agree with this philosophy or not, as Christians we must remain aware of not being a stumbling block or purposefully offensive. Removing certain cards from my playgroup's circulation was an easy fix for what could have become an uncomfortable confrontation. You can play Redemption just as competitively, and have just as much fun, without those cards.

Regardless of what new set that comes out, I want to see better mechanics & abilities! The game is not powerful enough and I'd like to see more game winning combos rather than just SoG & NJ.

Lately my brother and I talk about how it would be cool to see the new set based around the End Times with all the craziness going around the world right now, it just seems cool to have something go along with the signs of the times.

If its a starter deck I would say it should be like G/H where it was half OT and half NT.

Maybe an Elijah deck, it could be Green and something, vs Brown and Pale Green (for Ahab defense)

And for NT I'd like to see a Peter/Cornelius deck (Purple and Red) vs ... Herod Agrippa and something (Sadducees was done in G/H) maybe Roman Emperors (or Romans in general)

If its a booster pack like set, something of a mix of NT and OT, If its something like FooF and RoA, I probably won't be able to afford much of it, but again something of a mix.

But most importantly if its a Starter Deck I definitely want to see an updated rulebook, with lots of ability definitions and such.  If its not a starter deck I want to see the new REG to come out.

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The game is not powerful enough and I'd like to see more game winning combos rather than just SoG & NJ.

Trust me, that's not the only one. 

Yeah hear ya. It's getting old losing or winning to people the same way all the time. About 99% of all the games I've seen or played, people have always won through the same combo.

Quote from: Daniel on February 13, 2011, 08:14:28 AM

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The game is not powerful enough and I'd like to see more game winning combos rather than just SoG & NJ.

Trust me, that's not the only one. 

Yeah hear ya. It's getting old losing or winning to people the same way all the time. About 99% of all the games I've seen or played, people have always won through the same combo.

I know!  Every time I lose, it's because they rescued more souls than me!

I'm in the mindset that combos use 2(Or more) cards that aren't meant to work together to build a working and effective deck.

Effective isn't necessary for a combo. Making it effective is the difficulty of a good combo.