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Title: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Bryon on March 26, 2011, 03:01:13 PM
Post your nominations for the top 8 good themes and top 8 evil themes.

Here's a list to jog your memory.  If you notice I'm missing something, please let me know and I'll add it:

RED
O.T. Warriors
N.T. Warriors (what is that? 2 heroes?)

GOLD
Judges
Gold Luke/John Heroes (includes Samaritans subtheme)

GREEN
O.T. Prophets
N.T. Prophets

BLUE
Genesis (includes Sons of Jacob subtheme)
Job

PURPLE
Royalty
Disciples

WHITE
Daniel Heroes (this is actually a white/silver theme)
Musicians
Followers and supporters of Jesus' ministry - Includes the Resurrection subtheme (TGT) and white NT females subtheme

TEAL
Tabernacle priests
Solomon's Temple priests
Z's Temple priests

SILVER
Warrior class angels? (Army of the Lord, Angel's Sword?)
N.T. angels? (Wheat and Tares, Gabriel Meets Zecharias?)
FBTN (TSA, Captain, Consuming Fire?)

CRIMSON
Babylonians
N.T. humans (includes Heretics subtheme)

GOLD
Egyptians (includes Genesis Egyptian subtheme)
Herods

PALE GREEN
Assyrians
Magicians

BLACK
Philistines
Greeks
Sadducees

BROWN
Kings of Israel
Kings of Judah
Persians

GRAY
Syrians/Arameans
Romans
Pharisees

ORANGE
Immunity and Placed enhancements
Gates of Hell spam
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: SomeKittens on March 26, 2011, 03:11:59 PM
Good:
Disciples
NT Females
OT Prophets
FBTN Silver
Teal-Z-temple (This one's missing)

Evil:
Phillies
Heretics
GoH
Egyptians
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: EmJayBee83 on March 26, 2011, 03:13:16 PM
Do they have to be mono-brigade?

Multi-brigade Good:
   David's Dudes (I Chron/II Samuel)

Multi-Brigade Evil:
   Panic Demons  (First voting for Susanna and now forgetting Panic Demons--are you trying to send Kurt a message? ;) )
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Alex_Olijar on March 26, 2011, 03:32:31 PM
Needs more Deacons and CBN Banding
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Red on March 26, 2011, 04:04:37 PM
Post your nominations for the top 8 good themes and top 8 evil themes.

Here's a list to jog your memory.  If you notice I'm missing something, please let me know and I'll add it:

GOOD.
O.T. Prophets
N.T. Prophets

Genesis (includes Sons of Jacob subtheme)
Job


Royalty
Disciples



Musicians
Followers and supporters of Jesus' ministry - Includes the Resurrection subtheme (TGT) and white NT females subtheme


EVIL.




Egyptians (includes Genesis Egyptian subtheme)
Herods


Magicians



Kings of Israel
Kings of Judah

Philistines



Romans
Pharisees


My votes.
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on March 26, 2011, 04:17:10 PM
You forgot the mist theme.
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Mr.Hiatus on March 26, 2011, 10:32:36 PM
I wouldn't count N.T. warriors in red a theme. I think a theme should be able to have a deck built around it, or a subtheme to support it. Red's overall theme is warriors, with N.T. warriors being a subtheme, at most. Red might also have Disciples as a subtheme- Peter, Phillip although he is nicer in purple, Andrew, Simon the Zealot. Silver is only angels, duh, but has subthemes- BTN, and prophets. You got white on the button, same with gold. I would like to see green have another theme other than just Prophets, but you summed up green, and blue, and purple. I think red needs a new niche. You got teal, but I would like to see more done within these themes. For example, Z Temple is a protect theme, but what does the other temple priest's do? I would try to go for each different temple priest having their own temple, and when it is out they benefit from it.
You nailed all the evil, minus orange. I don't see placed immunity ever, and think banding should be a theme possibly. Orange might need something else too. Other than that we're good.
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: sk on March 26, 2011, 11:25:33 PM
GOOD
O.T. Warriors
O.T. Prophets
Luke/John/Samaritans
Genesis
Purple Royalty
Deacons
Followers and supporters of Jesus' ministry
Z's Temple priests

EVIL
Babylonians
N.T. humans (includes Heretics subtheme)
Egyptians
Herods
Magicians
Philistines
Sadducees
Syrians/Arameans
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Warrior_Monk on March 26, 2011, 11:50:34 PM
GOOD:
White Women
Disciples
N.T. Prophets
Z's Temple
O.T. Prophets
Job
Luke and stuff
Musicians
Converted Philly's with Eleazar's Sword.

EVIL:
Pharisees
Greeks
Magicians and Friends
Herods
Gates fun
Kings of Judah
Romans
Philly's
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Michael_of_the_Star on March 27, 2011, 12:23:52 AM
You forgot on Silver- O.T Angels (Angel at Shur, Michael, and others)

8 Good Themes:

Garden Tomb
Musician
Luke/John
Disciples
Battle by Number Heroes
Genesis
Judges
Prophets

8 Evil Themes:

Greeks
Royalty of Judah
Syrian
Assyrian
Babylonian
Romans
Philistines
Orange Demons

Thanks.
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on March 27, 2011, 12:44:28 AM
Top Good themes:
Heroless

Top Evil Themes:
Herods
Egyptians
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Warrior_Monk on March 27, 2011, 12:52:29 AM
I see spoilers...
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Minister Polarius on March 27, 2011, 02:47:18 AM
Part of the problem with this list is how strictly the parameters will be set. My white offenses would be classified as "TGT" or "N.T. Female," but also include heavy musicians. I'd say N.T. Female is weaker than Disciples, but N.T. Female with Musicians is stronger than Disciples. However, Disciples gets stronger if it has ET, who is not a disciple. How are we going to treat off-theme cards that support a different theme but are also members of their own theme?
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: The M on March 27, 2011, 10:51:42 AM
We can just take those top 8 heroes from each brigade and put them together to form an offense.
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: SomeKittens on March 27, 2011, 08:09:59 PM
We can just take those top 8 heroes from each brigade and put them together to form an offense.
Worst.  Offense.  Ever.  Other than Jacob/Capitan, there's nothing that really can be done.
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Isildur on March 27, 2011, 08:23:40 PM
Note I may be a little biased with my picks :p

Good
My Version of Deacons
Gates of Hell, Potters Field Style
Any Deck with Job + Iron Pan
Old School Purple/Red
Vineyard First Strike Madness!!!
Samson and his Angels!!!
Agur Decks
Christmas Decks Pre Foof Style :p (pretty much just a white ignore deck with Child Is Born)

Evil
Weakness and Face of Death Brown/Disease Magicians
Heroless
Lost Soul Shuffling Madness (doesnt work as good as it used to but still pretty easy to pull off)
Old School Black/Grey
Old School Brown/Pale green
Gates of Hell Panic Demon Deck Type 2 Nuff Said
Pale Green Disease!!! Palsy ftw
Stacking Magicians
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Michael_of_the_Star on March 27, 2011, 10:08:39 PM
Note I may be a little biased with my picks :p

Good
My Version of Deacons
Gates of Hell, Potters Field Style
Any Deck with Job + Iron Pan
Old School Purple/Red
Vineyard First Strike Madness!!!
Samson and his Angels!!!
Agur Decks
Christmas Decks Pre Foof Style :p (pretty much just a white ignore deck with Child Is Born)

Evil
Weakness and Face of Death Brown/Disease Magicians
Heroless
Lost Soul Shuffling Madness (doesnt work as good as it used to but still pretty easy to pull off)
Old School Black/Grey
Old School Brown/Pale green
Gates of Hell Panic Demon Deck Type 2 Nuff Said
Pale Green Disease!!! Palsy ftw
Stacking Magicians

All I have to said is that if I didn't know you before hand, then I will think you are weird.
Title: Re: Top themes in Redemption
Post by: Irish_Luck on March 27, 2011, 11:18:04 PM
I haven't played too much outside of my playgroup so I don't know a lot of different strategies but here is what I've seen work.
Good
Genesis
Hero light ignore
Musicians
Disciples
TGT Judges
Z-temple priests
Angels
Prophets

Evil
Gates and Panic Demons
Self Capture
Philistines
Babylonians
Egyptians
Site lockout
Sadducees
A-bomb
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