Rob “Fun and Fellowship” Anderson
I 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