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I understand that you are frustrated, but please slow down a bit and not post this everywhere.
You have made your side heard, now I would encourage you to give leadership time to sort it out.
In the meantime, pray and put your trust in the Lord.

I quit this game being back stabbed by the church itself is the worst.

Goodbye

First, I too would advise slowing down and praying. Remember Redemption is A GAME. It is a wonderful tool as well but still A GAME. My grandfather cautioned with his last words: "Don't let the breathern make you bitter." I have battled many times in my life this issue and it is hard to overcome, but it can be done.

Secondly, (and boy this thread seems to have several threads in it...) being disqualified [DQed] in a tournament is not the end for any player. It flags a mistake that the Judge caught and punished to the best of his ability. Learn from the mistake, change the error in future and keep on playing! The actions of a Judge (and I have been a Judge and Tournament organizer for Magic for longer than most Redemption players have been alive) are NOT PERSONAL, it certainly feels like it to the DQed player, I know, but once time and prayer have taken effect you realize that your friends are all still sitting around the card table and they all want you back. You are an element in their game, don't let them lose that!

Third, (this thread is more of a rug made of threads) I completely and utterly DISAGREE with the good brother who said that Redemption would not be benefited by a mobile game. Yes, the market is saturated with card games, I play many online/mobile myself, but Redemption is more than that, it is an outreach tool and by making a mobile game it would serve to bring the greatest potential growth to the game in decades! Not to mention it is a niche game and would be supported by the community well. Lackey has been around a long time and I think it is time for something better. I do not play on Lackey due to it being extremely clunky, which is understandable due to it being a multigame engine, but we can do better. To borrow Rob's line and apply it to the mobile market: "It's time for Redemption!"

1) The main reason why I quit was due to changing churches and leaving my playgroup (which was the only playgroup within a 3.5 hour drive).  My life got even busier with adding child number 4 (who is sleeping on my arm right now) as well as focusing/growing my faith in God the past three plus years.  Now that we are moving to Iowa, I might find a playgroup to join and finally figure out what the initials of the past two sets mean :p.

2) for the mobile game, using starter boxes would work best with the game.  It at least introduce the basics and can be shared without spending as much as getting starter boxes for all your friends.  It could also start you off with A/B and then you can unlock C/D, and so on.  Also, you can have a custom deck with some of the more basic cards from most sets and leave out the more complicated ones.

We are moving to the des moines metro area (looks like Ankley right now)

We are moving to the des moines metro area (looks like Ankley right now)

oof, little far away  that's like a 2 hour drive.

Maybe you can make it down for some of our tournaments. We normally have states here in North Liberty and there are plenty of local and district tournaments going on here all the time.

Two Irons in Iowa.

We'll have to meet some time to determine who is the best 

  I'm in Des Moines

He is, but he has a new baby, so he is off the grid for the time being