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Quote from: _JM_ on March 24, 2017, 03:28:28 PM

On Patmos, feels like the ability should read "When you play..." instead of "If you play...".  Is there any way to get a site onto the field of play without playing it?

"When" and "If" have the exact same meaning for special abilities in Redemption. In recent years we've chosen to use "If" because it's shorter.

Thanks for the explanation.  I know other games where the distinction is important, just could not remember if that was the case with Redemption 

Thanks for the explanation.  I know other games where the distinction is important, just could not remember if that was the case with Redemption 

You're welcome. To further clarify, cards use "When" or "If" to indicate a one time instant condition being met. For Redemption the important distinction is between those and "While" which indicates an ongoing condition being met.

Speaking of cards that have an "If" clause... this one gives a lot of different decks access to the new reserve area. If combined with the right cards you could trigger that "If" clause multiple times!

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Figures you guys pick the day I'm not on my computer much to spoil THREE new cards.

Not a bad thing just means I have to catch up.

You're missing at least one still 😉 Gotta search a little

You could always ask your minions to find it for you. 

The Guardian just spoiled a new one

The Guardian just spoiled a new one

Thanks for the heads up! I've added it to the list.

Regarding the special ability, though, couldn't the search clause just say "or you may search deck for one and put it in play" since you defined "a gold Hero from Luke or John" in the heal clause? I know it's not exactly wanting for space but it would be shorter, lol.

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 You are so wrong for that lol

Whhaaaaaaaaa   

Same lol

Quote from: megamanlan on March 23, 2017, 06:00:45 PM

I'm just wondering if they all will have Orange Brigade. =D

My guess is they will all be dual including orange

Less than 5 but more than 0 have Orange brigade. 

I'm guessing 4 have Orange Brigade?

That is incorrect...but you'll have to wait for the preview article to learn the right answer. 

One reason we're previewing cards before they are finalized is because the community feedback is important to us! We're not looking to change the functionality of the cards, but little things like "trumpet" vs. "Trumpet", card wording, punctuation and grammar are important to get right. The play testers become so familiar with what we know these cards are supposed to do that we sometimes overlook important details that the community sees!

I want to take a moment to address some of the feedback give on the spoilers we've been dropping on the boards.

Would it be worded as "Trumpet" Enhancement instead of Enhancement with "Trumpet" in the Title? I don't think people will be confused by that shortening of terms.

We use "Trumpet" in the title because it can apply to more than just the 7 trumpet Enhancements. For example, the CBN extends to the Hero since he has "Trumpet" in his card title. That was actually a recent change. He used to be called "Trumpeting Angels" but that doesn't qualify as "Trumpet" in the title (since it says Trumpeting) so we changed it.

Back story please!  Unless of course this is already scheduled for LoR

The state promo of Everlasting Beings has been out of print for a few years. Our reprint started out pretty close to a modern version of the old card (with wording and targeting updates plus territory class). When JD saw it he suggested that we add a banding component if it's used in battle. We're always looking for ways to encourage battle phase interaction and to make players want to play territory class cards in battle so we used his idea!

The only thing I'd add to Patmos would probably be a Roman identifier perhaps.

I didn't personally do the research on this one, but my peers tell me Patmos was not Roman, it was Greek. The Romans may have occupied it, similar to Jerusalem and several other locations that we do not count as "Roman".

Regarding the special ability, though, couldn't the search clause just say "or you may search deck for one and put it in play" since you defined "a gold Hero from Luke or John" in the heal clause? I know it's not exactly wanting for space but it would be shorter, lol.

We're always looking for ways to shorten abilities while keeping it clear what they do. I love this suggestion. Thanks, Scott!

While we've been writing and prepping articles to post on Land of Redemption next week we've been trying to spoil about 3 cards per day on the boards. Keep your eyes out over the weekend because a few more new cards are sure to pop up!