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I think Redemption is a great game with great potential and this is only constructive criticism/ideas for the look and layout of redemption cards.

1. Special abilities - I think there should be a place for special abilities rather than having it float above the card image. It could really look bad to a new player who is used to seeing the artwork. Maybe putting the sa in the verse box and make the verse small and italicized like flavour text?

2. Brigades - I think Redemption has been doing a great job as far as organizing brigades into themes/civilizations. One idea that I think would make the cards look really nice is if each brigade had its own background that every card in that theme would have (like the priests and demons do). Also, I would love if Crimson didn't look so much like Hot Pink.

3. Icon Box - I think if this was made smaller it would greatly improve the look of the card. Its not that important, but If I could change it, I would.

4. Artist Name - I really hate it when a card image is taken from goodsalt.com or such and have a really long artist name that overflows onto the verse box. TeP really improved this with smaller text, but the problem is still there. (ex: Lars Justinen/Goodsalt.com)

5. The Identifiers - Redemption has some identifiers that appear on lots of cards (ex: Generic, Male, Fought in Earthly Battle, and such) but others seem to have been put there as a result of boredom (The Garden Tomb - Empty!)

Anyway, those are only minor critiques, but I think they would help redemption look a whole lot better.

Thanks for reading,
Daniel

Eh... no. Basically you want it to look like all the other card games.

Hey,

2. Brigades - I think Redemption has been doing a great job as far as organizing brigades into themes/civilizations. One idea that I think would make the cards look really nice is if each brigade had its own background that every card in that theme would have (like the priests and demons do).

I hate this idea.  It totally ruins my background color decks.  Every time I see the background on a teal card it makes me sad.

Tschow,

Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly

"(The Garden Tomb - Empty!)" was an example of joyous genius

or stupidity I mean come on why in the world wouldn't burial shroud be in TGT

It's evil?

how in the heck is it evil? It can be used both ways. And besides that it is Jesus's burial shroud is it not? well why in the world wouldn't it be left in the garden tomb when he rose 

you're right. I was thinking of a different card, take a deeeeep breath.....

noes that would make TGT even more amazing 

Right...because TGT isn't powerful enough already... 

Don't say "creativity and innovation " they frighten me... hold me?
 

I like your ideas.  Redemption has changed over the years.  You already mentioned the backgrounds on silver brigade and the orange brigade.  I like this.  The identifiers were a great idea.  In the Priest set, rarity was also nice.  I appreciate the numbers in the newest set.