The Threshing Floor
Welcome to The Threshing Floor, a podcast dedicated to the Redemption trading card game and its community of players. Join us as we dive into gameplay strategies, card interactions, deck building and other topics related to the game. We will feature special guests along the way as we keep you informed with the latest news, rulings and tournament results. Hosted by John Hendrix and Agur the Wise.
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Episode 70: The Art of Redemption
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
On this episode, we sit down with Art Middlekauff to hear about his journey with the game of Redemption and how he has used it to bond with his sons before examining the spiritual side of the game and how it honors its source material.
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Episode 69: TJC Memorial Tournament Recap
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
On this episode, we talk with Jay Chambers about his experience at the Thomas Jay Chambers Memorial Tournament and what it felt like to win the tournament that was organized in memory of his late son. We talk about his deck and the games he played and get a general sense of the tournament field which is valuable information in the early window for this season's meta game.
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Saturday Dec 02, 2023
Episode 68:New Rules Review
Saturday Dec 02, 2023
Saturday Dec 02, 2023
On this episode, Jayden Alstad joins us to review the new rules that have been implemented in the game as we discuss the reason for those changes and also their impact on the game. There's also some information on new giveaway items for the Christmas Card Swap which is already experiencing its best year yet!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Episode 67: We Actually Played Games!
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
On this episode, Brad and I discuss our recent experience playing actual games... Can you believe it!? I played at a huge district tournament a couple weeks back and he has been getting games in via Lackey so we talk about those experiences and how they've gone while also looking forward to the impact that Roots will have on the game.
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Episode 66: The Promised Land
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
On this week's episode, we sit down with Chad Frantz, the owner of Land of Redemption to discuss the revamped new look to the site and how that came about.
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Episode 65: Guardian of the Fortress
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
On this week's episode we sit down with Redemption legend Justin Alstad to talk about his somewhat recent departure from the game and leadership team, but more specifically about his return to the game. In addition to that, we also discuss an article he wrote all the way back in 2016 for Land of Redemption titled "The Bad Beat" about how to process and adapt to things that don't go your way in a game to limit the damages. That article is linked below for you to read. We encourage you to check out all of the "Learning from our Peers" articles on Land of Redemption as they are filled with valuable insight from some great players.
The Bad Beat on Land of Redemption
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Episode 64: Early Impressions of Israel’s Rebellion
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
On this week's episode, we get you caught up with all the happenings within the community before discussing the new set, Israel's Rebellion, with lead set designer Tyler Stevens. As always, thanks for listening!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Episode 63: Nationals 2023 Recap
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
On this episode, Brad and I discuss our Nationals experience and talk about the categories we played in. There's tons of fun personal experiences and stories here from the biggest tournament of the year. Following our standard episode, there is also an interview with Teams winners Marc and Jilissa that details their winning deck strategy and their collective experience becoming the first married couple to walk away as Teams champions!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Episode 62: Back from Portland
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
No, we haven't moved out to Portland, we were just visiting. On this episode, we just wanted to jump on and get something out there for the listeners to assure everyone that our hiatus was not permanent. This episode is not well put together by any means, as we were working without an outline, but hopefully it scratches the itch for now until we can put more energy and effort in to a full normal episode. Appreciate all of you!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Episode 61: Bless Your Heart
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
On this week's episode, Brad and I touch on the recent news and happenings that we were not able to go over last week, including going over several recent spoilers for the new Israel's Rebellion set. We also discussed all the work Brad recently put into the yard sale fundraiser that he organized for his youth ministry that, while filled with several stories and jokes, shines a light on how much work and effort those involved with youth ministry put in to help their students participate in all the events that happen over the summer.
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.