The Threshing Floor

Finally, The Rock has come back to... Oh, wait, sorry guys. Wrong thing.

But FINALLY, the Mr. Classic Invitational is here! Just 2 days from now we will find out who will earn the title of the first ever Mr. Classic. There's a lot of unknowns going into this tournament like what deck each player will play, but one thing that is known is that the winner of the first ever Mr. Classic is on this podcast episode! 

How can I be so certain? That's because all eight participants in the Mr. Classic Invitational are on this MEGA sized episode. That's right, all eight! Eight interviews to set the scene for Mr. Classic. Whether you are flying/driving to Knoxville or are not able to attend, this episode will get you ready to watch in person or via livestream as the first ever battle of the best in Redemption history is upon us!

Interviews are in seed order. Seed order listed below, along with time stamp of individual interview:

1) John Earley III (RedDragonThorn) 04:10:08

2) Justin Alstad (The Guardian) 03:51:02

3) Tyler Stevens (Mr.Hiatus) 03:09:18

4) Jayden Alstad(TheJaylor) 02:11:00

5) Brian Jones (Jone$y) 01:41:38

6) Ron Sias (Quinn) 01:08:05

7) Jay Chambers (FloodedRED) 00:39:47

8) Marc Vellake (marc0090) 00:07:04

Order of recording:

Justin Alstad

Jayden Alstad

Brian Jones

John Earley III

Marc Vellake

Jay Chambers

Ron Sias

Tyler Stevens

This week's episode is absolutely loaded with stories and topics from six time National Champion Josiah Beers. Also, joining the episode is John Earley, so you know what that means - Top Cut Savvy is back together again (at least for one more episode). Topics range from Faith, Ministry, Missions, Revival and Family. And heck, thats just the first 20 minutes. After that there's plenty of Redemption covered with Josiah and John. Make sure you listen to this one!

If you or your church would like to connect with Jerome Beers, his contact information is below. Be be respectful and only share and use his contact information as intended. His website is wayfarersfeet.com

Email: [email protected]

Cell: (717) 634-8444 (Call or Text)

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On this episode, RobM joins us as we go over all the currently planned State and Regional level tournaments as we set the course to Nationals 2023! We also take an in-depth look at one of the boldest unofficial tournaments in Redemption history - The Classic Championship!! Happening at Meridian Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN, the site of Nationals 2023, the Classic Championship will be the start of what looks to be a promising tournament season for Redemption!

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On this episode, we are joined by Redemption Elder and friend of the podcast, Tyler Stevens, to discuss all that is happening in the game at the present time including a new rule limiting territory class enhancements to 1 per turn. We also get the hype train fired up for the Classic Invitational that is right around the corner. Thanks for your patience during the long wait, this episode's for you!

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On this episode we are joined by multi-category National Champion Josh Potratz to dive further into a conversation that happened on Discord recently, and it's the conversation that has been happening throughout the community for a while now on how to improve or "fix" the balance of the game. Of course we had to jump on the chance to hear Josh's thoughts on the matter. We also go over all the recent news within the community including the return of the Christmas Card Swap!

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We're back baby! On this episode we sit down with Redemption Elder and Nationals 2023 host Chris Fachman to get the inside scoop on some exciting things coming for the future of the game. This is one episode you don't want to miss!

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On this week's episode we are joined by the new head man at Land of Redemption, Chad Frantz, to take a dive into counter strategies and building meta-counter decks within our game. As always, we discuss the latest news happenings and shoutout recent content from the community. Jump in and give it a listen!

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On this week's episode, we are joined by friend and sponsor of the podcast John Earley of Covenant Games to giveaway a box of GoC! We also shot from the hip as we didn't have an outline for the conversation so we touched on a wide array of topics and even got John's thoughts on last week's proposed "Schaefer Solution". Note to self: don't record an episode while the 49ers are playing. Give it a listen and enjoy!

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On this episode of The Threshing Floor, we are joined by Jared Strauss from Texas as we discuss the current state of the game. During this discussion, we outline the potential problem areas of the game in terms of imbalanced interaction and go through some possible causes and solutions. Chief among those solutions is a new idea that is being shared publicly for the first time which has been titled "The Schaefer Solution". Check it out and let's have a conversation. Do you love it or hate it? Spoiler alert, I kinda dig it!

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On this episode of the podcast, Brad joins us as we wrap up our review series by revisiting the rule change that delayed reserve access until after the first round of the game. We also talk about some unofficial tournaments that are happening and exciting updates to the tournament application including a new fall seasonal promo, Saul of Tarsus.