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Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

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Fri, 09/10/2004 - 17:19
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Hello everyone, it's been a LONG TIME since I've talked to you all (school has just been too much of a hassle these first few weeks). Anyway this is my second year team teaching Sunday School to a class of 2nd graders. The first day is this Sunday (2 days after this post was made). Anyway last year we had about 12 kids and things worked well, we had team versus team competitions which usually involved trivia. I was wondering if there are ideas for a Bible/Church related theme for a board game, you don't need to come up with rules just something that could get me started on making a game. I thought of making a game where each kid played as a disciple (although if I do recall I'm not the first to utilize that theme am I), but then if we have more than 12 kids that won't work. I then thought about making a team game where we have maybe four teams compete in maybe trivia or charades or something while stuff happens on the board. Anyone have ideas, they would be much appreciated.

Aaron

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Fri, 09/10/2004 - 17:44
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Go to your local game store and check out The Settlers of Cannan.

- Seth

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Fri, 09/10/2004 - 22:16
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Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

There is a Christian-themed CCG called Redemption.

1. I suppose you could base a game on the Ten Commandments, if you wanted to stick with a broad morality-based game.

2. Another idea might be a sort of Bible trivia game to reinforce stories and lessons taught therein.

3. Magnetic Psalm construction kit, anyone? ;)

4. Base a game on the book of Genesis.

5. Base a game on the book of Exodus.

6. Noah's Ark is another rich source for material.

7. The New Testament would be a great resource for a game based on the life of Jesus. (Maybe a "Travels and Teachings of Christ" sorta thing.)

8. Maybe a sort of toned-down "Scruples" game based on the teachings of Jesus, that could present players with modern-day situations based on Biblical accounts of Christ's life. For instance, something like "A homeless beggar holding a 'Will work for food' sign approaches you and asks for money. You are one block away from an inexpensive restaurant. You: Give the person some money; Ignore him and keep walking/driving; Offer to take him into the restaurant and buy him a meal." This would make for a great teaching tool and conversation starter, IMO.

I dunno...those are just a few ideas. Good luck!

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Fri, 09/10/2004 - 23:40
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I think Settlers of Canaan would be a bit much for 2nd graders. :)

-- Matthew

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Sat, 09/11/2004 - 01:03
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Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

There is a Bibleopoly on the market. I can't say I know anything about it.

If you're not tied to it being a board game, Pictionary with Bible related words makes for a good ice-breaker.

A couple years ago I made a simple card game for Confirmation students that mimicked the game Chronology. Instead of events from history, I used books of the Bible. You could also use events from the Bible too I suppose. Such things may be beyond a second grader though. I don't know.

Also, a standard deck of playing cards has 4 suits of 13 cards. Conceivably you could create some sort of "New Testament deck". Jesus had twelve disciples. Add Jesus himself and you've got 13 cards. The Joker could be the devil and so. You get the idea. You'd have to think through what games you might play with such a deck, but there are certainly possibilities. I've actually thought of making such a deck, but haven't gotten around to it.

Chip

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Sat, 09/11/2004 - 08:59
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Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

oooh...being a dice freak, I just thought of another basic tool:

Get some blank dice and write some numbers on them (preferably d10), then throw them when studying a book of the bible to see which chapter and verse to study (of course, you'll have to figure how many dice to throw beforehand). Make it a game by seeing who can find the passage first, then asking what it means.

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Sun, 09/12/2004 - 00:14
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I assume the game you want to make will be for mainly private use within your church's youth. For that reason I would recommend taking a game that is a solid game for younger players and possibly changing the theme to fit within christian teaching...

Some games that I thought of off the top of my head might be:

Capt'n Clever, Heimlich & Co, Hare & Tortoise, Lost Cities, Cartagena, Labyrinth, Apples to Apples, etc.

Also, there is a version of Settlers of Catan called Kids of Catan. It might be worth looking at.

I know 2nd graders are smart, but that age range really limits what you can put in the game. It's best to keep it simple and try to hold their attention, which is getting harder and harder to do these days.

Good luck with your project, and let me know if you complete it, I might want to try it out on the youtz at my church!

-Darke

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Sun, 09/12/2004 - 09:43
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Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

Chip wrote:
There is a Bibleopoly on the market.

What an incredibly bizarre concept-- Woe betide the banker who mortgages Exodus 22:25 or Deuteronomy 23:19-20! ;-) Do you build money-lenders rather than houses?

Richard.

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Sun, 09/12/2004 - 12:42
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Seconds Richard in the "bizarre concept" comment.

Richard_Huzzey wrote:
Do you build money-lenders rather than houses?

Nah, you just sell your daughters into slavery if you can't meet the hotel bill.

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Mon, 09/13/2004 - 15:23
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Anonymous
Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

Make some cards and have 'speed drills' to find passages. If they can all use the same bible, make them write down the page numbers that the verse is on, and use the numbers for something else.

Out of curiousity, why is a board game needed?

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Mon, 09/13/2004 - 16:50
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Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

There's also a Carcasonne variant called Ark of the Covenant. I really like it; it's published by Uberplay. It actually has a little Ark that moves around the map, giving victory points to every player's marker that it 'passes over'. It's in some ways more fun than the original Carcasonne to me.

I'd like to second the comment about using games that may not have an explicitly religious theme to teach spiritual principles. Any of the games that use diplomacy, trade, or resource management can be used to teach lessons in the Golden Rule and good stewardship.

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Sat, 09/18/2004 - 17:33
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Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

sedjtroll wrote:
Go to your local game store and check out The Settlers of Cannan.

- Seth

Is that church related and for 15 players? lol

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Sat, 09/18/2004 - 17:36
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Need Christianity related board game for Sunday School class

SimonWaltr wrote:
Make some cards and have 'speed drills' to find passages. If they can all use the same bible, make them write down the page numbers that the verse is on, and use the numbers for something else.

Out of curiousity, why is a board game needed?

It's not needed, but from personal experience the kids are much more likely to pay attention if they know there is a game involved where they have to apply the knowledge they learned that day. On days we don't do a game they are more likely to pay little or no attention to the story and often times don't know where we are when it is their turn to read.

I'll keep working on it, thanks for the (albeit strange) input!

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