OK, after a long hiatus, I am back. We have had some family sickness and my wife had a conference she was speaking at, so I apologize for the lack of blog info.
My next review will be a monumental one - Redemption, the collectible card game (ccg). They have just relesed a new expansion set, Faith of our Fathers! This is the 11th expansion set and a great Christian substitution for other ccg's like Pokemon and Magic the Gathering (MTG).
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Champions of Faith
Well, since my inclusion on Yehuda's Blogroll, I felt compelled to make my next review on one of several new Christian board games that are out right now, Champions of Faith!
As I have stated, finding new Christian games is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But that is only due to lack of - marketing budgets, secular retail space, and suprisingly - Christian retail space. I guess that is where I come in (lol), maybe there is a new job there for me? Well, back to the game. I found this at a local-owned Christian bookstore that seems to take a chance on newer stuff.
Champions of Faith, published by BibleQuest, is an interesting board game, based around the lives of six Bible heroes - Moses, David, Abraham, Noah, Joseph and Joshua. Each player selects a character card, which has "key" requirements that must be completed to enter the "Hall of Faith". This is done by moving your character's pewter figure around the game board and facing encounters either on the board space or trial cards. Each character also has varying levels of - leadership, wisdom and endurance. These stats can be increased as you complete encounters and gain tokens (these are really cool pieces). You want to have plenty (max of 10) of each stat before you move to the inner circle and the Hall of Faith to try and win the game.
This is a fun game for the family to play. It also helps to introduce kids to characters in the Bible in a more interesting way, and the spaces on the board are real places and trails that each person encountered during their lifetime (that's a long time for Noah, lol).
They really did a good job designing this game. From the cool artwork to the pewter figures to the cool tokens. They also have set up jamming website that encourages you to learn more about biblical history and archaeology.
Again, check it out and let me know what you think!
As I have stated, finding new Christian games is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But that is only due to lack of - marketing budgets, secular retail space, and suprisingly - Christian retail space. I guess that is where I come in (lol), maybe there is a new job there for me? Well, back to the game. I found this at a local-owned Christian bookstore that seems to take a chance on newer stuff.
Champions of Faith, published by BibleQuest, is an interesting board game, based around the lives of six Bible heroes - Moses, David, Abraham, Noah, Joseph and Joshua. Each player selects a character card, which has "key" requirements that must be completed to enter the "Hall of Faith". This is done by moving your character's pewter figure around the game board and facing encounters either on the board space or trial cards. Each character also has varying levels of - leadership, wisdom and endurance. These stats can be increased as you complete encounters and gain tokens (these are really cool pieces). You want to have plenty (max of 10) of each stat before you move to the inner circle and the Hall of Faith to try and win the game.
This is a fun game for the family to play. It also helps to introduce kids to characters in the Bible in a more interesting way, and the spaces on the board are real places and trails that each person encountered during their lifetime (that's a long time for Noah, lol).
They really did a good job designing this game. From the cool artwork to the pewter figures to the cool tokens. They also have set up jamming website that encourages you to learn more about biblical history and archaeology.
Again, check it out and let me know what you think!
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