
- BGG rating
- 6.4
A Game for Good Christians: Why We Can't Have Nice Things
- 45 min
- 2014

2013
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A Game For Good Christians is a board game released in 2013 for 4–7 players and ages 18 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Simultaneous Action Selection.
From the publisher: For the first round, each player draws a hand of “canon” answer cards, and one player is chosen to begin the game as “the Pharisee.” The Pharisee then presents a “creed” question card to the group, like: “For Lent I am giving up_____.” “What do good Christians wait until marriage for?” “King Solomon needed so many women because he was over-compensating for _____.” “Loving your neighbor as yourself includes _____.” “When good Christians don't understand something in the Old Testament, they simply add Jesus and _____.” “What is known to make the baby Jesus cry?” Each player passes one faced-down canon card to the Pharisee in response. The canon deck includes such biblical gems as: The forbidden fruit (Genesis 3) Noah's awkward sexual encounter with his son ( Genesis 9:22) Levitical sex ban (Lev 18) David carrying a warm sack of 200 foreskins (1 Sam 18:26-28) A pair of she bears mauling a group of kindergarteners (2 Kings 2:23-25) A naked boy running through Gethsemane (Mark 14:51-52) Midgets in trees (Luke 19:1-10) The voice of God knocking you off your ass, on your ass (Acts 9) A slightly stoned Paul (Acts 14:19) Making stupid life choices and blaming them on Php 4:13 (Php 4:13) A roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8) After the players submit their canon cards, the Pharisee shuffles all of the answers, reads the responses out loud, and chooses his/her favorite card: the most biblically accurate, the most humorous, the card most likely to send the player to hell, or all of the above. The winning player is given the Creed card from that round and the next player in line becomes the new Pharisee. The first player to collect ten Creed cards wins.
A Game For Good Christians supports 4–7 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists A Game For Good Christians for ages 18 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
A Game For Good Christians has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
A Game For Good Christians belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Mature / Adult. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Simultaneous Action Selection. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists A Game For Good Christians as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.