Some Bible game ideas that can be played via Zoom.

Bible Games

 

 

Have you ever played any games using the bible? It’s not only a great way to learn a bit about the good book but it can be a super fun way to pass an afternoon. I’ve chosen three simple games which can be played with the whole family and with very little set up needed.

For all the games you will need a bible but that can be a paper or an online one.

 

1. Who am I? 

This one is super simple and can be played with 3 players plus.

You will need: A pen and some post-it notes.                               

 

How to play: 

One of the players writes down the name of a famous bible character on a post-it note and sticks it on the forehead of another player (without them seeing what is on it). If using Zoom, the leader might have to start off by picking a character and allowing the young people to ask questions until the winner guesses the correct answer.  

The player with the post-it note on their head (or hidden off shot in Zoom) then has 20 questions to ask to try and work out who they are (if in household/person) or if using Zoom, the others have 20 questions to guess who the person is thinking of.

The questions can only have yes/no answers.  

This can be made harder by only allowing 10 questions or choosing more obscure bible characters.

 

  

2. Bible hangman

This is just a twist on the old favourite and works best if you give a category to choose your word from e.g. ‘places Jesus lived’, ‘the disciples’, ‘books of the bible’ etc.

This is for 2 players plus.

You will need: A pen and some paper/ a whiteboard and marker (if in household/person) or draw a simple hangman image on paint and sharescreen - you can then annotate this using the Zoom function. 

How to play:

Someone starts by putting enough dashes on the paper/screen for their word. 

The other players take it in turns to guess a letter. 

If they get a letter correct, then it gets put in the word and they can have a guess. 

If they get it wrong, then the letter is written down the side and one bit of the hangman gets drawn.

If the entire hangman gets drawn, then that player gets another go.

If the word it guessed correctly, then that person gets a go.  

 

This hangman game was ‘places Jesus lived’ Can you guess where it is?

 

 

3. A different tune

This game is absolutely hilarious and will have you in stitches and can be played with 2 plus players.

 

You will need: A pen and some paper/ a whiteboard and marker, a good sense of humour

How to play:

The first player writes down a bible verse and it’s best if it’s a well known one. 

That same player then chooses a popular song with an easy tune.

Another player then has to sing the bible verse to the new tune! 

Take it in turns choose the verses/songs, and to have a go at singing.

As an example, Flis and Gareth have a go at it here: