By now, you’ve probably played Settlers of Catan with your small group at least once. Or surely you’ve played a competitive round of Spoons with friends that resulted in delayed apologies. But if you dig deep into the underbelly of Christian subculture — somewhere between VeggieTales fan art and that one CCM artist who tried a country rebrand — you’ll find something even weirder: Christian board games. Real ones. Sold in actual stores. Created in sincere faith. Designed … questionably.
Some of these games were clearly made with good intentions. Others feel like they were born in a church marketing meeting that spiraled out of control after someone suggested, “What if Monopoly, but Bible?” Either way, we combed through the most truly unhinged entries to bring you this definitive ranking of Christian board games that exist for reasons only God understands.
7. The Bibleman Adventure Board Game
Tagline: “Join Bibleman and defeat the powers of darkness!”
If you’ve ever wanted to wield a lightsaber for Jesus, this one’s for you. Based on the mid-2000s low-budget Christian superhero series, this game has players role-play as Bibleman and his squad to “vanquish evil” using Scripture memory and moral superiority. It’s like Dungeons & Dragons, except you’re quoting Ephesians and nobody’s allowed to have fun.
Unhinged rating: 5/10 — Would be higher if the armor was real.
6. The Life of Christ Board Game
Tagline: “Walk in Jesus’ footsteps!”
At first glance, this one seems sweet. You follow Jesus from birth to resurrection, learning Scripture along the way. But then you realize you get more points if you “perform miracles” and lose points if you get betrayed. So yes, Judas just nuked your win streak. Thanks a lot, Peter.
Unhinged rating: 9.5/10 — Nothing like gamifying the crucifixion.
5. Bibleopoly
Tagline: “Faith-based fun for the whole family!”
It’s Monopoly — but instead of buying Boardwalk, you build a church. Instead of jail, you go to “Meditation.” And instead of making money, you earn offerings. Designed to remove greed and competition from a game whose entire premise is greed and competition, Bibleopoly is a theologically confused fever dream.
Unhinged rating: 7/10 — You win by building community and avoiding temptation, which sounds noble until someone flips the board during a tithing dispute.
4. Ierusalem: Anno Domini
Tagline: “Strategize your way to the best seat at the Last Supper.”
Forget dice and divine intervention — this game is all about resource management and seating strategy. Players collect bread, fish and stone to jockey for position next to Jesus. But sit too close to Judas? That’ll cost you. It’s Ticket to Ride meets the Gospel of Luke, with a side of holy shade.
Unhinged rating: 8.5/10 — A Euro-style game about dinner with the Messiah? Sure.
3. Missionary Conquest
Tagline: “Evangelize the world … before your opponents do.”
This one feels ethically dicey at best. The game is literally about “conquering” countries by sending missionaries, converting locals and building churches — all while rolling dice and collecting points. It’s Colonialism: The Game, and we’re just going to go ahead and say it: maybe this one should not have been made.
Unhinged rating: 9/10 — Spreading the gospel shouldn’t feel like playing Risk, but here we are.
2. Your Best Life Now: The Game
Tagline: “The game that helps you live Joel Osteen’s seven steps to success.”
This is not a parody. This is a real board game based on Joel Osteen’s best-selling book. Players move through levels collecting “Enlarged Vision” and “Favor” cards. It’s a mashup of Life, The Secret and a Sunday motivational talk. There are affirmation cards. There’s a “My Miracle” envelope. It is — objectively — wild.
Unhinged rating: 9.5/10 — The prosperity gospel, now with dice rolls.
1. The Rapture: The Board Game
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Tagline: “Don’t get left behind!”
We’re not making this up. This is an actual game where players try to have the “most spiritual church” before the rapture comes. Each player represents a church that evangelizes to grow membership, while thwarting hypocrites and “carnal members” of the Church. Depending on the presence of spiritual gifts in your church, when the rapture comes, you either make it to paradise or… well, you know. Imagine Candy Land, but every square could lead to eternal damnation.
Unhinged rating: 10/10 — Play it if you dare. And maybe pray beforehand.
Want to host a game night that ends in both laughter and low-key existential dread? These games have you covered. Just maybe keep a Bible nearby. You know — for reference.
