Jesus Board Game Outreach Tool

For the growing community of board game fans, this time around the table can open many doors to talk about the saving love of Jesus! Here’s a pdf on how to make the most of this game for the kingdom. Want a copy of this $60 game? Contact us, and all it will cost you is shipping (while supplies last)!

See below for a review video and for EVEN SIMPLER rules than in the pdf I mentioned.

If you’d like to learn more about glorifying God with board games, please reach out to us!

Simplest Game

In our resource pdf, we explain how to turn this robust 2+ hour Euro-style board game into a 30-min broader audience experience.

However, for an EVEN SIMPLER audience, consider ignoring all the symbols on the bottoms of the cards, and simply allowing people to move a “follower” to the Last Supper at the end of each turn as long as they can afford the resource requirement.

Related Bible Passages for Optional Study:

  • Luke 14:7-11 – “Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor…’ For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.’”
    • referring to the overall objective of getting closest to Jesus. Could there be some way that The Master could call to a follower to “Move Up” a seat?
  • Matt. 25:31-46 – “…Truly, I say to you, as you did/did not do to the least of these, you did/did not do it to me.”
    • referring to giving a favor
  • Matt. 20:1-16 – Eleventh hour workers getting the same wage – “…So the last will be first, and the first last.”
    • referring to the start of the game where each player gets a different number of coins. the parable is both a contrast and a similarity to how the game starts.

Easter NextStep

After you play Ierusalem, or start a conversation related to Jesus (especially around Holy Week), you may want to give people something to investigate Jesus more on their own. We humbly suggest this digital NextSteps journey, which will take people through a journey of who Jesus is in a winsome way and invite them into faith community, growing in Christ, and sharing their faith.

Other Resources 

related to Ierusalem, Easter, or Board Games