Find anything from an article on the Theology of Play, to instructions and sources regarding how to start a game night at their church or in a small group setting.
During a lull in my college studies, I found myself wandering through the recommended titles Amazon. It brought me to a book called Bushido: Way of the Samurai, claiming to be the first English translation of the Hagakure. I jumped on it immediately. I have no idea whether or not this is… Continue reading
Last year we unveiled our first major fundraiser event. The goal was to help raise some of the funds we needed to produce materials, travel to churches, go to conventions, and all the hundreds of little things that make InnRoads Ministries’ work happen. As it was our first event of… Continue reading
Legacy games started with a reworking of Risk in 2011. Risk Legacy introduced a progressive revelation of playable factions and other game elements hidden in envelopes and boxes. It also created a persistent mechanic where the last game you played will have a direct impact on every game played after it.… Continue reading
You may have seen Christian board games before. Many of them are “Bible editions” of games you’ve already played before like Bibleopoly, Bible Scrabble, or Bible Apples to Apples just to name a few. Others are often some variation of Bible trivia. These games are well and good for the purpose… Continue reading
If you’ve been watching our Victoriana game on our Youtube channel, then you already know about the burgeoning love of Edna the Ogre chef and our own Dr. Nimrod Lum. If not, then I will point you to the 2nd video in our 3rd session (dubbed The Edna Equation by… Continue reading
I have recently picked up a number of games that seem light when you look at them on the table, but hold a great deal of value in the play experience. The two that most typify this would be The Grizzled and And Then We Held Hands. These games have next… Continue reading
One of the first initiatives we had as a ministry to get people playing games together was to go to the forums at Paizo and create a play-by-post game in the Pathinder RPG system. If you listen to our podcast, you may have heard me talk about the character I’ve… Continue reading
November is here again, and at InnRoads that means another year that we have been about the business of helping churches create welcoming environments to share the Gospel and build meaningful relationships. This year, we’ve decided to commemorate this occasion with a contest. Whether you use them to move bits… Continue reading
I cannot be prouder of this year’s Extra Life team! The InnRoads Regulars came in with like a force this year. Not only did we meet our goal – we blew right past it by hundreds of dollars. When I set the bar at $1500, I will say that I… Continue reading
Are you excited yet? As I write this post, we are less than THREE DAYS away from Extra Life and 24 hours of gaming to help the kids, families, and staff at Children’s Specialized Hospital here in New Jersey. This year we have rallied the biggest team to date –… Continue reading
