Religiously themed educational game

Abstract

An apparatus for a religiously themed educational game is presented. The apparatus includes a plurality of game cards each of the game cards including indicia indicating a religious term and a list of off-limit terms. The game cards are used during playing the game where an objective of the game is for a player to choose one of the game cards and describe to fellow team players the religious term without using the off-limit terms where the fellow team players attempt to guess the religious term. A buzzer can be activated when it determined that the player has used one of the off-limit terms in describing the religious term thus preventing the player's team from advancing in the game. A timer provides time limits during the playing the game where the playing the game promotes fellowship with friends and family and education of religious items.

1 . An apparatus for a religiously themed educational game, the apparatus comprising:
 a plurality of game cards each of said game cards comprising indicia indicating a religious term and a list of off-limit terms, said game cards being used during playing the game where an objective of the game is for a player to choose one of said game cards and describe to fellow team players said religious term without using said off-limit terms where said fellow team players attempt to guess said religious term;   a cardholder for holding said plurality of game cards during said playing the game;   a buzzer that can be activated when it determined that said player has used one of said off-limit terms in describing said religious term thus preventing said player's team from advancing in the game; and   a timer for providing time limits during said playing the game where said playing the game promotes fellowship with friends and family and education of religious items.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said indicia comprise printed religious words recognizable by said players. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said religious term and off-limit terms are biblical in nature and the game is intended for use by individuals of Christian faith. 
   
   
       4 . An apparatus for a religiously themed educational game, the apparatus comprising:
 means for providing indicia indicating a religious term and a list of off-limit terms, where an objective of the game is for a player to describe to fellow team players said religious term without using said off-limit terms where said fellow team players attempt to guess said religious term;   means for holding said indicia providing means during said playing the game;   means for indicating when it determined that said player has used one of said off-limit terms in describing said religious term thus preventing said player's team from advancing in the game; and   means for providing time limits during said playing the game where said playing the game promotes fellowship with friends and family and education of religious items.   
   
   
       5 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said religious term and off-limit terms are biblical in nature and the game is intended for use by individuals of Christian faith. 
   
   
       6 . A method for playing a religiously themed educational game, the method comprising the steps of:
 a plurality of players dividing into teams for team competition during playing the game;   a first player of a first team choosing a game card from a plurality of game cards in a cardholder;   said first player reading indicia on said game card indicating a religious term and off-limit terms where said religious term is to be guessed by other members of said first team from descriptions provided by said first player without said first player using said off-limit terms;   starting a timer comprising a fixed duration of time in which said first player can give said descriptions and said members of said first team can respond with guesses to said religious term;   if one of said other members of said first team correctly guesses said religious term before said duration of time expires, said first team is allowed to advance in playing the game and a next player chooses a next game card from said plurality of game cards in said cardholder;   if no other members of said first team correctly guesses said religious term before said duration of time expires, said first team is prevented from advancing in playing the game and a next player chooses a next game card from said plurality of game cards in said cardholder;   if said first player uses one of said off-limit terms in said descriptions, said first team is prevented from advancing in playing the game and a next player chooses a next game card from said plurality of game cards in said cardholder;   continuing to play the game where said plurality of players takes turns in choosing game cards and said plurality of teams takes turns guessing said religious terms until a winning team is determined and said playing the game promotes fellowship with friends and family and education of religious items.   
   
   
       7 . The apparatus as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said religious term and off-limit terms are biblical in nature and the game is intended for use by individuals of Christian faith.