Thank you Doxa Games for providing us with a prototype to review!

Doxa games will soon be launching a Kickstarter to fund three games that they are releasing. We have been blessed with the opportunity to check out a couple of these games before their launch. We’re impressed with what we have seen so far!

Bible Clash plays similarly to the game of War which many of us have played on a standard deck of cards. In War, players place down a card taken from the top of their deck, and the highest valued card is declared the winner and they take both cards. In the event of a tie, each player places a card face down on top and then another card face up and the highest card’s winner will take all six cards. To win the game of War, a player must take all of the cards from their opponent(s). It can take hours to win a game of War. Thankfully, Bible Clash is much quicker, and I beat my husband in about fifteen minutes.

One of the reasons Bible Clash is shorter is because the deck consists of thirty-two cards. Each card is themed after a Biblical character, and they are assigned numerical values for traits including faith, wisdom, courage, obedience, service, and strategy. The cards are nicely designed with artwork, the character’s description, and a Bible verse referencing them. The cardstock feels smooth and is adequately thick to make them decently durable. The recommended age range is 8+, and by that age, kids should take good care of their toys and games.

To play the game you’ll need to disperse the cards equally among the players. If you’re playing with an odd number of players, you may have to remove a card or two. The cards should be in a pile face down. The youngest player gets to go first by picking the card from the top of their pile and choosing the category to compete in. Whichever card has the higher number in that category wins and takes both cards. If there is a tie, the next card is drawn and the category remains the same. The winner takes all of the cards. To keep things interesting, the category must be different every turn.

There’s a good variety of characters with a wide distribution of trait point values. Only Mary and John the Baptist have maxed out values for obedience and faith, respectively. Mary’s husband, Joseph is another powerful card to have in your hand. His obedience is rated at 9. There are some “meh” cards like Thaddaeus, whose highest rating is 6 for multiple categories like faith, wisdom, and obedience. Cleopas and Zebedee don’t go higher than six for multiple categories, too.

When I played against my husband he got to go first and obviously had an advantage by picking the category. He took nearly 60% of my deck before I won a hand. During our fifteen-minute game we had multiple ties/clashes. There was a lot of back and forth, but I ultimately won despite doing poorly in the beginning of the game.

If you’re looking for a Christian-themed take on the classic game of War, look no further than Bible Clash. If you Kickstart Bible Clash you can get it for less than $9; after it’s funded the price will be $11.