Bible game night with Brethreign: ideas for families, youth groups and churches

Brethreign’s games work well on your own, and they’re even better together. All seven are free, run in any phone browser or the Android app, and need nothing more than a screen everyone can see. Here’s how to use them for a family evening, a youth group or a church social.

What you need

• One phone, tablet or laptop signed in to Brethreign. Sign up free at /users/sign_up if you haven’t already.
• A screen everyone can see. For a big group, connect a laptop to a TV or projector.
• Someone to read aloud. The host reads each question so everyone can take part, including those who don’t read yet.
• About 30 to 45 minutes.

A simple plan for the evening

1. Open with 4 Pics 1 Word (5 minutes). Four emoji, one Bible story. It’s the easiest game for all ages and gets everyone talking. Let people shout out answers before the host taps. See 4 Pics 1 Word.

2. Character Match in teams (10 minutes). Split into two teams. Read the description aloud and let each team confer before answering. The questions get harder through the round, so the last two make a good finish. See Character Match.

3. A themed Bible Quiz (10 minutes). Pick a theme that fits what your church or family is studying, such as Prayer, Grace or Forgiveness. Use Easy with young children and Mixed for adults. After each question, read the reference and note aloud. See How to play the Bible Quiz.

4. Verse Memory together (5 minutes). Read each verse with its gap and let everyone say the missing word together. Finish by choosing one verse to learn as a group this week. See Verse Memory.

5. Close with a story from the Church History Arena (5 to 10 minutes). Open /history, pick one person and read their story. Talk about one thing you can learn from their faith. Then pray together. See Church History.

Ideas for different groups

Families

Keep rounds short. Five questions is plenty for young children. Let the youngest go first, and let older children be the readers. A weekly game night quickly becomes something children look forward to.

Youth groups

Turn it into a league. Ask each young person to play during the week on their own account, then look at the weekly leaderboard together at your next meeting. The board resets every Monday, so everyone has a fresh chance. The Chess Ladder is a good challenge for the competitive ones.

Sunday school and Bible study

Use one game as a five-minute warm-up before the lesson. A Bible Quiz round on the theme you’re teaching, or a Reference Scramble round, gets people thinking about scripture before you start.

Church socials

Run teams by table. Give each table a turn to answer, keep score on paper, and give the winning table the honour of choosing the next game.

Tips for a good evening

• Read every note. The explanations after each answer turn a game into a short Bible lesson.
• Celebrate wrong answers too. “Now we all know” keeps it kind.
• Don’t rush. Give quieter people time to answer.
• End with prayer. The games are a way into scripture and fellowship, not the point in themselves.

“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” (Deuteronomy 6:7)

Keep going

• Games on Brethreign
• Scores, streaks and the leaderboard
• Praying together on Brethreign