Why it Matters:
In interacting with your small groups, staff, and ministry groups, we at Not Just Games want to equip you to utilize games digitally in a way that can lead to deeper engagement, richer connections for community, and valuable conversations in discipleship especially during this unique time of social distancing.
While a classic game, playing this using the household items they have will call the group to utilize their creativity alongside captivating the competitive drive that many in your group have. This can be tailored in a way that aligns with your philosophy of ministry as well as the digital format you're engaging in. In kicking off with ways to interact through competition, this can lead to further engagement throughout the time of conversation.
How to Play:
Each participant is tasked to build the tallest tower utilizing the household items they have (excluding furniture) within two minutes. The participant with the tallest tower wins! They can submit a picture (or show on their video feed depend on the format) to the group leader at the end of time with them standing by the tower and if needed, to list their height.
If needing variation with this game, have the same rules as above, but with the criteria being having the most levels of the tower, not necessarily the tallest, with each level having to be different household items (for example, a sheet of paper, a pillow, a plate, etc.). If there are multiple levels with the same object in this variation, they wouldn't count.
As mentioned above, this can be tailored in a way that fits your philosophy of ministry. So if you are hoping to have more of a connection between small groups, make it to where the small group wins if one of their members has the tallest tower. If doing ministry tailored by grade, have a winner in each grade. The world truly is your oyster with this game and making little tweaks along the way can tailor it more to your context and philosophy of ministry.
Spiritual Connections
*Note: While essentially every game can lead to some incredible spiritual connections, not every game needs to. Sometimes just the fun of the game or opportunities for connections can be more than enough that can then lead to those deeper truths throughout the time together.
Depending on your desired outcomes, there are certainly opportunities within this game to ask discussion questions that can be relevant to your hopes for growth with the group or hopes for the lesson you are having during that time together. For example, if wanting your group to grow in doing competition in a God honoring way, you can discuss doing everything for the glory of God and ask questions on what it would look like to play this game with a God-focused heart vs. a self-focused heart.
Would love to know ways you have been able to use this! What worked? What didn't work? Share your photos with us using #notjustgames and #gamingfromadistance
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