The Peacemaker Game

This is an educational game in religion for school and home, and has a subtitle: Spreading Christian Friendship. The purpose of the game is to help children see what certain followers of Jesus Christ did to reconcile people to God and one another. Mary, St. Paul, St. Francis of Assisi, Pope John XXIII, Dr. Tom Dooley, Dorothy Day, & Mother Teresa are the individuals highlighted in the game. Additional reading is also suggested in a bibliography within the rules book to facilitate follow-up discussions. The game requires an adult or peer moderator, and two to six children to play. In a classroom, the students could be divided into two to four teams, with the teacher acting as the moderator. Prior to the stare of play the moderator gives a brief bio of each of the seven christians mentioned earlier. Colored pawns mark the position of each party on the play board, and a deck of cards and die direct play. There are 72 cards in the play deck, and a die is rolled by each player or team in sequence, and if their number is rolled they are able to draw a card from the deck. If their number isn't rolled, they pass the die on to the next player or team. When a card is drawn, the party reads the card to the other parties and does as directed. When a card is used, it is discarded from the game. The first party to reach the finish line wins the game. But it is hoped that the parties will continue until all finish.