The Christian Meme Game Review

The Christian Meme Game is a game by Dakota and Jaclyn Yates. It is for 3-20 players. In this game, players will compete against their opponents to create the funniest Christian memes. The player that can come up with the funniest memes to win 5 rounds will be declared the winner.

To begin, the caption cards are shuffled together as best as possible. Each player then draws 7 caption cards to create their starting hand. One player is chosen as the starting judge and play now begins.

The game is played over a series of rounds. Each round starts with the judge choosing a meme photo card from the stack. The judge then places their chosen card on the photo stand where all players can see the photo. The remaining players will then choose one of their caption cards that they think matches the best with the judges chosen photo card. Once the players have chosen their card, they will hand it to the judge who will then shuffle all the chosen caption cards that they were given. Once shuffled the judge reads the caption cards aloud one at a time and chooses their favorite card based on their personal opinion. The chosen card wins the round and the player that played that card is given the photo card as their reward. Each player that played a caption card will then draw a new caption card to bring their hand size back up to 7. The role of judge is passed to the next player in turn order and a new round begins.

The game continues until one player wins 5 rounds. The player that does that is the winner.

COMPONENTS
This game comes with a box full of cards. I’m not joking, there’s simply no room in the box for anything else. Every inch of the game box is full of cards. Normally I’d say that’s a great thing, but the lack of room makes it tricky putting the lid back on the box. When I opened the box this morning I found one of the cards bent beyond belief as it had slid out just a bit when the lid was put back on the last time. Thankfully it was only one of the extra cards showing off the expansions for sale. Still I’d have felt better with just a pinch more room for safety. Also if you get any of the expansions, there’s no room to place those in the box so you have to keep them in their original package or either dump everything into a large shoe box. For me personally, I’ll be putting everything into one of those cheap cardboard boxes that you can get at any local hobby store. Speaking of the cards, they come in 2 sizes; the larger meme photo cards and the regular sized caption cards. The core game box has 360 caption cards and 75 photo cards, plus a plastic photo stand that is easily put together to hold the photo cards. The cards are really great quality and have a really nice finish to them, making them easy to shuffle. The captions are really funny and everything here is family friendly and family safe. The designs on these are great and I really get a kick out of reading the hilarious captions. The photo cards for the most part are great as well. Most of the photos look to be simply begging for a hilarious caption to be placed with it. However there are a handful of cards that look like the editors got to close to the picture or blew up the picture to big and so a good portion of the picture is cut off. In some cases that’s not a big problem but in others it’s like I could do without that picture. One other thing is that if you’re familiar with the game What Do You Meme, then you’ll most likely recognize several of the photos. I think some photos were used from that and some of the cut ones look like they were trimmed up or cropped versions of those photos. That’s not a bad thing for the most part but it is a bit annoying on some pictures. I know that sounds like some big time negatives but overall the game is really great looking and it’s a much better looking game than What Do You Meme or any of those other meme games. While there are a few errors here, overall I’m happy with the look and feel of the game.
8 out of 10

RULEBOOK
The rulebook for this games consists of 1 of the large photo cards. As you can tell, there aren’t a whole lot of rules for the game so it’s not like much is needed. I like that everything is concise and condensed and easy to deal with. Putting the rules on a card is good because the cardstock is a lot better quality and more durable than a paper rulebook would have been. Seeing as how it’s easy to have a card slide off the top of the stack and get bent up, I can only imagine what would have happened with a paper rulebook or sheet. The bad thing is that the back of the card is the same as all the other cards so it’s very easy to get lost in with the other cards. Honestly I would have simply left it blank or maybe just had the rules on both sides. In any event, it’s not like it takes much to remember how to play the game. It’s pretty simple so honestly just watching it played or playing it 1 time and you’ll have no need for the rules after that. Overall I think the rules card is a nice idea that looks good and easily gets the job done. I’m pleased.
8 out of 10

GAMEPLAY
Over the past couple of years, my family and I have really enjoyed playing our copy of What Do You Meme. However there are quite a few cards in that game that are highly inappropriate. Needless to say, we had to pull cards from the box and get rid of them. Enter The Christian Meme Game! All the fun memes without any of the mess. It’s not a hard game to play, in fact it’s very simple. Basically the judge picks a photo card and then all the other players play a card from their hand which they think is the best fit for the photo or just what they think will make the judge laugh the most. We implemented a house rule that we found really great. Instead of the judge going through all the pictures and taking a lot of time, we simply have them draw the top 2 cards and choose their photo card from those 2. It keeps the game moving without too much down time. Another thing is that the players place all their chosen caption cards face down in front of the judge and they take them and shuffle them so that they don’t know which card belongs to which player. Honestly my family and I really enjoy this one. It’s a lot of fun and it makes us laugh. With there being so many cards included with the game, it’s not like you’ll run out of content either. Even after several playthroughs, it still feels fresh and fun to us. The game is not only family friendly but it’s church friendly as well. This would be a great game to bring to a youth night at church or any family functions. The more players you have, the more opportunities for laughter. The caption cards have a great church/Christian theme that made us laugh. I can’t tell you at the amount of cards that had captions that echoed some of my thoughts. It made it even funnier to me. Needless to say, this is a great party style game that Christian families and church groups would really enjoy playing. If you’ve ever thought that you could make better memes than the ones you’ve seen online or you just enjoy silly things, then this game would be right up your alley. It’s especially good if you’re looking for something that you can play with a large group of people. This is definitely a game that I would recommend.
8 out of 10

OVERALL
The Christian Meme Game is party game with a Christian/church theme. The game doesn’t take a long time to play. Depending on the number of players this can be played in about 30 – 60 minutes. With 4 or 5 players it’s pretty quick to play while more players adds more time. The cards are great quality and there’s simply a ton of them so you won’t get bored anytime soon. I do wish some of the photo cards weren’t cropped the way they were as some seem too close up. The rules are on a photo card and are quick and simple to read. However I feel there should have been a different back on the card as it’s very easy to get lost in with the other cards. The game itself is a load of fun and will leave you laughing. It’s a great party game that plays great with just a few people but is even more fun with more people. It’s family and church friendly so this is one that would be great for those groups. Fans of What Do You Meme that didn’t like the more adult tone and theme should really find this one to be much more to their liking. My family and I have had a blast with this one and we’re not tired of playing it yet. This is one that I definitely would recommend. Just be careful that you’re not the next one to get Memed.
8 out of 10

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https://thechristianmemegame.com