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Best of 2017: Top-Selling Games in Youth Ministry

By Josh Griffin|2017-12-03T20:55:05-08:00November 30th, 2017|Games|5 Comments

The Best of 2017 is a collection of lists – best-selling resources, most buzzed about blog posts or products that moved the #youthministry needle this past year. Up first, we take on the games of the year. Out of literally 1000’s of games, these rose to the very top:

Best of 2017: Youth Ministry Games

GAME OF THE YEAR
Dead Cat
Imagine that your youth group was given a cat to take care of…now imagine that to keep this cat alive, your group would have to make some pretty ridiculous decisions when faced with even more ridiculous circumstances. Dead Cat is a video-based game in which your students get to choose their own adventure based on the choices that they make.

RUNNER UPS
Name That Sound
Chair Trivia
Did They Pumpkin Spice It: Volume 2
YouTube Showdown: Volume 3

HONORABLE MENTION
17 for 2017 Bundle

What was your vote for Game of the Year? What game surprised you? Any games that should have made the list and didn’t? Leave a comment below!

UPDATE: You can buy this very bundle now in the DYM Store, too!

FREE GAME IDEA: Christmas Wrap Battle

By Josh Griffin|2017-11-28T11:22:17-08:00November 28th, 2017|Games|0 Comments

Christmas Wrap Battle
shared with DYM by Matthew Fry

Supplies (Per Contestant)
– 2-3 empty boxes (shoe box size)
– 1 Pair of scissors
– 1 Thing of Scotch Tape
– 1 Thing of wrapping paper

Instructions
Select 3-4 students that will “battle” against each other in a “wrap battle.” Each student is given 2-3 boxes and must cover the boxes with wrapping paper as quickly as possible. Variations could be having students compete to see who can wrap their boxes the fastest or set a specific amount of time (1-2 minutes to keep things exciting) and have the audience vote on who wraps the boxes the best.

Prize Suggestion
The ugliest sweater Wal-Mart has to offer