The Dice Steeple Episode # 10 - Commissioned

Sam & Dan speak with Chara Games about their upcoming release Commissioned. It's a is a 2-6 player, historically-themed, cooperative-style board game with a simple deck-building mechanism that plays in 1 hour. Players are the early Christian Apostles and must work together to mature their faith decks, grow the church, collect the books of the New Testament, and overcome persecution. You do not need to know anything about Christianity to play. The game includes five scenarios that cover the first 150 years of church history, two difficulty levels, and a one-vs-all variation.

0:00 - Intro

1:10 - Chara games at a personal level

3:01 - Gaming history, favorite games

9:11 - Personal stories of faith

14:33 - How do games and faith mix

18:21 - Commissioned the game 

21:10 - Using faith to create a game

23:19 - Trouble finding a publisher

27:20 - Advice for other game designers / publishers

29:20 - Timeline for Commissioned

30:58 - How to find Chara Games

32:11 - Next episode details