Infinite Craft
Infinite Craft
A Fun Youth Group Game
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Overview
Ideal # of Participants: Any!
Where to Play: Indoors
Age of Participants: Middle School / High School
Approximate Time to Play: 15 to 30 Minutes
Materials Needed: 1 Phone / Device per Team
How to Play Infinite Craft
Infinite Craft is a browser-based game where you are challenged to create as many unique words as possible.
This is done by combining two words you already have on your screen, and an algorithm determines what the combination of those two words is.
For example:
- Water + Earth = Plant
- Plant + Fire = Smoke
- Plant + Water = Swamp
Each new word can then be combined with other words, creating more and more possibilities.
Setting Up the Game
To turn this single-player experience into a team-based game:
- Divide your group into teams of 1–4 people.
- Make sure each team has access to at least one phone, laptop, or tablet.
- Have everyone navigate to Infinite Craft.
- Teach players the basic mechanics of the game.
Teams will have 15 minutes to create as many unique words as possible. At the end of the round, each team must submit one creation for judging. The leader picks their favorite creation, and that team wins.
Throughout the round, your group will spend a lot of time trying to create something completely new. Sometimes they’ll combine two words and accidentally make something amazing, and other times they’ll spend five minutes trying to make one specific thing and fail completely. Encourage creativity, and encourage students to take pride in their creation, because that’s the point of this game. Either way, the game makes you realize pretty quickly just how difficult and enjoyable creation actually is.
Discussion Opportunity
Even in a silly browser game, there’s excitement and satisfaction in creating something new, and you can use that experience in a youth group setting to teach a lesson.
We were made by a Creator, so in a way it makes sense that creativity is something we naturally enjoy. But unlike Infinite Craft, God’s creation isn’t random. Everything in creation, from the universe itself all the way down to you specifically, was made intentionally and with purpose.
You can use this game to transition into a conversation about the story of creation in the Book of Genesis. Help your students recognize the scale of God’s power, but also the depth of His love. The God who created everything also created them personally, knows them fully, and desires a relationship with them.
Lesson Handout
Want to make this easy to share with your volunteers or students? Download the “Infinite Craft” Lesson Handout (PDF) below!
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