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Husband-and-wife team create card game
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Published: November 19, 2009
With two Holy Spirit cards laid out on the coffee table, Judy Turner picked up the die and rolled.
"I'm going to win the game," she said.
The white die stopped and showed three. Turner smiled wide as she reached for her third Holy Spirit card to win the round of Godhead 3.
The 121-card game is a concept her son Jody and his wife Karla designed. It's similar to UNO, but instead of cards showing colors and numbers, in Godhead 3, there are 12 Apostles, a Judas card and cards representing the Holy Trinity, the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit.
"The more people who play it, the more fun it is," Karla said.
The Turners and their friend Sonya Moten are trying to find a printer to manufacture the game they spent the past four years refining. The foursome wants to eventually get it mass produced and sold in stores.
For now, they will have to settle for the LaserJet printer in the Turners' living room.
Playing the game
Two to six people are dealt five cards each. The players' ultimate goal is to get the Apostles in a certain order. Only a three-card spread can be laid down during each turn.
Rolling a three earns a player a Holy Spirit card. The player who earns three Holy Spirit cards wins the game no matter how many cards are placed on the table.
Mixed in with the Peters, Johns, Matthews and Simons are the Judas, Son and Father cards.
The Son cards are considered wild cards and can be changed to any one of the Apostles. Judas cards prevent players from rolling the die or placing down cards.
During Wednesday's game, Karla didn't get to roll the die often because she had a Judas card, which prevented her from participating in the game.
After the game was over, she found out her husband had picked up all the Father cards.
"It can be challenging to get a Father card," Karla said. "(Judas) can rob you of the whole game."
Making the game
Four years ago, Jody Turner said he went to bed trying to come up with an idea of an invention or game that he and his wife could put together quickly.
He said he awoke around 3:16 a.m. with the entire game mapped out in his head. He and Karla, who minister at Solid Rock Ministry on Wallace Road, set out to piece the game together.
Jody believes the game will help teach people about the Apostles.
"There is a message in it, as well," Karla said. "Judas can be anything in your life, but if you allow the Father in, he can get you though anything."
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