Games

At CIY events, there’s a simple tradition students love: secretly clipping encouragement onto someone else. It might be a word, a verse, or just a reminder they need in that moment. Before they know it, they’re walking around with a message—and someone believed that about them enough to pass it on.

These Kingdom Worker Clothespins turn a small moment into something meaningful. One side boldly says “Kingdom Worker”—a truth to carry. The other side is blank, giving students space to decorate, write a verse, or add a personal word of encouragement.

They create connection, spark joy, and remind students who they are—and what they’re called to.

Why students love them:

• A fun, low-key game that builds community
• Easy to personalize with paint, markers, or verses
• Encourages intentionality and awareness of others
• A simple way to speak truth without saying a word

Whether you're using them during a CIY event or bringing the tradition back home, Kingdom Worker Clothespins help students see themselves—and each other—through a different lens.

In this sequel to Gary’s Spudventure, Gary is back, and this time he’s on the case! Gary has become a detective and needs your help to solve the mystery of the missing keys. This video driven choose-your-own-adventure screen game puts the investigation in your hands!

This game will get the entire audience moving around by voting on what they want Gary to do next, actions such as walking like a duck or acting like a pickle! Along the way, they’ll face off against “The Informant,” who offers vital clues, but only if the audience can beat him in a card game.

Help Gary solve the mystery and catch the bad guy!

Includes:

• Gary’s Mysterious Spudventure Screen Game
• Title slides
• PDF Instructions

*This resource requires using the CIY Convos App on iOS or Android.

Scripture gives students a foundation to stand on, truth to fight with, and a way to carry God’s presence with them wherever they go. But memorization isn’t always easy… or exciting.

Locked In: Verse Memorization Tool is a flexible, interactive Convo designed to help students engage with scripture in a way that sticks. Whether you’re working with a group or helping a student on their own, this tool provides a simple and creative way to practice memorizing Bible verses and passages.

This resource is made up of 3 unique Convos:

• With a Group – A guided experience that helps groups of students memorize the same verse or passage together through repetition and actions.
• By Yourself – A solo version for individuals who want to memorize a verse or passage at their own pace, using a variety of activities and tools.
• Verse Picker – a discover tool to help students choose a verse or passage to memorize based on difficulty, topic, or at random.

*This resource requires using the CIY Convos App on iOS or Android.

Taking the youth group on the road? Make the most out of your time together with a Convo made for the road! Instead of loading up and having everyone put headphones in and scroll through social media on the way there, play Road Trip Games to create a more memorable experience and bring the group closer together.

Road Trip Games is split into two Convos, each one should take around 60-90 minutes for most groups. Can be easily be broken up into smaller sessions if needed! These Convos include games that can be played in a car and some get-to-know-you questions to bring the group closer together.

Games included:

• Unpopular Vote: Don’t choose the option least voted for
• Sneaky Spin: Be the first to get 20 points, and don’t get caught lying
• TimeHop: Testing your knowledge of geography and your sense of time
• Jinx: Cooperative game where you try to say the same word
• Super Showdown: Create a fighter and decide on the winner
• Ratings match: Cooperative game of rating random things on a scale of 1-10
• Plus, a collaborative story telling, a prank text generator, other mini games, and some discussion questions to get to know one another better.

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• Access to Convo including the Road Trip Games packs with the games listed above (60-90 minutes each)

Bring 4 students up front to participate in a “random” challenge. One student chooses a random envelope on screen to reveal the secret challenge. (Shh… don’t tell anyone, but they aren’t actually random, which makes it way easier for you to prepare beforehand! Students will only think they are chosen randomly.)

Each challenge has 2 parts. Part one has students “shaping” or creating something. Part 2 will have them do something with their creation. Some of the challenges will have students compete in teams, all together, or everyone for themselves.

This game includes a variety of challenges. Most challenges can be done on stage, a couple of challenges require a bit more space. You get to decide before hand what challenge they will be doing to help you prepare for the game.

Includes:

• 16 Shaped Challenges (.mp4 video files)
• Bumper Intro Video
• Countdown videos
• Title Slides
• PDF Instructions

Gary is going on an adventure, but he needs our help to get him through! This video driven choose-you-own-adventure style screen game will have the audience vote on how we can help Gary on his adventure. Choose wisely, some choices might get Gary hurt. Help Gary complete his adventure before his Ouch Meter fills up!

Includes:

• Gary’s Spudventure Screen Game (9 rounds)
• Title slides
• PDF Instructions

*This resource requires using the CIY Convos App on iOS or Android.

Can you save your pet turkey before its too late? A 30 minute choose-your-own-adventure style game that is perfect for the Thanksgiving season! Have your small groups play it as part of your weekly programing or Thanksgiving party, or give it to families to go through on their own. This game is fully in the Convos app and will have students pass the device around as they go on a quest to save a turkey before dinner time, with a few surprise activities along the way.

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• Time Tracker printout
• Access to Convo including Poultry Heist game

Which Witch is a game in which one character is a witch, but which one? Players are shown two characters with a bit of info about each one, and they must decide which one is a witch. This is a guessing game, with no real reason to the correct answers. Much like the reasons people were identified as witches in history are often ridiculous, so are the reasons for the characters in this game. Can be played up front or with the whole crowd, and includes some ideas for some other creative ways to play the game. This is a great game to use during Halloween or fall season, or any other time of the year.

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• 10 Rounds (jpg)
• Title graphic (includes mp4 and jpg)

This is a trivia game where players have to choose between two options and try to get the right answer! Bring a few students up front to play, or have the whole crowd play by moving to a side of the room or raising their right or left hands to give their answer. You can play elimination style or award points for correct guesses.

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• 15 Trivia questions with answers. Choose from motion graphics or jpg images.
• Title image and motion graphic

Grab your thesaurus, you might need it for this game! Screen game where players must try and guess popular song titles that have been concealed by replacing words in the title with synonyms.

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• 16 Rounds (jpg)
• Title graphic (includes mp4 and jpg)

Ever microwaved an ostrich egg before? No? Not recommended. Micro Battles is a game about guessing how long an object needs to be in a microwave before it expands, shrinks, or explodes. This screen game can be played upfront with just a few, or with the entire crowd.

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• 6 Rounds (mp4 videos)
• Title graphic (includes mp4 and jpg)

A game of opinions and debate! This game has questions that might not have true answers, but deserve to be answered. Ask hard questions and have your group come to a consensus via majority, or just let them debate for a set amount of time.

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• 7 Questions on animated video slides
• Title image

The Impossible Quiz is screen based trivia game, but the questions get more ridiculous as the game goes on, quickly reaching the point that getting the right answer is pure luck. Play head to head up front, have students keep track of their own points, or play elimination style and see who can last the longest!

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• 20 Rounds of questions and answers (mp4 video files)
• Title graphic (mp4 and jpg)

A drafting game where students will build the best team based on the available options. Can be played with as few as 2 people or up to a whole crowd. Teams will select which characters on the screen they want to add to their team. Each character chosen is worth a certain point value, so choose wisely!

Includes:

• PDF Instructions
• 3 Rounds of drafts including selections and point values (video files)
• Title image (jpeg or mov)