Homeschool Review Crew - 'Unauthorized' from Chara Games

I was thrilled to get a chance to review Unauthorized from Chara Games which is a card game for 6-12 players. The age on the box is 12+; however, my youngest is 10 and the game play didn't seem to be above her head. 

Chara Games has a mission to build games that create joy by developing relationships with God and people. Chara Games was started by Patrick Lysaght and his wife in 2014. In their games, they have carefully tried to engage Christian topics in a fun way that welcomes people from all faith backgrounds while working as a resource for Christian growth. Discover who is with the church and who has loyalty to the state. It takes about 30 minutes to play. The theme of the game is social deduction and influence. The game is about the underground church. It comes with instructions, role cards, a dealer reference card, a player reference card, and the experience cards. Depending on how many players are in the game will determine how you set up the game. You are assigned a role - Either you are a pastor, a police, or one of the various neutral blue roles. Each of the roles has a specific role power.
Each game must have a pastor and a police. When you deal the experience cards, the police get 7 red cards while the pastor gets 7 green cards, and the other players get a mixture of 7 cards each. The experience cards determine whether the player is loyal to the state or to the church. The game is played over 4 rounds and each round has 3 phases. The Dealer action card describes how you play each round and phase. During the play, you may become imprisoned or a police can conduct an execution. Your loyalties are revealed at the end of the game. The state wins if there is no Christian majority or if all of the Christians in the church are in prison. The church wins if there is a majority of players loyal to the church and at least one player not in prison.

What is the Unauthorized game from Chara Games and How Did We Use It?

I received the box filled with all of the cards needed for play and instructions. The biggest issue we have when trying to learn a new game is reading through the instructions and actually understanding them. So, of course I watched the instructional video:

I asked my family if they would be interested in adding the game to family game night. They all agreed it sounded like fun. I set up the game for 6 and then called the kids.

What Did We Think?

Not only is this a fast-paced game, but what I enjoyed most about it is the real-life aspect of what an underground church really goes through. As you're playing the game, you forget that it's just a card game as it begins to emulate how the underground church has gone through.

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