Play the "Win the Buddha" game
FREE: Print out the PDF document for your very own copy of the "Win the Buddha" game. This is an original game created by Interfaith Spirit Quest just for fun. You might want to purchase a small Laughing Buddha statue to give away as a prize.
PDF: Win the Buddha Game (Copyright 2008)
Rules of the Game:
Object: Roll a 6 after the number of players gets down to 2 players and you win the Buddha!
Let’s assume you have 6 players. Roll one Dice (do not use two Dice) – if you roll a 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 – you stay in the game – if you roll a 6 – you’re out.
Keep doing this until you’re down to 2 players. Once you’re down to 2 players, the first person to roll a 6 Wins the Buddha!
This is a win-win for everyone except for maybe the last person in the game! Players 1- 4 have rolled a 6, so they can call themselves a Buddha. Player number 5 has also rolled a 6 to win the game, so they are a Buddha too! The last person in the game is their last roll, hopefully it's not a 1 or a 2.
The Six Realms in Buddhism are as follows:
- Naraka - Hell
- Preta - Hungry Ghost
- Asura - Demi God
- Tiryag-yoni - Animal
- Manuoya - Human Being
- The Buddha
- Deva - God realm
We've had a bit of fun with the imagery. Number 4 is my Dawg Ziggy. : ) Guess who Number 5 is, and then imagine what could have been done with Number 1. Use only one Dice, not two, then you can say 'no one can become God', because God is number 7 and a 6 sided Dice only goes up to number 6.
The PDF download also explains the Six Realms in detail, so this is a great educational tool to use in Interfaith groups, Buddhism groups, or any religious group trying to learn about other belief practices. Please leave a comment to let us know what you think about our new "Win the Buddha" game.
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Image: The Budai (Laughing Buddha) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1798 - 1861
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