"Ladders-n-Ladders"?

Apparently, there's a Joel Osteen board game. 

Ironically, I can't afford it.  Please pray with me that I will own it soon. 

I took a shot at guessing what the game board looked like (below) -- but then Albert sent me a link to some pics of the actual board. 

When you see the actual board, you will note:  This game cannot be mocked.  Not because one shouldn't lampoon it, but because one simply can't.

   

Comments

[Becca]

Oh please, please buy this and "share your own customer images" on Amazon. I'll pray that you find $9.99 in pennies in your couch this weekend. Name it and claim it, my friend.

[Albert]

Sorry man, couldn't go the $17+ to send it to ya, but here's a link for the instructions and a link to a picture of the game board

http://www.endlessgames.com/instr/YBLNInstr%20copy.pdf

http://crosebrough.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/27/game.jpg

[Albert]

Oh, and here's a link to a bunch of shots of all the contents.

http://64.147.16.238/OsteensGame/Museum%20of%20Idolatry%20Exhibit%20on%20Joel%20Osteen%27s%20Game.html

[Brant]

Albert -- I just checked out that last link.

Oh. My. Word.

I can't lampoon it.

Literally: This is beyond hyperbole.

Wow. Wow. Wow.

[Albert]

Brother, wait until you read those instructions....I'm... well...Wow. Wow. Wow. Yeah that's about all I can say at the moment too.

[Monica Battaile]

Go to the very end. 1 Timothy 4:3-4 ACTUALLY reads:

"3They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,"

I laughed a lot until I read the very end. Then I wanted to throw up. A lot.

[M.E.]

Ewwwwwwwwwwwww........

[Shawn Bashor]

Please tell me that link is nothing more than somebody else doing a much better job than you mocking his game. Please, Please, Please don't tell me that "really" is the game.

[Jenny]

Wouldn't it be funny to go to the store and draw little horns on Osteen's head on all of the boxes?

[Charlie Park]

Hey - praying for parking spaces? That stuff works.

[Sandy]

I saw this over the Summer at Toys R Us and thought "This just screams "Letters from Kamp Krusty."

At least there's not a "Purpose Driven Life" board game (or is there?)

May God have mercy on us all.

[Albert]

It's not a board game, but...
http://www.thewordpuzzles.com/indexpurpose.html

[Shaw Bashor]

Is it me or does Joel look just like Martin Short? http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/premiere_photo/20050905/19/755626600.jpg

[mb]

Well, for what it's worth, it's not exactly Lakewood approved.

[freebiebeebe]

Okay where is the free get out of Hell card?

[Andrea]

I just saw this boardgame at a Thrift Store this weekend. I couldn't believe it!

[Ross]

Is this for real?

[Jimmy_C]

Wouldn't the Magic 8-Ball work better than this?

[Kimberly]

I honestly don't know which would make a better gift for a friend; Osteen's game or some tunes courtsey of my beloved Bruce Wilkenson's "The Prayer of Jabez; A Contemporary Musical." By the way, you can buy that one here: http://www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/product.asp?isbn=5550125846&mscssid=41AEG72T4RMD9JM8GJ6AAVRK27W23TJ7

At the ultimate fault of the consumer...they wouldn't make these wonders if they didn't make $$ from them...

[Brant]

I'm a little confused about the we-didn't-sign-off-on-this thing.

How does that happen? His image is on it, his copyrighted material...? It's clearly authorized. I'm missing something.

It would be an interesting experiment: Market your own Joel Osteen product, bearing his image, and see if there might be some legal action.

[Ross]

I just found an amusing "Christian board game", and it reminded me of this blog post, so thought I'd comment:

"Bibleopoly™ quickly became one of the most popular Christian games of all time. It is a very unique game that challenges all ages. The object of the game is to be the first player to build a church in one of the Bible cities. In Bibleopoly™, you cannot win by destroying your opponents; you can only be the winner by assisting your fellow players. This act of cooperation is what allows you to gain the things necessary to build your church and be a winner. Bibleopoly™ is great fun for the whole family!"

I'm not so sure about the "destroy your opponents" part, but at least they got the "be the first player to build a church in one of the Bible cities" part right (sarcasm) - after all, that's what counts isn't it, putting up buildings and getting people to keep the seats warm (more sarcasm)... though shouldn't you get bonus points for building churches in NON-Bible cities (no sarcasm)?

Link: http://www.educationallearninggames.com/bibleopoly-board-game.asp

TD Jakes could so team up with Robert Kiyosaki, to bring out a "Christian Cashflow 101" board game - that would totally rock (yeh, that'd be more sarcasm).

[Ross]

I know I just posted, but I only found this afterwards...

"Salvation Challenge is a family game to teach about Christianity.
Each player has one million in kingdom cash. The players get saved by landing on Calvary and making the salvation call. "Jesus save me." After getting saved the players enter a race, to see who can be the first to give all of their cash to missionaries, to further advance God's Kingdom. The winner of the game is the first player to get saved, and then give all of their cash to missions! "

http://www.educationallearninggames.com/salvation-challenge-christian-game.asp

I reckon their intentions are probably good, but I thought Christianity was a little more than a once off "salvation call" and giving away "kingdom cash" - you know, more like giving away earthly cash that by nature we're inclined NOT to give away, and devoting our lives to following Christ daily (maybe I'm just reading the wrong bible), but I suppose it could've been a lot worse :) maybe it's not such a bad game, reading about it amused me though.

(thought it sorta tied in with my comment about "Christian Cashflow 101")