Card of the Week - The City on the Hill

Verse:  Matthew 5:14

Text: “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”

Verse Rule: Unique, ALSO, ABILITY: When you play any other verse, you may set another chosen verse into the same chapter.
Sacrifice Cost: 3
Markers: Pearl
Icons: Pearl

This scripture is a great one, where Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, tells his followers to go out and do good, and flavor the world (verse 13) or light it up (verse 15,16). The point is summed up in verse 16, to “glorify your Father which is in Heaven”. It’s interesting that we increase God’s glory by serving his children.

This card is a powerful one, that can really speed up your chapter-building. You play it, and from that point on, you set a verse every time you play a verse. That can accelerate things quickly.

To keep things from getting too out of hand, however, we made it unique, so that it can’t be played again. So, if your opponent plays it, close out the chapter it’s in as soon as you can, or play something that removes verses from the tabletop!

This verse may be found in the Scripture Mastery Set!

Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Looking Deep

Verse Database: Looking Deep
ID: PRO-SM-014 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, 1 Samuel 16:7

Text: “...For the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: Look at the top five verses of a chosen player's deck. Restack them on his/her deck in any order.
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Faith
Icons:   F  

It was kind of tricky finding an image for this one, but I’m really pleased with the one I found. It’s a pic of a person’s chest, or heart, but it’s not a drawing or an abstraction, but includes the dress and style of the person as well. We look at the face, the shirt, the suit, but God looks past that.

Combos, tips:  It’s actually a pretty powerful effect. You get to “look deeper”. In play, that means that you can know what’s coming, or you can bury an opponent’s good verse, or bring less valuable ones to the front.
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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Joshua's Stand

Verse Database: Joshua's Stand
ID: PRO-SM-013 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Joshua 24:15

Text: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: Seek: "Serve/Service/Servant"
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength
Icons: S  F  T

This is another really good seek verse. It could play really well in a preconstructed deck, as long as you make sure there are a lot of “service” texts available, like Helping Man, Helping God, or Which to Serve?

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Errata:  Verse Rule previously read: EFFECT: Keyword: "Serve/Service/Servant"

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Know the Law

Verse Database: Know the Law
ID: PRO-SM-012 BSC SMLegacy Learning

Verse:  OT, Joshua 1:8

Text: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: You may search your deck for another chosen verse with a "Law" Marker, and add it to your hand.
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength, Wisdom, Law
Icons: S W    

The early books of the Old Testament are often referred to as “The Law and The Prophets”. This verse is one of the great Prophets, Joshua, declaring the importance of the Law.

Many years and lives later, the Law would become twisted and overly important, and Jesus would fulfil the law and teach its deeper meaning.

Combos, tips:  This verse could be an important part of a Law deck, allowing you to seek another Law verse. See: Love Thy Neighbor, The Ninth Commandment, others
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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Choose Wisely

Verse Database: Choose Wisely
ID: PRO-SM-011 BSC SMLegacy Learning

Verse:  OT, Deuteronomy 7:4

Text: “For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you”

Verse Rule: ABILITY: If this verse is in a non-Trials chapter, any opponent with a verse in that chapter must discard a chosen verse from his/her hand in his/her end phase.
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Trials
Icons:     T

This verse was a little bit difficult to express in game terms. I finally decided that it would cause ongoing troubles in the form of the discard.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Love Thy Neighbor

Verse Database: Love Thy Neighbor
ID: PRO-SM-010 BSC SM Legacy


Verse:  OT, Leviticus 19:18

Text: “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:”

Verse Rule: During your turn, you may give this verse from your hand to another chosen player's hand. You may then set one chosen verse from your hand.
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength, Law
Icons: S     L

In the making of the game, we tried to a number of things that would make Seeker’s Quest be both cooperative and competitive. We wanted to reward actions that benefited your opponents by giving you benefit as well. This verse is an example of that.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The Ninth Commandment

Verse Database: The Ninth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-008 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:16

Text: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength, Law
Icons: S    T

Here’s another verse from the 10 Commandments. It’s a Law verse, because, of course, Moses is The Lawgiver. There are other verses (like Know the Law) that let you seek or set Law verses, so it could be a good basis for a deck!

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The Sixth Commandment

Verse Database: The Sixth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-007 BSC SM2014

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:13

Text: “Thou shalt not kill”

Verse Rule: DISCARD:Negate the effect of a chosen verse that removes one verse from the tabletop. OR, ABILITY: No verse effect can remove a “Law” verse from the table
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Strength, Law
Icons: S    

This verse’s rule keeps an opponent from “killing” one of your key verses. This would be a good one for a Law deck, with a lot of the other 10 Commandments.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The Fifth Commandment

Verse Database: The Fifth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-006 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:12

Text: “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Life, Law
Icons: S     L

I usually quote this one at my kids. Most of the time, one of my sons is getting ornery at me, and talking back, and I’ll say, “Honour thy father and thy mother...” then I pause and get more menacing... “That thy days may be LONG in the land the Lord thy God giveth thee.”

It usually doesn’t work, but I think it’s funny.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: A Holy Nation

Verse Database: A Holy Nation
ID: PRO-SM-005 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT,    Exodus 19:6

Text: “And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: You may set another chosen Priesthood verse from your hand
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Life, Priesthood
Icons: S     L

As The Lord was instituting his law with Moses, he clearly saw a need for organization. He established those that were authorized to act in His name. This has always been through the Priesthood.

There are a number of verses with the Priesthood marker. If you’re building a deck and using this verse, have a few more of them, and several copies each. That way, when you play this verse, you’ll likely have one in your hand to drop.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: A Peculiar Treasure

Verse Database: A Peculiar Treasure ID: PRO-SM-004 BSC SM2014 Learning Verse: OT, Exodus 19:5 Text: “...ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: ” Verse Rule: EFFECT: Draw a verse Sacrifice Cost: 1 Markers: Life Icons: L Those that believe have always been a bit peculiar from those around them. In this verse The Lord describes them as a “Peculiar Treasure”. So, if you play this verse, you can draw another verse. Combos, tips: Rulings: Errata: Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Joseph's Temptation

Verse Database: Joseph's Temptation
ID: PRO-SM-003 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Genesis 39:9

Text: “Thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Trials
Icons:    H TT

This is a great story. The art for the card came from a classic painting of Joseph running and Potiphar’s wife grabbing his cloak. Not only was the temptation a trial for Joseph, but it started his time in prison, another trial! In play, this verse will give you two Trials icons for only a 1-drop sacrifice cost.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Man and Wife

Verse Database: Man and Wife
ID: PRO-SM-002 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Genesis 2:24

Text: “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Histories
Icons:    H  L

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The First Man

Verse Database: The First Man
ID: PRO-SM-001 BSC SM2014

Verse:  OT, Genesis 1:27

Text: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

Verse Rule: DISCARD: Set up to two chosen verses from your hand
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Histories, Event
Icons:    HH  L

This one is based on the idea that God created Adam and Eve. In like manner, you get to set two verses into a chapter. It’s a good way to get a few additional icons into a chapter without a lot of cost!

The cool thing about this is that you can do it in a gap, even in an opponent’s turn. Is he or she about to close up a book that you have no verses in? Drop a couple! Maybe he or she has more icons in it than you do. You can even it up or surpass, and get the extra blessing!

Or maybe your opponent ends his turn, and you’re about to start with too many verses in your hand! Yikes! You don’t want to add those to your blessing stack. In the gap between turns, discard this one, set two more, and suddenly you’ve dropped three verses from your hand, and you’re under the 7-verse limit!

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

The Title of Liberty

I'm really excited!

I've been working on a first draft of a whole new set of Seeker's Quest verses!

This set is tentatively titled "The Title of Liberty" and will cover the books of Alma, Helaman, 3rd Nephi, and maybe 4th Nephi as well.

There are some fun new mechanics! One is called "Battle". When a battle is activated, your opponent puts verses from his/her deck into his/her discard. If that happens enough, you can cripple your opponents. Remember, unlike Magic, or Yu-Gi-Oh, having an empty deck doesn't lose you the game. However, with nothing to draw, you're out of resources, and it will be difficult to carry on!

Another mechanic is the "Cross Reference". A cross reference verse will mention another verse. If you have that referenced verse in your hand when you trigger the Cross Reference effect, you can set it immediately.

We're also exploring the markers, with some new ones, like Righteous and Unrighteous Characters, and Locations. The "Wartime" marker boost the Battle effect.

So, what does all this mean?

Well, first I have to finish the first draft of the verses. I'm making them all on a big spreadsheet. Then, when I've got them done (I'm shooting for about 125 finished cards), then I'll flow the spreadsheet into a form and print out some prototype cards. These are the ugly ones, without graphics. Then, I'll tediously cut them apart and sleeve them.

Then the real work begins! Playtesting! We'll test the set in isolation, meaning using randomized decks only of the new set. We may find some problems that we'll have to fix.  Then, we'll mix the new verses in with the original Scripture Mastery set, and test that mix, using random decks.  Finally, we'll make some decks and test those against each other, using both sets.

If you're interested in playtesting, just let me know by emailing me at mrkhmusic@yahoo.com, and we'll get you in on the party!




Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Card of the Week - Rememberance

Verse:  NT, Luke 24:8

Text: “...And they remembered his words.”

Verse Rule: Quote OR DISCARD: Play after chosen player fails to quote a verse. That quote attempt succeeded instead.
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Wisdom
Icons: W, H

So, this is kind of a fun and useful verse.

In the context of the scriptures, it’s quite joyous. This is when the women returned to the sepulcher to tend to the body and encounter the angel. He tells them that Jesus has risen, and quotes them the things Jesus said about the resurrection.

...And they remembered his words.

Then, they rushed off and told the apostles.

In the context of the game, I had a little bit of fun with it. I kinda ripped it out of context and just thought of the text, and of remembering the words. First of all, it had to be a Quote verse, because that’s all about remembering the words. Then, what if you flub a quote? What if you mess up and don’t remember? It seems to me that you should be able to have a “gimme” card that lets you succeed anyway. That’s what this one does. If you fail a quote, either for a verse’s ability, or if you get challenged, you can discard this verse, and treat it like you had quoted it perfectly.

It’s nice for some forgiveness, right? Like someone’s got your back.

Other than that, it’s a nice way to drop a W or H icon for free, because the quote itself on this verse is really easy. Also, it’s a nice cheap throwaway verse in case you have to play some powerful 3-drop pearl verse!  Like I said, a fun, useful verse!

Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Card of the week: My Holy Day

Verse:  DC, D&C 59:9

Text: “Thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day;”

Verse Rule: none
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength
Icons: S

There have been times in my life when I just didn’t want to go to church. I think everyone goes through that a time or two. At those times, I often would try to talk myself into staying home by telling myself that I didn’t have to actually GO to church, I could just stay at home and study on my own, and that would be just as good.  Maybe even better, on a day when the High Councilman was speaking.

Even at the time, I knew that was wrong. I knew I was rationalizing. I knew that I would go back to sleep or get distracted or something and not end up studying.

I also knew that I would miss out on the connectivity, the camaraderie of church. I know that church should be a personal spiritual experience, and we don’t go to just to socialize, but interacting with each other and strengthening each other is a very important thing, too.

I think that’s why we’re commanded, in this verse, to go to church.

Now, this particular verse, in game, isn’t particularly powerful. It only has one icon, Strength, and it has no verse rules. I think it’s very important to include a lot of these kinds of verses in a constructed deck. It’s nice to have cheap verses to fill in a chapter and allow you to close up a book. It’s also good to have sacrificial fodder. If you want to play something really big and cool, it’s good to have small, weak verses to sacrifice to play it. If your hand is filled with power verses, you’ll be less eager to sacrifice any of them.

Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Card of the week: The First Vision

Verse:  PGP, Joseph Smith History 1:16

Text:  “I saw a pillar of light, exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun...”

Verse Rule: Unique. ALSO, Quote. ALSO, EFFECT: Search your deck for up to two chosen Histories verses, and set them into the same chapter as this verse.
Sacrifice Cost: 3
Markers: Histories, Epic Event, Testimonies
Icons: W, F, HH

This verse, in many ways, is the key to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It describes the moment that God, the Father, and His son, Jesus Christ, appeared to the boy Joseph Smith in the woods near his home in Palmyra, New York, in a place we now call, “The Sacred Grove”.

This one moment expresses so many of our core doctrines and beliefs.

• That God wants to communicate with his children, and does so through prophets, in all times and ages.
• That God and Jesus are separate individuals that work together as one.
• That God and Jesus are both physical beings with omnipotent reach.

Such a defining event expressed on a game card should be huge, right? it should be a game changer. So, to be able to drop a bunch of histories icons on single chapter in one turn can really change it up. That’s plenty powerful, to be sure. Then, to be able to quote it and play it for free, well, that just takes it over the top. That’s why it’s also Unique. It only happens once in a game.

Just like the event itself.

Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Card of the Week: Perfected in the Resurrection

Verse: NT, Corintians 15:42

Text: “So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption;”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: Exchange a chosen verse in one of your personal chapters with a chosen verse in your discard (its abilities are applied).
Sacrifice Cost:
Markers: Trials
Icons: W, F, T
Basic verse, Learning game

This verse, in its context in the New Testament, is teaching us about the Resurrection. It talks about how we all, being corrupt and mortal, will rise again, resurrected, perfected, and immortal.

This whole chapter talks about the reality and universality of the gift of the Resurrection. Verse 55: "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"

In the game, I worked the verse rule so that you could "resurrect" a verse and swap it out for another verse in your tabletop. The abilities of the verse thus brought forth are then applied.

This is particularly cool if there's a combo you've got going and you need a verse from your discard to trigger it.  Maybe you've already done the combo, closed the book, and now you want to do it again in another chapter. For example, what if you've got The Work of God and The Glory of God in a chapter. You close it up and receive your blessings. But now those two key verses are in your discard. If you get another copy of one of them in your hand, you can use Perfected in the Resurrection to swap it out from the graveyard and there you have another quick book!

In addition to this, It's quite flexible with its icons, and it's only a 1-sac cost to play it. Quite a useful card!

Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Judgement Day - LDS Card Game Verse of the Week

• Revelation 20:12 “…And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” 
• Verse Rule: DISCARD: Remove this verse from the game. Then, for each verse in your blessing stack, choose up to one verse from your discard and place them in your hand. 
• Sacrifice Cost: 2
• Markers: Strength  
• Icons: S, H, T

The Book of Revelation can be pretty intimidating and confusing, in much the same way as Isaiah, and, by extension, 2 Nephi.  It’s so full of metaphoric images and rhetorical devices it’s hard to tell what’s up and what’s real.

I wanted to give the player of this verse a really strong benefit for playing it, tied in with their blessings.  So, the idea is that they’re judged, and found blessed, so they get to pull things back into play.

In practical play, it turned out to be too powerful at first, because it was phrased badly.  When it was discarded, it allowed itself to be pulled back into the hand as one of the chosen discarded verses.  So, I rewrote that so it got discarded after the returning effect triggered.  That still didn’t work, because if a player had two Judgement Days, they could do essentially the same effect.

Finally, it was decided that it had to be either unique or removed from play.  In the end, I decided on the latter.  It’s a cool verse, and it’s now not the game-owner that it used to be. Thank heavens for playtesting!






Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.