Seraphs & Serpents FAQ

Seraphs & Serpents is an Old Testament card game for 1 to 6 players, ages 10 and up. One player leads the Covenant (patriarchs, prophets, kings, judges, angels and the Holy Things of the Tabernacle); the other tells the story of the Deep (giants, beasts and the foes of God's people). Every one of its 104 game cards comes from the 66 books of the Bible and prints its story and where to read it. It is made by The Caffeine Experience, a social-enterprise café in Singapore.

The First Edition box launches in January 2027. Register your interest at seraphsandserpents.com/register to hear first.

Yes, in any country. Retailers, Christian bookshops, online stores and distributors can tell us about their shop or territory at seraphsandserpents.com/register (choose Retailers & distributors), and we will be in touch about stocking it.

Yes. The practice duel at seraphsandserpents.com/play is a short game against the computer with a guide that explains each step. It is free, runs in your browser and needs no account or download.

129 cards: 63 Covenant cards, 41 Deep cards and 25 helper cards (how to play, Walls trackers, guide cards and score cards). You also need a handful of coffee beans to count Walls. Playmats are optional.

1 to 6 players. A Duel for 2 takes 30 to 45 minutes, a Team Duel for 3 to 6 takes 45 to 75, the Siege (solo or 2 together) about 25, and the Long Ages about 20.

It is a Bible game made by Christians, for families, youth groups, Sunday schools and card players. You don't need to know the Bible: every card tells you its story and where to read it.

Only the 66 books of the Bible. Quotations are from the ESV (English Standard Version), and every card prints its reference.

No. God is never a card and is never pictured. He is present through what he does: the Miracles, the Testimonies and the Holy Things.

It is a Hebrew word play. Saraph means "burning one": the six-winged seraphim of Isaiah 6, and the fiery serpents of Numbers 21. The Covenant has the seraphs; the Deep has the serpents.

The Deep player is a storyteller, not a villain. The giants and foes are there so the people of the Covenant have something to stand against, as they did in Scripture. Players swap decks the next game.

Bring the other side's Walls to 0 (Jerusalem starts on 13 Walls in a Duel, Babylon on 21). The Covenant can also win by the Glory: starting its day with four different Holy Things in play, one of them the Ark.

Most Deep cards name a Covenant card that met them in Scripture, such as Goliath and David. Beat a Deep card with its story pair and you give a Testimony: read the story aloud and draw a card.

No. The First Edition box is one complete game of 129 cards, and every copy is the same.

The Caffeine Experience Pte Ltd, a Singapore social-enterprise café that trains and hires people given a second chance. Every box helps keep that work going.

Yes. Café nights at TCE cafés in Singapore are being planned for 2027. For a church group, school visit or café night, write to general@theofficialtce.com.