Credo (card game)
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Credo is a strategy card game designed by Chris V. Gidlow, and first published by Chaosium
in 1993.
It is set in the early history of the Christian Church and focuses on how the Nicene Creed
, its contents, and what would be seen as heresy were decided upon by a series of Ecumenical councils and the influence of the Roman Emperor
(particularly Constantine I
).
Considered by many game reviewers to be highly playable, it is also informative for those interested in early Church history.
Chaosium
Chaosium is one of the longer lived publishers of role-playing games still in existence. Founded by Greg Stafford, its first game was actually a wargame, White Bear and Red Moon, which later mutated into Dragon Pass and its sequel, Nomad Gods...
in 1993.
It is set in the early history of the Christian Church and focuses on how the Nicene Creed
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is the creed or profession of faith that is most widely used in Christian liturgy. It is called Nicene because, in its original form, it was adopted in the city of Nicaea by the first ecumenical council, which met there in the year 325.The Nicene Creed has been normative to the...
, its contents, and what would be seen as heresy were decided upon by a series of Ecumenical councils and the influence of the Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
(particularly Constantine I
Constantine I
Constantine the Great , also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all...
).
Considered by many game reviewers to be highly playable, it is also informative for those interested in early Church history.