
2026Greg Loring-Albright
From BoardGameGeek
Keep the Faith is a storytelling game about a religion in transition. Elements of role-playing and board gaming combine to make an experience that is designed to welcome new players and create a story together. During the game, you play cards and narrate short stories to describe how the practices and trappings of the Faith express different (and at times contradictory) beliefs: What does your religious music sound like if it's demonstrating your commitment to welcoming the outsider, as opposed to your desire to wield power? What does your altar look like if it's an altar for keeping secrets as opposed to spreading the word? External pressures and tensions within the Faith will cause your beliefs to shift - and might even drive the Faith to fracture and fall into irrelevance. When the era deck empties, you compare the number of aspect cards on orthodox values versus schismatic values to determine the Faith's outcome. Keep the Faith is an approachable storytelling game about an often-fraught topic, designed to create compelling narratives and spark discussions between players.
Keep the Faith has 2 videos from 1 creator: 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from 2025 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Have you played Keep the Faith?" by Central Michigan University Press (CMich Press), which runs 2 min.
To see it played, watch "Keep the Faith - Playtest Livestream" by Central Michigan University Press (CMich Press).
If you like it, try Ahoy and Bloc by Bloc: Uprising, also by Greg Loring-Albright.
2022Greg Loring-Albright, T.L. Simons
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Keep the Faith is a storytelling game about a religion in transition. Elements of role-playing and board gaming combine to make an experience that is designed to welcome new players and create a story together. During the game, you play cards and narrate short stories to describe how the practices and trappings of the Faith express different (and at times contradictory) beliefs: What does your religious music sound like if it's demonstrating your commitment to welcoming the outsider, as opposed to your desire to wield power? What does your altar look like if it's an altar for keeping secrets as opposed to spreading the word? External pressures and tensions within the Faith will cause your beliefs to shift - and might even drive the Faith to fracture and fall into irrelevance. When the era deck empties, you compare the number of aspect cards on orthodox values versus schismatic values to determine the Faith's outcome. Keep the Faith is an approachable storytelling game about an often-fraught topic, designed to create compelling narratives and spark discussions between players.
Designer
Greg Loring-Albright
Artists
Bianca May Canoza, Jabari Weathers
Publisher
Central Michigan University Press
Categories
Mechanics