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From a family tradition to Coach Glenn Games

Coach Glenn Games began with the games Glenn Arthur Opliger created and the people he shared them with. Known as Coach Glenn, he spent more than forty years developing and refining games shaped by three lifelong loves: games, kids, and Jesus.

Those games became a familiar part of life for the Opliger family. His children grew up playing them, and Glenn shared them with families and churches he visited. What would eventually become the foundation of a company first took shape through years of playing together, learning the rules, and returning to favorite games.

Faith was central to Glenn’s life and his creative work. His love for God influenced what he created and how he connected with others. Through games, he brought opportunities to learn about the Bible into time people already enjoyed spending together. The books of Scripture became part of the play, giving children and adults a reason to recognize their names, learn their order, and grow more comfortable finding their way through God’s Word.

Building a company around a lifetime of work

After Glenn’s passing, his family began gathering the games he had developed over the years. Having grown up with them, they understood both the personal history behind the games and the opportunity to share them more widely.

That effort became Coach Glenn Games, operating under Glenn Opliger Designs LLC. The company was built around preserving Glenn’s work and preparing it for a new audience - families who had never met him, churches he had never visited, and children who would encounter his games for the first time.

Turning those familiar games into products meant taking on a different kind of work. Artwork, instructions, packaging, printing, and assembly all became part of bringing them to market. Family members and a small team took on the responsibilities of building a business around something that already held deep meaning.

At the heart of that effort is a desire to honor God through the work and faithfully care for what Glenn left behind. The company’s hope is that these games will open doors to conversations about Scripture, strengthen time spent together, and encourage a lasting curiosity about God and His Word.

Covenant Cards: the beginning of the next chapter

Covenant Cards became the company’s first release. With an illustrated card for each of the 66 books of the Bible and twelve different games to play, the deck gives families, churches, and classrooms several ways to learn and enjoy time together.

The company also developed Curriculum Cypher, a companion resource that pairs the cards with 32 Bible lessons. Through clues, problem-solving, and Scripture exploration, it extends the learning beyond the games and into guided activities for families and teachers.

Together, these resources invite families to make room for God’s Word in everyday life. A familiar card can spark a question, a game can lead to a Bible passage, and a shared activity can become an opportunity to talk about faith.

A briefcase full of possibilities

Covenant Cards represents just one part of Glenn’s creative work. He left behind an entire briefcase filled with game concepts and finished games - a collection that Coach Glenn Games is working to bring to life in the years ahead.

Each game teaches in its own way. Different rules, challenges, and ways to play create different opportunities to learn, giving each game a purpose and an experience of its own. Preserving that individuality is part of preserving the thought Glenn put into his work.

The next planned release is Destination, a game created by Coach Glenn that will be introduced as an expansion to Covenant Cards. It will offer another way to use the deck while bringing more of his original work to the table.

Coach Glenn Games remains rooted in the people and experiences that gave it a beginning. Its purpose is to carry Glenn’s creativity forward with care, preserve the faith at the heart of his work, and help more people experience the games he spent a lifetime sharing. Through it all, the prayer is that God will use this work to bring people closer to Him and to one another.

Each new table where those games are played adds another chapter to a story that began with Coach Glenn.