The Last Scribe
Genesis 3 · 24 verses · The fall and the first promise
Genesis 3 as a game: the serpent, the fall and the first promise
Stand in the garden when the serpent asks “hath God said”, and see what one doubt became. Then hear God call, “Where art thou?”, and give a promise before the garden is closed.
No download. Plays in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Revelation 1 and the Baptism of Jesus are free to try first.
What you will see
One day in the garden, from the serpent’s question to the flaming sword
You arrive as a Scribe, sent to witness the chapter and write it down. Genesis 3 is one map you can walk end to end, and the people of the chapter stand on it: the serpent, Eve at the forbidden tree, and Adam, who shared in the fall. God is not drawn as a person here; you hear “the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day”. The Interpretation Angel explains the promise. Each speaks from the chapter’s own verses.
Six things wait to be found and read. Find the forbidden fruit, “good for food” and “pleasant to the eyes”, and the fig leaves sewn into aprons. Find the path where God’s voice was heard at evening, and the first gospel promise: “it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” Find the coats of skins God made to clothe them, and at the east of the garden the cherubims and “a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life”.
The quest has seven steps and follows the chapter in order: the serpent’s doubt, the fruit taken and eaten, the first shame, God’s call, the words spoken to the serpent, the woman and the man, the promise of the seed of the woman, and the coats of skins and the flaming sword. When you have seen it all, step into the quiz zone and fifteen questions ask what you saw.
The chapter, in order
The quest, The Seed of the Woman, has seven steps, and they follow the chapter in order. Nothing is added to the text; the steps are a way of making sure you miss none of it.
- Encounter the serpent casting doubt on God’s word
- Watch Eve see, take, and eat the forbidden fruit
- Witness Adam eat and the first shame
- Hear God call “Where are you?”
- Hear the three curses pronounced
- Hear the first gospel — the Seed of the woman
- Receive the tunics of skin and see the flaming sword
Who you meet
Five people and voices stand in the chapter. Each speaks only from their own place in the chapter.
- The Serpent (Satan) — the tempter, “more subtil than any beast of the field”, who tells you how he began with a question.
- Eve at the Forbidden Tree — the first woman, who tells you how she answered the serpent, added to God’s word, and took the fruit.
- Adam, Who Shared in the Fall — the first man, who tells you of the fig leaves and why he hid when he heard God’s voice.
- The Lord God Who Seeks — the voice of the LORD God, never a figure on the map, who calls to Adam, speaks the first promise and clothes them.
- The Interpretation Angel — a guide who explains the promise of the woman’s seed and the serpent’s first lie, “Ye shall not surely die”.
What you find
Walk up to any of these and the game reads you the verses it comes from, in the King James Version.
- The Forbidden Fruit (Genesis 3:6)
- The Fig Leaf Coverings (Genesis 3:7)
- The Path of God’s Evening Walk (Genesis 3:8)
- The First Gospel Promise (Genesis 3:15)
- The Tunics of Skin (Genesis 3:21)
- The Cherubim with the Flaming Sword (Genesis 3:24)
The first gospel promise
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:15, King James Version
Every verse the game quotes is the KJV. Where a character speaks in their own words, the dialogue is written from the chapter and checked against our doctrinal rules before release. The about page says plainly how we read the Bible.
Try five of the fifteen
Genesis 3 quiz questions, with answers
Five real questions from the Genesis 3 quiz, in the game's own words. In the game the options are shuffled every time, and you need 70% to pass.
1. What did Eve add to God’s command when she quoted it back to the serpent?
- “Until the seventh day”
- “Unless you make atonement”
- “Lest you be thrown out of the garden”
- “Neither shall ye touch it”
Show the answer
D. “Neither shall ye touch it” God had said “you shall not eat” (Gen 2:17), but Eve added “neither shall ye touch it” (Gen 3:3). Even adding to God’s word is a form of straying from it.
2. What was the serpent’s first lie to Eve?
- “The tree has no fruit”
- “You are already banished”
- “Ye shall not surely die”
- “You will not see God”
Show the answer
C. “Ye shall not surely die” “And the serpent said unto the woman, ’Ye shall not surely die.’” A direct contradiction of God’s warning in Gen 2:17. This is the root lie of every doctrine of natural immortality of the soul.
3. What did Adam and Eve make for themselves after their eyes were opened?
- Robes of white linen
- Tunics of animal skins
- Cloaks of sheep wool
- Coverings of fig leaves sewn together
Show the answer
D. Coverings of fig leaves sewn together “They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.” The first self-made righteousness — inadequate to cover guilt before God.
4. Whom did Adam blame for his sin?
- God’s unclear command
- The woman whom God gave to be with him
- The serpent directly
- Himself alone
Show the answer
B. The woman whom God gave to be with him “The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.” Adam blamed both Eve and — by implication — God Himself for giving her.
5. What did God say to Adam concerning his end?
- “Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return”
- “You shall ascend to heaven in a chariot of fire”
- “Your soul shall live in torment forever”
- “You shall walk with Me forever in the garden”
Show the answer
A. “Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return” “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” Death is returning to dust — consistent with the SDA doctrine of the unconscious sleep of the dead (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6).
Right answers pay 10 XP each and a perfect score pays 50 more. In a room, everyone answers the same quiz and sees how the others did. More on how the quiz works.
Chapter facts
- 24
- verses, every one covered by something you see, hear or read
- 15
- quiz questions, each tied to a verse
- 5
- people and voices to speak with
- 6
- things to find and read
- 1–6
- players in a room; solo play is fine too
- KJV
- every verse quoted from the King James Version
How to play it
- Open the game in your browser and make an account. A child under 13 gives a parent's email instead of their own, and the parent confirms before the child can play with anyone else; see the page for parents.
- Play the short intro story in the Archivery, the library where the Scribe finds the Book. It is free and takes a few minutes.
- Open the world map and choose Genesis 3. To play with others, start a room and share its code, which looks like SCRIBE-7K4P2Q; up to six people can join from their own devices.
- Walk the map, speak with everyone, read everything, then step into the quiz zone.
Free, and with a subscription
Genesis 3 is part of the subscription ($9.99 a month or $79.99 a year). Chapters open in Bible order along a road through the books, era by era, so Genesis 3 opens when you reach Genesis on that road; nobody skips ahead. See pricing.
Free forever, for every player: the intro story, Revelation 1, the story scene The Baptism of Jesus, and four open lands to walk with other players: the City of the Last Days, the Garden of Eden, Judea in the days of Jesus, and Patmos and the Seven Churches. Revelation 1 is a good first chapter to try before you subscribe.
More to play
- Before: Genesis 2 — Begin on the day “God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it”, then walk into the garden God planted “eastward in Eden”.
- Every chapter and story with a page: the list of what you can play.
Hear the first promise.
Genesis 3 takes about twenty minutes alone, a little longer with friends in a room.
Start with the free chapters