Kings of Israel is a strategic, turn-based video game set in ancient Israel during the reigns of its kings, through Assyria's destruction of the Northern Kingdom.^1 Alastair John Jack and Lance Hill adapted Lance Hill's cooperative board game, and Funhill Games published it on Steam for Windows and macOS.^1 You lead prophets who fight spreading evil, tear down idols, and build the altars needed to win while a bad king can keep the land in chaos.^1
Funhill began in a teen Bible study in Friendswood, Texas, when Lance Hill wanted a way to teach the geography of ancient Israel.^3 The studio still sells the video game alongside its biblical tabletop catalog.^4
What I appreciate is how the theme sits in the rules. Each turn, evil can grow and idols may be built, so you decide when to gather resources and when to confront sin.^1 Difficulty levels up as you play, and an optional Bible Study mode asks about the kings, locations, and events of that period at the start of each round.^2
