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(More customer reviews)If you're looking for some old-fashioned boardgame fun as a change or a break from the electronics craze, this is a really good family game.
I picked up the game a couple of years ago but didn't really opened it until this past week. I thought it was great that someone decided to create a game based on Paul's missionary journeys, but I wasn't sure something as "low-tech" as a boardgame would create interest in today's kids.
Well, I was wrong. My three children, Anne (11 years), Joy (8 years), and Nathan (6 years) had fun playing by themselves. They kinda learned the rules as they played. After watching them go at it for awhile, mom and I got down and dirty with them and took off on the journey from Jerusalem through Asia Minor to plant three churches and be the first to reach Jerusalem.
Sad to say, I lost both games we played as a family. Mom and Joy were the first to get to Rome to "get imprisoned" (since that's what happened to Paul in the Bible). Nathan said he won too, because he was the last to get imprisoned, and he built six churches.
The game's pacing was slow. It took about ten minutes to finish each round (two minutes average for each player), with all the declaration of the move, checking the Event card, and then coming up with a strategy to move or build churches. I love the concept that in order to build a church, you had to build at least seven cell groups. You could also appoint a deacon to help protect and guide the church. (Although I think in the Bible a presbyter (elder) fulfilled that role). You can also trade cards but sometimes that doesn't help your cause.
What would be interesting as well would be some trivia cards that provides more information (historical or geographical) about the ancient cities and tell of the modern equivalent.
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The time is 60 A.D. and the place is the pagan Roman Empire. Ship wrecks! Angry Mobs! Roman Soldiers! Political Unrest! All these are included in this exciting, fast-paced game which blends stragegy, skill and chance while providing great fun and time together. For 1-6 players ages 10 and up.
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