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Kings of Isreal Releases
Duluth, MN - January 5, in the year of our Lord
2015. Today, Funhill Games announces the US arrival of
the board game Kings of Israel, a cooperative game taking place
in the Northern Kingdom of ancient Israel.
Lance Hill, President of Funhill Games, started working on Kings
of Israel while he was trying to teach teens ancient Israel
geography. “I needed to find a way to show all of the important
locations in ancient Israel,” said Lance Hill, “and I thought a
board game would be the perfect way to do it. After
unsuccessfully searching for a game that could be used, I
designed my own.”
Almost two years of game development went by before Lance Hill
was ready to raise the funds for the production of Kings of
Israel. Funhill Games ran a very successful Kickstarter campaign
for Kings of Israel in November of 2013, raising over $30,000
for its production. That crowdfunding campaign was the most
successful by far for a Biblical board game, and generated a
large amount of buzz for the release of Kings of Israel.
“The support towards Kings of Israel was tremendous even before
the Kickstarter campaign began.” said Lance Hill “After the
successful campaign, interest has only increased. Just in the
past year, Kings of Israel has been licensed to be produced in
both Hebrew and French, and a video game version of Kings of
Israel is nearing completion.”
Generally, the quality of Biblical games have fallen below
mainstream and hobby board game standards. Kings of Israel set
out to break that trend by focusing on high quality artwork and
materials, with a game design that creates a fun and strategic
experience.
“For the first time, since I can remember, I am playing a
Biblically based game that I thought was thematic, and fun.
Something that I have not seen before.”, said Tom Vasel, of Dice
Tower game reviews, regarding Kings of Israel. “I am very much
looking forward to this one coming out.”
Kings of Israel is for 2 to 4 players, ages 14 and older, and
takes approximately 30-45 minutes to play. Kings of Israel is
currently available to order through Amazon.com and will soon be
available to purchase from other retailers. Suggested retail
price is $49.99.