The Acts of the Disciples

Players take on the role of Jesus’ Disciples, traveling with Jesus through Palestine and performing deeds consistent with His teachings. But the actions the players will take will not always be received favorably by the three factions that will determine the fate of Judea — the Jews, who alternate between loving and resenting Jesus; Rome, which is not interested in Jesus but simply wants to impose civility and order, and the Pharisees, who abhor Jesus and who, as their anger increases, are looking for a member of Jesus’ inner circle to betray Him… Each turn, players receive 4 actions, which they may spend traveling to one of the cities in Palestine, drawing action cards, spending action cards to perform a Deed in a city, or requesting Jesus to perform a Deed. Deeds come in four categories (preach, heal, exorcise a demon, or show compassion), and the cost of performing a Deed increases with each Deed performed in that category.…