I was taking a quick scroll through my Facebook feed this morning, mostly to hide all of the ads, and came across something that I thought was a The Babylon Bee article.
Nope. It wasn't! Walmart had an ad in my feed for a Ezra and Nehemiah board game! That's right! And sure enough, it was real.
Curious as to the game-play, I started looking through the images.
The game summary says:
Ezra & Nehemiah - Ancient Jerusalem Awaits Ezra and Nehemiah are a thematic strategy game for 1-4 players, set in ancient Jerusalem. Players will be building the temple and city walls and teaching the Torah to returning exiles. Players may also seek to develop their land, travel to settlements outside the city walls, or stoke the altar's fire to keep it burning day and night. The prophets, Haggai and Zechariah will be doing their part to keep the people focused on what is most important. Over three weeks (rounds), players will be using their hand of cards, workers, and resources to do their part in rebuilding the great city of Jerusalem. After six days of work, there will be a Sabbath day of rest. Food will be needed, and the week's work will be reflected upon. The game will end after the third Sabbath has been completed. ... Ancient Jerusalem awaits: A thematic strategy game set in ancient Jerusalem. Card driven decisions: A unique card-driven action taking system with tough decisions on each turn. Build-develop-teach: Build the city while teaching the Torah. Great positive player interaction woven into every area of the game. 6 Days of work then sabbath: Plenty of variability with how the game is set up, creating a lot of replay ability.
My favorite line is that final one... "6 Days of work then sabbath!"
Check it out here: Ezra and Nehemiah board game at Walmart
(Maybe I can be an adjunct writer for Not the Bee.)
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