The latest Game Store Prophets podcast discussed Kings of Israel! There is one big rule mistake that they made that made the game a bit easier, they were playing short lived kings as full turns instead of just processing an event.  They will likely go over the game again after playing Kings of Israel with the correct rule, so keep your eyes open on a future podcast from them.   You can check this podcast out here:

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