Zeal is a game of religious conquest in a 16th century type of setting. Each player represents a different religion/cult that is trying to spread across the globe.
Gameplay is simple but strategy is deep and luck is not a factor. Players, on their turns, can take one action (move pieces, produce more pieces, convert an area to their religion, or slaughter pieces).
Each player also has 4 miracle cards that they can use to their advantage (each god has its own unique set of 6 miracle cards to choose from).
Game can end in 2 ways:
If a player places 10 temple cubes/controls 10 areas on the board (8 in a 3p game), that player wins immediately.
If every area on the board has a temple on it, the game ends immediately. The player with the most temples on the board wins. If a 3 player game ends this way and 2 players are tied for most temples, remove the losing's players temples and the 2 players that were tied for first continue to play until one of them places 10 temples.
-description from designer