Cactus Game Design Message Boards

I would say that Tables would not be worth the slot.

On the Temple, Herod's or Solomon's would be good to add if it also helps your characters (NT or them royalty).  If you are running themes that are aided by adding the temple, then it is a great add and frees you up for having another artifact active.

On having both Gifts and Cherubim, the first one works even if the second one does not (due to Naz or Signet Ring).  Depending on your preference, both could be included, sure.

With Shipwreck coming soon, both could be useful. KoalaKing is right though, I'm not going to let you search for SoG/NJ, but I'd let you draw. So if only one, I'd go with Gifts.

First, Shipwreck is a new card being released in the Phase 2 of The Early Church.  They aren't out yet, but Rob has posted early proofs on Facebook.  This particular card negates and discards a site or fortress.

Second, the hand limit at the end of your turn is still 8, but you can never have more that 16 in hand at a time (that was an update).

I don't think that even the speediest of decks should use Tables, IMO.  If your purpose is just speed, that is mostly a dead card, and you should be playing stuff out of your hand (characters and such) to be able to get under, while the remainder can be discarded because you won't need every single card every game.