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Best with 3, 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players
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10 and up
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Ra is an auction and set-collection game with an Ancient Egyptian theme. Each turn players are able to purchase lots of tiles with their bidding tiles. Once a player has used up his or her Suns, the other players continue until they do likewise, which may set up a situation with a single uncontested player bidding on tiles before the end of the round occurs. Tension builds because the round may end before all players have had a chance to win their three lots for the epoch. The tiles give either immediate points, prevent negative points for not having certain types at the end of the round (epoch), or give points after the final round. The game lasts for three "epochs" (rounds). The game offers a short learning curve, and experienced players find it both fast-moving and a quick play.
From the Box:
The game spans 1500 years of Egyptian history in less than an hour!
The players seek to expand their power and fame and there are many ways to accomplish this: Influencing Pharaohs, Building monuments, Farming on the Nile, Paying homage to the Gods, Advancing the technology and culture of the people. Ra is an auction and set collecting game where players may choose to take risks for great rewards or... And all this is for the glory of the Sun God Ra!
1d 15h 20m
8 bids
12d 7h 26m
0 bids
3d 23h 51m
0 bids
10d 21h 45m
0 bids
5d 20h 50m
0 bids
18d 1h 19m
0 bids
19d 22h 30m
0 bids
23d 9h 47m
0 bids
This game is #1 in the Alea big box series and is part of the Knizia auction trilogy .
Awards
2000: International Gamers Award Best Strategy Game Nominee.
1999: Deutscher Spiele Preis 2nd Place.
1999: Meeples' Choice Award
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Two player rules were not included in the first or second editions of the game, but are included in the third edition rules.
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Designer Reiner Knizia Microbadges: (Buy One)
Components:
1 Eight-Page Rule Booklet
1 Game Board
1 Cloth Bag with drawstring
1 Ra Figure
16 Sun Tokens (numbered 1 to 16)
48 VP Tablets (10 x 1-point, 8 x 2-point, 20 x 5-point, 10 x 10-point)
180 Tiles:
30 Ra Tiles
8 God Tiles (Anubis, Bastet, Chnum, Horus, Seth, Sobek, Throth, Uto)
25 Pharaohs Tiles
2 Funerals Tiles
25 Nile Tiles
12 Floods Tiles
2 Droughts Tiles
25 Civilizations Tiles (5 agriculture, 5 art, 5 astronomy, 5 religion, 5 writing)
4 Unrest Tiles
5 Gold Tiles
40 Monuments Tiles (5 fortress, 5 obelisk, 5 palace, 5 pyramid, 5 sphinx, 5 statues, 5 step pyramid, 5 temple)
2 Earthquakes Tiles
VGG Entry
Reiner Knizia's Ra
Ra
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
Artist: Franz Vohwinkel
Year: 2008
Size: 12.50 x 9.00 x 3.00 inches
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Artist: Allison Kline, Franz Vohwinkel
Year: 2006
Product Code: UBR129
Size: 7.50 x 11.00 x 2.75 inches
2.44 pounds
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Artist: Franz Vohwinkel
Year: 1999
Product Code: 999-RA01
Size: 12.40 x 10.70 x 2.20 inches
1.80 pounds
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RA cheatsheet in WORD
Key rules and tile scoring summary.
2011-12-02
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Tradução das regras para português BR
Rules translation to portuguese BR (based on the german version) - Tradução das regras para português BR (baseado na versão em alemão) - Version 1.0
2011-10-04
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Stargate-Ra
A straight Stargate-SG1 retheme of Ra. Everything about the game play is the same, but the game is set in the Stargate universe instead of ancient Egypt.
2011-10-03
2
Notes for RA in Romanian and English
Document based on this document in English: http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/25203/ra-rules-summary
I have added a Romanian translation to the rules.
2011-07-12
5
Rules Summary and Game Management Cheat Sheet
Quick reference rules summary for teahing and remembering rules and game management.
2011-03-10
0
Ra 1page japanese summary sheet
This is a pdf version. The matter is completely same.
2011-02-22
3
Ra Nederlandse spelregels
Nederlandse spelregels van Ra in tekstvorm.
2010-11-17
5
Russian rules Ra
Перевод на русский язык правил игры Ra + правила для 2-их игроков (взято http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/28712)
2010-02-08
32
Ra Player Mat
These are player mats for people to organize their tiles while playing Ra. Once cut out they fit perfectly into the Uberplay box.
2009-10-08
3
Teaching aid for Ra - in Hebrew
המערך אינו הסבר ממצה של חוקי המשחק אלא אמצעי עזר לשחקן המסביר את חוקי המשחק לשחקנים חדשים
2009-04-29
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