
1999Reiner Knizia
Mainly reviews. Ra is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 61 reviews, 16 how-to-play guides, 12 recorded sessions, 27 unboxings, and 8 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
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 (suns). 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 various tiles either give 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 is easy to learn. 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!
Ra has 124 videos from 84 creators: 61 reviews, 16 how-to-play guides, 12 playthroughs, 27 unboxings and 8 other videos. They date from 2010 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Ra Rules Explanation - BoardGameGeekTV" by BoardGameGeek, which runs 17 min. For a quicker teach, "Shelf Talk | RA | Rio Grande Games" by BoardRoom Gamer runs 7 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "UFBRT: Ra! (Episode 2)" by UvulaBob. 43 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Ra - GameNight! Se11 Ep16 - How to Play and Playthrough" by BoardGameGeek, one of 12 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Rebirth, The Quest for El Dorado, My City and Tigris & Euphrates, also by Reiner Knizia.
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2017Reiner Knizia
2 - 4 players30 - 60 minLight weight
1997Reiner Knizia
2 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
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 (suns). 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 various tiles either give 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 is easy to learn. 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!
Designer
Reiner Knizia
Artists
Leonardo Borazio, Edge Studio, Zach Graves, Allison Kline, Gahyun Lee, Ian O'Toole, Tiago Sousa, Franz Vohwinkel
Publisher
alea
Categories
Mechanics