Asmodee Announces New Edition of RA

Asmodee gave an exciting new announcement this week at the GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas: a new edition of Reiner Knizia's fast-paced auction game, Ra.  In the game, players compete to build the best Ancient Egyptian civilization by using actions to acquire tiles.  Tiles collected represent cultural achievements, architectural wonders, Ancient Egyptian deities, and even the Nile itself.  Player turns involve either adding to the pool of tiles or "invoking Ra" to hold an auction to bid on tiles.  The player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.  The game is for 2-5 players and plays in under an hour. The game will be released by a new publishing studio in the Asmodee Group, WindRider Games.  This new edition features an all new graphic design based on the art of Ancient Egypt, and is the third game in the Euro Classics line, which WindRider is taking over from Fantasy Flight Games. Steven Kimball, head of WindRider Games, expressed his excitement that Ra would be WindRider's first release.  "It's one of Dr. Knizia's most beloved designs because of its high amount of player interaction and the difficult decisions that create tense, dramatic gaming moments," said Kimball. Ra is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2016.