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Amazon.com Search | |  | Rio Grande | Home » » » Ra: The Dice Game | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | Remember Ra! Now Reiner has added dice to the game and in such a great way. Players still try to score by collecting Pharaohs, niles and floods, monuments and civilizations, but this time they roll dice and choose which to keep and which to re-roll. True to the original game, players must watch out for disasters and each of the three rounds ends when "Ra" shows up a set number of times, so players need to watch Ra and decide when the round may end and when they have more time. After three rounds, the player with the most points is the winner! | | | Features: | |
• For 2-4 players
• Takes about 30 minutes to play
• Lots of replay value
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 12.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.26 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.87 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.48 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.68 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.28 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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 Captures some of the fun of the original Ra game...but not all of itNov 17, 2009
By Christopher K. Halbower
"Christopher Halbower"
Ra the Dice Game is Reiner Knizia's offshoot to his successful Ra (the tile) Game. Ra the Dice Game is published by Rio Grande Games so you know the quality of the components is going to be pretty good.
In Ra the Dice Game, players roll five different colored dice. Like Yahtzee, players are allowed to keep the dice they want and reroll the dice they don't. There are various symbols on the dice. Players use these symbols to place their wooden cubes to various parts of the board in order to maximize their scores. The player with the highest score after three epochs (read: game rounds), is declared the winner.
Players are not allowed to reroll any "Ra" dice. These dice move the game forward like the Ra tiles move the game forward in the original game. If you roll 3 Ra dice, you score 3 points. If you roll 4 or more Ra dice, you declare a disaster instead of scoring 3 points. Disasters force your opponents to lose two cubes they placed on the board, thus reducing their scoring potential.
Players will try to score points in several areas on the board. Players place cubes on the board to in accordance with the dice they rolled. These cubes will go in one of four areas: 1. Pharaohs; 2. the Nile; 3. Civilizations; 4. Monuments. The player who has the most pharoahs will score 5 points; the player with the least will lose two. Any player with three or more civilizations will score points; players with no civilizations will lose five. Players will need to boost their Nile and flood markers to get some points for the Nile area. Players can score immediate points by rolling pairs of Ankhs (wilds) or three Ras.
Unlike the other areas, players score points for their monuments at the end of the game. Monument scoring is based upon how many monuments you have in each row and how many you have in each column. Thus, you can block an opponent by claiming some of the monument squares he was vying.
Ra the Dice Game has excellent components. The dice are high quality. The symbols are molded into the dice so the dice will last many years. The board is quite attractive and gives you the sense that you are in Egypt. The box has adequate storage for the game and its components. The box is smaller than most so Ra the Dice Game won't take up lots of space on your gaming shelf.
It takes only 30 minutes to play a game of Ra the Dice Game--and there is minimal set up. You can enjoy a game in no time once you understand the rules.
Ra the Dice Game definitely captures the scoring elements of Ra (the tile game). The way you score pharoahs, civilizations, monuments and the Nile is quite similiar. Having said that, I still like the original Ra better. The lack of auctions in Ra the Dice Game makes it a lesser experience.
Due to its brevity, Ra the Dice Game would make a decent gateway game. Nongamers who are familiar with Yahtzee may wander into the gaming hobby via Ra the Dice Game. I recommend Ra the Dice Game as a gateway game but I recommend the original Ra for the more serious gamers.
Fun! Quick! Simple!Oct 20, 2011
By Kathy
"an ordinary girl"
We have the regular Ra game and really like it so when I saw Ra: The Dice Game I was on the fence about it for a long time. In fact, I think I ordered it to bring an order total up to an amount which would give me free shipping. And I am glad I did! You don't have to have played Ra to enjoy this game at all. It definitely stands on it own. It's quicker and less fiddly than Ra--no tokens to pull out of a bag. The components are really nice, and we find we play it after a weeknight dinner quite often since it's fast and fun. The rules seemed confusing when I first read them but when we played our first game it all came together quickly.
If you have questions about this game or want to find other great games check out boardgamegeek (.com). I found it a year or so ago and have been having a great time discovering all the new (and old) games out there that I never knew existed.
All about the numbersMay 07, 2011
By Snork
Fun and fast, but be prepared to read the rules carefully.
Your strategy has to follow the dice, you can't start the game with the idea that you will win the "Nile" points, or the "Pharaoh" points, you just have to go with what you get on the dice. Still the game is fun, you have to decide what you can do with the roll you made, so each turn has at least one interesting decision.
Interaction is not very high. Sometimes you will have an opportunity to block, but more often you just run out of choices, for example the "Pharaoh" track ends, so if you are at the end, and roll another "Pharaoh" then that die is useless to you.
I found the board to be a little small in a three player game, for a two player game it is fine and you can see how many points you have, and what your options are no matter how many are playing.
The game designer is a mathematician, and the game is not really about about Egypt, Ra or Pharaohs just about scoring points in the six different areas of the board with little wooden cubes, which is fine, but not great.
 Great Dice GameMay 03, 2011
By Dr-Cog
This is one of my favorite games. It can be played with two players, takes only about 20 minutes to play, has a decent amount of strategy, and it is really fun. I own a lot of board games, and this ranks up there with the best of them. Even if you own RA the board game, I still recommend this game.
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