How to Play Ra in 8 minutes

[@scottdarrington6009]

Having to make so many costume changes mid-game might seem like a headache, but it's worth it for the true Ra experience.

[@BitewingGames]

No one ever said it would be easy - but totally worth it.

[@JK001POPS]

Not really... the movements are easy and specific according to the conditions. After some games, you start to count points automatically and be more careful with the decisions you make!

[@katiekat470]

@@JK001POPSthink they were talking about the costume changes babes, not the game itself

[@JK001POPS]

@@katiekat470 I really don't know how this comment ended up here! Haha!!!

[@philipthonemann2524]

Great explanation - many thanks!

[@tombarber8947]

Examples of play at the end was a really nice touch, helped bring it all together. Great job dude!

[@BitewingGames]

Thanks Tom 8947. Glad it was helpful.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I needed a refresh - thanks so much for the work on this video!

[@BitewingGames]

Watch it played using one of my videos?!? I feel like the world has turned upside down - you’re the one I go to for this type of stuff. 😉 Glad it was helpful! Hope you enjoy your play!

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@BitewingGames I have no doubt we will - thanks Kyle :)

[@RedMountain111]

Really appreciate the examples at the end. They helped visualize the flow of the game, thanks!

[@BitewingGames]

I’m glad they were helpful. I almost left them out to make the video shorter, but I’d already taken all the pictures so I figured I’d leave them in.

[@jamesinifiniz]

Examples were great. Really cleared it up for me

[@nathansurgenor]

Can't believe I haven't come across this channel before. Just got the game and feel like I could teach it 90% having just watched this the once. Your use of animation/graphics and examples at the end is something any rules-teacher on YT should aspire to. Many thanks for the video!

[@BitewingGames]

Glad it was helpful. Hope you enjoy playing it! One guy in my gaming group doesn’t love it so I have a hard time getting it to the table.

[@nathansurgenor]

@@BitewingGames Was able to teach and play it last night thanks to your vid. Why does your friend not like it?

[@BitewingGames]

He doesn’t seem to like any auctioning or negotiation games. We’ve tried Ra, QE and Zoo Vadis, he’s not a fan of them. My guess is he likes to math everything out and those games have too many “random” variables due to the high player interaction. 🤷 I’m glad you had a good time with it though.

[@noemisimaki3226]

I totally agree this was the cleanest explanation, with great examples. Subscribed!!!

[@thebluemeeple]

I agree! I find BitewingGames' rules explanation is on par with Rodney's Watch it Played. I appreciate that the videos are compact and the rules teach totally digestible.

[@Aannon]

Great visuals and narration; super clear and helpful.

[@kylesmorgabord5592]

A phenomenal game finally gets a worthy graphic design! This game went from a pain to teach to super easy.

[@BitewingGames]

The graphic design is top notch and so much easier to teach and play! I think this game will hit a lot more tables.

[@kylesmorgabord5592]

@@BitewingGames agreed! What happened to this copy btw? It looks like it’s been beaten up!

[@BitewingGames]

@@kylesmorgabord5592 it’s a prototype that’s been passed around. I had to photoshop the culture track cause they had hand written in some of the info. If you watch I didn’t photoshop it in every scene cause it took so long.

[@diamondmeeple]

Great game. I see my deluxe KS edition is shipped now. Looking forward to it.

[@BitewingGames]

I’m excited for everyone to get their copies. I just have the prototype and am excited to see the deluxe photos.

[@caffeineandcardboard1536]

Favorite game of all time! Thanks for this.

[@dragos_serghie]

This video is awesome dude! Just got the new edition of Ra and I'm excited to play ☺️

[@BitewingGames]

Hope you enjoy, it’s a ton of fun!

[@Coygon]

My copy just arrived - just in time for game night. Looking forward to playing this again!

[@inj3ction]

Amazing teaching on this one with the examples 👏👏

[@JacobWrestledGod]

Now only is this video good, I also want to say your podcast for bitewing games is one of my favourite

[@BitewingGames]

Thanks! I’ll pass that compliment onto Nick. I’ve been a guest on there but he’s the real podcast hero.

[@gcanceko]

Just noticed you kept switching the game on the background shelf! Are they all Knizia games?

[@BitewingGames]

Bonus points to you for being the first to notice or at least the first to mention it. They are all Knizia games.

[@elqord.1118]

One of the best rules videos I have seen

[@BitewingGames]

Thanks for the high praise!

[@nchlsrdmr]

Thanks, that was clear and fun to watch! 😃

[@tracieperez2629]

Great video! You made it very easy to understand, I feel totally confident to play now. I just got this game and I'm very excited to play it with friends. Loved the costume and dramatic invoking of RA, I definitely plan to do it that way...probably not in costume though😁

[@BitewingGames]

Just played last month. We definitely all chanted anytime someone invoked Ra. “Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra…”

[@tracieperez2629]

@@BitewingGames Awesome!

[@noobparty4282]

best video on RA. I finally understand how to play.

[@BitewingGames]

That’s kind of you to say. Hope you enjoy the game. It’s amazing!!!

[@ibarzabal]

Thank you so much, your video was super clear. The bit where you dressed like a pharaoh was funny :)

[@brogantrull]

Fantastic explanation

[@fenirob]

Great job! Best teach of this game I've found. 👏

[@BitewingGames]

Thanks for the high praise. Hopefully you got a chance to loudly invoke Ra or at least chant his name.

[@fenirob]

@@BitewingGames I’ve invoked RA four times today and I’m not even playing the game!

[@BitewingGames]

Hahaha 🤣

[@TheRealUncleBuck2112]

Hey, Quick question if everyone has all their sun tokens flipped that also indicates the end of the round, correct?

[@BitewingGames]

Correct. I realized after I published that I didn’t really address that.

[@Bob-fp7tw]

Awesome tutorial! The Pharoh Edition looks great, but the tiles are so chunky compared to the cardboard lol

[@lystic9392]

They are lovely 💕 The art is awesome too.

[@joelface]

I'd love that edition, but I'm too poor for it. Got to feel awesome to reach into the sack to pull out those chunky tiles. The new edition is beyond great, even the cardboard version.

[@jjsoety]

This seems like a great re-release with wonderful artwork and player aids. One question: the monuments look scuffed. How many plays before tiles look worn? It probably doesn't impact the game, but just wondering if I should get the deluxe version instead. Although I wonder if that would be worse. Or maybe it's just a hazard of randomized components in a bag games...

[@BitewingGames]

This is a prototype not the final version. I’m not sure how similar it is to the final edition - and it was also shipped to multiple people. But you’re right, when the tiles are put in the bag and grabbed so much there will certainly be some wear.

[@Santanilla]

Great video

[@samuelvandyke5344]

Question at about 10 min mark. If you have to play a Ra tile when it comes out of the bag, how do you get one to flip and start an auction?

[@BitewingGames]

Auctions can start in 3 ways. 1 - when a Ra tile is drawn, as shown in the example at 10:00. 2 - when the auction track is full, no Ra tile needs to be drawn. 3 - When a player decides. They don't need to have a Ra tile, they just take the Ra statue and an auction starts. The Sun Boat will only move when a Ra tile is drawn, scenario 1. Does that answer your question?

[@gailwondowski3207]

When you discard a god tile & take a tile in the middle of the auction row, does the created hole get filled in or does it remain empty?

[@BitewingGames]

Great question. It gets filled in.

[@jflartner117]

tried following these beautifully shot, well structured, and clearly delivered instructions, but was too distracted by the changing games in the background - attempted playing ra and ended up in the hospital. thanks for nothing kyle.

[@BitewingGames]

Hahaha - you noticed the changing games huh? Sorry it ended with you in the hospital, wish I could say this was the first time that’s happened.

[@adam551982]

At the beginning, the tile that read 1 is already on the board. Was that a player bid? Doed that designate its turn #1?

[@BitewingGames]

During setup you’ll place the 1 value token on the board. See 0:57of the video

[@quishzhu]

thank you so much! I gonna bring it to tomorrow's boardgame meeting. :D

[@BitewingGames]

Nice. Hope you have a great time playing it.

[@donriddle6392]

Great explanation! Regarding disaster tiles, do you resolve them first and then place the rest of the tiles that you won? Wondering if they can effectively cancel out tiles in the auction if you don’t have the type affected already on your board. Thanks!

[@BitewingGames]

Disaster tiles are the last tiles "placed" in the auction. So any tiles you win in that auction are also eligible to be destroyed.

[@donriddle6392]

Makes sense, thanks!

[@Solskenspojken]

Between rounds do you refill the bag to draw from or does it get more empty as the game progresses?

[@BitewingGames]

Great question. Tiles are never put back in the bag. The rulebook shows how many of each tile there are so you could always know the probability of pulling a certain tile.

[@Katastrofsenap]

Thx 🙏

[@MyChannel-vm6dw]

Unexpected authenticity at @2:00 😮

[@zahirkhan778]

The end of the round is ambiguous. If the boat reaches end of the board (ie on top of the timer) which ends any auction why bother playing the last round?

[@BitewingGames]

You'll keep playing the last round because players can still invoke Ra at any point. Often there is a push your luck element to the end of a round. If you and another player each have 1 or 2 sun tokens left to auction, do you invoke Ra with fewer tokens on the auction track, or do you keep drawing tiles hoping to earn more tiles?!?

[@garylangford6755]

i was so confused at 1:39 why you said "ra tiles can be discarded but move the sun boat forward". For anyone watching Ra tiles MUST be always be discarded when drawn and move the boat forward one

[@BitewingGames]

You are correct, they must be discarded. I have a tendency to not always be accurate/precise in my wording, and when teaching board games I need to make sure I am being accurate. Thanks for bringing that to my attention! 🙂

[@ayuba.abdulkadir8192]

Damn it annoys me Cami bids 9 instead of 8 around 10:40 haha 😅 really great video tho! Very helpful 🙌🏾🙌🏾 thx 😊

[@BitewingGames]

Classic Cami making a move like that…haha. I didn’t notice my mistake till I was editing, and it was way too much work to go back and fix.

[@not_another_board_game_page]

Clarification at 9:51 please? Why is Nick allowed to discard a god tile for a civilization tile?

[@BitewingGames]

Your 3 action choices are 1 - draw a tile, 2 - start an auction, 3 - discard a god tile to take any 1 tile from the auction track. So Nick took the third action choice. God tiles are worth 2 points at the end of the round if you still have them. But a big strategy can be discarding your god tiles to take any tile from the auction track, which can score you big points.

[@not_another_board_game_page]

@@BitewingGames thank you! I am hoping to play my first game this week! Haven’t read the rules yet, only watched your video and I feel confident in playing already! Thank you!

[@BitewingGames]

@@not_another_board_game_page I hope you have a great time. It’s an amazing game!

[@speedandstyletony]

The hard part isn't playing the game but rather putting it into the box and have the lid close completely. I am talking about the deluxe kickstarter version, shown here.

[@BitewingGames]

Just when you thought the game was over you get to begin a game of Tetris.

[@gowest7797]

Looks Like fun. Thanks for a great tutorial.

[@issa496]

Great teach. The comedy though is…

[@vitoriozusmob]

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