Thanks for the recommendation, Ray!

Blue Moon Legends had actually been picked up by another publisher for a time where it was supposed to be reprinted as a new version. But for whatever reason, the publisher dropped the rights to the game and canceled their reprinting plans.

Once I heard it was back in reprinting limbo, I tracked down an old copy of the game which arrived at my home this week and is still waiting to be played by us for the first time. Your recommendation makes me even more eager to play it, haha.

Larry Levy: My experiences with Ra have been somewhat disappointing. If someone can show me that the way the Ra tiles come out doesn’t make this in large part a massive crap shoot, I’ll be happy to change my mind, as I find most of the design very interesting. But right now, if I’m going to walk like an Egyptian, it’ll be away from this game.
My rating is 6 out of 10. That means it’s a game I’ll never suggest, but will play, although I’ll probably try to come up with an alternative.

Greg Schloesser: I am in agreement with Jason here. While I recognize that most folks in the gaming community adore Ra, I have always been lukewarm, at best, concerning the game. I feel my turn actions are very limited. Indeed, on most turns, it is turn over a tile, and that’s it. Often, there is no real incentive to call for an auction, so the turn simply consists of turning over a random tile. I find this very limiting and rather unsatisfying.
That being said, auctions are occasionally very interesting, and the decision on whether to bid can be tense. Unfortunately, that simply doesn’t occur often enough. I tend to enjoy games that give players multiple options and present them with difficult decisions on every turn. I just don’t find that these elements are present in Ra.