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Ra
We tried Ra this evening, though we did it with the the wacky Cthulhu variant artwork and tile names. I was pleased to see it go over reasonably well. I'd played it against the computer several times, but it's nice to finally play with people. The Cthulhu theme is pretty cool, and my only real complaint is that some of the Site and Tome tiles could be more obviously different from each other, and it might have been nice for Cultists and Altars to be labeled as such, rather than both being called "Rituals." The Egyptian theme in the original is nice enough, but it was great to hear people lamenting desperately "I need more Shoggoths!" I may not have won, but at least at the end of the game I had Shoggoth Supremacy!
Of course, the theme change means we did miss out on one tiny amusement. In the original Ra, the Tomes tiles are Civilization tiles, which are Astronomy, Religion, Art, Writing, etc. The version I've been playing against the computer tells you at the bottom of the screen what a player did for their turn, which led to the amusing status message "Cathy has exchanged a God for a Religion." Way to trade up, Cathy.
Of course, the theme change means we did miss out on one tiny amusement. In the original Ra, the Tomes tiles are Civilization tiles, which are Astronomy, Religion, Art, Writing, etc. The version I've been playing against the computer tells you at the bottom of the screen what a player did for their turn, which led to the amusing status message "Cathy has exchanged a God for a Religion." Way to trade up, Cathy.