R&R Games will release Rajas of the Ganges and Artifact Stack in December.

Designed by Inka and Markus Brand (Village, Exit: The Game series), Rajas of the Ganges is a worker placement game that involves an innovative scoring mechanism. Set in 16th Century India, players take the roles of rajas and ranis (influential nobles) attempting to build estates and land into profitable, magnificent empires between the Indus and Ganges rivers. Good karma is essential to get ahead, as much as luck.

The box contains 48 dice, 24 workers, 4 province boards, 64 province tiles, 30 yield tiles, 20 cubes, 4 Kalis, 4 boats, 4 money markers, 4 fame markers, 4 bonus markers, 1 elephant, 8 river tiles, and a gameboard. The game is for 2 – 4 players, ages 12 and up, and plays in 45 – 75 minutes. MSRP is $49.99.

Artifact Stack is an archeological excavation card game where players compete to collect manuscripts, statues, and treasure in collapsed chambers. But there are also curses and undead creatures waiting in the depths as well.

The box contains 90 artifact cards, 12 assistant cards, 40 silver cards, 4 star cards and 1 score pad. The game is for 2 – 4 players, ages 10 and up, and plays in 20 minutes. MSRP is $19.99.

See larger images of both games in the gallery below!

R&R Games released Dragon Island this summer (see “R&R Heads for 'Dragon Island'”).