The ancient trading center is the inspiration for J. Alex Kevern’s Passing Through Petra, releasing from Renegade Game Studios this October.
In Passing Through Petra, players are merchants looking to expand their settlements and enhance their reputations by conducting business with the many caravans that travel to and from the ancient city. By trading valuable goods with the traders in the caravans, players can expand their influence and gain economic benefits. In the end, the player who can build the most powerful trading empire wins the game.
The game board represents the city itself and the narrow canyon that caravans must traverse in order to reach it, known as “the Siq.” The canyon on the board is made up of three-dimensional plastic pieces, and players will push tiles representing the caravans through the passageway during play. The merchants in the game are represented by pre-painted pawns to further enhance the visuals of the game.
Passing Through Petra will include 1 main game board, 5 plastic canyon wall pieces, 4 player boards with recessed spaces for tokens, 1 card holder, 50 cards, 122 tiles, 30 tokens, 4 pre-painted merchant pawns, 20 marker discs, 20 workers, 36 cubes, and a velvet bag. The game features artwork by Jani Orban. It is intended for 2 to 4 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about an hour to play. MSRP is $60.00.
Renegade will also release Spell Smashers, its monster-fighting word game in October (see “Fight Monsters with Words in ‘Spell Smashers’”), along with expansions for two of its popular titles (see “‘Clank!’ Innovates Expansion Style” and “‘The Traveler’ Expands ‘Altiplano’”).

From Creator of World's Fair 1893'
Posted by William Niebling on August 10, 2018 @ 12:01 pm CT

MORE GAMES
Cozycore Follow-Up to 'Calico'
March 21, 2025
Alderac Entertainment Group and Flatout Games will release Knitting Circle, a new cozycore follow-up to Flatout's Calico.
For Third Quarter
March 21, 2025
Goliath Games will be releasing the muder game Manner of Death and the licensed Chucky: The Game in the third quarter.
MORE NEWS
First Book Format Versions
March 21, 2025
DC Comics is releasing the first book format versions of its Absolute trinity, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, in August.
In New Booster Sets
March 21, 2025
Bandai has announced two new booster set expansions for the Union Arena Trading Card Game.