Rio Grande Games has shared information on two summer game releases: Caravan and Butterfly.

Caravan is a pick-up and deliver game by Joseph Huber (Starship Merchants, Scream Machine). Set in 1300 AD, players are merchants in Western Africa that are capitalizing on the European craze for ivory and other goods. Players must place unladen camels at various spots around the board to load them with goods and then move them where they are wanted. Be careful, other players can steal valuable goods along the way.

The game is for 2 – 4 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 30 – 60 minutes. MSRP is $49.95. Release is set for June 18.

Butterfly is a set collection game designed by Stephen Glenn (Balloon Cup, 1st & Goal). Players move the hedgehog around the board collecting butterflies. The goal is to collect the more valuable butterflies, while avoiding the stinging (and point stealing) wasps.

The game is for 2 – 5 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 30 – 60 minutes. MSRP was not announced. Release is July 18.

Rio Grande is also scheduled to release the long out-of-print expansions for Puerto Rico  soon (see “Rio Grande Revives 'Puerto Rico' Expansions”).