Asmodee is releasing a new edition of renowned designer Reiner Knizia's fast-paced auction game Ra.

The new edition maintains the game's award-winning gameplay but features an all-new graphic design, based on the art of Ancient Egypt. Players compete to build the best Ancient Egyptian civilization, gaining favor from the gods, building architectural wonders, cultivating farmland on the Nile, and more. The auction mechanics in the game merge press-your-luck style decision-making with cold calculations based on the known information.

Originally released in the US by Rio Grande Games in 1999, Ra quickly sold out, and then was out of print for several years. This new edition is being released by a new studio in the Asmodee Group, WindRider Games. Windrider Games includes several Fantasy Flight Games alum, like Steven Kimball (Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game, Nexus Ops), graphic artist Samuel Shimota (Android: Netrunner), and game developer Alexandar Ortloff (Star Wars: Imperial Assault).

Ra is designed for 2 – 5 players and plays in under an hour. It is scheduled for a Q2 release in 2016.