Ancient Auction
Play the innovative and challenging game of Ra! by
Rio Grande Games that spans three epochs of Egyptian history.
This game is very easy to learn and fun to play with no additional
house rules of any kind. Beginners are most welcome, and rules
will be taught at the scheduled teaching demos in Frankie &
Vinnie's and can often be learned in any of the numerous Rio
Grande playing demos in Cafe Jay. The game will NOT be taught
during the actual event. The object of the game is to accumulate
the most points by the end of the third and final epoch.
Two-hour, five-player games: Play in any or all of the four
heats.
The top 25 players will advance to Single Elimination play
in Round 2 using the following tie-breakers:
1. Total numbers of wins
2. Won in first heat entered
3. Won in second heat entered
4. Won in third heat entered
5. Won in fourth heat entered
6. Greatest margin of victory over runner-up score
Since a win won in the first heat played beats a win won in
the second heat played, and so on - there is no penalty whatsoever
for continuing to play in additional heats - you can only improve
your chances - not lessen them - by continuing to play - but
it is is still possible to qualify to advance by playing in only
one heat].
If 25 winners don't appear for the semi-finals, the field
will be filled with non-winners according to the same format
as the winners. Most 2nd's, a 2nd in the first heat, a 2nd in
the second heat, etc. The argument against non-winners advancing
was that a non-winner could win the tournament. That's not true.
To win, you will still have to win at least two games even if
they come in the last two rounds.
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