Sun RayAll enemy pieces in one file (except the king) are blinded for 1 move and cannot move.
EgyptRa
Egypt · Style Attack
RaThe lord of the sun
Ra blinds entire files, burns pieces standing on light squares and finally unleashes his Eye. The god for everyone who loves to attack.
Blinds, burns and destroys with his Eye. Made for attackers.
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Who is Ra?
The sun god blinds whole files and burns whatever stands in the light.
Ra is the sun, and he feels that ought to settle every argument. Every day he sails his barque across the sky and every night through the underworld, without a single day off. Whoever comes too close is blinded. Whoever contradicts him in broad daylight gets grilled. Ra calls that justice, the others call it sunburn.
Before the first move, Ra hides the Ember trap on the board. If your opponent moves onto the square, he gets burned: the piece is paralyzed for 2 moves and he loses 5 favor.
Powers
Ra's three powers
Every move earns 1 favor, every captured piece adds its value on top. Instead of moving, you use a power. After that it needs a few moves before it is ready again.
- Sun Ray
All enemy pieces in one file (except the king) are blinded for 1 move and cannot move.
- Noon Blaze
Burns an enemy pawn, knight or bishop standing on a light square.
- Eye of Ra
Ultimate power: Destroys an enemy rook, bishop or knight. All enemy neighbors are blinded for 2 moves.
In mythology
Who was Ra really?
Ra was the sun god of ancient Egypt and one of its most important deities. His main cult centre was Heliopolis. He was usually shown with the head of a falcon, crowned by a sun disc wrapped in a cobra. By day he sailed his barque across the sky, by night through the underworld, where he had to defeat the giant serpent Apep again and again. Pharaohs proudly called themselves “Son of Ra”. A famous tale tells how Ra sent his Eye as a raging lioness against rebellious humans and could only stop her with beer dyed red. In the game this becomes pure light: Ra blinds, burns and sends his Eye onto the board.
Tactics
How to win with Ra
Blind a file full of defenders
Sun Ray freezes every enemy piece in one file for a move. That is exactly the moment to land your attack.
Watch the light squares
Noon Blaze burns pawns, knights or bishops on light squares. A bishop that lives on light squares is your favorite target.
Aim the Eye at the fortress
Eye of Ra removes a rook, bishop or knight and blinds its neighbors for 2 moves. Aim right at the heart of the king's defense.
Put embers on the attack route
Hide the Ember trap on a square near your king that the attacker needs. Paralyzed and 5 favor poorer, he won't get far.
Quips
Ra has something to say about everything
I am the sun. You are a shadow. Let us begin.
at the startYour king is sweating.
when giving checkBurned toes, lost favor.
when the trap snapsA sunset. Pretty, but annoying.
after a defeat
Every mythology has a god of the Attack style: Zeus and Thor play a similar game with very different powers.
Good to know
Questions about Ra
The download is free. Ra can be bought on their own in the game, or together with every other god in the Key of the Gods.
The ultimate power Eye of Ra. It costs 25 favor, works only once per game and does this: Destroys an enemy rook, bishop or knight. All enemy neighbors are blinded for 2 moves.
Every mythology has one god for the Attack style. Besides Ra, these are Zeus (Greece) and Thor (The North).
24: eight each from Greece, Egypt and the North, each with a play style of their own. Zeus is playable right away, Gaia and Hermes join you after three wins.