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2003 Ranked #3,707

Magical Athlete

This racing game has magical athletes use special powers in Japanese sporting contests. Unique competitors create surprising turns in a colorful small-box race.

Family Games Fantasy Racing Open Drafting Race

Players

4-5

Play time

60-90 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.32/5

Rating

6.55

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A Japanese racing and sports competition game using athletes with special powers. The game is consistent with other games in the Grimpeur series in that it comes in a colorful small box and has modest components.

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A Japanese racing and sports competition game using athletes with special powers. The game is consistent with other games in the Grimpeur series in that it comes in a colorful small box and has modest components. Game Summary Players all start with seed money, used to draft a team of racers. The racers come out in random order, and each have a unique power (mostly modifying movement rules, sometimes giving extra pre- or post- race abilities). The draft is as follows: shift any unbought racers down one step on the board (decreasing prices as they shift), then add a new card to the display. If all spaces full, must buy one. After players have their racers (a few will remain out of game), there will be 4 or 5 races. For each race, players secretly simultaneously choose a racer. Then, in turn order, simply roll d6 and move your racer. Of course, special powers modify movement throughout the race. The first 2 finishers score VP (more VP in later races); most VP after all races wins!

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
4–5
Best with
4–5
Play time
60–90 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Takashi Ishida

Artists

2
Mila Aizawa Umino Senri

Publishers

2
Grimpeur Z-Man Games

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