Magical Athlete cover
2025BGG rank #468

Magical Athlete

by Richard Garfield, Takashi Ishida · CMYK

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Players2–6
Time30m
ComplexityLight
Age6+

About the game

What is Magical Athlete?

Magical Athlete is a racing game of pure chaos! Roll a die and move your racer that many spaces — but all the racers have wacky, game-breaking abilities. Race four times, then whoever has the most points wins! Before the racing begins, players will draft the four racers they will have in the game and choose before each race which to use. Races alternate between the "mild" side of the board and the "wild" side of the board. A race ends once two racers have crossed the finish line — with, generally, only these two players receiving points. —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Open DraftingRaceRoll / Spin and MoveTrack MovementVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

AnimalsDiceRacing

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