{"product_id":"magical-athlete","title":"Magical Athlete","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe centaur just galloped past another character and sent them backwards. Someone else just got pulled back before crossing the finish line.  The mouth just swallowed another player ending their game. Nobody quite knows what's about to happen next, and that's exactly why everyone's laughing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagical Athlete is a racing game with a twist: every runner has a completely different special ability, and half the fun is figuring out how they all interact. Each round, players draft a character, line them up on the track, and roll dice to move. But the dice are just the starting point. The real game is in the powers, which range from clever to chaotic to occasionally devastating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes it sing is the design pedigree. Richard Garfield (Magic: The Gathering, King of Tokyo) and Takashi Ishida have crafted a party game where the rules teach themselves in a single round and the strategy quietly deepens the more you play. It looks like a kids' game at first glance. It plays like something a lot smarter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one shines with a full table. Five or six players is the sweet spot, where the interactions between characters get gleefully unpredictable and every race delivers a story worth retelling. Families with younger kids will love it too, since the six-plus age rating is honest and the artwork is genuinely charming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty minutes, minimal setup, and the kind of game that gets pulled out again as soon as the first race ends. Hard to ask for more from a party game.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CMYK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50534440665337,"sku":"ASMMAGICALATHLETE0","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/7527\/5001\/files\/01-box_2da865c9-4e09-47c0-997f-36343f746018.jpg?v=1790346498","url":"https:\/\/thegameconnection.com\/products\/magical-athlete","provider":"The Game Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}