
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,772
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Focus
- 2 players
- 15 min
- Complexity 1.1/5
- 2023

2020
Rules assistance for Magic Rabbit
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Magic Rabbit is a board game released in 2020 for 1–4 players, 3 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Romaric Galonnier, Julie Dutois, Ludovic Simonet, and Cécile Ziégler and its main mechanics are Memory, Cooperative Game, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
The magic show is about to start. Behind the curtain, it is chaos: the rabbits jump from all sides and the hats roll to the ground! You have to put all this back in order. Hurry up! The audience is already getting impatient! In Magic Rabbit, players will cooperate in a limited time to gather in line rabbits and hats together in an ascending order. The game design is straightforward. At first, place randomly a Rabbit tile face-down under a Hat tile face up. Then, place Dove tokens, depending of the number of players. Within 2'30", you will have to rearrange the Rabbits and Hats, so they match their number : Rabbit #1 under Hat #1, from 1 to 9. At their turn, players have to choose one of these 3 actions, if a pile is not blocked by a Dove token : Look at a Rabbit tile in a Rabbit & Hat pile Switch 2 Hats between 2 Rabbit & Hat piles Switch to Rabbit & Hat tile pile in the line At the end of their turn, player may also move a Dove token from a pile to another one. Hidden envelopes will bring some new magic trick to spice up the game difficulty. Envelopes comes in 3 levels and each of then contain several game variants to achieve before opening the next one! —description from the publisher
Magic Rabbit supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Magic Rabbit is 3 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Magic Rabbit for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Magic Rabbit has a complexity rating of 1.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Magic Rabbit belongs to these categories: Humor, Children's Game, and Party Game. Its main mechanics are Memory, Cooperative Game, and Solo / Solitaire Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Magic Rabbit are: Romaric Galonnier, Julie Dutois, Ludovic Simonet, and Cécile Ziégler. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Magic Rabbit as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.