ラーテル (Ratel)
BGG rank
BGG #19,063
BGG rating
6.9

ラーテル (Ratel)

2025

Rules assistance for ラーテル (Ratel)

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–6 players
  • 15–30 min
  • 7+

Rules assistant for ラーテル (Ratel)

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ラーテル (Ratel) is a board game released in 2025 for 2–6 players, 15–30 minutes per game, and ages 7 and up. It was designed by ナラセン (Narasen) and its main mechanics are Ladder Climbing.

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About the game

Adorable, ferocious animals appear out of nowhere and survival is not an option. You can’t fight them, you can’t reason with them, but you might trick them into fighting each other while you slip away. Outsmart the chaos before you're the last one left… and the one who pays the price. Ratel is a climbing game where players try to shed their hands by playing cards with values from +5 to -5. Cards must be played in ascending order, but each card has a twist: positive numbers are strong but add that many cards to your hand, while negative numbers are weak but let you discard extra cards. The trade-off between strength and penalty is constant, and the goal is to escape before the last player is left holding their hand and their fate.

Publishers

  • ロクジゾー (6jizoGames)

Questions and answers

ラーテル (Ratel) supports 2–6 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.