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Magical Athlete

Magical Athlete

Designed byRichard Garfield•Published byCMYK

2025All-Time
2025All-Time
Rank
19
in 2025
Total Points
93 pts
Borda count scoring

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…

Published
2025
Players
2-6
Play Time
30 min
Weight
1.18 / 5
BGG Rating
8.0View on BoardGameGeek

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analog arnie logo
analog arnie
Dec 23, 2025
Rank1
Geeks Under Grace logo
Geeks Under Grace
Spencer Patterson
Nov 30, 2025
Rejected
Rank1
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Player Elimination
Charlie Theel
Dec 29, 2025
Rank2
BG Port HK logo
BG Port HK
Ivan
Jan 20, 2026
Rank2
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BG Port HK
Sam
Jan 21, 2026
Rank2
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Elevated Board Games
Elevated Games
Dec 29, 2025
Rank3
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Bitewing Games
Nick Murray
Jan 5, 2026
Rank3
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BlampCo!
Adam Blampied
Dec 3, 2025
Rank4
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Banter and Boards
Joe
Dec 8, 2025
Rank4
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kytmuisco
Kyle Murphy
Jan 15, 2026
Rejected
Rank5
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Around the Board Show
Daniel Connors
Dec 15, 2025
Rank5
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BG Port HK
Sammy
Jan 19, 2026
Rank6
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The Game Boy Geek
Dan King
Jan 5, 2026
Rank7
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Ginger Beard Geekdad
Neil
Dec 31, 2025
Rank7
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Wurfel Reviews
Kyle
Dec 17, 2025
Rank8
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BG Port HK
Andy
Jan 19, 2026
Rank8
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BG Port HK
Eddy
Jan 21, 2026
Rank8
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BG Port HK
William
Jan 19, 2026
Rank9
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Board Game Quest
Brandon
Dec 31, 2025
Rank12
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Board Game Rundown
Michael Guigliano
Dec 30, 2025
Rejected
Rank10000
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Board Game Nerds
Ayub
Jan 6, 2026
Rank10000
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Gateway Games
Dec 18, 2025
Rejected
RankNR
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Game Informer
Matt Miller
Dec 16, 2025
RankNR
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Gamespot
Scott White
Jan 2, 2026
RankNR
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Space Biff
Dan Thurot
Dec 27, 2025