IELLO: Bunny Kingdom, Strategy Board Game, Expand Your Fief By Just a Hare, 45 Minute Play Time, 2 to 4 Players, for Ages 14 and Up

Bunny Kingdom is a great combination of area control mechanics and drafting. The artwork and general character are extremely charming and the rules are straightforward and generally simple. Despite the artwork and design, however, I think the game is going to be a little much for children. The drafting phases require you to evaluate as many as 10 different cards at once and pick your two favorites. It can take a lot of focus to look at the board and see how you could connect a bunch of your territories together with the cards you're looking at and if you're just picking "randomly" then I think the scoring phase will be a little disheartening. Furthermore, it's probably a little too long for most children. On the other hand, this game is AWESOME for adults! I've played it with adults of all levels of board game experience and everyone has loved it. Even after playing it myself a dozen or more times, I'm still happy every time I bring it out. The mechanics really sing and it's just such a pleasure to play and watch all my friends fiddle with the adorable bunnies and city tokens. The game moves quickly, with all players acting simultaneously during both the draft and building phases and the board/deck are just tight enough that competition for territory can be exciting. The game even has a good 2 player variant that makes drafting interesting even with two people. Overall, this has quickly become my favorite game of the year!

I previously played this with two other friends and seriously enjoyed it, and I couldn't wait to own it! After trying it again, it has become a particular favorite in my board game collection and I highly recommend it. The cuteness of Bunny Kingdom's design makes this strategy game feel more approachable. It does take some effort to learn/teach, especially with the differences in the flow of play between 2 player and larger games. There are lots of little nuances to pick up on, but the challenge is fun! You can focus on building powerful fiefs, but there are also "parchment" cards that add variety and an element of surprise to play, giving you stacking bonuses, rewarding you for taking certain areas of the map, treasures, etc. Passing hands around the table and drafting cards leads the players to considering not only which cards work best for them, but which ones they DON'T want the other players to have. Just be aware that the first playthrough may frustrate players who are new to more complex board games. It also involves a decent amount of math, so break out the calculator and scratch paper for best results. It would be a great gift for a tabletop gamer that likes strategic thinking. The rule booklet is well-organized and clearly illustrated to help you understand the ways you place pieces and score fiefs. The board, cards, and game pieces are cute, whimsical, colorful, and on theme. The box feels quite sturdy and it arrived in perfect condition.

We got this as a fun Easter game, but enjoyed it so much, it has entered our normal rotation to play. Deceptively simple, the strategy builds fast and it quickly becomes a very smart puzzle game

I bought this game to play with my kids during the quarantine (ages 15 and 13). Gameplay lasts about 1 hour for 3 players. It's an area control game with card-drafting. Card drafting is when you take a number of cards from your hand and then pass the remainder to the person next to you. The cards allow you to take control of sectors on a 100-sector map, secure resources, and build cities which multiply the value of your resources. The middle of the game truly shines. Each player will look at their deck of cards and truly agonize over passing away cards that they want for themselves. This is the element of the game that really works extremely well. What doesn't work well is at the end of the game, each player has to count up their 'parchments' which are like secret mission cards that give bonus points if you achieve the goal listed. The problem is that there are just too many of them. In a one hour game, we spend nearly 15 minutes tabulating all these side-missions. Many of the cards are very straight-forward. Some of them really make me groan when I see them (looking at you, Little Prince). Trying to figure out the LIttle Prince points on a board full of rabbits, resources, and cities is about as much fun as doing my taxes. This game would have been a total smash if they borrowed some tricks from the game Sushi Go in creating this parchment end-game system. For example, awarding a large bonus for collecting a number of some item (perhaps rubies or something). This would create real tension during the drafting phase as you know passing a ruby will cause you real trouble later. As it stands, a player really has little sense for how a parchment will affect the end of the game, so it decreases the sense of danger in passing it on. All in all, a great game and we enjoy it. I bet it will be even more fun if we pull out some of the more fiddly parchments.

Great Game! We have a first grader and a fifth grader. Our first grader is on a third grade reading level. It's a pretty complex game until you get used to it. The first time we played it it took us 2.5 hours and that included stopping to watch a 20 minute video we found that explained the rules. The rule book is a bit over whelming so it was bit frustrating for me because I'm a visual learner. Watching the video cleared things up. Another reason the first time took so long is because we took turns playing our 2 cards each time. This helped us to keep everything straight and allowed us to help our first grader. By the second time playing we understood the rules and we can complete a game in 45 minutes to an hour. The littlest one needs very little assistance. We actually really enjoy the complexity of the game. It allows for strategic planning and the scoring system allows our kids to work on their math skills. It's become a family favorite. There a many different strategies to win the game. You can have more fiefs and less parchment cards or the other way around. Our little guy has ended in second place multiple times because although he has fewer fiefs he dominates in the parchment section. Don't let the bunny theme fool you, it is not a game for children with short attention span.

My husband and I are avid board game players and we tend to play one on repeat until we find another favorite. The game this overtook was Everdell (which we still do break out from time to time to visit our favorite characters, of course!) The simultaneous play aspect is amazing. The bunnies are cute. You never know who is going to win. Perfect combo of luck and strategy. Very easy to learn as well! Our 14-year-old daughter isn't into games as much as the rest of the family and even she joins from time to time.

We played this first with some friends and liked it so much that we decided to get it for ourselves! It's not too hard to learn and has just enough chance to keep a level playing field. The more you play, the more strategies you learn so as you play and pass cards around you can figure out what will work best on each play through as well as what other players might be going for. It's quickly becoming a favorite!

Gentry (my 12 year old son) and I played. We wanted to give it a trial run before playing it with the whole family. The two player variant is slightly different, but it’s pretty much the same game. It took us one round to get the feel for things. I went for the shorty term strategy and Gentry went for a mixture of short and long term. He ended up winning by 11 points. One of his cards made the difference. This is a really well designed game. It was a lot of fun and it moved along at a great clip. There really is no down time because all players go at the same time. I can’t wait to play again :) 2nd time to table: Cassandra, Patience, Charity, Gentry and I played. It took a few rounds for everyone to feel like they knew what they were doing. Cassandra especially felt like she didn’t know what she should do, yet she won by quite a bit. Then came Gentry, then Patience, and finally the Charity/Daddy duo pulled up in last place. I thought it was fun, and could see it being really fun if we can get it to the table soon enough that everyone remembers the rules and is eager to give it a try again.

Gift for by 8 year old daughter. She loves the bunny theme, and her 11 year old brother will play it with her because he loves the strategy. There is some basic multiplication involved in the scoring, which is good practice for them, and the game allows you to experiment with different strategies, so it can be a little different every time. Lots of fun, and super cute!

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La temática rebuscada de juego de estrategia (de mesa), toma un inesperado y muy divertido giro con este juego. Nada hace más divertido un final que una manera no tan obvia de ganar puntos, sumado casi el doble de puntos que tenías, acercándote muy peligrosamente al podio vencedor. Además que las miniaturas están tiernamente detalladas (cuidado, se pueden perder con facilidad). Muy buen juego, disfruto de mucho tiempo de diversión cada que juego.

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It’s one of the best games for cart drafting! So nice cards. It’s very nice to play just with two people! One minus that with 4 people a little bit too long to count the points at the end of the game but it still ok. Highly recommended!