Game: Kinder Bunnies: Their First Adventure

Thread: 6 player?

ebridge — 2008-03-18T12:25:32+00:00

In our family we need 6 player games for everyone to play. What would be required to make this 6 player? Just another colored die?

Is there any reason that 6 player would not work? Thanks.

Thread: Re: Family Focused Review

Shijuro — 2007-07-03T00:43:56+00:00

larry welborn wrote:
Thanks for the "family focused" review. There aren't that many reviews around that address playability for children so it is always good to see one.

One question: Is there any reading required to play?
The Blue deck doesn't really require reading as long as the players can remember what a "Take a Carrot" and "Bunny Money" look like.

The Yellow deck requires some reading on many cards.

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gstrand — 2007-05-18T15:22:53+00:00

He never turns down a game, and usually wins!

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laiernie — 2007-04-27T19:27:16+00:00

the dice

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laiernie — 2007-04-27T19:23:41+00:00

box front

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kilroy_locke — 2007-02-07T13:28:05+00:00

Game in progress

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kilroy_locke — 2007-02-07T13:27:40+00:00

Kinder Bunnies at Hypermind BoardGame Night!

Thread: Re: Family Focused Review

Auzette — 2007-01-19T20:14:10+00:00

Thanks for the "family focused" review. There aren't that many reviews around that address playability for children so it is always good to see one

Thanks! Yeah, I set aside computer games for board games last year, so that I could spend some face time with the kids, and it's been fantastic. I'm always on the lookout for games all of us will enjoy.

Thread: Re: Family Focused Review

Auzette — 2007-01-19T20:05:18+00:00

One question: Is there any reading required to play?

I've found that while there is a definite need to read the cards initially, my kids quickly memorized the words and could easily identify the cards based on the distinct artwork. The youngest player we have is just turning four, and he's just able to grasp most of the cards. Our five year old, however, has every card memorized by heart.

Thread: Re: Family Focused Review

Larry Welborn — 2007-01-18T18:18:33+00:00

Thanks for the "family focused" review. There aren't that many reviews around that address playability for children so it is always good to see one.

One question: Is there any reading required to play?

Thread: Re: Family Focused Review

jpat — 2007-01-18T17:29:18+00:00

It's kind of too bad I don't like Killer Bunnies better because it seems like some good thought went into the reworking of it as a kids title.

Thread: Re: Family Focused Review

sbilbey — 2007-01-18T13:53:42+00:00

... and when the kids have grown tired of this, you could start them on Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot.
www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3699
The rules sound exactly the same except the bunnies get to kill each other with various weapons of rabbit destruction.

Thread: Family Focused Review

Auzette — 2007-01-18T02:37:30+00:00

Sad as it is to report, not every child avidly loves Memoir '44. Having discovered this fact across the breadth of all three of my children, I set off on the unenviable task of finding the "sweet spot" games that are enjoyable to younger kids and tolerable to the adults who love them. Kinderbunnies, one of the games purchased under this premise, has grown to become a game not just tolerated, but thoroughly enjoyed by adults and kids alike.

In Kinderbunnies, players attempt to build up a sizable set of bunny cards and carrot cards, all the while avoiding the flurry of cabbage, water, and special event cards thrown at them by opponents. At the end of the game, depending on the choice of rules used for play, the player with the most bunny and carrot cards wins the game.

Kinderbunnies game components consist of a deck of blue cards, a deck of yellow cards, pink carrot cards, miniature "carrot cards" (used for the lottery in the really advanced game ruleset), and five ten sided dice. Bunnies have different themes, such as Sporty Bunny, Adventure Bunny, and others. With the exception of the Adventure Bunny, the themes have little to do with game play.

The game also ships with a rule book that doubles as a sticker book and color book, and facilitates usage thereof by providing bunny stickers for this very task. The instructions are relatively straight forward, though actual game play sessions instruct players equally as well as the rule booklet.

There are, in fact, three rulesets for play, seemingly to satisfy different age groups. At its most simple, only the blue deck comes into play, which includes a basic set of bunnies, water, cabbage, and a few cards used to obtain (or cause other to unobtain) carrots.

After a few games, judging by the interest level and adeptitude of the audience, it'll be time to roll in the yellow cards, which is where the excitement and less subdued player interaction begins. The deck of yellow cards includes more of the cards found in the blue deck, plus a wealth of additional events and havoc wreaking cards.

Finally, for those who don't mind the lottery nature of the super advanced rules, the miniature carrot cards come into play. At the end of the game using these rules, the top miniature card is flipped over and the owner of the carrot wins, assuming he has a bunny left alive.

Good Points:
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* High quality, durable components: The cards themselves are bright, colorful, laminated and rigid. In other words, perfect for kids and for lots of use without erosion. The cheerfulness of the card artwork masks the more sinister nature of some of their unneighborly use.

* Humor and theme. Tremendous effort, thought, and care was put into providing just the right balance of tongue in cheek humor with cards that legitimately offer strategic thought that kids, if they're observant enough, may wield to their advantage. Players unleash Feed the Bunny cards that require an opponent to feed its bunny, or lose it. Safety hazard cards force opponents to roll the dice in search of a specific number (noted on the card), in order to keep their bunny from the discard pile. Some of the sillier event cards can let you look at opponents cards, or make everyone give a card to the player on the left, or even discard all their water cards (wherein sly little children will immediately slap a "Feed the Bunny Water" card knowing all your water cards are now discarded).

* Player interaction. Few games promote the bantering and competitive spirit for younger audiences like Kinderbunnies. Even with the humor and light artistic mood, there are plenty of opportunities to pull off some nasty maneuvers against fellow players. It may be worth warning that resentment and hurt feelings have occurred in games, which is an opportunity to remind gamers about the importance of keeping emotions in check and playing competitively but with the emphasis on good sportsmanship (at least, that's what my kids have to keep reminding me of during this game).

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* Super Advanced Game Rules - In this version of the game, the real winner comes down to a lottery pick. Players can increase their chances by having more carrot cards, but a player with one lone bunny and a carrot could conceivably win the game despite all his opponent's efforts. Depending on the audience, this may be a game style that never sees use. Fortunately, the three different options provide enough alternatives for gamers to decide which ruleset works best within their gaming circle.

Without doubt, Kinderbunnies successfully merges the world of grown-up games and childrens entertainment in a style that can completely hook entire families into session after session of KinderFun. Young players to old, anyone could win this game, and no player is ever out of the running for victory at any time in the game. Like Rat a Tat Cat, for its budget cost you'd be hard pressed to find a better game that really works "for all ages".

Thread: Re: First game for my 4-year old

Throknor — 2006-12-03T03:29:12+00:00

generalpf wrote:
We haven't played the "Super Advanced" game, since it seems silly to randomly determine the winner. I hear that's how the Killer Bunnies game works.

In defense of Killer Bunnies and the 'random' winner, I'd think it would help teach that the important part of playing a game is the actual playing. It also keeps all players involved up to the end. Sure, you may only have one carrot but you never know - it could be the one! And yes, I've seen that happen. Of course, usually when I have 12 and I personally have never won with one carrot, but I've enjoyed the games nonetheless.

Thread: Re: First game for my 4-year old

mijnomrah — 2006-07-29T17:18:31+00:00

I'd like to add my 2 cents about this game. I first saw this game in our local game store when I had my 6 year old with me. Of course it
was next to all the killer bunnies games and my first thought was that it was an attempt to sell a kids game to parents who play killer bunnies, which I had never played. Well, it turns out my 6 year old remembered seeing this game and asked for it for his 7th birthday. The rules are easy to understand and we could start playing right away. What we found out is that this is a really great kids game that is also fun for the adults. This was the first kids game my wife and I played that was actually fun for us too. The advanced and the really advanced
games have different strategies and we find them both fun. We liked this games so much that we decided to give killer bunnies a try and
found that to a be truely awesome game, a game that I doubt I would
have chosen on my own.

Thread: Re: First game for my 4-year old

generalpf — 2006-04-19T15:02:32+00:00

Rather than write my own review, I'll add to yours. Hope you don't mind.

You should definitely add in the Yellow cards, even if you just shuffle them together and play with half the deck. Kids have an uncanny ability to memorize what cards do based on the picture, so you only have to explain the new cards to them once. My son won't play without the Yellow cards and neither will we.

Reading the rules before playing had me bummed, as the game looked boring, but once you actually play it, it's very entertaining. Sure, it's just a "take that" game, but it's much more entertaining than games like Family Business. It's one kids' game that I don't mind playing, and my wife will play it too. I gave it a 7/10 from a kid's POV.

We haven't played the "Super Advanced" game, since it seems silly to randomly determine the winner. I hear that's how the Killer Bunnies game works.

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2006-03-29T06:43:42+00:00

Sample cards from the Sunshine Yellow deck (included)

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2006-03-29T06:43:39+00:00

Sample cards from the Sky Blue deck (included)

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2006-03-29T06:43:34+00:00

The contents of the box, including both decks, carrot deck, dice, rule book and stickers

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2006-03-29T06:43:26+00:00

The bottom of the box

Thread: First game for my 4-year old

tortio — 2005-12-08T04:14:14+00:00

Wow, no reviews for this yet.

I saw Kinderbunnies at a comic/game shop and thought it might be interesting to play with my son, who will be five in 2006. But, before I buy it, I wanted to try to find some feedback on whether it was a good game to take a gamble on. When I got back to my computer, I couldn't find any reviews on the game anywhere. I found a lot of places selling it, or press releases saying it was coming out, but nothing that really told me that it would be a hit with my son. I had never played the KillerBunnies games, so I had nothing to compare it with.

So, I took a chance and ordered it.

First, the only board games I have played with my son is Candyland, (yawn!), so I wasn't sure how he'd take to it. Thankfully, Mom wanted to play too, so we had the three of us sit down to play. My son didn't want to play at first, but when I asked him if he didn't want to play since he thought I would win, he got that gleam in his eye and said, "No, Daddy, I'm going to win!"

Game on!

The game comes with four decks; the first two are the simplest/easiest version of the game. The person with the most bunnies and carrots, wins! Everyone starts off with a set number of cards and at each turn you can either play a bunny from your hand, play a "safety hazard" against an opponent, or play a "feed the bunny" card against an opponent.

Playing a bunny is simply moving it out of your hand.
Playing a safety hazard requires the person who had it played on him, to roll the dice and get the number on the face of the card, (if you do, your bunny is safe otherwise you must discard it).
And making your opponent "feed the bunny" requires your opponent to have the right food to feed the bunny, (water or cabbage) or discard the bunny.

You can also buy carrots, or draw a "take a carrot now" card.

Interesting for the 4 yr old, but maybe not so much for the 10 year old cousin. There are more complex variants involving the rest of the decks but I think we are not quite there yet.

We played the first round with everyone's cards on the table so it would be easier to communicate the rules. My son was able to pick it up pretty quickly, (I was surprised) and he started playing defensively. It was cute.

I think the game teaches some basic strategy and isn't so much luck. It's also not too clear when someone is ahead, (since the bunnies and carrots don't weight the same), so there is more enjoyment in playing than worrying about the score.

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DenverWolf — 2005-05-31T11:50:24+00:00