Magicats
2026Reiner Knizia
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 4
Mostly how-to-play and playthroughs. Magicats is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 2 recorded sessions.
2 - 4 players
40 min
From BoardGameGeek
It's the annual Great Magic Cat Tournament at Felinor School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! In Magicats, players represent four prestigious cat clans battling to claim supremacy in the arena. The game consists of two distinct phases: the Preparation Phase and the Battle Phase. In the Preparation Phase, players position their cats on the board and equip them with magical powers, by strategically drafting from 11 different magic tokens. Each cat is equipped with four magic tokens to prepare for the fight ahead. During the Battle Phase, the combat takes place at each turn, allowing the game to move fast and stay exciting. Players move their cats up to four spaces to engage opponents, with the distance between cats changing the dynamic of each encounter. When a cat takes two damages, it loses a magic token to the opponent who dealt the second hit. If a cat loses its final token, the cat itself is captured as a trophy. The game ends when only one clan remains on the board, and the player who collected the most trophies (magic tokens and captured cats) is the winner. -description from the publisher
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Magicats has 5 videos from 4 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides and 2 playthroughs. They date from April to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Magicats - Teach" by Steph Hodge, which runs 18 min. For a quicker teach, "매직캣츠 보드게임 하는 법 | Board game Rules | 3분게임요리" by 보드라이브 BoardLiveGame runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Magicats Review: Magic Cats, or Magi Cats?" by The Dice Tower. To see it played, watch "Magicats Playthrough | Cat Wizards Dice Duel by Reiner Knizia (SPIEL Essen 2026)" by 보드라이브 BoardLiveGame, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Ra, Rebirth, The Quest for El Dorado and My City, also by Reiner Knizia. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2026.
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5:42매직캣츠 보드게임 하는 법 | Board game Rules | 3분게임요리
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2017Reiner Knizia
- Videos
- 81
- Creators
- 61
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players30 - 60 minLight weight
About Magicats
From BoardGameGeek:
It's the annual Great Magic Cat Tournament at Felinor School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! In Magicats, players represent four prestigious cat clans battling to claim supremacy in the arena. The game consists of two distinct phases: the Preparation Phase and the Battle Phase. In the Preparation Phase, players position their cats on the board and equip them with magical powers, by strategically drafting from 11 different magic tokens. Each cat is equipped with four magic tokens to prepare for the fight ahead. During the Battle Phase, the combat takes place at each turn, allowing the game to move fast and stay exciting. Players move their cats up to four spaces to engage opponents, with the distance between cats changing the dynamic of each encounter. When a cat takes two damages, it loses a magic token to the opponent who dealt the second hit. If a cat loses its final token, the cat itself is captured as a trophy. The game ends when only one clan remains on the board, and the player who collected the most trophies (magic tokens and captured cats) is the winner. -description from the publisher