"After being out of print for over a decade, the cult-classic racing game Magical Athlete is being relaunched by CMYK, the party games developer behind beloved games like Wavelength, Spots and Monikers, as well as reimagined classics like Quacks. Better yet, the reimagined edition features new product design and vibrant artwork from Angela Kirkwood, with gameplay refined and updated by Magic: The Gathering designer Richard Garfield."
"Magical Athlete is as absurd as it sounds - players draft a team of strange characters, like Sisyphus, Banana and Huge Baby, all of which have different abilities and effects on the board. Originally created by Takashi Ishida and released in Japan, the re-issue carries over a wealth of the unique humour and absurdity of it's creator. Angela feels that if there was ever a project made for her, this would be it."
CMYK is reviving Magical Athlete after more than a decade out of print, producing a reimagined edition with refreshed product design and vibrant artwork by Angela Kirkwood and gameplay refinements from Richard Garfield. Players draft teams of absurd characters such as Sisyphus, Banana, and Huge Baby, each with unique abilities and board effects. The reissue preserves Takashi Ishida’s original humour and absurdity while updating visuals to feel bold and kinetic. Angela drew 36 characters and emphasized animation techniques — dynamic posing, speed lines, and smears — inspired by Hanna-Barbera cartoons like Wacky Races to amplify motion and exaggerated energy.
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