Killer Bunnies        

Description Of Killer Bunnies

The object of a game of Killer Bunnies is to collect the Magic Carrot from carrots represented by carrot cards. The players can either buy or steal carrot cards. The only prerequisite for getting carrot cards is the possession of bunny cards. Game play is focused upon killing opponents’ bunnies or disposing them of in some other way so that they cannot gather carrot cards.

Game play is initialized by each player getting seven cards. Five of these are kept hidden and two or meant for use in the following rounds of play. At each turn a player may collect a bunny, attack an opponent’s bunny, choose a carrot or choose one of the other actions. As soon as players get at least one bunny they can buy carrot cards. One of the carrot cards is the Magic Carrot. So, more number of carrots improves a player’s chances of winning. 

The base pack of Killer Bunnies brings the players a 110 card Blue starter deck, tiny carrot cards, cabbage cards and water cards, and, weapon cards. Dice are also supplied with the starter pack. Expansion cards contain 55 cards and are released at regular intervals.

The inclusion of a random element called the Magic Carrot leaves the result of the game open to chance.

Players can use weapon cards like the whimsical Whisk or the torching Flame Thrower to attack and kill an opponent’s bunny. Players can also defend their bunnies using defense weapons like the Magic Spatula, or use a Feed the Bunny card to starve out an opponent. Use of a Feed the Bunny card forces an opponent to give up his stock of cabbage and water. As a result his bunnies die of starvation.

After the Blue starter pack is the Yellow pack followed by the Red, Violet, Orange, Green, Twilight White, Stainless Steel, Perfectly Pink, Wacky Khaki and Ominous Onyx. Each booster pack adds specialty bunnies to the deck and makes the game more interesting.

A few different versions of Killer Bunnies have also hit the market. One version known as Kinder Bunnies was aimed at younger children in which bunnies do not die as in Killer Bunnies. The cards of Kinder Bunnies are compatible with the Killer Bunnies pack and can be integrated for adding variety to the play. A trilogy of Killer Bunnies’ games with Killer Bunnies and the Journey to Jupiter, and, Killer Bunnies and the New Orleans Odyssey promises plenty of fun to Killer Bunnies enthusiasts.


Review of Killer Bunnies

Killer Bunnies is a card game that promises a lot of variety and absorbing game play. The specialty bunnies in the booster packs add a lot of interest to the game. The use of several bright colors makes a game of Killer Bunnies very colorful and appealing. The game play in Killer Bunnies uses a lot of violence. Some young players may find this upsetting.

Not all the game techniques in Killer Bunnies are negative. There is also an element of negotiation in the game play. Some parents find this aspect a good way for children to practice interpersonal skills.

The chances of finding the Magic Carrot in a game of Killer Bunnies are the same for all players regardless of their skills in the game. This chance occurrence makes winning a random happening. For children this is good, as then there will be no hurt feelings on losing the game.