Game Info

Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise
2 - 5 players
average 17 minutes
Casual
Published in
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Card Game Racing Animals Children's Game Novel-based
Hand Management Betting/Wagering

The Hare & the Tortoise, originally published as Royal Turtle, is a card-driven betting game about animal racing loosely based on one of Aesop's Fables. At the start of a race, each player secretly bets on up to two of five animals: turtle, rabbit, lamb, wolf and fox. One animal is chosen at random for each player, then after receiving a hand of seven cards, each player places one of his cards face-down (possibly the same animal) as an additional bet. Players then take turns laying down 1-4 cards, with all cards needing to show the same animal, then refilling the hand to five cards. As soon as eight total cards have been played or four cards of any one animal, the animals move (maybe). Each animal has a distinct characteristic that players can use to their advantage. The turtle always moves one space, but it moves two if four of its cards were played. The rabbit always moves two spaces as long as cards are played. — unless four cards are played and it's at the head of the pack, in which case it sleeps and doesn't move. The fox moves as many spaces as the number of cards played. The lamb moves one more space than the number of cards played — but if it reaches water, it stops moving to take a drink. The wolf moves 1 space if one to two cards are played, and one less space than the number of cards if more are played. The wolf also has 3 cards with a howl, if one of these is played no one but the wolf moves.(The track consists of eleven road cards, two covered with water.) After the animals move, players start a new round of card-playing. A round ends when three of the five animals reach the goal, after which each player scores points based on the ranking of the animals and how they bet. After three rounds, the player with the most points wins. The original title of Royal Turtle is a homage to Reiner Knizia's Royal Turf, another betting game about animals racing (albeit horses in that game).

Overall Statistics for Scumbags

Total Games Played: 29
Average Players Per Game 3.7

Win/Loss Statistics for Scumbags

Badges Name   NemePoints   Total Games   Avg. NemePoints   Wins / Losses % Won  
Maghd 161  29 6.00 
11
18
37 %
Pat 81  13 6.00 
5
8
38 %
Ranada 57  8 7.00 
4
4
50 %
Nikki 39  8 5.00 
0
8
0 %
Mai 37  9 4.00 
2
7
22 %
Martin 28  5 6.00 
2
3
40 %
Mike H. 27  7 4.00 
1
6
14 %
Tim H. 26  3 9.00 
2
1
66 %
Ekstrand 22  4 6.00 
2
2
50 %
Brandt 18  3 6.00 
0
3
0 %
Jacob 14  3 5.00 
0
3
0 %
Troy Thompson 13  2 6.00 
1
1
50 %
Mark 13  3 4.00 
0
3
0 %
Tickal 11  2 6.00 
1
1
50 %
Eric 3 3.00 
0
3
0 %
Lexi 2 4.00 
0
2
0 %
Kristin 1 8.00 
1
0
100 %
Chris P. 1 3.00 
0
1
0 %

    Last 5 Played Games for Scumbags

    Date Played Result
    1/24/2017
    1st Ranada
    10 
    2nd Maghd
    3rd Mai
    4th Mike H.
    1/24/2017
    1st Maghd
    1st Mai
    3rd Ranada
    4th Mike H.
    1/21/2017
    1st Maghd (8 game points scored)
    2nd Nikki (3 game points scored)
    3rd Ranada (2 game points scored)
    1/21/2017
    1st Ranada
    10 
    2nd Nikki
    3rd Maghd
    4th Mai
    1/19/2017
    1st Maghd (8 game points scored)
    1st Mike H. (8 game points scored)
    3rd Jacob (5 game points scored)
    3rd Troy Thompson (5 game points scored)