Absurdist Productions will release Winter Rabbit, a semi-cooperative, hidden worker placement game with both Cherokee and English language components, to retail in June. It features Cherokee art, design, and cultural elements, and was created by an indigenous-led team.
The world is from traditional Cherokee animal stories, where each player takes the role of an animal character. In this game, villagers cooperate to provide the village's needs for the winter, and compete to see who can contribute the most. Rabbit, the trickster, is trying to confuse everyone else so that he can take all the resources for himself.
Players draw villagers randomly from a bag, but only the active player knows whose villager they have drawn and can choose where to place it. Resources, which are generated only when enough villagers are present, are given to each player, but those with villagers present get more. Rabbit villagers provide additional twists.
Players spend resources to build their personal engine through village cards, to get stories that affect the game for all players, or complete tasks that score points, progress the game, and provide a benefit to another player.
Wood and paper components are made with FSC-certified sustainable materials.
Winter Rabbit is for 2-6 players ages 14 and up, and plays in 90 minutes. MSRP is $59.

In Cherokee and English
Posted by Milton Griepp on May 15, 2025 @ 2:32 am CT

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