March Hares

In the springtime you may be lucky enough to see the March hares chasing and battling each other in the fields as part of their elaborate contests for dominance. This is a light and quick card game where you do battle with a rival, running, jumping and boxing, trying to force your opponent to run out of options.

The game involves two players each having a small deck of 18 cards and taking it in turn to play a card which follows their opponent's play either in suit (run, jump or box) or value (1, 2 or 3). The suits dictate an action: run involves drawing cards, jump involves returning a card to their deck, and box forces their opponent to discard a card. The numbers dictate a penalty number of cards to draw if the player cannot follow the previous play.

Game play focuses on managing the number of cards in your hand and in your deck so that you always have an option for your next turn. If you ever get into a situation where you are unable to complete an action, you lose the game.