# Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise

Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 15–20 minutes and is meant for ages 7 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 13 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 15–20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 7+
- **Complexity:** 1.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2011
- **Categories:** Card Game, Animals, Children's Game, Novel-based
- **Mechanics:** Betting and Bluffing, Race, Hand Management
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 13 reviews
- **Owned by:** 31 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 63
- **Unique players:** 90

**Designers:** Gary Kim

**Artists:** Mathieu Leyssenne, Gary Kim

**Publishers:** Purple Brain Creations, Piece Craft

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ludifolie | 14.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/16736-le-lievre-et-les-tortues.html |
| El Nucli | 27 € | https://www.elnucli.es/products/la-liebre-y-la-tortuga |

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## Rules questions

### Can I play different animals on different turns, or must I keep playing the same animal every turn?

On your turn you must place 1–4 cards that all show the same animal, but on later turns you may place cards for a different animal — it's legal to change animals between turns (pages 3, 7).

### When exactly does the racing phase get triggered?

The racing phase is triggered at the end of your turn if either the players have placed exactly 8 cards in total, or exactly 4 cards of the same animal have been placed in total; you may never exceed these totals (page 3).

### How do the animals move during a racing phase (including the wolf’s howl and the hare nap)?

Each animal has its own movement rule: the hare normally advances 2 tiles if 1–4 Hare cards were played but if 4 Hare cards were played while the hare is already in first (even tied) he doesn’t advance (nap); the tortoise moves 1 tile (2 if 4 Tortoise cards); the wolf moves 1 for 1–2 Wolf cards or (x−1) for x=3–4 and if a Howl card was played only the wolf moves that phase (page 4).

### What happens when the lamb reaches a stream tile?

The lamb moves X+1 tiles (where X is the number of Lamb cards played) but must stop as soon as it reaches a Track tile depicting a stream — it cannot move past that stream tile (page 5).

### Can I play cards for an animal that's already on the podium?

Yes — you are allowed to play Racing cards for animals that are already on the podium; doing so is often useful to cycle your hand (pages 3, 7).

### How are animals placed on the podium and how is scoring/tiebreak resolved?

When an animal crosses the finish line immediately put its pawn on the highest still-available podium rank; the game ends when three animals occupy the podium, players reveal bets, scoring is 1st=5 / 2nd=3 / 3rd=2 points, ties are broken by which animal is higher on the podium and, if still tied between players, you replay (page 6).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tales-and-games-the-hare-and-the-tortoise)
- [Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/tales-and-games-the-hare-and-the-tortoise)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/130176)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-26. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._