# Carnival of Monsters

Carnival of Monsters is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7 out of 10 by 48 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $26.13 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2019
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Closed Drafting, Dice Rolling, Loans, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 7 out of 10, from 48 reviews
- **Owned by:** 56 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 325
- **Unique players:** 302

**Designers:** Richard Garfield

**Artists:** Oliver Schlemmer, Loïc Billiau, Claus Stephan, Martin Hoffmann, Michael Menzel, Franz Vohwinkel, Dennis Lohausen

## Expansions

- [Carnival of Monsters: Phoenix](https://www.ludoya.com/games/carnival-of-monsters-phoenix)
- [Carnival of Monsters: Louella York Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/carnival-of-monsters-louella-york-jagermeister)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/carnival-of-monsters)
- [Carnival of Monsters in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/carnival-of-monsters)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231484)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._