2020 · Puzzle

The Grand Carnival

Players design and develop a traveling fair by placing foundation tiles, building polyomino attractions, and routing guest movement across walkways. Each turn a player covers a number on their player board to select an action; the covered number determines the strength of that action and becomes unavailable until the next round. Actions let players add 2x2 foundation tiles, place attractions on construction sites, or move guest tokens along walkways to generate ticket income and trigger hireable barkers. Unlockable “Tricks of the Trade” grant special abilities when specific requirements are met, while opponents have one turn to match those requirements. After seven rounds, scoring rewards attraction sets, completed guest journeys, barkers, and collected tickets.

groupPlayers

1–4 best 2

schedulePlaying time

45–60 min

cakeAge

12+

psychologyComplexity

2.2 / 5