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Dreadful Circus
Party Essential

Dreadful Circus

Designed by Joanna Kijanka, Bruno Faidutti

Published by Portal Games, Bannan Games + 4 more

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

4-8

Community Snapshot

Best with 6
Medium-Light complexity
~45 min
6.5 on BGG (778)
Some text

Language Editions

ChineseDutchEnglishGermanItalianPolishSpanish

Categories

Card Game
Cards are the primary component — may involve hand management, drafting, or deck building.

How It Plays

Auction / Bidding

Players bid against each other for cards, tiles, or resources — knowing when to go big and when to fold is the key.

Betting and Bluffing

You place bets and try to read (or mislead) your opponents — poker vibes at the game table!

Set Collection

You're gathering matching groups of cards or tokens to score points — the more complete your sets, the better you do.

About This Game

No longer do you anxiously await the arrival of the wicked — for they have just arrived! In the dead of night, the gloom rolls in. Melodies whisper in slow rhythms as children wake from their slumber.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Expansions & Related

Expansion

Dreadful Circus: Coachmen Mini Expansion

Dreadful Circus: Coachmen Mini Expansion

2021

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Play Time

45 min

Complexity

2.3 / 5

Rating

6.5

Year

2021