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Come one, come all to Big Top! Hire the wildest and most wonderful acts to attract crowds of delighted spectators.
In this fast-paced auction game you’ll bid on show-stopping acts to draw crowds to your circus, but beware - each winning bid will make your competition that much richer.
But that’s not all! Even the attractions you’ve already won will affect bids in future auctions. Each attraction card lists a number - bid that amount in any auction to place a coin on that card and gain the points! That means you don't need to win an auction - or even WANT to win it - to benefit from bidding!
In this competitive world of circuses, you’ll have to keep a close eye not just on your winnings, but on all of your opponents' bids.
-description from publisher
- unique auction mechanism that folds into future decisions
- bidding and timing with a twist
- circus-themed auction game
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- auction with future-driven points — win an auction card, but points unlock only after filling spots later, using bid tokens
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm actually going to split this into two parts today.
- I'm going through the board game geek Pages for each one of them in alphabetical order.
- I think it's time to start talking about these games.
References (from this video)
- cool twist on a familiar auction genre
- compact and engaging
- time may feel tight if not managed well
- auction and card population
- small-box auction with a circus theme
- light, quirky
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction — bidding values populate cards you've acquired
- Auction / Bidding — bidding values populate cards you've acquired
- set collection — scoring happens after you populate bids onto cards
- set-collection/score when populated — scoring happens after you populate bids onto cards
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- it's really tight this Bard is and the opportunity cost of doing one thing
- there are so many different ways you can score in this game
- it's punchy
- the game end really does rush up on you
- polished, refined, gorgeous to look at
- you can just take the pieces off the board and go again