Skip to main content
Big Top box art

Big Top

Game ID: GID0044942
Collection Status
Description

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

Year Published
2023
Transcript Analysis
Browse transcript mentions, sentiments, pros/cons, mechanics, topics, quotes, and references.
Total mentions: 2
This page: 2
Sentiment: pos 2 · mix 0 · neu 0 · neg 0
Mentions per page
Top
Showing 1–2 of 2
Video DxHuai-94pY John Gets Games general_discussion at 12:39 sentiment: positive
video_pk 9018 · mention_pk 26604
John Gets Games - Big Top video thumbnail
Click to watch at 12:39 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • unique auction mechanism that folds into future decisions
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • bidding and timing with a twist
  • circus-themed auction game
Comparison games
none
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
No key topics recorded for this video.
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)
No references stored for this video.
Video i7UVXtHkVxY Board Games Hitting My Table general_discussion at 12:33 sentiment: positive
video_pk 2802 · mention_pk 8176
Board Games Hitting My Table - Big Top video thumbnail
Click to watch at 12:33 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • cool twist on a familiar auction genre
  • compact and engaging
Cons
  • time may feel tight if not managed well
Thematic elements
  • auction and card population
  • small-box auction with a circus theme
  • light, quirky
Comparison games
none
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
No key topics recorded for this video.
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
References (from this video)
No references stored for this video.
Transcript Navigation
Top
Showing 1–2 of 2
View on BoardGameGeek