Components
- 1 game board: The clap-o-meter
- 3 Scoring tiles
- 1 measuring ruler
- 32 Public demands cards
- 5 Circus rings (front / back)
- 18 Component tiles
- 5 Score tokens
- 38 Circus act tiles
- 32 Acrobat meeples
- 10 Guest Star meeples
- 1 First player token
- 2 Speed bonus tokens
Setup
- Place the game board in the center of the table
1. - Each player starts with:
- A circus ring in the color of his choice
2. - A score token of the same color that they place next to the clap-o-meter
3. - 2 acrobats: 1 blue and 1 yellow
4.
- A circus ring in the color of his choice
- Shuffle the public demands cards by color and place them face down in the place indicated by the board. Flip the first card of each pile face up
5. - Shuffle the Component tiles, draw the first 6 and place them face up in the places indicated by the board
6. - Shuffle the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Act tiles by color and place them in three stacks. Then draw as many tiles as the number of players plus one from the 1st Act tile and place them at the places indicated by the board
7. - Place the measuring ruler and the «speed bonus» tokens next to the clap-o-meter
8. - Acrobat meeples, Guest Star meeples and accessories (balloons, beams, barrels, elephants and horses) form a reserve of components available to all players
9. - Stack the 3 Score tiles at the place indicated by the board, in order 3, then 2, then 1
10. - The last player to have seen a circus act becomes the first player for the first act and takes the first player token
Object of the Game
On the program for tonight, 3 numbers with 2 rehearsals and a main performance in front of a crowded audience! Shine on the circus ring and receive the most applause in order to win the game! …
