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Circus Train (2nd Edition)

By: Victory Point Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Euro Game Series - Boxed Games

MSRP old price: $69.99

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Product Info

Title
Circus Train (2nd Edition)
Category
Author
Tom Decker
Publish Year
2013
Dimensions
9x11.5x2"
NKG Part #
2147529117
MFG. Part #
VPG09001
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
14 Years and Up
# Players
1 - 5 Players
Game Length
90 - 120 Minutes

Description

Circus Train Second Edition, by designer Tom Decker, is a 1-5 player game in which you are the owner and operator of a small circus train in prohibition-era America. In this game, you and your opponents are vying to employ the best talent while putting on the most magnificent show each month. While touring the country by train, you will have the opportunity to perform while adding talent to your show through hiring the performers stranded in cities by defunct circuses. Just remember to keep an eye on your wages, because your talent definitely will.

Through clever card hand management, you control the movement of your train around the American northeast, making strategic business decisions about talent, performances and payroll in this fast-paced strategy game. Each turn represents one week of real time, and after six months, the circus season closes for the year and the game ends with one player declared as having The Greatest Show on Earth.

Water for Elephants book Inspired by Sara Gruen’s novel, Water for Elephants, Circus Train Second Edition includes thematic elements such as improving your show’s reputation by picking up alcohol for your talent and staff (legally, in Canada), the high costs of supplying big cats and elephants, and the ability to “red light” (firing by throwing off the train) disgruntled talent or talent that has simply become too expensive to maintain. These elements are blended into the game’s mechanics, keeping it all simple while adding layers of depth and strategy.

What's New in 2nd Edition:

  • Contains everything from the first expansion, adding 3 more players!
  • Brand new artwork on all components
  • Bigger cards, counters, and game boards
  • New, never-before-seen Event cards

    What's In The Box?:

  • One 20-page full-color Rulebook
  • One 22” x 17” paper game map (two 11" x 17" sheets)
  • 100 cards
  • 254 thick, two-sided, multi-shaped game pieces
  • One six-sided 12mm die
  • One 22” x 17” mounted, jigsaw-cut game map (two 11" x 17" sheets)
  • One bright red, 9" x 11 7/8" Deluxe cardboard VPG game box
  • One beautiful box cover sleeve
  • One "Wipes-A-Lot" napkin
  • One charcoal dessicant packet