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Big Top
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Step right up! Only two bits to peek under the big top and see sights that will astound and amaze you! Bearded ladies, death-defying acrobats, wild and exotic animals, and much, much more await.
Big Top, which was inspired by the classic card game Fan Tan, is a quick and easy-to-learn card game in which players take the role of aspiring circus owners. The winner of the game will be the player who invests in the most popular circus acts and earns the most money by helping his fellow players when they call for certain circus acts to be played.
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Big Top rulebook (PDF)

Discussion Forum Including Rules FAQ

BoardGameGeek Entry

Interview with Alessandra Cimatoribus

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Art by Alessandra Cimatoribus:
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Sword Swallower Make-up Monkeys Tightrope Walkers
Bearded Lady Confetti Bears Trapeze Artist
 
For 3-6 players | Playing time: 60 minutes | Includes children's game
52 full-color cards | 6 Organizing Charts | 30 die-cut counters
The Flying Wallendas got their nickname when they slipped and fell to the wire performing a four-person, three-level pyramid act. A reporter who saw the accident wrote, “The Wallendas fell so gracefully that it seemed as if they were flying."
Big Top cards feature bits of fact about the charming world of the circus. Flavor text tells the story of the origin and growth of the circus in Europe and America into the cultural icon it has become today.