Publisher: Amigo Games
Designer: Richard Garfield
Artists: Loïc Billiau, Martin Hoffmann, Dennis Lohausen, Michael Menzel, Oliver Schlemmer, Claus Stephan, and Franz Vohwinkel
Number of Players: Two to five players
Ages: 12+
Playtime: 45 minutes
Year: 2019
Genre: Card drafting game of monster collecting
MSRP: $34.99
I tackle the card drafting game Carnival of Monsters, designed by Richard Garfield, from Amigo Games. In the game players will aim to capture a variety of monsters in order to be named a new member to the Royal Monstrological Society. Is this game deserving of a place in your gaming menagerie? Or is this one carnival you’d be best served not attending? You’ll find out!
28:44 Final thoughts and review score
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Carnival of Monsters is an interesting card drafting game and the gang and I really enjoyed playing. There's plenty of replayablity and I especially like the art work throughout. As opposed to some other card drafting titles, CoM provides secret goal cards for players to try to come up with a strategy for the sorts of monsters they capture.
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