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== General info and comments ==  

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You can integrate this entire expansion into the game, or only parts of it if you choose. You can also combine this expansion with any other Carcassonne expansions.

== Contents ==  

** '''12 Circus tiles''' with one circus space each

** '''8 Acrobat tiles''' with two acrobat spaces each

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* '''16 Animal tokens''': 1 Elephant, 2 Tigers, 3 Bears, 5 Seals, 4 Monkeys, 1 Flea

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* '''1 Big Top'''

* '''6 Ringmasters''', 1 in each color

== Rules ==  

Shuffle the '''20 new Land tiles''' with those from the base game (and any other expansions you wish to use). Shuffle the '''16 Animal tokens''' and place them in a facedown stack within easy reach of all players. Place the '''Big Top''' near the stack of Animal tokens. Finally, players add the '''Ringmaster''' in their color to their supply of meeples.

=== Circus tiles, animal tokens and the big top ===

'''Special case:''' When the '''first''' Circus tile is placed, take the top Animal token from the stack, place it facedown on the circus space, and place the Big Top on it. From this point on, the Big Top moves only when a player places a new Circus tile (after {{ColorRed|3. Scoring a feature}}).

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[[File:Under_The_Big_Top_C2_Circus_Example_1.png|none|frame|{{ColorRed|You}} place the '''first''' Circus tile and place a meeple on the road. Then you put a facedown Animal token on the circus space and place the Big Top on the token.]]

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'''1)''' Score any features that were completed when the Circus tile was placed (and return the meeples scored to their owners' supply). <ref>

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[[File:Under_The_Big_Top_C2_Circus_Example_3.png|frame|none| '''Example 2):''' {{ColorRed|You}} reveal the Animal token. The seal is worth 4 points per meeple. Since you have {{ColorRed|three meeples}} on tiles surrounding the Big Top, {{ColorRed|you}} score 12 points. {{ColorBlue|Blue}} scores 4 points.]]

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=== Acrobat tiles ===

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On a later turn, if you place a tile adjacent to one or more Acrobat tiles (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), you may place a meeple as an acrobat on one of those Acrobat tiles. <ref>

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Note that each player scores the total points for all their acrobats at once. There is no individual scoring per meeple.

'''Additional rules:'''

* You can score a completed pyramid even if you have no acrobats in it.

Acrobat spaces close roads and separate fields from each other.

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=== The ringmaster ===

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Then, for each '''Circus''' and '''Acrobat''' tile that your ringmaster is on or adjacent to, score '''2 points'''. You also score these ringmaster points even if your ringmaster did not score any points from the completed feature (e.g., someone else had majority). The Big Top and acrobats in a pyramid do not affect ringmaster points. After scoring, return the ringmaster to your supply.

This section contains additional information about the interactions with other Carcassonne expansions.

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Note that you score the bonus points for your acrobats at once. There is no individual bonus scoring per meeple.

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This restriction is not included explicitly in the rules (only the 1-point fairy bonus is mentioned) but it comes from the interpretation of the rules:  

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This interaction is not included in the rules. This case is treated as an adaptation of the ringmaster points for a monastery. An official clarification has been requested. (12/2019)

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== Tile distribution ==  

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