Drum Roll (2011)

In Drum Roll each player takes over the role of a circus owner in the early 1900s. Each player moves around Europe hiring performers and giving shows.

There are five main categories of performers: the Tamers, the Acrobats, the Bizarre, the Magicians, and the Jugglers. Each of them have different demands the player must fulfill in order to give their best performance.

The requirements, which vary between performers, are Rehearsal, Equipment, Supplies, Costumes, and Promotion. There are three levels of performances that each performer can end up doing in a show: a poor one, a good one, and an outstanding one. The higher the level of performance, the more requirements each performer will have to fulfill in order to achieve it.

The better the performance, the more each player can get out of it. When performers do outstanding performances, the player must choose between getting the maximum amount of benefit out of them, or getting the Prestige Points they are offering. There are also other ways to improve a circus such as trailers, investments, and personnel that will help your performers do their best.

Game Components

1 x Rulebook with four languages (English,German,French,Italian)
1 x Main board
4 x Player Boards (One in each player's color)
8 x Score & Tickets Cubes (two in each player's color)
12 x Action Markers (three in each player's color)
125x Resource wooden cubes in 5 colors
45 x Performer Cards (9 Tamers, 9 Acrobats, 9 Jugglers, 9 Magicians, 9 Bizarre)
1 x Performer Cover Card
30 x Investment Cards
15 x Personnel Cards
18 x Trailer Tiles
5 x Region Tiles
1 x Start Player Token
2 x Round & Show Tokens
8 x Player Aids (four languages)
58x Money Tiles
44x Discount Tiles

Awards

• 2011 Winner of Greek Guild's 2nd Game Design competition (Judges' Award)
• 2011 Winner of Greek Guild's 2nd Game Design competition (Public's Award)

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