
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,046
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Oh Crab!
- 2–5 players
- 40–60 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2025

2022
Rules assistance for Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition is a board game released in 2022 for 2–4 players, 30–50 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Bartłomiej Zielonka, Wojciech Wons, Alicja Bator, and Paweł Zygar and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, End Game Bonuses, and Modular Board.
The Collector's Box features upgraded components but also more game play content that won't be in the retail version. There will be more characters, more cards, and different variants of the same components such as metal coins. Over the years, a lively town has fallen into ruin. Disturbing stories that surround Bedeville can send shivers down your spine. One of them, often considered the most real, tells a tale of Mr. Carl - a grave keeper and a grim owner of a local theme park.Mr. Carl arrived in Bedeville back when life and happiness bloomed in every corner of this little town. As a juggler and later - grave digger in a nearby graveyard, he barely made the ends meet. How did he get the fortune that let him create a theme park? We will probably never learn. Some think that he made a pact with a malignant, and fun-loving Trickster. That’s the only explanation for what happened next, including the nightmare, that led Bedeville to its downfall. Citizens were forced to leave this grim place while Mr. Carl ended up doomed to eternal torment. What kind of torment? Having his theme park be visited by “unique” guests like the undead from the nearby graveyard. Additionally, to make Mr. Carl even angrier, they’re invited every night by the ticket seller, who opens the grounds of Bedeville Carnival when dusk arrives. This is where your adventure begins. As corpses from the nearby graveyard, you will visit the crazy attractions of the theme park. It doesn’t matter when and how you ended up in this burial ground. Each night an eerie force makes you wake up from the eternal slumber and feel alive again. Each night you will discover new attractions and collect Souvenirs before they’ll get grabbed by grave digger’s mean cat called Fleabag. But beware! Mr. Carl can catch you anytime and chase you back to the cemetery. The game is played in consecutive player turns. Each player has the goal of collecting the most Joy Markers and Souvenirs sold in the local Booths. When all Souvenirs end up being sold to the players - the game concludes. The player, who at the end has the most victory points awarded for their Joy Markers and Souvenirs collected, becomes the winner. Every Player picks their favorite undead unafraid of any, even the most dangerous Attractions. Next, you draw the crazy Attractions that the characters will move through during the game. By visiting more and more Attractions and performing Actions from the Attractions you will attempt to outsmart your graveyard friends. By using Actions in a smart way a Player will attempt to hold their position on a specific Attraction. Only this way they will be able to buy Souvenirs next turn. At the end of each turn, a player draws one Trickster’s token from the bag and checks what destiny has for them in-store. Attractions generate Noise Markers. The more Noise, the bigger the chance that the Attractions will make the grave keeper arrive and chase the player’s character back to the graveyard.
Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition is 30–50 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition has a complexity rating of 1.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition belongs to these categories: Humor, Horror, and Zombies. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, End Game Bonuses, and Modular Board. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition are: Bartłomiej Zielonka, Wojciech Wons, Alicja Bator, and Paweł Zygar. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.