Clown
BGG rank
BGG #29,794
BGG rating
5.1

Clown

1975

Rules assistance for Clown

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–6 players
  • 20 min
  • 4+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Clown

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Clown is a board game released in 1975 for 2–6 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 4 and up. It was designed by Edith Schlichting and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.

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About the game

The players roll a die to get one of the tile for the various body-parts for their clown. Either shoes, legs, heads and so on. The higher the die roll, the bigger your body will get. After 8 rounds the player with the biggest clown wins the game.

Mechanics

Publishers

  • Otto Maier Verlag
  • Ravensburger AG
  • Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε.

Questions and answers

Clown supports 2–6 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.