
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Thunder Road: Vendetta – Maximum Chrome
- 2–5 players
- 45–75 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2023

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Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos is an expansion for Thunder Road: Vendetta released in 2024 for 2–5 players and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Noah Cohen, and Brian Neff.
Carnival of Chaos is an expansion for Thunder Road: Vendetta (or Thunder Road: Vendetta – Maximum Chrome) that offers a new way to play. Players race their cars into the arena, collecting wild party favors, powerful super-weapons, and precious scrap along the way. This expansion also includes a full set of vehicles and a dashboard, so you can play with a fifth player using this expansion or in the regular game. Unlike a regular game of Thunder Road: Vendetta, the winner of the Carnival of Chaos is the surviving player who has the most scrap at the end of the game. There is no finish line. —description from the publisher
Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos supports 2–5 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 catalogue lists Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos for ages 10 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.
Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos has a complexity rating of 2.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos belongs to these categories: Miniatures and Racing. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos are: Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Noah Cohen, and Brian Neff. 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 Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos as an expansion for Thunder Road: Vendetta. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Thunder Road: Vendetta to use it. Check that your edition of Thunder Road: Vendetta is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.