# Thunder Road: Vendetta – Carnival of Chaos ## General Info - **Year Published**: 2024 - **BGG Rating**: 8.1 - **BGG Rank**: — - **Players**: 2-5 (Best with: 4) - **Duration**: — - **Weight**: 2.17 / 5 - **Designers**: Brian Neff, Justin D. Jacobson, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau - **Publishers**: Restoration Games, Broadway Toys LTD, Bumble3ee Interactive, Frosted Games, HIT Games, Hobby World, Lucky Duck Games - **Categories**: Miniatures, Racing ## Verdict Perfect for those who want to turn the race into a bloody battlefield and want to include more friends.Dynamic new game modeIncreases player count to 5High quality componentsShifts strategy from racing to survivalRequires the base game to playCan be too chaotic for someRECOMMENDED ## Description If you already enjoy the mayhem of Thunder Road: Vendetta, get ready because Carnival of Chaos arrives to turn the track into a true circus of destruction. This expansion isn't just a set of extra rules; it's a completely new way to play that flips the racing logic on its head. Forget the rush to cross the finish line, because here, there simply isn't one! The goal now is to enter the arena and survive while hoarding as much scrap as possible. It's essentially a motorized 'battle royale' where the last survivor with the most loot takes the win. Throughout the match, you'll maneuver your vehicle to collect wild party favors, super-powerful weapons, and, of course, that precious scrap that determines the winner. The dynamics shift drastically: instead of focusing solely on speed, the strategy now revolves around area control and survival. You must decide when to strike to take down opponents and when to dodge to ensure your own components stay intact. Beyond the new game mode, the expansion solves one of the community's biggest requests: it increases the player limit. With the inclusion of a full set of vehicles and an additional dashboard, you can now have five drivers tearing each other apart, whether using the Carnival of Chaos rules or the traditional racing mode from the base game. It's the perfect addition for those who own Vendetta or Maximum Chrome and want to inject more chaos, more players, and more survival strategy into their game nights. Gear up your engine, load your weapons, and try not to become scrap before your friends do! ## How to Play Objective of the Game In the Carnival of Chaos, players race their vehicles into a high-octane arena to collect party favor tokens, powerful super-weapons, and precious scrap. Unlike a standard game of Thunder Road: Vendetta, there is no finish line. The winner is the surviving player with the most scrap at the end of the game. Setup Follow the base game setup with these specific changes for the expansion: Arena and Foundation: Decide which side of the arena board you want to play with (The Haulasseum is easier; Slaytona 500 is more brutal). Place the matching side of the foundation board in the center and fit 3 road tiles into it. Place the arena board on top of the foundation board. Party Favors: Leave all base game hazard tokens in the box. Mix the party favor tokens face down. Randomly place a party favor face down on each hazard space on the road tiles and each marked party favor space on the arena board. If using starting road tiles, place party favors on all their hazard spaces. Killer Pillars: Place each killer pillar token on the space marked with its letter on the arena board. All killer pillars start with the road side up. Super-Weapons: Place a super-weapon token on each marked space on the arena board. Shuffle the super-weapon cards and place the deck face down. Tina's Turn: Shuffle the Tina’s Turn cards and place 5 of them in a face-down deck. Scrap: Create a supply of scrap tokens near the arena board. Player Components: Each player takes the Witness Me! card of their color. Game Flow The game follows the base game rules with the following structure: Player Turns: Each round, every player takes 3 turns as normal. Tina's Turn: At the end of each round, after all players have taken their turns, Turbo Tina takes a turn. Flip the top card from the Tina's Turn draw pile and resolve these 3 effects in order: SPOTLIGHT: Each player with at least one operable car in a spotlight space gains the amount of scrap shown on Tina's card. KILLER PILLARS: Flip each killer pillar token shown on Tina's card to its impassable side and immediately eliminate any cars on them. Flip all other killer pillar tokens to their road side. DECREE: Read Tina's decree. Her decree remains in effect until the end of the next round and overrules all other rules and effects. Actions and How to Play Movement and Shooting in the Arena Entering the Arena: Cars may only shoot while they are on the arena board. They cannot shoot while on a road tile. When moving from a road tile into the arena, turn the car to face the direction it moved. Arena Movement: Spaces in the arena are symmetrical. When moving an active car into an arena space that is not straight forward, turn it to face the direction it moved. When a car slams another, turn the bottom car to face the same direction as the top car. Collecting Items Super-Weapons: You collect a super-weapon when your car ENDS its movement on a super-weapon token. You can only have one super-weapon at a time. Party Favors: You collect a party favor token when your car ENDS its movement on it. You can use these for various effects during your turn. Special Actions and Cards Witness Me!: Once per game, at the start of your turn, you may play this card. For the rest of that turn, you gain 1 scrap each time you shoot or slam, regardless of the result. Party Favor Effects: Includes abilities like Bootleg Turn, Double Barrel, Full Throttle, Killer Pillar, Mega-Repair, and Precision. End of Game and Scoring The game ends immediately if Tina's draw pile is empty (at the end of round 6) or if any player is out of the game (at the end of the current round, after Tina's Turn). Scoring: Players with at least 1 operable car count their scrap. Scrap is gained by: Damaging an opposing car on your turn (+2 scrap). Eliminating an opposing car on your turn (+3 scrap). Being in a spotlight space during Tina's Turn. Certain party favors (like Solid Gold Muffler) at the end of the game. The player with the most scrap wins. In case of a tie, the player with the most operable vehicles wins; if still tied, the player with the most super-weapons wins; if still tied, the player with the most unused party favors wins. If a tie persists, tied players roll their movement dice until the tie is broken. Tips for Victory Scrap is everything: Unlike the base game, you aren't racing to a finish line; you are racing to accumulate the most scrap. Focus on actions that yield scrap, such as damaging or eliminating opponents. Watch the Spotlight: Position your operable cars in spotlight spaces to gain guaranteed scrap during Tina's Turn. ## FAQ ### Do I need the base game to play? Yes, this is an expansion. You need Thunder Road: Vendetta or Maximum Chrome. ### What changes regarding winning? In the Carnival of Chaos mode, there is no finish line. The survivor with the most scrap wins. ### Can I play with 5 people in the standard mode? Yes! The expansion provides extra vehicles and dashboards, allowing 5 players in both the new mode and the traditional race. ### Does it make the game more complex? The complexity doesn't increase much, but the strategy shifts from pure speed to survival and looting. ### Does it come with new miniatures? Yes, it includes a full set of vehicles for the fifth player. ## Price Comparison ### Best Offers in Brazil - **Amazon**: R$ 335,06 (https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B0GL3KK2WZ?tag=bgbot26-20) - **Brechó Lúdico**: R$ 276,14 (https://brecholudico.com.br/produto/thunder-road-vendetta-carnaval-do-caos/?utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **Paladins Games**: R$ 278,91 (http://paladinsgames.com.br/produto/2317552/thunder-road-vendetta---carnaval-do-caos-expansao?utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **Board Game Barato**: R$ 278,99 (https://www.boardgamebarato.com.br/thunder-road-vendetta-carnaval-do-caos-expansao?utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **Place Games**: R$ 288,19 (https://www.placegames.com.br/boardgames/thunder-road-vendetta-carnaval-do-caos-expansao?utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **Meca dos Jogos**: R$ 301,88 (https://www.mecadosjogos.com.br/thunder-road-vendetta-carnival-of-chaos-p1131?utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - See all on Compara Jogos: https://www.comparajogos.com.br/item/thunder-road-vendetta-carnival-of-chaos ### Best International Offers - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 34.98 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=6724640&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 34.99 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=6671704&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 37.47 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=6037253&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 39.96 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=5973934&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 43.53 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=5718854&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 44.98 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=6019875&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 46.00 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=5712609&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 46.61 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=6762298&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 47.29 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=5738303&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - **BoardGamePrices.com**: $ 49.33 (https://boardgameprices.com/item/go?source=A&storeitemid=6084083&utm_source=boardgamesbot.com) - See all on BoardGamePrices: https://boardgameprices.com/item/show/71530/thunder-road-vendetta-carnival-of-chaos?utm_source=boardgamesbot.com