In a world filled with constantly fighting dragons, faeries, and other such creatures, smiles are rarely seen on the faces of everyday people – and this is where you, a circus owner, come in. You're determined to create the best of all circuses so that people may smile once again. Cirque du Monstre is a deck-building game in which players use money to add monsters to their circus deck, then use the monsters to win fabled circus prizes. These prizes – effectively, the victory points – cannot be purchased directly, so you'll need to put on a good show in order to claim them. Once the game ends, the player with the most prizes wins.