The game consists of a large base which has four square columns inside. The "mom" piece is put on top of this. The circus artist pieces are dealt out to the players.
The active player turns a knob at the side of the base. Two of the columns come out on top, lifting mom up. The player then carefully inserts a circus artist between the columns (under mom). The next player does the same, lifting the circus artist and mom up, etc. The last player to add an artist without mom falling down scores a point. The player with most points after 5 rounds is the winner.