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Carcassonne

This is the basic Carcassonne set. From late 2014, this version also includes the River expansion and the Abbot expansion packs. There are a variety of other expansion packs available. The game board is a medieval landscape which grows as the game continues. On each turn a player draws a new terrain tile and places it adjacent to an laid tile and then has the option of placing one of player's follower people (meeple) on a feature shown on the tile. Points are scored in Carcassonne for owning and completing roads, cities, cloisters and, at the end of the game, for any farms owned by a player that are adjacent to cities.

Carcassonne usually has several areas being vied for at any one time providing good strategic interest but is not too complicated for children - indeed it's one of those games that is great for both children and adults.

Please note, the new edition Carcassonne games feature new artwork and graphics which does not match the older style. The tiles will still fit but will look different.

 

Carcassonne Expansion 1 - Inns & Cathedrals

Inns and Cathedrals is the first and most popular expansion pack for Carcassonne, the award winning and continuingly successful tile laying game.

In Carcassonne players to gain points by completing roads, cities and cloisters that they own and by holding farms adjacent to cities at the end of the game. Inns and Cathedrals expansion pack 1 extends the basic gameplay in a contiguous and elegant way providing more options and intrigue during the game:

• extends the game so that 6 can play
• adds a larger meeple (follower piece ) for each player that counts double
• road tiles with inns that count for extra points if completed but zero points if incomplete at the end of the game!
• cathedral tiles that count for extra points if added to cities but beware - a city with a cathedral will score nothing if incomplete at the end of the game
• 20 new landscape tiles (including those that incorporate inns & cathedrals)

Inns and Cathedrals does not alter the game-play or objectives in a significant way - merely enhancing them for more interest.

Some people feel that Abbey and Mayor expansion goes nicely with Inns and Cathedrals because it reduces the difficulty in completing a city when it contains a Cathedral.

Please note this is the latest edition and features brand new artwork. The tiles will still fit the older versions but the graphics and artwork will not match.

 

Carcassonne Expansion 2 - Traders & Builders

The second major expansion of Carcassonne, Builders & Traders featuring enhancements to the rules for cities and farms plus a new builder rule that gives the bonus of an extra turn...

Unlike some of the other expansions, Builders and Traders does not alter the game-play or objectives in a significant way - merely enhancing it for more interest.

• 20 goods tokens that can appear within cities - points for which are awarded to the player that completes the city (even though they may not be the player that scores for the city itself).
• There is a charming new playing piece in the form of a pig - this increases the value of any farm into which it is introduced.
• The addition of a builder piece. Add this to any road, city or cloister and the player can then take another turn whenever a tile is added to that feature
• 20 extra landscape tiles

As with all expansions, the extra rules are optional. Maybe you love the pigs so you usually use them but consider that the builder rule is only good fun when there are more than 3 players...

Please note this is the latest edition and features brand new artwork. The tiles will still fit the older versions but the graphics and artwork will not match.

 

Carcassonne Expansion 3 - Princess and Dragon

The land around Carcassonne is being visited by a dragon, making life very difficult for the followers. Adventurers go forth to face the danger, but they may need the aid of fairies to achieve their goal.

In the city, the princess naturally seeks help from the knights while farmers have to build secret passages so that they can get about without awaking the dragon's wrath...

This expansion pack includes:

• 30 new tiles with dragon nests, volcanoes, magic gates, and princesses
• 1 large wooden dragon
• 1 wooden fairy.

(there is no princess figure)

 

Carcassonne Expansion 5 - Abbey & Mayor

We've included Carcassonne Abbey and Mayor in our recommended expansions because it gets good reviews and has rules that enables those annoying gaps in the tile layout to be filled in more easily - giving an aesthetically fulfilling result.

Abbey and Mayor expansion pack features:

• 6 Extra abbey tiles that act like a 'Joker' helping to complete adjacent features
• A new playing piece called a 'Mayor' that can be added to a city for extra points
• 6 barn pieces - these allow you claim a farm on any corner where 4 green fields connect
• 6 wagon pieces that allow you to move a meeple from a road just completed to a city without needing an extra turn.
• 12 extra landscape tiles

Some people feel that Abbey and Mayor expansion goes nicely with Inns and Cathedrals because it reduces the difficulty in completing a city when it contains a Cathedral.

 

Carcassonne Exp 6 - Count, King and Robber

The Count of Carcassonne:

The Count of Carcassonne oversees the city of Carcassonne. When the Count isn't monitoring a district you have invested in, you can take over features someone else controls.

The River II:

A new and exciting way to start the game. With its unique shape, it can also be combined with the River from the base game.

The King and the Robber:

The King and the Robber gives you points when you complete the largest city and the longest road

The Cultists:

The Cultists challenge monks in neighboring abbeys. Complete your shrine before a nearby abbey to deny points to other players.

Components:

• 1 wooden Count
• 12 numbered tiles
• 12 river tiles
• 1 King tile and 1 Robber tile
• 5 new Land tiles
• 5 Shrine tiles

 

My First Carcassonne

Now children can discover the great game of Carcassonne with My First Carcassonne, a simplified tile placement game based on the modern classic. An award-winning game for ages 4+, the game features nicely illustrated tiles and wooden pawns and introduces players to the tile placement mechanics of the original game, but with simplified rules and gameplay. There's also no need to keep score, as the winner is the first player to place all of their pawns.

In the game, the city of Carcassonne is celebrating its national holiday. As is the tradition, people mark the occasion by setting the city’s sheep, hens and cows loose in the streets. From dawn till dusk, the children of Carcassonne have the time of their lives trying to bring these animals back home. With My First Carcassonne, players of all ages can experience a new version of the modern classic. Each turn, you place a tile to build the Medieval city of Carcassonne. As the game progresses, the children of Carcassonne - illustrated on the cards - fill the streets trying to catch animals. Whenever you close a street with one or more children marked with your chosen colour, you get to put pawns on the board. The first player to place all their pawns wins the game.

 

Carcassonne Bundled with Inns & Cathedrals

Here we provide a bundle of the Basic Carcassonne Game together with the most popular and recommended expansion pack - Inns and Cathedrals.

The default Carcassonne game allows players to gain points by owning roads, cities and cloisters and by holding farms adjacent to cities at the end of the game. Inns and Cathedrals expansion pack extends the game to 6 players, adds a larger meeple for each player and extends the basic gameplay in an elegant and intriguing way.

 

Carcassonne Bundled with Expansions 1 & 2

Here we provide the Basic Carcassonne Game bundled together with the 2 consistently most popular expansion packs - Inns & Cathedrals and Builders & Traders.

Both of these expansion packs smoothly add to the basic game in ways that enhance the existing rules without fundamentally changing the game-play.

The default Carcassonne game allows players to gain points by owning roads, cities and cloisters and by holding farms adjacent to cities at the end of the game.

Inns and Cathedrals expansion pack in addition to providing bonus points for Inns on a road or Cathedrals in a city extends the game to 6 players and includes a larger bonus meeple for each player

Builders & Traders allow players to gain extra points by putting goods into a city or a pig into a farm and adds the concept of an extra turn through the use of a special builder piece.