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The southern French city of Carcassonne is famous for its unique Roman and Medieval fortification. In this clever tile-laying game, players develop the area around Carcassonne and deploy their followers on the roads, in the cities, in the cloisters and in the fields. The skill of the players to develop the area will determine the victor. For 2-5 players.
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- A simple, clever tile laying game that brings new challenges with every turn- A classic euro-game
- Simple to learn, lots of strategy
- For 2 to 5 players
- A great game the whole family can enjoy
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By Craig Fleming (Long Beach, CA, USA)
The game satisfies on all levels. Haven't yet tried the expansion sets, but so far, games with my nine-year-old son have been thoroughly absorbing beginning to end.
By Allison M. Perkel (Boston)
Like many of the all time great games, Carcassonne is simply to learn, easy to play and difficult to master. Its so easy that the "cheat sheet" instructions fit on a page where half the page is a picture detailing how to score one of the more interesting methods of gaining points.
At its heart, Carcassonne is a tile game, where the board is unique every time. As you lay down a tile, you get to decide if you want to place one of your citizenry there in order to score points. Points are scored for cities, roads, farms and cloisters. The person with the most points wins. It doesn't get much easier than that now does it?
This is where the fun begins; while you place that cloister there? Do you want to risk putting down a farm early or waiting for the right moment later in the game? How can you stage your grand finale and pull off a come from behind victory? Strategy and a quick mind are key to coming up with a winning plan.
Aside from being tons of fun, its also well constructed. The citizens are made of wood and the tiles are thick cardboard stock. This is a game built to last.
If you like games like Settlers of Catan, be sure to check out Carcassonne; you will not regret it!
By Paula Morton (Florida)
An unusual board game unlike any other I've played. Perfect for two players. A bit of strategy and luck. Every game is different, never the same game twice. Easy to learn. Can be played in less than an hour. I recommend the River Expansion version to make it more interesting.
By Luanne M. Rogers (Wisconsin USA)
Great game. My family has played it for hours and it never gets old. It's a new game every time.
By Eduardo (Southeast NY, USA)
Carcassonne is a fantastic board game that I've introduced to many different groups of people, and they all seem to easily understand and embrace the game, asking me when I'll bring it back to the table. It is very simple to learn, but the strategy of how to best place your tiles and use your wooden figures will keep you coming back for more. Hopefully my description will give you an idea of what the game is all about.
Carcassonne is a 2-5 player game where you expand the city of Carcassonne by placing tiles and claiming various city "features" (cities, roads, cloisters, and farms) on these tiles using little wooden figures which represent your "followers". By claiming these features, building them further, and finally completing these features, you score points, and the player with the most points wins.
The game is really much more confusing on text. The rulebook was a little intimidating at first, but once I tried playing a test game with myself, I discovered how simple and exciting the game really was, and I was eager to share the experience with my friends. When I teach the game using the tiles as examples, my friends pick it up right away. The game experience as a whole mixes the excitement of competing against your friends with the fun of solving a puzzle, and playing with the little wooden figures adds that special touch that makes a game memorable.
To sum up the strategy involved: A nice person will leave the other players alone so he can build features on his own while they build theirs; but the clever player (aka, the one who usually wins), will not only build his own features, but build into the features of his opponents, gaining even more points while denying his opponents the advantage. The game is very versatile in that you can just have a free-for-all with one another; you can form teams, or you can even form makeshift alliances to gang up against the player who is winning. It's up to you and your opponents to decide which strategy is best.
Pros
-Versatile game that is easy and quick to explain after browsing the rulebook
-Easy to set up (you literally set it up by playing the game, other than handing out figures, shuffling the tiles, and placing the starting tile)
-Plays relatively quick - my games usually last about 30-45 minutes
-Good introductory game for people who aren't sure if they will enjoy strategy games
-Plays with two to five players, and is equally fun with the minimum or maximum
-Durable wooden figures and tiles (Don't let your baby suck on them, and they'll last for many years)
-Portable (doesn't take up too much space, and it's easy to fit expansions (sold separately) inside the original box
-IT'S FUN
Cons
- If you're looking for a deep, engrossing game to play with friends who are already experienced with strategy games, I would look elsewhere. This is more of a fun, light strategy game for everyone to play.
- Not for very small children, mostly because of the little wooden figures
You can't go wrong with this purchase if you're looking for a fun game to enjoy with everybody and anybody. It gave me an excuse to stop playing on the computer all the time, and instead sit down with friends and family and chat, while at the same time plotting my ultimate victory. Buy it!
P.S. If you find that you enjoy this game and want to change up the game from time to time, purchase an expansion, each of which costs about half the price of the base Carcassonne game. I would start with Inns and Cathedrals, and then move on to Traders and Builders (both are available on Amazon too). The two add great new strategies to the game and I love them both, and at the same time they're easy to learn and incorporate with the base game. I wasn't extremely impressed with the other expansions, but you can read the reviews on their respective web pages and decide for yourself if they're right for you and your group.
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