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Carcassonne Game

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RGG170

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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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Product Details

Product Length:	10.75 inches
Product Width:	2.75 inches
Product Height:	7.5 inches
Product Weight:	1.65 pounds
Package Length:	10.79 inches
Package Width:	7.56 inches
Package Height:	2.68 inches
Package Weight:	1.68 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 58 reviews

Features

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

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 5.0

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Thinking mans game Aug 03, 2008
This game is a thinking man's game that relies more in luck of the draw than on strategy. you can't always plan for what you will do next. This helps the poor slobs like me to be able to play without constantly feeling like the constant punching bag.

Great for two Aug 01, 2008
We are huge Catan fans and Carcassonne was recommended to us by others who said that if we enjoyed one we would like the other. We have also been searching for something to play as a couple. This certainly fits the bill! So glad we got it!

Fun, Abstract, Replayable, and Attractive game Jul 22, 2008
Though this is technically a "board game", there isn't really a board beyond the scoring track. Instead, it's more like a puzzle where each side matches every other side but the pictures might not flow together seamlessly. I won't get into a summary of the rules since I'm sure other reviewers have covered that.

Carcassonne has fairly simple gameplay that results in complicated games with many turns and a variety of strategies (i.e. Go for lots of short roads and two tile cities, build big and risk not finishing things, or devote followers early to farming to reap rewards later in the game)

My personal recommendation for learning the game or introducing new players to it is to ignore farming the first time through until everyone is comfortable with the core road / city rules, has seen all the tiles, and understands the scoring system.

Some flaws with Carcassonne: certain pieces are harder to find, typically involving curved roads and cities. This is remedied in later expansions, particularly Abbey and Mayor, but if you don't know which situations are bad it can get frustrating. Secondly, the rules are fairly vague about the interaction between the optional river start and farming. Additionally, complexity and play time skyrockets if you play with many expansions, but that's the player's fault if they choose to do that.

Overall, this is an attractive game that's fun to watch and to play. I've introduced several friends and family members to it and reactions have generally been pretty good. The replay value is astronomical and many expansions and derivatives are available.

Great game, with a dizzying array of exansions! Jun 30, 2008
This is a great game. Light strategy, some luck - can't say a word against it. Since we bought it my mother and I have literally been playing every night, and have bought several expansions to use with it.

This is a great game, especially if you're only used to the "standard" games - Monopoly and that ilk. You'll have to think very differently from how you're used to, but you'll get used to it fast.

Excellent Game Jun 04, 2008
My boys (17, 19, 20) have loved Settlers of Catan for years and I had seen this and after reading about this game I bought this for my youngest son's 17th birthday. They play it every time they get together. It's faster to finish than Settlers.