Carcassonne

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.

Carcassonne Reviews

This game is great! There is not as much trading and “marketplace” type interactions in this game vs Settlers of Catan but it more than makes up for it with the variety of strategies that can be employed. I find this game especially fun with a close group of friends for a game night. It’s not much of an icebreaker type game though since it is a little long (typical game lasts ~1 hr for 4 people). Highly recommended.

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!

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