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WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Description:
In this fairly light tile-laying offering, players pull a tile from the pool and place it against one of the previously played tiles. If you start a new object (city, road, farm or monastery), you can place one of your control markers on the tile to denote your control. Markers cannot directly compete when placed, so to achieve some gains you must place your marker and use later tiles to connect up to it. As subsequent tiles are arrayed on the board, objects get bigger or even merge. When roads or cities are completed, or a monastery is surrounded, the control marker is returned to you and you score the points. However, farmers are not returned and will score points at the game end (there are several rules variations for the farmer scoring). Therefore, it's possible to have all of your control markers locked on the board on incomplete objects, and not be able to convert them into farmers later in the game. You must balance the need to score points during the game, and the need to score farmer points at game end. The goal is to have the most points at the end, which can be tricky to control considering your choice for each turn isn't the tile itself, but rather the placement of the tile that you drew.
Features:
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A simple, clever tile laying game, that brings new challenges with every turn. Klaus-Juergen Wrede created Carcassonne.
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Contents: 84 land tiles, 1 scoring track, 40 followers in 5 colors, and 1 rule booklet. We trust that you value our use of natural products, which may have small imperfections, making each game unique.
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It is for 2-5 players aged 10 and up and takes about 60 minutes to play.
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Great GameMar 06, 2010 Our son bought this game and my husband and I started playing it one day...I think we played 15 games that day. Once you get the hang of it the games only take about 30-40 minutes to play. The tiles and wooden pieces are very well made.
Addicting!Feb 26, 2010 I love this game.
At first, I wasn't sure I'd like the game because I was used to Settlers of Catan, and believe it to be the best game ever. Well, I still love Settlers, but I also like this game now. I play it as much as Settlers, in fact, because it's a slightly faster going game.
If you like puzzles, then this game is for you :)Feb 13, 2010 Great for children and adults, because the rules are easy to learn and plus the game does not take too long to play.
I am a great "Settlers of Catan" fan, but there have been times when 2 players was a problem. This game is great, because "Carcassonne" is fast-paced and exciting. There is so much to this all-so-simple game. I recommend buying "Inns and Cathedrals" and "Traders and Builders" if you really enjoy the "Base Game."
P.S: The version that I received came with the "River I Expansion" - Free of charge :)
Family fun for 2 to 5 playersFeb 12, 2010 Carcassone is a game of arranging tiles to create cities and surrounding areas. It is an expandable game with each expansion containing easily distinct tiles to facilitate changing number of players. Younger players with less strategy skills can play and enjoy the game by choosing where to place their tiles. At the same time players with more strategies may be either challenged or assisted by their choices. Every game is made different by the number of players and the choices of tiles.
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It was a giftFeb 06, 2010 I got this as a gift for my son and he was very pleased to get it. He said it was something he had played and wanted to have his own to enjoy.
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