Bulk Pricing Discounts: 5% off on 100-199 pieces, 10% off 200-999 pieces, 20% off 1000-3999 pieces, 30% off 4000-7999 pieces, 40% off 8000+ pieces Here's how (restrictions apply)
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:
•
A simple, clever tile laying game, that brings new challenges with every turn. Klaus-Juergen Wrede created Carcassonne.
•
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.
•
It is for 2-5 players aged 10 and up and takes about 60 minutes to play.
Average Customer Review:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
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 GameJun 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.
AWESOME fun for all ages!!!!!May 15, 2008 My husband and two boys (aged 9 and 13) all love games but they don't interest me. Here is one that I actually enjoy so the whole family can game together. It also makes me happy as a parent because it is a wonderful teaching tool and great exercise for the mind!
Great game - easy to learnApr 07, 2008 Carcassonne is one of the best games I have ever played. It meets the two biggest criteria for a strategy game for me:
1) It's easy to learn.
2) It's hard to master.
It has to be the uniquest approach I had ever come upon for a game, and I have now played it many times. It is one of those games, that it plays incredibly differently depending on the number of people who play and who you play with. All people have a different approach, and it drastically changes play.
Simply said, this game sells itself. Every person I have introduced to the game has gone on to purchase it themselves. The basic game is good, but all the expansions add a new element to the game that shouldn't be missed.
Good family funApr 06, 2008 I heard that this was a good game so I bought it. It is so much fun. It isn't real difficult to play. We had played ticket to ride and enjoyed that so we went on to this. My 14 year old son loves this, it keeps your interest up and alot of the game is luck so you don't have to stress out on strategizing. Then when you get good at this, go to Settlers of Catan, thats a more time consuming strategy game. This will take less time and get you ready for Settlers of Catan. We have family game night now. I used to have to struggle to get my 14 year old off the computer, but now he begs to play this and Settlers.
based on 55 reviews
866-600-3684 
