The 12 river tiles are not part of the basic game see below. Here you will discover the rules of the german tilelaying board game, carcassonne, based upon the fortified french city. Decars interpretation of the rules seem to make more sense to me having played a game using this expansion. The unique concept behind carcassonne has players actually constructing the board as they play, interlocking the finelycrafted selection. Every carcassonne expansion explained boardgamegeek. Watchtowers questions in official rules page 1 carcassonne.
If your opponent has an unfinished city or road that connects to that empty space then his meeple will not be returning to his hand and will generate a substandard score. A follower may only be moved from the city of carcassonne according to the rules explained above. The basic carcassonne rules have been modified a number of times, partly as a reaction to feedback from carcassonne enthusiasts. Hopefully the current rules are simpler, clearer and fairer than the original rules and provide a more balanced game. The rules are the same as for carcassonne, but with the following additional rules for using the new components. Carcassonne has a long history stretching back to the 6 th century bc.
Oct 19, 2016 its difficult to make sense of rules which state you may not place the meeple on the watchtower itself in section 2 and then when a completed road or city contains a meeple on a watchtower. Players build up the old town together by placing tiles. As the game progresses, the children of carcassonneillustrated on the cardsfill the streets trying to catch animals. As they do so, the roads, cities, fields, and cloisters emerge and grow. I personally prefer to use it as a division, since otherwise, despite the river, there is still only one large farm. They will place their followers onto roads and into cities, monasteries. Discover this tile placement game for the first time or play anew in its digital form build the board with your opponents one turn at a time as you develop the landscape of a medieval fortress city. The players work together to build the city of carcassonne with residential areas, markets, streets, and walls. The flying machines in official rules page 1 carcassonne.
English version v2 april 2006 download as pdf for printing all the information below was taken from official carcassonne sources. About carcassonne the spiel des jahres winning board game, carcassonne, is available in 3d on android, pc steam and nintendo switch. In this game, players must develop the area around carcassonne. A player who owns a knight in a completed city scores 2 points per tile in the city count the tiles and not the sections. The southern french city of carcassonne is famous for its unique roman and. The city is a german board game for two to four players. Learn how to play carcassonne, a kingdombuilding euro game for 25 players, in this ultraconcise rules video. For each incomplete road and city, the player, who has a thief on the road or knight in the city, earns one point for each road or city segment. Original rgg the city rules permission granted by rio grande. Winner of the prestigious spiel des jahres german game of the year in 2001, carcassonne is quite simply the best board game youve never played. The city a game for 24 players by klaus jurgenwrede game contents. Carcassonne game rules learn how to play with game rules.
All but the promotional should be available in local game stores with the rules in the local language. There is no tile containing 1 road, 1 city, and 2 field sides. Here are the new elements introduced in this expansion. New buildings are introduced in this expansion and modify the rules in the following way. The original rules point out, as do the ones in the big box, that a thief may not be placed on the short roads leading from each city to the junction, but it is not at all clear on the original tile that the road which leads between the cities is broken by the junction. Now, your goal is to get into carcassonne and send out your troops as thieves, knights, monks, and farmers. Carcassonne has produced numerous large, small, and promotional expansions. Since you are that city s trader, you get 1 wine token and 2 grain. The rules as published in the rio grande edition have slightly different mechanics for how to score farmers wherein you determine majority on a per city rather than the simpler perfield method, and also where multiple farmers cant feed the same city, and also penalize 2tile cities. In other words, players may never choose to return their followers. A completed city a city is complete when it is surrounded by walls and there are no gaps in the walls or the city. In newer rules cloisters are called monasteries, to avoid confusion with the new expansion carcassonne. Carcassonne is a board game in the germanstyle which utilizes tile laying.
Players choose from tiles that depict cities, roads, monasteries, and fields. Carcassonne strategy guide, rules and new farmer scoring. Carcassonne is a tilebased germanstyle board game for two to five players, designed by klausjurgen wrede and published in 2000 by hans im gluck in german and by rio grande games until 2012 and zman games currently in english. How to play carcassonne in 3 minutes the rules girl youtube. Each banner in the scored city also gives the player 2 points. Steam workshop carcassonne complete, all expansions. Each turn, you place a tile to build the medieval city of carcassonne. Save rules as pdf object of the game turn by turn, the players place castle tiles within the castle walls. The wall is comprised of delicately carved wooden parts, that create a beautiful rendition of the medieval town at the end of the game. Jan 19, 2020 carcassonne inns and cathedrals rules pdf use all rules from the original carcassonne.
While the town area grows, the town walls grow around it, starting from a wooden gate. The city s prosperity began when the trencavel family ruled carcassonne from 1082 for around years. Germandutch monasteries i have used the word cloister throughout all explanations and rules. The city is a standalone game in the carcassonne series. The 2tile city scoring has changed since 2002, youll now score 4 points for a completed 2tile city instead of 2.
It became a roman city then was ruled by the saracens before they were driven out by the french in the 10th century. A clever tilelaying game for 25 players aged 8 and up by. A player who owns a knight in a completed city scores 2 points per tile used in the city. The scoring track runs along the top of the castle wall. How to play carcassonne official rules ultraboardgames. The statement from hans im gluck is officially, the farm goes around the spring. Most of the mini expansions have been compiled into box sets to provide a better method of purchase for the consumer.
Carcassonne based on rules by klausjurgen wrede and rio grande games with some added alternate and house rules from board game geek forums, etc. There are 2 main empty squares that cannot be filled using pieces from only the base set. This fortress, surrounded by magnificent walls, still stands today as one of the most unique french cities. Jun 23, 2019 carcassonne rulebook pdf a tilelaying game for players aged 10 and up. Scoring a feature blue scores 10 points for this city. Inspired by the medieval fortress in southern france of the same name, carcassonne is a tilelaying game in which players fill in the countryside around the fortified city. Now, your goal is to get into the city of carcassonne and send out your troops as thieves, knights, monks, and farmers.
Where applicable, rules specific to an expansion are identified as such. The southern french city of carcassonne is famous for its unique. For incomplete roads and cities with more than one follower, use the rules for completed roads and cities to determine who scores. In the medieval times it was known for the walls that protected the city. Carcassonne to a city in which there is currently no knight or mayor. With my first carcassonne, players of all ages can experience a new version of the modern classic. Each shield or banner in the city gives the player 2 bonus points. The river released in 2001 extra pieces 12 new land tiles showing river segments as well as familiar features such as cities, cloisters, roads and farms1 additional rules. A clever tilelaying game by klausjurgen wrede for 2 to 5. It was designed by klausjurgen wrede and published in 2000 by the german game company, hans im gluck, and later by rio grande games in 2012. Those followers that were not moved from the city of carcassonne remain there. These players aids are designed to be printed out and pasted on the front and back of an approximately 8. Thereby, they create paths, towers, houses, and courts, on which the players place their followers in order to score points. Carcassonne abbey mayor rules pdf meerschaum pipes.
This pamphlet outlines all of the rules for carcassonne and its expansions along with some variations and alternate rules. The southern french city of carcassonne is famous for its unique roman and medieval fortifications. The castle of carcassonne, known as the palatium is a defensive strength and resilience rather than the twelfth century, which was built by the viscounts of trencavel, powerful family in the south of france, linked to the counts of toulouse, which lost its dominance in carcassonne, in the course of the struggle against heresies. Carcassonne, the board game is based on the city carcassonne located in the south of france. A clever tilelaying game by klausjurgen wrede for 2 to 5 players aged 7 and up carcassonne, the worldfamous french city, known for its imposing fortifications erected during the antiquity and the middle ages. Place your collected goods tokens faceup in front of you. A city is complete when it is completely surrounded by walls and there are no gaps in the walls. The imposing silhouette of the city of carcassonne sits like a throne.
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