Carcassonne

2000 · Medieval

Carcassonne

Build the southern French countryside by drawing and placing landscape tiles so that roads meet roads, cities meet cities, and cloisters and fields align correctly. After placing a tile, optionally place a meeple as a knight in a city, a robber on a road, a monk in a cloister, or a farmer in a field; completed features score points for the controlling meeples. Turns consist of placing one tile and optionally one meeple, creating ongoing tactical choices about expansion, blocking opponents, and managing a limited pool of meeples.

Players
2–5 best 2
Playing time
30–45 min
Age
7+
Complexity
1.9 / 5
7.4 on Ludoyafrom $31.99Territory BuildingPattern BuildingTile PlacementArea Majority / Influence

About the game

Carcassonne: Inns & Cathedrals2002Carcassonne: Traders & Builders2003Carcassonne: Dragon & Fairy2005Carcassonne: The River2001Carcassonne: Towers & Thieves2006Carcassonne: Expansion 5 – Abbey & Mayor2007Carcassonne: Expansion 8 – Bridges, Castles and Bazaars2010Carcassonne: Expansion 6 – Count, King & Robber2007Carcassonne: The River II2005Carcassonne: The Count of Carcassonne2004Carcassonne: Sheep & Shepherds2014Carcassonne: King & Scout2003Carcassonne: The Flying Machines2012Carcassonne: The Gold Mines2012Carcassonne: The Ferries2012Carcassonne: The Messengers2012Carcassonne: Mage & Witch2012Carcassonne: Circus & Artists2017Carcassonne: The Robbers2012Carcassonne: The Phantom2011Carcassonne: Catapult2008Carcassonne: GQ Promo Tiles2006Carcassonne: Cult, Siege & Creativity2008Carcassonne: Klöster in Deutschland2014Carcassonne: Corn Circles II2012Carcassonne: The Festival2011Carcassonne: The School2011Carcassonne: Die Windrosen2012Carcassonne: Castles in Germany2015Carcassonne: The Plague2010Carcassonne: German Cathedrals2016Carcassonne: The Cult2008Carcassonne: Halb so wild I2014Carcassonne: Little Buildings2012Carcassonne: Das Labyrinth2016Carcassonne: The Watchtowers2016Carcassonne: Die Katharer2004Carcassonne: The Fruit-Bearing Trees2018Carcassonne: Der Tunnel2009Carcassonne: The Markets of Leipzig2017Carcassonne: The Barber-Surgeons2018Carcassonne: The Tollkeepers2019Carcassonne: The Gifts2021Carcassonne: Halb so wild II2014Carcassonne: Die Kornkreise2010Carcassonne: The Wonders of Humanity2023Carcassonne: The Peasant Revolts2020Carcassonne: Halb so Wild2020Carcassonne: The Bets2022Carcassonne Maps: Chips2019Carcassonne: Ukraine Promo Tile2022Carcassonne: The Signposts2021Carcassonne: The Wonders of Humanity Set II2024Carcassonne: Die Belagerer2013Carcassonne: The Drawbridges2023Carcassonne: 4 Seasons – The Spring2024Carcassonne: Spiel Doch Mini Expansion2018Carcassonne: 4 Seasons – The Autumn2024Carcassonne Maps: Deutschland2019Carcassonne Maps: USA East2020Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20142014Carcassonne: Maps – Great Britain2019Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20172017Carcassonne Maps: USA West2020Carcassonne: Maps – France2019Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20152015Carcassonne: Maps – Benelux2019Mists over Carcassonne: The Spell Circles2023Carcassonne: 4 Seasons – The Summer2025Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20162016Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20182018Carcassonne Maps: Península Ibérica2019Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20192019Carcassonne: Darmstadt2014Carcassonne: Siege & Defense2025Carcassonne: The Wonders of Humanity Set III2025Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20222022Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20242024Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20232023Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20202020Carcassonne: The Land Surveyors2020Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20212021Carcassonne: Snakes and Ladders2024Carcassonne: Bonusplättchen Spiel 20252025Carcassonne: Messengers & Mayors2025Carcassonne: Castles & Bridges2025Carcassonne: Jousts & Crests2025Carcassonne: La Porxada2010Carcassonne: Starttableau2015Carcassonne Maps: Ukraine2022Carcassonne: Mini-Bundle I2023Carcassonne Maps: Taiwan2021Carcassonne: Kreivi ja Kuningas2006Carcassonne: Spiel Doch! 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Rules questions

Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.

Where can I place a tile?

It must continue the existing landscape, and every edge that touches another tile must match—road to road, city to city, and field to field. If a tile genuinely cannot be placed anywhere, return it to the box and draw another (page 5).

Can I put a meeple on a road or city that already has someone else's meeple?

Not if that road or city is already connected to a meeple. You may place a meeple on a separate, unoccupied part of a feature; if tiles later connect the parts, the meeples share the feature (pages 3–5).

If someone else completes a feature I have a meeple on, do I still score it?

Yes. Whoever places the tile that completes a feature triggers its scoring, and every player with meeples in it scores according to who has the most; tied players with the most each score full points (pages 3–5).

How many points are roads, cities, and monasteries worth?

A completed road scores 1 point per tile; a completed city scores 2 points per tile plus 2 per coat of arms; and a completed monastery scores 1 point for itself and each of its 8 surrounding tiles (pages 3–5).

Do I get my meeple back after scoring?

Yes. After a feature is scored, return the meeples in it to their owners’ supplies, so they can be placed again on later turns (pages 4–5).

What happens to unfinished features at the end of the game?

After the last tile is placed, incomplete roads score 1 point per tile, incomplete cities score 1 point per tile and coat of arms, and incomplete monasteries score 1 point for themselves plus 1 per adjacent tile. Fields score 3 points per adjacent completed city (page 6).

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