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Carcassonne
2000 | City Building | Medieval | Territory Building
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Orb Game Discovery and New Releases | No. of Players | 2-5 |
| Playing Time | 30-45 min |
| Age | 8+ |
| Designer | Klaus-Jürgen Wrede |
| Artist | Doris Matthäus, Anne Pätzke, Chris Quilliams, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede |
| Publisher | Hans im Glück |
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Carcassonne Reviews & Ratings (53)
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Carcassonne reviews from people you don't follow
I feel like my rating on this is skewed. I played with a very "rules heavy" friend and it ruined the experience for me. I would like to give this game another chance because I think I could like it if I was playing with a different group of people.
Timeless classic
A classic, forerunner in the world of tile laying board games, and still holds its own after so many years and so many plays. Simply and approachable ruleset makes this game accessible for all manner of players, and the fact that the tables can turn at the lay of a tile, means that ereryone is always in the running.
Allan Nock (4 KP) rated
Aug 2, 2019
Great family game
Been playing this game for the last year now with the family have a few expansion packs to go along with it. Trying to out play and build the biggest city or longest road whilst trying to stop your opposition is great fun. The peices are very well made and the quality is excellent its simple and easy to play and game play can last a long time one of the best out there..
Callum Williams (11 KP) rated
May 25, 2019
A great game for all the family. Excellent whether your playing the core game or any one of the extensive expansions. Just grab your meeple and start placing tiles.
Carcassonne reviews from people you don't follow
Rikki Hammond (33 KP) rated
May 23, 2019
Easy to learn (2 more)
Quick To Play
Plays well for all age groups and player counts
Not Much Variety (1 more)
Hardcore gamers might see this as too simple.
The Perfect Gateway Euro
Carcassone is one of the classics of board gaming and great for moving people away from the likes of Monopoly into proper board games.
The basic rules, pick a tile at random, place in a legal position and choose to place a needle, is simple enough that people who do not board game regularly are able to get comfortable quickly with the game. Its simplicity also means that a younger audience is able to readily partake in the game, making decisions on their own, and still have a chance of doing reasonably well.
There is little in the way of language in the game, other than being able to read the score chart everything is pictorial, so this also opens it to playing with people who are too young to read, or speak other languages without buying another copy.
If you're looking for an in depth Euro game however this will not help. There is little in the way of long term strategy, and the tile you pick is random - as a major factor of what you do with your turn this constricts long term planning.
To sum up this is a great game if you are putting it in front of the right audience, or want a simple game to chill out with a beer with, but don't expect such a positive reaction from everyone.
The basic rules, pick a tile at random, place in a legal position and choose to place a needle, is simple enough that people who do not board game regularly are able to get comfortable quickly with the game. Its simplicity also means that a younger audience is able to readily partake in the game, making decisions on their own, and still have a chance of doing reasonably well.
There is little in the way of language in the game, other than being able to read the score chart everything is pictorial, so this also opens it to playing with people who are too young to read, or speak other languages without buying another copy.
If you're looking for an in depth Euro game however this will not help. There is little in the way of long term strategy, and the tile you pick is random - as a major factor of what you do with your turn this constricts long term planning.
To sum up this is a great game if you are putting it in front of the right audience, or want a simple game to chill out with a beer with, but don't expect such a positive reaction from everyone.
Easy to learn (1 more)
Great for kids
Carcassonne is a modern board gaming classic, but one which did not grab me or my gaming group. I went all in by buying a Big Box with multiple expansions, but the variety in the game just wasn't enough for me to enjoy this and see it as anything but a linear tile placement game that subjected me to spend my time putting down tiles and scoring spaces. However, I appreciate my view is in the minority. If you are on the fence about buying this game, I suggest you try before you buy, so you don't end up spending too much and potentially not enjoying this game, like me.
Brad Leary (18 KP) rated
Mar 7, 2019
Place tiles and workers to gain control and score points for various buildings on the tiles you place.
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