In Carcassonne, players build the area surrounding this impressive city, one tile at a time. They then place a follower on fields, cities, roads or monasteries in order to score as many points as possible. These followers will become knights, monks, farmers and thieves, depending on where they are placed. No matter their function, the
In Carcassonne, players build the area surrounding this impressive city, one tile at a time. They then place a follower on fields, cities, roads or monasteries in order to score as many points as possible. These followers will become knights, monks, farmers and thieves, depending on where they are placed. No matter their function, the player who will most cleverly use their followers will win the game. Entirely redesigned and modernized, this edition includes two expansions: the river and the abbot.
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Fun for Five or for Two There has been a board game renaissance here lately, and I have missed out on it. So I thought hosting family for Christmas would be a good excuse to check out some of the new board games.After a trip to Barnes and Noble derailed by sticker shock and a certain misunderstanding between me and my wife over what I meant by âletâs buy a board game,â there were two conditions. One, we needed a game that five players could play (so Settlers of Catan was out). Two, we needed a game five…
Good game that becomes a great game with a small rule tweak For those that are concerned about strategy and whether or not adults would like it, there’s a simple rule tweak that adds a bit of depth to the game: instead of drawing a tile and playing, keep a “hand” of 3 tiles (that only you can see) and on your turn you play one and draw one. This allows more strategy and is less reliant on luck and those I’ve taught how to play this way love it.
Great Game – watch out for counterfeit copies! Great game. Love it so much I buy copies for friends and family. This time things got weird.I ordered a fresh copy (Amazon, not third party) and it arrived with the box corner caved in. No big deal – ordered a replacement. When the replacement arrived it was smashed worse than the original. Amazons customer service sorted me out and I ended up keeping two copies.I compared them with a copy I already owned and noticed the printing on the new boxes was a lot muddier/blurry…