Carcassonne Board Game (BASE GAME) | Board Game for Adults and Family | Strategy Board Game | Medieval Adventure Board Game | Ages 7 and up | 2-5 Players | Made by Z-Man Games

My Favorite Strategy Game for 2-5 Players. 30-45 Minutes To Play, Nice Mix of Fun and Focused Strategy
This game is well made and great fun. The rules are clear and I like that they start off with a simple set of tiles and rules, then allow you to add more tiles and rules with the included mini-expansions. I would go so far as to say that for me personally, this is my favorite board game. I prefer it to Settlers, Scrabble, Monopoly, Risk etc. The game play is simple to teach but strategic so you can continue to replay it and enjoy the game.This Game Includes Tiles, a Scoreboard and Playing Pieces (“Meeples”). It includes a couple mini-expansions of “The River” and “The Abbot”I highly recommend using The River from the second or third time you play. It adds some nice tiles to begin with, and by building out in a more or less straight line allows you to build a much more open board for players to build off of once the “real” game starts. The only reason I suggest using the regular tiles first is just to get a feel of how different and more open it is with The RiverWe play with The Abbot as well and that adds another level of strategy.I find that playing two players is a bit of an intense game because every turn you know that whatever you play you are setting the table for the next player. It is fun and about half the games I played have been 2 player games. The scoreboard and “looping” around the board can be a bit of a problem with 2 players but not a big deal.We are going to try the house rule of holding 3 tiles and see if that adds to the strategy, but it is a lot of fun with the rules as-is.I have since purchased Carcassonne 1 – Inns and Cathedrals and Carcassonne 2 – Traders and Builders (2015), but I’ve only used I&C once. Honestly the base game + The River + Abbot is great fun by itself and I’m not sure for most people I would recommend anything past that unless you have a regular group of gamers you play with.Base Game + River (and not playing with farmers) is easy enough to teach people as they are playing the game and since each tile is flipped one at a time and there is nothing “hidden” in your hand it’s easy to play and walk through the turns together.

Fun for all ages
Carcassonne is a fantastic board game that combines strategy, creativity, and a bit of luck! The tile-placement mechanic is simple to learn yet offers deep gameplay, making it suitable for both beginners and seasoned players. Each game feels unique as you build the landscape, complete cities, and claim fields.The expansion being included with the base game makes it even more fun if you’re bored of the standard gameplay or you just want to add a little more challenege.

Un clásico que sigue siendo grande, recomendado, fácil de aprender y con mucha rejugabilidad, si lo estás pensando, no lo dudes, recomendado!

I was introduced to this game a couple of years ago during a rare family reunion where my niece’s family played it fast & furiously competitively. As a newbie it didn’t take me too long to grasp the fundamentals and it was fun, although I had no chance against the cut-throat family.Returning home to the peace & tranquillity of Central France and my lovely wife, we decided to get the base game (which included the river expansion) and after a few play-throughs decided to get the ‘Inns and Cathedrals’ and the ‘Builders and Traders’ expansions to give it a bit more depth and extend the playing time. My wife and I usually play co-operative two-player games, of which we have a fair collection, and beyond the perennial good-natured cribbage tournament we do not compete. We play for the pleasure of playing and totting up the scores at the end is as competitive as it gets; none of the cut-throat muscling-in or sabotage of other players’ cities & roads, just amicable gameplay. We don’t bother with the farming thing as that is just another point-scoring device and adds nothing to our semi-co-op gameplay style. It may not be true to the intended spirit of the game, but it works for us.The rules are simple and easy to learn, the tiles are very well printed and surprisingly robust – after many plays there is no sign of wear and the cloth bag provided with the Inns and Cathedrals expansion (I think) keeps the game table tidy. The tiles provided with the expansion blend seamlessly with those of the base game. Being simple & quick to learn, it is a good introduction to board gaming for kids although with my niece’s boys it tended to get a bit boisterous and they tried to cheat all the time. It was very nice to see a family playing together rather than being glued to various devices. Like ‘Forbidden Island’ we often play Carcassone as a bit of light relief from our more complex grown-up two-player co-op games, but if we play it too much it can be a bit ‘samey’.The fully co-op ‘Mists over Carcassonne’ game has been ordered and some friends are bringing it over from the UK later in the month (since Brexit, delivery charges to France are crazy) and we’re greatly looking forward to its arrival. The inevitable review will follow after a few play-throughs.Rulebook: 10/10 Complexity: 2/10 Component quality: 10/10 Replayability: 8/10 Gameplay pace: 10/10