Board Game Series: Carcassonne

❤ Introducing Board Game Series: Carcassonne ❤

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Carcassonne

Introduction

• Carcassonne is a popular tile-placement board game designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede.
• The game is named after the fortified city of Carcassonne in southern France and is known for its simple yet strategic gameplay.
• Carcassonne combines elements of tile placement, area control, and strategic decision-making, making it an engaging and accessible game for players of all ages.

Game Setup

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• Each player takes a set of colored meeples (small wooden figures) and places them in front of them.
• Shuffle the Carcassonne tiles and place them face-down to create a draw pile.
• Each player draws a meeple from their set and places it in front of them as their scoring marker.
• The starting tile, featuring a landscape with roads, cities, and fields, is placed in the center of the play area.

Rules & Instructions

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The game is played in turns, with each player taking the following actions on their turn:

• Draw a tile: Draw a tile from the draw pile, keeping it hidden from other players.
• Place a tile: Connect the newly drawn tile to the existing tiles on the table. Each edge of the tile must match the features on the adjacent tiles.

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• [Optional] Place a meeple: Players can choose to place one of their meeples on the tile they just placed.
• There are different placement options:
  - Roads: Place a meeple on a road segment. This claims ownership of the road. Players score points for the road when…