Introducing Carcassonne, the ultimate board game for all the game enthusiasts out there! Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey through medieval France, where you’ll build cities, roads, and farms to create your very own kingdom.
With its simple yet strategic gameplay, Carcassonne is perfect for both seasoned board game fans and newcomers alike. Each turn, you’ll draw a tile and strategically place it to expand your territory. Will you focus on building majestic cities or connecting vast road networks? The choice is yours!
What sets Carcassonne apart is its unique scoring system. As you complete cities, roads, and farms, you’ll earn points, but beware of your opponents who may try to claim your hard-earned territory! The game is full of surprises and clever tactics, ensuring endless hours of fun and excitement.
This brilliant gift is a must-have for any board game fan. Whether they enjoy strategic planning or friendly competition, Carcassonne offers the perfect balance of both. It’s also a fantastic game for social gatherings, bringing friends and family together for epic battles and unforgettable moments.
So, why settle for ordinary gifts when you can give the gift of Carcassonne? Delve into the world of medieval France, unleash your strategic prowess, and create your own kingdom. Get ready for a game that will keep you entertained for years to come!
rj –
Fun game that has easy to learn rules. It has become a family favourite. Relatively short game play compared to some games we play (in a good way). Due to the nature of the game, every game is different making it fun to play multiple times in a night. Would recommend.
Peej Maybe –
You know what it’s like. The prospect of another Christmas family get-together where you either play Charades (uggggh) or Monopoly (and risk all that bitterness and in-fighting just because Grandma makes up her own rules as she goes along) has you searching for a board-game alternative with a bit of bite.
I’ve had my eye on Carcassonne for quite a while before the price dropped enough to make it worth a go. I’ve got an 8 year old daughter so I figured this would be a good game for her to cut her proper board-gaming teeth on, but also a lot of fun too as we love anything involving building and territory a la Civilisation.
Carcassonne is one of those games that’s deceptively complicated looking at first glance, but is actually very simple and easy to play and pick up once you’ve established a few simple rules. Picking out the centre tile for your map, you then take it in turns to draw other map tiles, join them on, add a few meeples to establish your score, and progress around the score board.
The real strategy comes from taking a gamble on whether to play all your meeples (and perhaps miss out on bigger city territories or longer roads to inhabit) or hold a few back hoping for bigger scores. The entire game can change from turn to turn, so it’s fantastically exciting and strategic. The board quality is extremely high, all player pieces feel nicely crafted and made. Though the game time can be quite short, sometimes games can go on for longer than you expected as players all try to max out their scores to claw together the winning number of points.
There are tons of guides on the internet on how to play and best strategies, and there are many expansions to add to the base game to make it even better.
Brilliant stuff, and a better festive gaming treat than dratted Monopoly!
Rico Reis –
Loved this game. It’s a bit more complex than the classic Carcassonne. But for me it’s not a problem. It’s good that it isn’t that simple. Makes things more challenging. Very beautiful pieces. Highly recommended.
Lux_TM –
Great family game.
Dan E. –
An absolutely brilliant game that anyone and everyone will love, from as young as 7 up to any age. The gameplay is super simple, and the rules are so easy to understand.. but it is so replayable, and you feel like you’re constantly learning and getting better at the tactics and strategy. So much fun, and so easy to dive in a play. A true classic.
Rhys –
My partner and I absolutely love this game which we were able to learn, set up and play really quickly.
I’m always hesitant to buy board games like this because I’m not really into castles or fantasy (which the box art seems to hint towards), but it came highly recommended, and we were looking for something new and fun to play during the UK lockdown restrictions.
We were not disappointed. At first, we played the simple/standard rules to help us understand the game. The game is so easy to set up, you can learn how to play within minutes, and games rarely last more than 15 minutes. It is highly replayable and suitable for a wide range of audiences and group sizes (we personally play it as a couple but will be playing with friends soon).
Each subsequent game that we played, we introduced a new one of the “supplementary” rules that were included as sort of mini-expansions. These included “The farmers”, “The River”, and “The Abbot”. We thoroughly enjoyed these too!
I think that the cost of the base game is quite reasonable (although as always, I’d love it even more if it was cheaper), but we’re a bit put off buying any of the expansions as some of them seem quite expensive.
Miss Kaye James –
My partner and I love this game, we got it to play over Christmas and have become addicted! I’m now looking at expansion packs 🙂
The only slight negative is that the instructions aren’t clear – I think perhaps they’re translated to English and not done well. But once you start playing you get the hang of it. It’s a very simple concept and allows children to play the basic version, but straight away you can add to it to make it a bit more interesting for older players. There are lots of expansion packs available too.
Think Risk, but slightly simpler in design and complexity of play. If you like strategy, you’ll love Carcassonne.
Guillermo A. –
El mejor juego que he comprado, las posibilidades de construcción son infinitas. El sistema de puntaje se entiende después de la primera partida. Maravilloso.
Cristina Odz –
We were tired of spending the evenings in front of a screen. This is really fun, one of my favourite games. With different options/expansions, easy to understand and very enjoyable!
Phoebe –
I love Catan and have had Carcassone on my wish list for ages. Easier to set up than Catan it still has some of the elements I love and has gone down well as a present too!
Mamarama –
This was easy to learn and fun to play. The half hour game play means we often can play more than one round. If you’re looking for a complex competitive game like Settlers of Catan, this probably isn’t what you’re looking for. But it’s fantastic if you want a game that works well for all ages. We like that there are several variations included.
My only complaint is that the rules had some minor discrepancies and were missing a few details. We had to make up some of our own rules to compensate.
vero –
For those who like board games , this one is interesting as it can also be a collaborative game.
Ricardo E. –
2 veces lo he devuelto, las 2 veces ha llegado golpeada la caja del juego y todo por mandarla en un maldito sobre, y luego por DHL que les encanta aventar los paquetes, pésimo!