Board Game Series: Carcassonne

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