Rio Grande Games Carcassonne

Carcassonne is quick and easy to learn as there are few concepts to get the hang of, but it is difficult to master. We have played dozens of games, mainly two player. It works very well with two players which is quite rare as many games that claim to work with two are much better with more players. Carcassonne, however, has slightly different tactics when played with different numbers of players, but is equally good with any number. Two player games can be very cut-throat, attempting to steal one anothers cities and farms, and block one anothers pieces on the board. With more players you often get two players teaming up to add to and share points for a ...  Read the complete review

For me, board games are a great way of relaxing and having fun with friends or family. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy computer games too, but even the best multiplayer games don't have the same relaxed social interaction of board games, and Carcassonne is one of the better games out there. - Key Facts - Type of game: Tile laying Number of players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Duration: 30-60mins Price: approx £15-£20 - About the Game - Rather than having a single board, Carcassonne is made up of lots and lots of cardboard tiles, each about 2 or 3 inches square. The tiles each contain some or all of the following: ...  Read the complete review

I'd never heard of this game, just spotted it in a shop one day and thought it looked like fun. I love 'world building' games like Civilisation and thought it sounded a bit like a simplified version of that so decided to give it a go. The basic idea of the game is to lay tiles along a river, creating (or discovering) the layout of the land around it and claiming for yourself those pieces of land which you think will be most useful to you and which will score you the most points. The tiles are shuffled and placed face down, with each player taking a turn to draw from the pile and place their tile on the map. You then get a chance to 'claim' the ...  Read the complete review

Carcassonne is one of my favourite games to play and I only discovered it a year ago. We were on holiday with my in laws and my father in law is always in the know about strategy games so he got out Carcassonne to play. Well that was it, we got it for the Christmas and have been playing it ever since and here is why. Carcassonne is a strategy game and is by Rio Grande Games. I believe it has won awards for being the best strategy game which shows you that it is a good one to get. It comes in a blue box with a picture of a knight and a castle on it. I have to admit that the picture does make the game look a little dated but do not be fooled as this is a ...  Read the complete review

This is an old style game, played face to face round a table. No fancy graphics, no consoles, no avatars. Perhaps not the most promising idea for family entertainment in a digital age. Yet Carcassonne is actually strangely compelling - our family received it for Christmas and, after the first game, didn't want to stop playing. Carcassonne is a game of strategy. The concept is simple. The idea is to build up a "map" of a medieval region showing fields, roads, cities and cloisters, by placing tiles adjacent to each other. If you complete a city, road or cloister, and have claimed it by placing one of your followers on it, you win points. You can also ...  Read the complete review