Great game for all

Carcassonne, the ultimate game! It is addictive!
Four weeks ago my girlfriend and I were looking for
a game for common, cute, funny evenings. After a long search
we came across Carcassonne. Very unimpressive on a giant
Clusters are the blue game boxes with a surface area of
less than an A4 sheet and a height of 6 cm and lain
who smiled at us.
Three clear arguments have us unceremoniously finally convinced,
that the game for us is:
- It's the game of the year 2001 (which will nevertheless saying something, right?)
- On the packaging box: "Especially good for two
Players. "Optimal!
What is it now in the game:
In the game 72 landscape panels are included. Such billboards
Different combinations of streets (just
Roads, curves, 3-road crossings, 4-intersections), meadows,
Districts (with open areas on three sides of the panel,
presented in two, one or no side) and monasteries.
Each player gets 7 followers that he differently
can be used:
- When he placed as the male knight in a city
- When he placed as highwaymen the male on a road
- A farmer, when he placed the male in a meadow
- As a monk when he placed the male in a monastery.
The followers are placed now on the ever-growing
Landscape, because every player may always one of the scenery panels
pull (of course without knowing what it it for a Landscape
is displayed), and they are now suitable piecing (city to city, meadow on
Meadow, street to street).
Each placement of followers brings different points. Is
For example, a city ready built (there are no open city page
more)
The points are counted in this city, you can the
Henchman take back and re-placed again. Similarly, if
a road has been completed (by 2 crossings and ports in
a town) or when placed around 8 tables around the monastery
were.
Only the farmers can not get during the game
back.
The farmers are strategically placed because it only at the end of the game
can bring a lot of points. The one who a meadow (a
Meadow is bordered by streets and cities) are the most time
has given for each completed city, which lies in the meadow whopping 3
Points. And farmers to place correctly is not easy, because if
during the game already is a farmer in a meadow, nobody is allowed
nor put a farmer in the same area. To also a farmer in
get the meadow, in the already a farmer is, one must therefore
a new field and try to start by more
Landscape panels, the two meadows assemble. There are often
then at the end of "bad" surprises with the farmers for the
Opponent: "waaaaaas, you've got in the meadow 2 farmers and I just
one !!! I've yet overlooked smooth that you back meadows
together have !!! Aaaaargghhhhh! "* Grin *
So you have to bring a lot of skill and wits to here
. win Pro game you can play with a duration of about 30 minutes
expected. On the last weekends I spend and my
Girlfriend
Hours with Carcassonne. Per day we bring it mostly on 12 games,
So almost 6 hours of play time. So much for the addiction! :-)
The instructions of the game is only 4 pages long, so you do not have to
only for ages torment by a guide. But on the contrary. The 4
Pages are perfectly adequate and well with images and examples
described. So in short times sat down for 15 minutes the guide
read, and you're set correctly.
The simplicity and ingenuity of the game really make it a
Top game that I can really recommend it to anyone. And as already
on the packaging box above: it's really ideal for
two players. It is indeed written that you play with up to 5
People can play, but I think that is an exaggeration. Because with
5 people, each only only 14 tables set and the landscape
seems to me a bit too little. Workaround for this problem can be
but in my opinion create easily just by looking at the game a
second time buys (at the price which is really not a problem) and
thus one has twice the number of panels available! Although
I always for two games there with my girlfriend alone, we think
nevertheless seriously this step, the still waaaay bigger
To build landscapes and a game to extend something.
But not the end I can tell you this game again recommended;
Heart lay. It promises hours of fun. But beware: it
really makes addicted !!!