Carcassonne

Hans im Glück • 2000

A classic medieval tile-placement game where players take turns drawing terrain tiles—featuring roads, cities, monasteries, and fields—and placing them onto an expanding board. Players can place meeples on these features to score points once completed. Managing your finite supply of meeples is crucial, as placed workers remain locked until their city, road, or monastery is fully built. Named after the famous medieval fortress in southern France, Carcassonne creates a unique landscape on the table during every session. The tile-placement mechanic is intuitive, yet the game offers tactical depth through feature sharing, where clever meeple placement allows players to hijack or split control of large scoring cities and fields. Plays seamlessly with 2 to 5 players in about 30 to 45 minutes. With zero initial setup time and endless map variations, Carcassonne is a timeless modern classic that belongs on every board game shelf.