Carcassonne (2000)

A clever tile-laying game. The southern French city of Carcassonne is famous for its unique Roman and Medieval fortifications. The players develop the area around Carcassonne and deploy their followers on the roads, in the cities, in the cloisters, and in the fields. The skill of the players to develop the area will determine who is victorious.

Large Expansions:

• Inns & Cathedrals (2002)
• Traders & Builders (2003)
• The Princess & the Dragon (2005)
• The Tower (2006)
• Abbey & Mayor (2007)
• Count, King, and Cult (2008, HiG only. Repackaged as full expansion.)
• The Catapult (2008)
• Wheel of Fortune (2009, can replace base game)

Small Expansions:

• The River (2001, now included in Rio Grande Base Game)
• King & Scout (2003)
• The Cathars (2004, Spielbox only)
• The Count of Carcassonne (2004)
• The River II (2005)
• Games Quarterly Expansion "GQ11" (2006, Games Quarterly only)
• The Cult (2008, Spielbox only)
• Cult, Siege and Creativity (2008, Rio Grande only, includes The Cult and a Cathars remake)
• Der Tunnel (2009, Spielbox only)

Repackaged Expansions:

• Kreivi ja Kuningas (2006, Lautapelit.fi only)

Part of the Carcassonne series.

Awards

• 2004 Vuoden Perhepeli Winner.
• 2002 Årets Spel Winner, Best Family Game.
• 2001 Spiel des Jahres Winner, Game of the Year.
• 2001 Deutscher Spiele Preis Winner, Game of the Year.
• 2001 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee, Game of the Year.
• 2001 Spiel der Spiele Hit Games with Friends Winner.
• 2000 Meeples' Choice Award Winner.

Online Play

• BrettspielWelt (real-time, with expansions)
• Aso Brain Games (real-time, with Inns and Cathedrals and Traders and Builders expansions)
• Xbox LIVE Arcade (real-time, officially licensed, with King and Scout, River and River II expansions)

Microbadges

Components (Rio Grande Base Game):

• 72 Land Tiles
• 40 Followers (8 × 5 Colors)
• 1 Scoring Track
• 1 Rule Booklet
• The River Expansion is now included with the Base Game (12 River Tiles)

Special Editions

The table below indicates which expansions were included in the various compiled editions that have been available (✓ included; – not included):