Carcassonne Board Game Review
Carcassonne
by Z man games is the latest board game we have been sent to review by the Asmodee
UK Blogger Board Game Club is a game I have walked past many times expecting it
to be too hard or complex for us. It was only when I discussed it with a friend
who was so enthusiastic about the game and how awesome it was I picked it up to
play.
Don’t be put off! The game is amazing! A little bit complex
for my 7-year-old but my nearly 11yr old loved the idea behind it and couldn’t wait
to get stuck in. So, what actually is Carcassonne?
Cascassonne
is a tile placing game. Doesn’t sound exciting? Just wait! In Carcassonne each
player takes turns drawing and playing their tile. A lot of thought goes into
this. The tile must be placed in a correct position. The tile HAS to match up
to what is on the tiles next to it for example a castle wall can’t suddenly stop
and head into a river, a road cannot become a dead end. Once the tile has been
placed to the players satisfaction the player then has the option to place a
meeple (a wooden man) on the tile. This is where the strategy of the game
becomes! This is where you can change the game play depending on the age of the
players. The eldest at 11 wanted to start on the strategic aspects of the game
and start building point where as my youngest just wanted to get his tiles
down, matching and meeples out on the board.
Now
the meeples can be placed on a variety of your tiles – roads, farms, cloisters,
castles etc then when the object they have been placed on becomes complete the
meeple scores points and then and only then can the meeple be replaced. This doesn’t
happen with a farm though be warned. Once all the tiles are placed the meeples
on the farm score points as do all the meeples placed. Then the player with the
most points wins!
What
did we love about the game? Well we liked the simplicity of the rules. It wasn’t
too much for the kids to follow and when we took it to friends it was quick to
explain and get stuck into. It also doesn’t matter who you play against. They don’t
need to be harden gamers, this is a game that can be whisked out at any time to
be played. The game with it strategies can be as hard as and as complex as you
wish to make it. I would say aim from age 10yrs up and each game takes between
40mins to an hour to play through. Another thing I love about this game is if
you play it regularly you don’t need to worry about getting complacent. You can
also buy extension packs to add on and make your lands bigger. It rrps for£28.99 on Amazon and I would highly recommend purchasing this for the
summer ahead!
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