Carcassonne

Carcassonne is a 3D version of the tile-placement game in which you create a landscape, claim areas and score points. You draw and place tiles showing parts of a southern French landscape, then can place a follower, called a Meeple, on an area of the tile. The changing layout makes each game different.

Build the landscape

Tiles may show a city, road, cloister, grassland or a combination of these. Place each tile next to those already on the board, matching cities to cities, roads to roads and other landscape features accordingly. You can then place one Meeple on an area of that tile: as a knight in a city, a robber on a road, a monk in a cloister or a farmer in grassland. When the area is complete, its Meeple scores points for its owner.

Make tactical choices

Each turn consists of placing one tile, with the option to place one Meeple on it. Turns move quickly, but you must weigh where to use your remaining Meeples and whether a tile will help complete your city or make it harder for an opponent to finish an area and score.

Game modes

Play solo, take turns with friends and family using Pass & Play on the same device, or play online. Online options include public games with players around the world, private games for invited friends, ranked games, leaderboards, chat and a lobby.

Expansions and strategy

The game includes five expansions with new tiles, Meeples and rules, including the free expansion The Abbot. It also adds strategic information beyond the physical version: a field view shows which player possesses each field, and a remaining-tile list shows which tiles are still in the draw pile. The game detects blocked locations after a tile is placed.