The classic tile-placement game Carcassonne returns for players to once again shape the countryside around the fortress city as they see fit. Celebrating the monumental 20th anniversary, this new edition comes complete with a fresh look and plenty of easter eggs for fans to find, all while introducing the easy to learn mechanics to new players.

The Carcassonne 20th Anniversary Edition comes with the complete base game, and is compatible with all Carcassonne expansions to ensure that your collection never goes to waste.

It is a tile-placement game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The tile might feature a city, a road, a cloister, grassland or some combination there of, and it must be placed adjacent to tiles that have already been played, in such a way that cities are connected to cities, roads to roads, etcetera. Having placed a tile, the player can then decide to place one of his meeples on one of the areas on it: on the city as a knight, on the road as a robber, on a cloister as a monk, or on the grass as a farmer. When that area is complete, that meeple scores points for its owner.

During a game of Carcassonne, players are faced with decisions like: "Is it really worth putting my last meeple there?" or "Should I use this tile to expand my city, or should I place it near my opponent instead, giving him a hard time to complete his project and score points?" Since players place only one tile and have the option to place one meeple on it, turns proceed quickly even if it is a game full of options and possibilities.

Contents: Rulebook, 1 Supplemental Rulesheet, 87 Land Tiles, 17 River Tiles, 40 Meeples, 5 Abbotts, 1 Scoreboard, Character Stickers

A game for 2-5 players

Recommended for ages 7 years +