Comments on: Carrassonne Video Review

By: rockinghorsedreams

rockinghorsedreams — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:11:53 +0000

Carcassonne was my first venture into modern/designer board games and it still comes out at least once a month. I love the game, the reviews are great. All is well!

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:52:26 +0000

This is one of my all time favorite games. It is easy to learn and easy to teach, but has a depth of play that will last for years. I have used this game to introduce so many people into the hobby of board gaming that it’s not even funny. I can’t think of a negative for the game other than one or two of the expansions (the catapult) are not that great, but many do add to the game. Check a site like boardtodeath.tv or boardgamegeek.com to help with making a decision about picking up a particular expansion, but do yourself a favor and definitely pick up a copy of Carcassone for your collection.

By: Wretched

Wretched — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:58:51 +0000

I absolutely adore this game. I bought it on a whim and started playing it later that night. At first it was mildly confusing, but after a few rounds the idea really seems to stick. The only thing those I have taught to play have any kind of issue with is how the farmers are scored at the end of the game.
I also purchased this title for the XBox 360 and have spent MANY MANY hours playing ranked matches. As with any game that focuses on smaller sized pieces, it is very nice to have a computer “clean” the game up for you. There is an immense amount of strategy to the game once you have all the basics down. As a response to Kantpaper’s earlier statement about strategy not being evident, there are numerous ways to “invade” the cities of your opponents, create small farms that appear benign but once another piece is played, become part of the opponents populous-feeding mega-farm (or even 2 farms that connect and “bump” the other player from the end-game bonuses.) Another favorite of ranked players, with a better knowledge of what pieces exist and which may not, is to “block” a city by leaving it in a position where there is not a piece in existence to complete that city leaving their city-guarding knight to suffer alone and rendered useless to the very end.

This game is outstanding and earned every accolade it received. For those out there who enjoy randomized games with limitless replay value, 10/10… and how do you not already own this game! Why are you still reading, get to the store (or the XBL Marketplace) and BUY THIS GAME!! DO IT!

By: darkmind

darkmind — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:11:59 +0000

Nice game but only for 2 or max 3 players.

By: kantpaper

kantpaper — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:54:28 +0000

I bought this game last week. After three plays, I have to admit that the strategy is not that evident. The art is great and the mechanics are fresh (to me). Maybe the games we played were anomalies, or maybe the strategy just hasn’t clicked yet, but we got the sense that players are very much slaves to the tiles they draw. There are lots of choices, but only a couple of which are reasonable.

We plan on playing it again soon. And when we do, if our assessment changes, I’ll post it.

If anyone has any thoughts about the type of strategy involved, I’d be interested in hearing them.

By: Tarno

Tarno — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:47:33 +0000

This is a quick, easy to pickup and play game that i’d recommend for all audiences. This game plays well with groups who don’t want to invest much learning time into a game. The game plays out in 30 minutes and has an adicitve replay as each map you build will be completly different.

The new bundle is sold with “The River” included. This is a nice touch and does not add extra unwanted rules to the game.

This game sells for around 30$ and is well worth it.

By: beech418

beech418 — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:57:50 +0000

Fun idea and game, The artwork does little for me though. It has some confusing rules regarding the farmers, but overall is a great concept, many people love the puzzle aspect of the game, and you feel as though you accomplished something (when you win…)

By: Ted Cook

Ted Cook — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:22:22 +0000

I love this game, but unfortunately my game group seems burnt out on it.

By: kantpaper

kantpaper — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:39:17 +0000

Great review. Over the last couple of weeks, this game has made a rapid climb up my wish list.

By: Kandax

Kandax — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:15:05 +0000

Impossibly fun, saw the review on the site and decided to pick it up. got it for just under 25$ WITH SHIPPING, great buy and one of the cheapest games on market now. Easy to read instructions and easy to play game, scoring is easy and game moves very fast once acquainted. Cant say ill ever get bored of it and cant wait to pick up any of the 4 expansions. Very fun and enjoyable easy to accommodate up to 5 players with massive strategy involved. Easy to complex depending on your opponents. 9.5 out of 10