Carcassonne

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Comment by Nick Kellet on July 10, 2009 at 3:59pm

This was one of my first euro games. Fully loaded on expansions. Great games. Great genre.

Comment by Nate Simons on May 30, 2009 at 8:46pm

Quick and easy to learn. Family fun strategic game that everyone can enjoy. A great gateway game that is always enjoyable to return to.

Comment by William E J Baldwin on May 29, 2009 at 3:43am

Know someone that likes jigsaw puzzles = hook.

Comment by Jon Jong on May 29, 2009 at 2:50am

great family game. Visually enthralling with important choices to be made.

Comment by Franck Legoux on May 28, 2009 at 5:54pm

Simplicity, strategy, random : an efficient cocktail.

Comment by Giannis Sofianopoulos on May 28, 2009 at 9:02am

The introduction to board gaming. Funny and simple for all the family, with easy to learn rules. But always enjoyable even for "hardcore" players.

Comment by Kevin Everingham on May 27, 2009 at 10:53pm

Carcassonne is simple yet has elemets of strategy... If you've never played a tile-laying game, this really opens your eyes to new ideas. My whole family enjoys this one!

Comment by Justin Kimbler on May 27, 2009 at 4:16pm

Light game with but still requires strategy strategy. tiles are nice, at the end of every game a new city is formed. This games gets my family to interact together and no one is left out. It is a great 2 player game, and such a small game can support up to 5 players.
Check out all the addons an expansions and you will never have an excuse to be bored.

Comment by Dave Seidner on May 26, 2009 at 6:05am

Great gateway into Eurogames! Out of the three Gateways into Eurogames (Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan), I think Carcassonne falls in the middle as far as complexity goes. Ticket to Ride is very family friendly and easy to learn and start playing. Settlers of Catan is not a difficult game by any means, but for some that are not used to Eurogames or strategy games it can take a bit to get the hang of it. Carcassonne fits right in the middle. The gameplay is simple, the strategy is pretty deep for simple gameplay. The one aspect that may be hard for a newbie gamer to grasp is the way farmer's score points. I've never had a problem with it, but I have seen some people struggle trying to wrap their head around the concept of farmer scoring.

Comment by Bill Blakslee on April 26, 2009 at 11:20pm

Occasionally I will play a game that is so fun, I find myself thinking about it for days after. Carcassonne was one of the first to do this to me. Once I played it, I knew I needed to own it. I have added many of the expansions and also bought several of the stand alone series: New World, Hunters & Gatherers, The City, and The Castle. I have taught many people to play this, making it their first Euro Game, and adding to the legend of this being one of the best "gateway games." I read a great article about Carcassonne in Knucklebones magazine that said women love this game and don't care whether they win or lose... this hit home and made me realize that I have lost playing this game probably more often than any other given game... yet I LOVE to pull it out and teach someone else how to play. You can't say that about most games, usually I'd prefer to win a game more than I lose. With Carcassonne it doesn't seem to matter to me.

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