- Asmodee Carcassonne Board Game - Classic Tile-Laying Strategy Game, Family Fun Medieval Adventure for Kids & Adults, Ages 7+, 2-5 Players, 35 Minute Playtime

Super fun game! This quickly became a family favorite. The kit allows you to play a simplified version at first. After you learn there are several expansions that are included and it makes the game fresh and excited every time you play. This is a great 2 player or family game! The pieces are good quality; cleanly cut chards and tiles, wooden tokens and a very descriptive instruction manual.

We love this game. Easy to learn how to play. Games can be pretty quick especially if there’s several people playing, but we enjoy it most with 2 players. Has different game plays and expansions that keep the game interesting. No two games are the same.

This game is great to play with the family or just two people (we actually like it best with just 2 players). The whole game takes about 30 minutes, whether playing with 2 or 4 people, and it’s so easy to learn. There are some mini expansions/extra rules included to make the game slightly longer or more complex, but our kids like to play just the basic rules for a fast, not too complicated game. Also love that there is no set up and easy clean up. The pieces look nice and seem very nice quality. We buy and try out a LOT of games, most don’t get played more than a few times, but this one became an instant favorite.

Great game. Easy to play. Adults and kids alike enjoyed it. Beautiful artwork. Good mini expansions come with it to add to the fun.

This game is well made and great fun. The rules are clear and I like that they start off with a simple set of tiles and rules, then allow you to add more tiles and rules with the included mini-expansions. I would go so far as to say that for me personally, this is my favorite board game. I prefer it to Settlers, Scrabble, Monopoly, Risk etc. The game play is simple to teach but strategic so you can continue to replay it and enjoy the game. This Game Includes Tiles, a Scoreboard and Playing Pieces ("Meeples"). It includes a couple mini-expansions of "The River" and "The Abbot" I highly recommend using The River from the second or third time you play. It adds some nice tiles to begin with, and by building out in a more or less straight line allows you to build a much more open board for players to build off of once the "real" game starts. The only reason I suggest using the regular tiles first is just to get a feel of how different and more open it is with The River We play with The Abbot as well and that adds another level of strategy. I find that playing two players is a bit of an intense game because every turn you know that whatever you play you are setting the table for the next player. It is fun and about half the games I played have been 2 player games. The scoreboard and "looping" around the board can be a bit of a problem with 2 players but not a big deal. We are going to try the house rule of holding 3 tiles and see if that adds to the strategy, but it is a lot of fun with the rules as-is. I have since purchased Carcassonne 1 - Inns and Cathedrals and Carcassonne 2 - Traders and Builders (2015) , but I've only used I&C once. Honestly the base game + The River + Abbot is great fun by itself and I'm not sure for most people I would recommend anything past that unless you have a regular group of gamers you play with. Base Game + River (and not playing with farmers) is easy enough to teach people as they are playing the game and since each tile is flipped one at a time and there is nothing "hidden" in your hand it's easy to play and walk through the turns together.

Fun easy to learn game. Not stressful and not boring either. It is a relaxing game of luck and strategy . We play on family night as well as just the two of us.

This is a great game that I have played a good bit with my 8 year old, who loves it and is competitive. But it's fun for adults too. A simple to learn family game. I got it on sale and it was a great deal at the time. Unfortunately, the package arrived with missing pieces (the 5 abbots were absent). This does not ruin the game entirely, but it limits the number of expansion versions you can play, so I'm a bit disappointed. I emailed the manufacturer, who told me I had to deal with Amazon for missing pieces. Amazon would refund me, but then I couldn't re-buy it at the price I originally paid. We're going to be fashioning our own abbots out of buttons or something.

Fun game. Doesn't take that long to play a round if you're playing very casually. Could see it taking longer if you're playing with some real strategists. Nice, colorful detail in the tiles, uses a thick cardboard or press board for them. Looking at getting an expansion if there is one. Has a small shelf footprint which is nice. Figure any age from 5 on up could play. Would just have to be patient with the kids. Everything feels like quality for the price.