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Expansion for Carcassonne

Carcassonne: The River

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Published
2001
Reach
Well known (via base game)
Players
2–5
Play time
30–45 min
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Main mechanics

  • Area control
  • Tile laying
  • Spatial puzzle
  • Area control: Presence on the map decides who scores.
  • Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
  • Spatial puzzle: Fitting shapes together efficiently is the challenge.
Full publisher description

Der Fluss ( The River ) is a mini-expansion for Carcassonne . It adds twelve river tiles. All the familiar landscape elements are also present. The river tiles are placed first, after that the game continues as normal. No followers may be placed on the river so the scoring is the same as in the basic game. Part of the Carcassonne series .

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