Carcassonne (board game)

For other uses, see Carcassonne (disambiguation).
For the video game based on the board game, see Carcassonne (video game).

Carcassonne
3rd Edition (2022) box cover of Carcassonne
DesignersKlaus-Jürgen Wrede
Publishers
Publication2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Genres
Players2–5 (6–8 with expansion)
Setup time1–5 minutes
Playing time30–90 minutes
ChanceMedium
Related games
Small World, Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Castles of Burgundy
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Carcassonne (/ˌkɑːrkəˈsɒn/) is a tile-based German-style board game for two to five players, designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede and published in 2000 by Hans im Glück in German and by Rio Grande Games (until 2012) and Z-Man Games (currently)[2] in English.[3] It received the Spiel des Jahres[4] and the Deutscher Spiele Preis awards in 2001.

It is named after the medieval fortified town of Carcassonne in southern France, famed for its city walls. The game has spawned many expansions and spin-offs, and several PC, console, and mobile versions. A new edition, with updated artwork on the tiles and the box, was released in 2014.

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