Why I like Carcassonne

Since I was a kiddo, I have always been attracted to the concept of knights, dragons and the like. When I first saw this game, the knight and castle on the box immediately attracted me to it.

Beyond this superficial attraction and after forking out quite a few bucks for it before I even started selling games on my blog, I have since become its fan. This is a light hearted tile laying game that can be played comfortably between 2 players. A note should be added here: you seldom get good games that plays well with only 2 players. Usually it's 3 or more that makes a game fun.

In this game, players lay tiles on their turns against adjoining pieces. Points are gained when they use their meeples to "conquer" roads, cities. Meeples can also become farmers but in this case, they are considered to have a "permanent change of occupation" and farmers' points are only counted at the end of the game.

The various cool expansion sets allow for more exciting stuff for the meeples to conquer.

As the game develops, the landscape changes, and one must rethink the strategies if he or she intends to win. One must always strike a balance between gaining immediate points or looking long term. This is one of the reasons why I love this game.

A little bit of luck when drawing tiles, a little bit of tension while planning, and a very good gaming concept goes a long way towards making this a great game.

Carcassone is in my library of games. It ought to be one of your very first euro games if you haven't gotten yourself one yet. And..where better to get it from, than from the cheapest store in Singapore...and possibly the world. :)