Buy Rio Grande Games Carcassonne The CityRio Grande Games Carcassonne The City Product Description:
- For 2 to 4 players
- 30 minutes to play
- Beautiful wooden box
- Trays full of finely crafted wooded pieces
- Medieval city building game
Product Description
The impressive city of Carcassonne was a magnet for tourists from all lands even in the middle ages. Its large markets, grandiose homes, and busy streets made the whole city a popular attraction. Here is your chance to build the city of Carcassonne! Players build walls, build towers, found markets, and place followers in the normal way. At the end, you will all enjoy looking at the beautiful 3-D city you have built! Also, the game comes in a beautiful wooden box that is as beautiful as the game is fun to play!
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
Great variation on a great game
By Jordan Michel
I played the original Carcassone before playing Carscassone the City. Both games are great, but they're not really different enough for most people to bother owning both.Both games have the advantage of quick, easy setup, since the game is building the board. They both work well with two players (or more). They've also got a near perfect balance of strategy and luck. Enough strategy to make the game engaging every time you play but enough luck to prevent cut-throat competition and hurt feelings (most of the time). They're also both easy to learn; one game was enough for me to understand the rules of either (though the certainly sound complicated at first)So on to the differences:-Something about the farms in Carcassone confuses me; it just takes so much effort to figure out where the borders are. The markets in Carcassone the City serve a similar role but are much easier to understand.-Carcassone the City also has the fancy wooden box if you care about those things. Personally, I prefer the cardboard box that seems to be designed for the pieces to the big open box.-Carcassone the City has some interesting twists/variations on Carcassone that make the game more interesting and fun.-However, Carcassone the City does not work with the expansions to Carcassone. You're limited to 4 players and the current pieces and rules.If you ever want to play with more than 4 people, get Carcassone and an expansion set (I recommend Traders and Builders). If you're okay with the four person limitation and no expansions, Carcassone the City is definitely more interesting and fun than Carcassone without expansions.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Amazing, the most lovely Carcassonne
By Jiunjr Feng
I have most Carcassone series products, but this stand alone game is my most favorite. 1. All wood parts, that's amazing. I do love the quality comparing with other paper Caracssone parts. The only thing to be careful is the box of Carcassonne The City, which didn't make with good materials as playing parts, so the metal part connected top cover and box body might be broken in accident. 2. The game play is similar as Carcassone, but all locations are within the city with adding gate and wall pieces to increase extra fun from other Carcassone products. 3. My family only has 4 players, so this box is most easier for us to enjoy Carcassone fun without endless expensions and playing time because it alreay provided the essential key parts of the Carcassone. I would say if you want a less than one hour game of Carcassone for a small party less than 4 players. This is a MUST have Carcassone for you. If you have huge 4 to 6 player party with 3 more hours to kill, another Carcassone Big Box is also a cool product for you.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Nice simple version of the bigger game
By C
I love the quality of this product. The wood pieces and sturdy tiles are a nice tactile treat. The end result of the game is also pleasing to look at and different every time. The game play is similar to the larger game and may be easier to follow for newbies. A little bit of luck and a little bit of skill with a dash of the artistic feel to it. I love this product. I may even prefer it to the larger Carcassone game with it's multiple add-ons.
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