Carcassonne is a tile-placement game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The tile might feature a city, a road, a cloister, grassland or some combination thereof, and it must be placed adjacent to tiles that have already been played, in such a way that cities are connected to cities, roads to roads, etcetera. Having placed a tile, the player can then decide to place one of their meeples on one of the areas on it: on the city as a knight, on the road as a robber, on a cloister as a monk, or on the grass as a farmer. When that area is complete, that meeple scores points for its owner. During a game of Carcassonne, players are faced with decisions like: "Is it really worth putting my last meeple there?" or "Should I use this tile to expand my city, or should I place it near my opponent instead, giving him a hard time to complete their project and score points?" Since players place only one tile and have the option to place one meeple on it, turns proceed quickly even if it is a game full of options and possibilities. Awards and Honours2012 Ludo Award Best Board Game Editor's Choice Winner2011 Jocul Anului în România Best Game in Romanian Finalist2004 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Winner2004 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Nominee2004 Hra roku Nominee2002 Årets Spel Best Family Game Winner2001 Spiel des Jahres Winner2001 Spiel des Jahres Nominee2001 Spiel der Spiele Hit mit Freunden Recommended2001 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee2001 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee2001 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game Winner2000 Meeples' Choice Award
