Carcassonne (board game)
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For other uses, see Carcassonne (disambiguation).
For the video game based on the board game, see Carcassonne (video game).
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.
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Designers | Klaus-Jürgen Wrede |
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Publication | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) |
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Players | 2–5 (6–8 with expansion) |
Setup time | 1–5 minutes |
Playing time | 30–90 minutes |
Chance | Medium |
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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.