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Castles in Germany (''Burgen in Deutschland'') will be released for the New Edition by [[Hans im Glück|Hans im Glück]] in {{Year|2019}}. This mini expansion was released for [[Castles in Germany (1st edition)|the 1st Edition]] in {{Year|2015}}.
Castles in Germany (''Burgen in Deutschland'') was released for the New Edition by [[Hans im Glück|Hans im Glück]] in {{Year|2019}}. This mini expansion was released for [[Castles in Germany (1st edition)|the 1st Edition]] in {{Year|2015}}.


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'''>> [[The Tower (1st edition)|The Tower]]''' - Tower range
'''>> [[The Tower|The Tower]]''' - Tower range


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* The general rule states that the base for the barn has to be stable - that means that the corner of all four tiles have to touch each other and all tiles must have field in the corner for the placement of the barn.
* The general rule states that the base for the barn has to be stable - that means that the corner of all four tiles have to touch each other and all tiles must have field in the corner for the placement of the barn.
* A German castle tile can therefore occupy one or two of the corners under the barn
* A German castle tile can therefore occupy one or two of the corners under the barn.
: [[File:German_Castles_C2_Clarification_Barn_Example_01.jpg|frame|none|'''Example:''' Valid cases of barn placement when German castle tiles are involved.]]
: [[File:German_Castles_C2_Clarification_Barn_Example_01.jpg|frame|none|'''Example:''' Valid cases of barn placement when German castle tiles are involved.]]


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[[File:German_Castles_C2_Castle_Image_02.png|500px|Konradsheim Castle (North Rhine-Westphalia))]]
[[File:German_Castles_C2_Castle_Image_02.png|500px|Konradsheim Castle (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]


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Revision as of 22:40, 4 June 2020

General info and comments

Castles in Germany (Burgen in Deutschland) was released for the New Edition by Hans im Glück in 2019. This mini expansion was released for the 1st Edition in 2015.

This mini-expansion, featuring 6 well-known castles in Germany, allows the players to become lords and ladies, earning extra points for their famous estates.

This expansion has been developed for the Carcassonne basic game. All the basic game rules still apply in addition to the expansion rules below. You can combine it with other expansions - but at your own risk – that is, there will be no official rules for these combinations.

Contents

  • 6 double-size landscape tiles depicting German castles

Rules

Preparation

Each player picks one castle of his choice. When you play as two or three players you can take 2 castles each. Alternatively, you may shuffle the castle tiles and deal them out. Then, you place your Castle tiles in front of you.

1. Placing a tile

Instead of taking a Land tile from the draw pile players are allowed to place one of their castles. Note that a Castle tile must not touch another Castle tile, neither directly nor with the edges (diagonally). All other placing rules stay the same as in the basic game.

Example 1: Incorrect placement of German castle tiles.


2. Placing a meeple

Having placed their Castle tile, players are allowed to place a meeple. They may place the meeple on a road, city, or field or as lord in the castle.


Scoring a feature

Scoring of a completed castle

A castle can be completed and scored the same way as monasteries. As soon as the castle is surrounded by other Land tiles, you, the lord gets 12 points and take your meeple back to your stash.

At the end of the game all Land tiles surrounding an incomplete castle score one point. The Castle tile itself counts as 2 points.

Example 2 - German castle scoring at the end of game:
You get 8 points for your castle at the end of the game (6 points for the surrounding Land tiles and 2 points for the Castle).

Scoring roads and cities around a castle [1] [2]

If a road or a city which ends on the Castle tile is completed, players get bonus points. Each player who gets points gets 3 bonus points for each castle which is involved. [3] [4] It does not make any difference if the castle is occupied or not.

Example 3 - Road and city scoring with German castles:
  • You place the castle in the bottom left corner and place a meeple inside on it. You complete 2 roads and 1 city by doing that.
  • Green and Blue get 16 points for their city. (10 points for the city and 2 x 3 points for the castles)
  • You get 6 points for your road (3 points for the road and 3 points for the castle)
  • Blue gets 10 points for his road (4 points for the road and 2 x 3 points for the castles)


At the end of the game there aren't any bonus points for cities or roads.

Other expansions

>> General considerations

  • This section covers clarifications regarding the interaction of German castles with other expansions (from 10/2015)

>> Inns and Cathedrals - Bonus Points

  • Scoring first takes place for roads with an inn or a city with a cathedral, and then the +3 bonus from any German castle is added.

>> The Princess & the Dragon - Dragon movement

  • German castles do not protect followers from the dragon. The German castle is on one tile, so it has less functions than a castle (from Bridges, Castles and Bazaars) that sits between 2 tiles. The function or the mechanics of the German castle is more like those of a monastery.
  • The German castle tile is one single tile - so the dragon needs only one of his 6 moves for this tile and then continues on its way.
Example 1: The dragon starts to move and enters a German castle tile that permits several options for its second step.
Example 2: This dragon movement includes a German castle tile.

>> The Tower - Tower range

  • German castles count as one tile for the tower range.
Example: The range of this tower of height three includes German castle tiles. The numbers indicate the range from the tower.

>> Abbey & Mayor - Part 1: Wagon movement

  • The wagon can be placed on a German castle.
  • The wagon can be driven to a German castle after completing a road that is connected to the German castle - as long as the German castle is not finished and no other follower owns it.

>> Abbey & Mayor - Part 2: Barn Placement

  • The general rule states that the base for the barn has to be stable - that means that the corner of all four tiles have to touch each other and all tiles must have field in the corner for the placement of the barn.
  • A German castle tile can therefore occupy one or two of the corners under the barn.
Example: Valid cases of barn placement when German castle tiles are involved.

>> The Flier (Flying Machines) - Flier distance and placement

  • The German castle counts as 1 tile. If the flier lands on this tile then the flier has the choice of 3 roads, 1 city or the German Castle (the function or the mechanics of the German Castle is more like those of a monastery.) The flier can only land on one of these features if it is not yet finished.
Example F1: Two cases of flier trajectory involving German castle tiles.
  • If the flight of the flier is diagonal, all steps must be in a straight line in the direction the arrow shows from the flying machine tile. The angle cannot change but it would if it had entered via one corner of the German castle tile, and exited via the opposite corner. If the flier lands on the German castle tile then the flier has the choice of 3 roads, 1 city or the German Castle. The flier can only land on one of these features if it is not yet finished.
Example F2: These examples show a diagonal flier trajectory involving German castle tiles. The violet arrow indicates the correct trajectory following the flying machine direction. The grey arrow shows an invalid diagonal trajectory as it deviates from the trajectory indicated by the flying machine.
Example F3 - Placement of a flier on a German castle tile: Red throws the die and gets 2. The flier lands on the German castle tile. The roads and the German castle are already completed. Red can only land on the city segment because the city is not completed.

>> The Plague - Plague spreading

  • A German castle counts as 1 tile for the plague tokens.

>> German Monasteries and Japanese Buildings / German/Dutch and Belgian Monasteries - Abbot scoring

  • There is no explicit clarification on how German castles affect the scoring of the abbot on a Monastery. It seems reasonable to apply the principles provided for The Tower above.

Tile distribution

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The castles in detail

Königstein Fortress (Saxony)

Königstein Fortress (Saxony)

This castle is one of Europe's biggest hilltop fortresses. It is situated in Saxon Switzerland in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains near Dresden. The fortress was built on top of a rock plateau 240 meters above the river Elbe. Over a period of more than 750 years, this place became an impressive ensemble of buildings of the late gothic period, the renaissance, the baroque and the 19th century.
http://www.festung-koenigstein.de


Konradsheim Castle (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Konradsheim Castle (North Rhine-Westphalia)

This water castle is situated between Cologne and Bonn and is one of the few castles of the late Middle Ages in the Rhineland still preserved. The knight Arnold von Buschfeld is said to be the builder of this castle. First mentioned in a document in 1337, the castle is nowadays private property and can be rented for events.
http://www.burg-konradsheim.de


Rieneck Castle (Bavaria)

Rieneck Castle (Bavaria)

This castle was built around 1150 near the town of Rieneck above the river Sinn in Lower Franconia in Bavaria. Today, the castle serves as a scouting facility and is owned by the German Christian Guide and Scout Association. Particularly well known – and the centrepiece of the castle – is the “Thick Tower“ built in the 12th century with his romantic wall chapel constructed completely enclosed by the keep's wall.
http://www.burg-rieneck.de


Eltz Castle (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Eltz Castle (Rhineland-Palatinate)

It is considered the paragon of German castles. It is situated in the Eltz river valley near the Eifel. It was built in the beginning of the 12th century and has yet never been destroyed. Eltz castle has a history full of myths, luminaries and distinguished art.
http://www.burg-eltz.de


Wartburg Castle (Thuringia)

Wartburg Castle (Thuringia)

The Wartburg (Burg: german castle) is situated above the city of Eisenach in Thuringia. Built around 1067 under Louis the Springer ("the Jumper") the castle is – since 1999 – a UNESCO World heritage site. Between May 1521 and March 1522 Martin Luther, who had found shelter inside the Wartburg, translated the New Testament into German.
http://www.wartburg.de


Bentheim Castle (Lower Saxony)

Bentheim Castle (Lower Saxony)

This is a castle complex in the middle of the city of Bad Bentheim in Lower Saxony, which has been built in the Early Middle Ages. First mentioned in a document in the 11th century it is believed to be one of the largest and most beautiful castle complexes in north-western Germany. Nowadays, the castles museum can be visited year-round.
http://www.burg-bentheim.de


Footnotes

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  1. Interpretation from the Community Question: How many points does a German castle count for monastery scoring? Answer: Since, monasteries are scored according to the occupied spaces by the monastery itself and its adjacent spaces, a German castle tile counts as the number of spaces it occupies: 1 or 2 depending of its placement relative to the monastery. (4/2020)
    Examples of monastery scoring with German castles. The player gets 1 point for the monastery tile and 1 point per occupied space around it, no matter if it is a square tile or part of a double-sized tile:
    • Example A: This completed monastery scores 9 points, with 3 German castles in its vicinity.
    • Example B: This completed monastery scores 9 points, with 2 German castles in its vicinity.
  2. Official clarification from the publisher Question: Does a German castle count for field scoring? Answer: No, it doesn't count for field scoring. The German castle is on one tile, so its has less functions than a castle that sits between two tiles. (10/2015)
  3. Interpretation from the Community Thus, a road that had each end on a different castle tile would score 6 bonus points. A road that began and ended on the same castle tile would receive 3 bonus points. (4/2015)
  4. Official clarification from the publisher These bonus points are added to the feature score after modifications from inns or cathedrals. (10/2015)