Difference between revisions of "Castles in Germany (1st edition)"

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Castles in Germany (''Burgen in Deutschland'') was originally released by [[Hans im Glück]] in {{Year|2015}}.

 

The rules show another expansion symbol than the tiles. It is assumed that this was changed at the last minute and forgotten in the rules or vice versa. The castles in Germany of the second edition show the same symbol as shown in the rules of the first edition.

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.

* '''6 double-size landscape tiles''' depicting German castles

Each player takes 1 Castle of their choice. (With 2 or 3 players, each player may take 2 Castles.) Alternatively, mix the Castle tiles and distribute them randomly. Players then place their Castle(s) face up in front of them. <ref>

The rules do not mention that the Castle tiles are kept face down, so they have to remain visible once distributed and placed in front of the players. <br />'''Note:''' The new edition rules in German make this point clear.

</ref> This expansion is designed for the basic Carcassonne game, and with the exception of the new rules shown below, all basic Carcassonne rules remain unchanged.

During their turn, a player may place one of their castle tiles '''instead''' of drawing a normal tile. A castle tile '''may not''' touch any other previously placed castle tiles, either orthogonally or corner-to-corner (diagonally). The other usual rules for placement of landscape tiles still apply.

[[File:Castles_C1_placing.png|none|frame|Incorrect placement.]]

After placing a castle tile, the player may place one of his or her followers to the tile as usual. The follower may be placed on a road, city, or field, following the usual deployment rules. If the follower is deployed to the castle itself, it becomes a '''lord or lady of the castle'''.

A castle is considered to be completed when the tile is completely surrounded by tiles, in the same manner as a cloister, and is scored in the same way. Once a castle is completed, the player with a lord/lady on the castle receives '''12 points''', and the player returns his or her follower into his or her supply as usual. At the '''end of the game''', each tile surrounding an unfinished castle scores '''1 point''' for the castle, and the castle tile itself scores '''2 points'''.

[[File:Castles_C1_scoring_a.png|none|frame|At the end of the game, {{ColorBlack|BLACK}} receives 8 points for his castle (2 for the castle tile and 6 for the surrounding tiles).]]

==== Scoring completed roads and cities around the castle <ref>

[[File:German_Castles_C1_Clarification_Cloister_Example_01.jpg|frame|none|'''Examples of cloister scoring with German castles.''' The player gets 1 point for the cloister tile and 1 point per tile around it:

<li>'''Example A:''' This completed cloister scores '''8''' points, with 3 German castles in its vicinity.</li>

<li>'''Example B:''' This completed cloister scores '''7''' points, with 2 German castles in its vicinity.</li>

'''Question:''' Does a German castle count for farm scoring? '''Answer:''' No, it doesn't count for farm scoring. The German castle is on one tile, so its has less functions than a castle that sits between two tiles. (10/2015)

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If a road or a city that ends (and/or starts) on a castle tile is completed, all players with a majority of followers on the completed road or city score(s) '''3 bonus points''' per involved castle.<ref>{{IconWorld}} 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)</ref> <ref>{{IconBook}} These bonus points are added to the feature score after modifications from inns or cathedrals. (10/2015)</ref> It does not matter whether the castles are occupied or not.

[[File:Castles_C1_scoring_b.png|none|frame|'''Example of road and city scoring with German castles:'''

<li>{{ColorBlack|BLACK}} places the castle tile at lower left and deploys a follower to the castle. Placing this tile completes 2 roads and 1 city.</li>

 

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'''{{BaseGameLink|edition=C1|text=''}}General considerations'''

 

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

 

 

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'''{{InnsCathedralsLink|edition=C1|variant=long}}''' - Bonus Points

 

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* 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.

 

 

 

* 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 (1st edition)|Bridges, Castles and Bazaars]]) that sits between 2 tiles. The function or the mechanics of the German castle is more like those of a cloister.

* 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.

[[File:German_Castles_C1_Clarification_Dragon_Example_01.jpg|frame|none|'''Example 1:''' The dragon starts to move and enters a German castle tile that permits several options for its second step.]]

[[File:German_Castles_C1_Clarification_Dragon_Example_02.jpg|frame|none|'''Example 2:''' This dragon movement includes a German castle tile.]]

 

 

 

* German castles count as one tile for the tower range.

 

 

 

* 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.

 

 

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'''{{AbbeyMayorLink|edition=C1|variant=long}}''' - 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.

 

 

 

* 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 cloister). The flier can only land on one of these features if it is not yet finished.

* 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.

: [[File:German_Castles_C1_Clarification_Flier_Example_03.jpg|frame|none|'''Example 3 - Placement of a flier on a German castle tile:''' {{ColorRed|RED}} throws the die and gets 2. The flier lands on the German castle tile. The roads and the German castle are already completed. {{ColorRed|RED}} can only land on the city segment because the city is not completed.]]

 

 

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'''{{PlagueLink|edition=C1|variant=long}}''' - Plague spreading

 

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'''{{MonasteriesGermanyLink|edition=C1|variant=long}} / {{DutchMonasteriesLink|edition=C1|variant=long}}''' - Abbot scoring

 

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'''{{WatchtowersLink|variant=long}}''' - Scoring

 

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* A watchtower scoring for roads or cities will consider all the features on a double-sized tile, even if one of their halves is not actually adjacent.

* A watchtower scoring for meeples will consider all the meeples on double-sized tiles adjacent to them, even if one of their halves is not actually adjacent.

If a watchtower scoring for meeples is adjacent to only one half of a double-sized tile, does the watchtower consider those meeples on the half adjacent to the watchtower or all the meeples on the tile?

|text=The watchtower will consider all the meeples on the double-sized tile. (10/2022)}}

{{Tile|image=Castles_C1_06.png|count=1}}

[[File:castles_C1_konigstein.png|500px|Königstein Fortress (Saxony)]]

'''Königstein Fortress (Saxony) '''

[[File:Castles_C1_Konradsheim.png|500px|Konradsheim Castle (NRW))]]

'''Konradsheim Castle (NRW) '''

[[File:Castles_C1_rieneck.png|x500px|Rieneck Castle (Bayern)]]

[[File:castles_C1_Eltz.png|500px|Eltz Castle (Eifel / Rhineland-Pfalz)]]

[http://www.burg-eltz.de http://www.burg-eltz.de]

[[File:Castles_C1_wartburg.png|500px|Wartburg Castle (Thuringia)]]

[[File:Castles_C1_bentheim.png|500px|Bentheim Castle (Lower Saxony)]]

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