Varianti
Introduzione
Le varianti sono diverse versioni di Carcassonne che condividono le stesse regole.
Promos
Varie edizioni promozionali.
CutCassonne
10 cut-n-play tiles for Carcassonne in the Second Edition style introduced in 2014 that were hidden on the bottom of the gift box "Hans im Päckchen" given at out Essen 2014. No meeples were included.
Carcassonne Demo-Spiel
Promotional mini game version of Carcassonne contained in the 999 Games 25th anniversary box in 2015. The game is for two players and contains 20 smaller tiles and 8 smaller meeples in red and blue (4 of each). No score track is provided, and all base game rules apply, except farmers. Also released by Hans im Glück in a German edition.
Edizioni limitate
Edizione limitata 2003
The Limited Edition was released in 2003, and is considered by some as Big Box 0 or, at least, the precursor to the Big Box series.
Contents:
Limited edition: Base game, Trader and Builder
This limited edition was released by Hans im Glück in 2004, and was supplied in a metal box.
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Edizione limitata: Gioco base, la principessa e il dragone
This limited edition was released by Hans im Glück in 2006.
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Edizione limitata: Gioco Base, Cerchi nel grano
This limited edition was released by Hans im Glück in 2009.
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10° anniversario
Hans im Glück released the 10th Anniversary Edition of the game in 2011 packaged in a giant blue meeple-shaped case to mark the 10th Anniversary of Carcassonne.
- Base game
- The Festival
- a meeple-shaped scoreboard
- 5 sets of colored, translucent meeples
Müller Exklusiv-Edition
This was sold exclusively by the German trade company Müller from 2013. It was packaged in a metal box.
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Saint Nicholas Scoring Board
The Saint Nicholas Scoring Board is a variant based on a scoreboard for Carcassonne II that was sold by cundco.de exclusively on Saint Nicholas Day in 2016. It was a limited edition of 150 items.
Two scoreboard spaces are marked with stickers:
- Space number 6 has a Santa Claus hat.
- Space number 24 has a Christmas tree.
The scoreboard is signed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede.
See the rules here
Edizione Limitata Speciale 2018
This was sold exclusively by CundCo from 2018. This was a special edition of the Carcassonne game in the form of a medieval book. The product was handcrafted using natural materials like vegetable tanned leather and hand-made paper.The edition was strictly limited to 100 copies with 80 copies available for sale to Carcassonne fans. Each copy was individually numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authentication.
Contents;
- Base game (First Edition artwork)
Carcassonne Maps
With Carcassonne Maps, HiG offer a new possibility to play Carcassonne. It is designed for the New Edition.
You can use your tiles and meeples in a country, build cities with real names and influence the course of important roads. There are also new ways to score points, e.g. by winning the rating of a big city or by connecting roads to neighboring countries.
The map consists of high-quality, strong, linen-embossed paper and has the size A1. The map is delivered rolled up and the purchaser is recommended to flatten it by "bending against" before use or to press it flat again under a few books. Alternatively, it can also be attached to the table with a removable adhesive tape (crepe, for example). The latter also has the advantage that it is not moved accidentally.
The map requires players to use their own game material from the base game and some major expansions, so it is not a standalone product but a complement to play a variant of the base game with extra tiles.
Further maps with other countries are planned.
Carcassonne Maps - Germany
Carcassonne Maps - Germany is the first release of the Carcassonne Maps series. It was released in 2019 and provides a map of Germany.
In order to play this variant, players need 114 tiles. The publisher suggests to get them from:
- The base game along with expansions
- Exp. 1 - Inns and Cathedrals
- Exp. 2 - Traders and Builders.
Additionally 10 meeples per player (including 1 scoring meeple) are also needed.
See the rules here
Big Boxes
Carcassonne Big Boxes are a good (and usually cheaper) way for players wanting to get started with the game of Carcassonne as they typically contain a copy of the base game and a number of major, and sometimes minor, expansions. These have been released every few years, with a slightly different set of expansions each time. The following Big Boxes have been released.
Big Box
The first Big Box was released in 2006.
Contents:
The German edition of Big Box did not include The River (thanks to kettlefish)
Big Box 2
Big Box 2 was released in 2008.
Contents:
- Base game
- Inns and Cathedrals
- Traders and Builders
- The Princess and the Dragon
- Abbey and the Mayor
- Count, King and Robber
Big Box 3
Big Box 3 was released in 2010.
Contents:
- Base game
- Inns and Cathedrals
- Traders and Builders
- The Princess and the Dragon
- Abbey and the Mayor
- Bridges, Castles and Bazaars
Big Box 4
Big Box 4 was released in 2012.
Contents:
- Base game
- River
- Inns and Cathedrals
- Traders and Builders
- Crop Circles
- Ferries, The
- Flier, The (Flying Machines)
- Goldmines, The
- Mage and Witch
- Messages, The (Dispatches)
- Robbers, The
Big Box 5
Big Box 5 was released in 2014.
Contents:
- Base game
- River
- Inns and Cathedrals
- Traders and Builders
- Hills & Sheep
- The Wheel of Fortune
- set each of pink and purple meeples for 7th/8th players
Big Box 6
Big Box 6 was released in 2017.
Contents:
- Base game
- Abbot, The
- River
- Inns and Cathedrals
- Traders and Builders
- Crop Circles
- Ferries, The
- Flier, The (Flying Machines)
- Goldmines, The
- Mage and Witch
- Messages, The (Dispatches)
- Robbers, The
Bundles
The following bundles have been released.
Bundle: Base game, Traders and Builders, Princess and Dragon
This bundle was released in 2005.
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Bundle: Base game, Tower
This bundle was released in 2007.
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Bundle: Base game, Catapult
This bundle was released in 2012.
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Bundle: Base game II, Inns and Cathedrals II
This bundle was released in 2016.
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Other
Carcassonne Travel Edition
The Travel Edition was released in 2007.
The tile size of the Travel Edition is smaller than the regular game, so it is not possible to add any expansion for the regular game, except The Phantom expansion. Meeples, too, are smaller than normal.
The game includes a bag for the tiles that is printed with a scoring table.
Carcassonne for 2
Carcassonne for 2 was released by Hans im Glück in 2017.
It is a two-player version of Carcassonne that comes in a small metal box. There is no score track.
Contents:
- 48 landscape tiles (subset of the standard base game)
- 12 meeples in two colours - 6 each in red and blue
Spin-off
Diverse varianti degli spin-off di Carcassonne.
Winter Digital Download
In 2011, prior to the release of Winter Carcassonne, this was made available for download, for personal "print and play", from the Hans im Glück web site. The intent was for the files to be printed onto stickers and then stuck to regular Carcassonne tiles. Style-wise it was based on the First Edition artwork, with a covering of snow. This edition contained the standard set of 72 tiles and standard rules. Once Winter Carcassonne was released in 2012, the download version was withdrawn.
Contents:
- 72 land tile images in a 6 page PDF file