Dutch Churches
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The Dutch Churches mini expansion contains 6 tiles featuring well-known Dutch churches. These churches will provide new ways of scoring and will benefit the roads connected to them as well.
 Dutch Churches tiles with orange meeples bundled with it as Dutch promo 2025. |
This mini expansion contains 6 well-known Dutch churches. Players can earn a respectable amount of points based on these churches.
General info and comments
Dutch Churches was released for the revised 3rd edition (C3.1 for short) by 999 Games in 2025.
It was bundled in a box along with a set of 8 standard meeples and 1 abbot in orange. Initially sold as an exclusive Dutch promo by Intertoys.nl, the tiles are expected to be available on Cundco.de when the exclusivity period ends (date to be confirmed).
This mini expansion implements the same mechanics as 
German Cathedrals. However, its interactions have been updated to follow the revised rules for inns (
Inns & Cathedrals) in C3.1.
Contents
- 6 new land tiles featuring Dutch churches.
Each of the 6 tiles has 3 or 4 road segments starting from the church. [1]
Rules
Preparation
Shuffle the six new land tiles featuring the churches with those from the base game.
Gameplay
1. Placing a tile
If you draw a land tile with a Dutch church, place it according to the usual rules.
2. Placing a meeple
If you have placed a land tile with a Dutch church on it, you may place a meeple on it as usual. You may place the meeple on a field, a road, or a church.
3. Scoring a feature
Scoring a completed road
When you complete a road leading directly to a Dutch church your traveler scores 2 points for each road tile the road consists of. [2] [3]
Special rule when scoring a road
Unlike the rules of the base game, for a road starting and ending on the same land tile featuring a Dutch church, you count and score each road segment separately.
Scoring a Dutch church
The Dutch church itself can only be scored once all roads leading to it are completed. The meeple on it gives you points for all these roads - 1 point for each road tile, in fact. The 3 or 4 road segments on the Dutch church tile are counted separately. [3]
After scoring, you take your meeple back, as usual.
When scoring a Dutch church, each road is evaluated separately. Is this correct?
Yes, as seen in the scoring example above, the scoring of a Dutch church is the sum of the points granted by each road connected to it. This may not make a difference in that basic example, however it is important when one or more tiles contribute to various roads connected to the same Dutch church (those tiles are scored once per road). [3]
Final Scoring
At the end of the game unfinished roads leading to Dutch churches and unfinished Dutch churches give you points. Travelers and meeples on Dutch churches give you 1 point for each road tile leading to the Dutch church (road segments on Dutch church tiles are counted separately). [3] [4]
Other expansions
This section contains additional information about the interactions with other Carcassonne expansions.
When scoring a road with an inn and a Dutch church, you receive: [3]
- 3 points (instead of 2) for each land tile on a completed road during the game.
- 1 point for each land tile on your uncompleted road at the end of the game.
When scoring your Dutch church, you receive: [3]
- 2 points (instead of 1) for each land tile on a completed road with an inn during or after the game.
- 1 point for each land tile on an uncompleted road with an inn after the game.
Inns do not stack: If more than one inn is present on a road, the road is worth the same points per road tile.
The dragon eats meeples on Dutch churches.
Dutch churches are not monasteries and cannot be challenged by a shrine. Question: If you play with Dutch Churches and Shrines, do the Dutch churches act as a kind of monastery?
Answer: No, there is no interaction as there is between monasteries and cult places.
A bridge on a road connected to a Dutch church will grant points to the Dutch church when scored: 3 points on completed roads (during and after the game) and 1 point on uncompleted roads (after the game). Question: The rules for Dutch churches do not mention grey bridges in the section covering interactions with other expansions, does it mean that we should ignore their bonus when scoring a Dutch church?
Answer: No, bridges should be considered in the scoring of Dutch churches, the same as inns are considered. (12/2025)
The Mage should consider the actual number of road tiles as usual including the Dutch Churches tiles. Therefore road segments on Dutch churches are not considered separately.
The Wainwrights quarter bonus should consider the actual number of road tiles as usual including the Dutch Churches tiles. Therefore road segments on Dutch churches are not considered separately.Fan Expansions
Check out the following fan expansions that include German Cathedrals/Dutch Churches in the rules.
Tile distribution
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×1The Dutch churches in detail
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Nieuwe Kerk (Delft, Zuid-Holland) Despite the name, construction of the church began in 1381. Yet the name is fitting, as there was already another church in Delft at the time, which is now called the Oude Kerk. The church is most famous for the mausoleum of William of Orange. |
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Martinikerk (Groningen, Groningena) A stone church has stood at Martinikerkhof since the year 1000. Around 1220, a larger Romanesque-Gothic church was built on this site. The growth and prosperity of Groningen in the 15th century led to further expansion of the church, which now has a Gothic appearance. The two historic organs are of such quality that organ enthusiasts from all over the world come to Groningen to hear them. |
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Dominicanenkerk (Maastricht, Limburg) This 13th-century Gothic church building has long since ceased to function as a church. Although the national monument has served various purposes over the years, it has housed a bookstore since 2007. In 2025, this bookstore was declared the most beautiful in the world by 1000 Libraries. |
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Stevenskerk (Nijmegen, Gelderland) Construction of the originally Romanesque-Gothic church was completed in 1272. In the centuries that followed, St. Stephen's Church was frequently renovated and expanded. Much of the church was destroyed during the 1944 bombing. The St. Stephen's Tower was the first to be rebuilt, and you can still climb it today. |
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Oude Kerk (Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) The first inhabitants of Amsterdam built a small chapel in the 13th century, which also served as a cemetery. Since then, approximately 60,000 people have been buried beneath this church. Today, the church hosts unique shows where musicians and artists are invited to perform and showcase their work for one-off performances. |
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Domkerk (Utrecht, Utrecht) In the 11th century, a large Romanesque cathedral was built in the heart of Utrecht, followed about two hundred years later by a Gothic cathedral. Because the nave of the church was destroyed during the Great Storm of 1674, the cathedral is now only half a church. |
Footnotes
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Authors Note: The real churches are, of course, located in their cities. The churches in this mini-expansion are located in fields to distinguish them from the cathedrals in the Inns & Cathedrals expansion. Similarly, there are no cathedrals or archbishops within the Protestant church. The names have been simplified for readability.
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Dutch churches do not stack when scoring roads, the same as German cathedrals.
Question: If a road starts at one Dutch Church and ends at a different Dutch Church is the scoring of the road still 2 points per road tile?
Answer: Yes, still 2 points per road tile. Dutch Churches do not stack. (3/2016; adapted 12/2025)
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The following table summarizes the various scoring cases. Take into account that road segments on a Dutch church are counted separately and get the same points as any road tile:
Feature Completed normal road Completed road with Inn(s) Uncompleted normal road Uncompleted road with Inn(s) Scoring during the game Road leading to Dutch Church 2 points / tile 3 points / tile – – Meeple on Dutch Church
(each road evaluated separately)1 point / tile 2 points / tile – – Scoring after the game Road leading to Dutch Church – – 1 point / tile 1 point / tile Meeple on Dutch Church
(each road evaluated separately)1 point / tile 2 points / tile 1 point / tile 1 point / tile - ↑
This paragraph has been updated to reflect the original meaning of the HiG rules. The official clarifications provided indicated that:
- Travelers on unfinished roads are scored as usual, that is, taking into account the majority.
- Meeples on unfinished Dutch churches get 1 point per tile from all the finished and unfinished roads leading to the Dutch church.