Emissaris i alcaldes

In this expansion for Carcassonne, you let your mayor compete for the favor of rival knights before duty calls him to a crisis meeting. Use your messenger and scarecrow wisely to extend your influence even further.

In this expansion for Carcassonne, you let your mayor compete for the favor of rival knights before duty calls him to a crisis meeting. Use your messenger and scarecrow wisely to extend your influence even further.

Informació general i comentaris

Símbol de l'expansió

Emissaris i alcaldes was released by HiG for the third edition, known as C3.1 for short, in 2025. This edition includes more detailed graphics than previous versions and cities with clipped buildings.

It includes 12 land tiles, one of them a river tile, and 6 town hall tiles. All in all, this expansion introduces the following new elements:

• Mayor, new meeple only used in cities that can replace knights from other players.
• Messenger, new meeple placed on roads that can move to adjacent roads or cities after scoring.
• Scarecrow, new meeple that can become a farmer (by itself or replaced by a standard meeple).
• Town hall, special tile that fits anywhere and removes mayors.

Expansion background This expansion is a revised version of L'abadia i l'alcalde released for the second edition, known as C2 for short, in 2016. And it was originally released for the first edition, known as C1 for short, in 2007. These original versions also included 12 tiles, but no river tile. They also included 6 abbey tiles instead of town hall tiles. The mechanics and figures in these previous versions were different: mayors with different shape and mechanics, wagons with a similar mechanic to messengers, and barns as a special figure replaced in the current version by the new scarecrow meeple.

Contingut

• 12 land tiles (marked with to help you separate and sort your tiles), one of them with a river.
• 6 town hall tiles
  
  

 
Land tiles

 
Tile with river

 
Town hall

• 6 mayors

• 6 messengers

• 6 scarecrows

Regles

Preparació

Preparació addicional

Hand each player the mayor, messenger, and scarecrow in their color and 1 town hall tile.

If you are playing with the mini-expansion  El riu, shuffle the new river tile into the usual river tiles.

Barreja les altres peces de territori noves amb les altres peces.

Each new game element is explained in relation to the 3 actions:

• 1. Col·locar una peça de territori
• 2. Posar un seguidor
• 3. Puntuar un element

Si una acció no s'explica detalladament, s'apliquen les regles bàsiques.

L'alcalde

2. Posar un seguidor

En lloc de posar un seguidor estàndard, podeu posar el vostre seguidor alcalde en una ciutat a la peça que acabeu de col·locar. Podeu posar l'alcalde en una ciutat que ja estigui ocupada per l'alcalde o per algun altre seguidor. Note: Since the mayor is a meeple, you may not place a knight in a city that is occupied by a mayor.

1. Col·locar una peça de territori

Obtenir el favor d'un cavaller

If any player places a tile so that there is an adjacent tile on all 4 sides of your mayor's tile, you may immediately activate his ability:

If you have a standard meeple in your supply, replace 1 opponent’s standard meeple in your mayor's city with 1 standard meeple from your supply. Return the replaced meeple to its supply.
You have gained the knight's favor.

Then you must return your mayor to your supply, regardless of whether you activated his ability or not.

Example 1: You place a tile so that your mayor is enclosed by tiles on all 4 sides. Since you have a standard meeple in your supply, you may replace either the blue meeple or yellow meeple with it. You choose the blue meeple and return it to its supply. Then, you return your mayor to your supply.

If the ability of multiple mayors can be activated at the same time, resolve them in clockwise order, starting with the active player.

3. Puntuar un element

When scoring a city with your mayor, score points as usual.
For determining the majority, a standard meeple has a strength of 1 and the mayor has a strength of 0.

After scoring, you must take your mayor back into your supply.

Exemple 2: El jugador vermell ha completat una ciutat amb el seu alcalde. Pot puntuar 4 punts com de costum i tornar a posar l'alcalde al subministrament.

Example 3: A city with your mayor and 1 standard blue meeple has been completed. The ability of your mayor has not been activated.
Blue has the majority, because his meeple has a strength of 1 and your mayor has a strength of 0. Blue scores the city.

Note: If the ability of your mayor has been activated during 1. Col·locar una peça de territori, he has already been removed from the city and can therefore not take part in scoring.

Puntuació final

The mayor also participates in the final scoring.

The town hall tile

1. Col·locar una peça de territori

Before drawing a new land tile, you may place your town hall tile instead. Place the tile from your supply adjacent to any tile already in play. It does not matter which landscape features connect to it. The town hall tile always fits. Other tiles may be placed adjacent to a town hall with any landscape features touching it. Features adjacent to a town hall are considered completed on that edge. Town halls do not connect fields.

Reunir als alcaldes per a fer una reunió d'emergència

If mayors are standing on tiles adjacent to any of the 4 sides of the newly placed town hall tile, they must be taken back without triggering their ability. They are called to a crisis meeting.

Example 4: You place your town hall tile, completing a city with it. The blue mayor's tile is now enclosed by tiles on all four sides. However, by placing the town hall tile, Blue must return their mayor to their supply without activating his ability. Only you score 6 points for the city.

If you cannot place another tile at the end of the game you must place your town hall tile if you still have it, or pass if you have already placed it.
The game ends only when all town hall tiles have been placed.

2. Posar un seguidor

You may not place a meeple on a town hall tile.

3. Puntuar un element

If you complete features by placing a town hall tile, score these features as usual. You score no points for the town hall tile itself. While it completes features, it is neither part of a road nor city and is not scored for monasteries or gardens.

Example 5: You have placed your town hall which completed your road, your monastery and the city. You score 3 points for the road and only 8 points for the monastery. You do not score points for the city since you already had to take back your mayor in 1. Col·locar una peça de territori.

The scarecrow

2. Posar un seguidor

Instead of a standard meeple, you may place your scarecrow meeple in a field on the tile you just placed. You may place it in a field that is already occupied by a scarecrow or another meeple. Note: Since the scarecrow is a meeple, you may not place a farmer in a field that is occupied by a scarecrow.

1. Col·locar una peça de territori

Activating a scarecrow

If any player places a tile so that there is an adjacent tile on all 4 sides of your scarecrow's tile, you may immediately activate one of its two abilities:

• If you have a standard meeple in your supply, you may place it as a farmer next to your scarecrow and take the scarecrow back to your supply. It does not matter if there are other meeple on the field.
• You may lay down the scarecrow and not take it back. A lying scarecrow counts as a farmer.

If you do not want to activate either ability, you must take the scarecrow back to your supply.

Example 6: A tile is placed so that your scarecrow is enclosed by tiles on all 4 sides. You have a standard meeple in your supply and may decide if you want to replace the scarecrow with that meeple as a farmer, or if you want to lay down the scarecrow.
You decide to replace the scarecrow and return it to your supply.

If the ability of multiple scarecrows can be activated at the same time, resolve them in clockwise order, starting with the active player.

3. Puntuar un element

Puntuació final

Scarecrows participate in the farmer scoring. When determining the majority, a lying scarecrow has a strength of 1 just like a standard meeple. A standing scarecrow has a strength of 0. Score points as usual.

Example 7: In the farmer scoring, your lying scarecrow and the blue farmer each have a strength of 1. The yellow standing scarecrow has a strength of 0. Therefore, you and Blue both score the points for the field.

The messenger

2. Posar un seguidor

Instead of a standard meeple, you may place your messenger meeple on a road on the tile you just placed.

3. Puntuar un element

When determining the majority on a road, the messenger has a strength of 1 just like a standard meeple. Score the road as usual.

After a road with your messenger is completed and scored, you may either return it to your supply or move it along the completed road to the "next" road or city. Which roads and cities are eligible depends on where the messenger’s road ends (see below). If multiple roads or cities are eligible, you may choose any one. If the chosen city or road consists of multiple tiles, place the messenger on any one of them.

Note: It may happen that you place the messenger (or another meeple) in 2. Posar un seguidor and move the messenger in the same turn (in 3. Puntuar un element).

The messenger rides to the next road

If the completed road ends at a junction where other roads end, you may place the messenger on any one of these roads. The chosen road must not be completed. It does not matter if the road is already occupied by meeple.

Junctions include villages, monasteries, and any other landscape features where multiple roads end. Junctions do not extend across multiple tiles.
Cities, fields, and town halls e.g. do not count as junctions.

Example 8: A road with your messenger has been completed. You score 3 points and decide not to return your messenger. Instead, you place it on one of the incomplete roads connected to one of the junctions. You choose one of the roads that ends at the monastery (even though Blue already has a meeple on it).

If you complete roads with multiple messengers, resolve them in clockwise order, starting with the active player.

The messenger rides to the next city

If the completed road ends at a city, you may move the messenger into this city. The city must not be completed. It does not matter if the city is already occupied by meeple.

Example 9: A road with your messenger has been completed. You score it and decide not return your messenger.
Instead, you move it into the incomplete city at the end of the road, even though there is already a blue meeple in it.

When determining the majority in cities, the messenger has a strength of 1. Score the city as usual and take the messenger back to your supply.

Peces de territori especials

The field above the city continues across the river. The field on the bottom is divided into two segments.

The bridge connects the upper and lower parts of the city. The other city is not divided by the bridge and continues from left to right.

Resum ràpid

Alcalde Type: Meeple Strength: 0 Eligible features: City Placing rule: Instead of a meeple Special ability: Can be placed in occupied cities; When enclosed by tiles on all 4 sides → You may replace an opponent's standard meeple in the city with one of your own.

Espantaocells Type: Meeple Strength: 0 (standing); 1 (lying) Eligible features: Field Placing rule: Instead of a meeple Special ability: Can be placed on occupied fields; When enclosed by tiles on all 4 sides → You may replace the scarecrow with a farmer of your color or lay it down as a farmer.

Emissari Type: Meeple Strength: 1 Eligible features: Road Placing rule: Instead of a meeple; on roads without meeple Special ability: After scoring a road with a messenger → Move it to a road or city at the end of the scored road or take it back.

Peça d'ajuntament Place your town hall tile instead of drawing a land tile. It fits everywhere and completes features on its edges. Remove all mayors on the 4 adjacent tiles without activating their ability.

Altres expansions

This section contains additional information about the interactions with other Carcassonne expansions.

General comments:

Mayors are only called to a crisis meeting when a town hall tile is placed in 1. Col·locar una peça de territori. Later in the game you may place your mayor on a tile that is adjacent to a town hall tile without having to return it.
If you placed your land tile so that there is an adjacent tile on all 4 sides of it, you may place your mayor on it in 2. Posar un seguidor and immediately activate his ability. Then, return your mayor as usual.
The same applies to your scarecrow. If you placed your scarecrow adjacent to 4 other tiles, you may immediately activate one of its abilities or you must return it as usual.
The game ends when no player is able to place another tile in their turn, including their town hall tile. Skip players if necessary.
A scarecrow standing in a field is not a farmer, so it does not score points for a field at the end of the game. (09/2025)
Two mayors occupying a completed city will score for it as usual, as they share the majority with a strength of 0. (10/2025)

Exp. 1 ‒ Fondes i catedrals

When you score a road with an inn and with your messenger, you score the bonus for the inn as usual.
When you score a city with a cathedral and with your messenger, you score the bonus for the cathedral as usual.
You may not use a mayor's ability to replace a large meeple. You can only replace standard meeples. (10/2025)
You may not use a mayor's ability to replace a standard meeple for a large meeple. You can only replace a standard meeple for a standard meeple. (10/2025)
You may not use a scarecrow's ability to replace it for a large meeple. You can only replace it for a standard meeple or lay it down. (10/2025)

Exp. 2 ‒ Comerciants i constructors

You may not assign the builder to your mayor or messenger.
You may not trigger a double turn by placing your town hall tile.
If you complete a city by placing your town hall tile, you receive the appropriate goods tokens as usual.
It is not possible to assign your pig to your scarecrow even if you place your scarecrow on a tile that is already directly adjacent to 4 other tiles (thus turning it into a farmer).

Exp. 3 ‒ El drac i la fada

During a dragon movement, the dragon may move past town hall tiles.
The dragon may remove mayors, messengers and scarecrows (also scarecrows that turned into a farmer).
You may assign the fairy to your mayor, messenger or scarecrow.
You can activate the ability of a mayor immediately if you place it with a magic portal in a city on a land tile so that there is an adjacent tile on all 4 sides of it. (10/2025)
You can activate an ability of a scarecrow immediately if you place it with a magic portal in a field on a land tile so that there is an adjacent tile on all 4 sides of it. (10/2025)

Exp. 4 ‒ Torres i lladres

You may place a watchman on top of a tower if you placed your town hall tile within that tower's range.
You may not place your mayor, messenger or scarecrow as a watchman.

Exp. 6 ‒ Tornejos i blasons

>> Emblems and nominations

You may not nominate your mayor, messenger or scarecrow. However, you may nominate your scarecrow if it already turned into a farmer.
You may not nominate a meeple as a consequence of placing your town hall tile.
When you replace a nominated meeple by activating the mayor's ability, you must return the corresponding emblem to its respective supply.

>> Town hall tiles and tournaments

Town hall tiles do not count towards tournament values (not even in the field tournament). However, if the 8 tiles adjacent to your nominated farmer include town hall tiles, your tournament value still increases by the number of the potential 16 land tiles surrounding them.
If you won a prize and have a prize tile in front of you, before you place it, you draw a land tile as usual or you may decide to place your town hall tile instead. Either way, you must place the prize tile first.
If you cannot draw a tile because the current tile stack is empty, you may resolve the tournament or place your town hall tile instead. If you do not place your town hall tile, you must resolve a tournament as usual.

>> Fi de la partida

The game ends when no player is able to place another tile in their turn, including their town hall tile. Skip players if necessary. If you not only have your town hall tile but also a prize tile in front of you, you must place the prize tile before you place your town hall tile. When you place your prize tile, you must also place your town hall tile if you still have it.

Exp. 7 ‒ Setges i fortaleses

You may not place your mayor, messenger or scarecrow at a defense post.
You may not place a meeple at a defense post as a consequence of placing your mayor, messenger or scarecrow, nor as a consequence of turning your scarecrow into a farmer.
You must not remove your mayor, messenger or scarecrow as a consequence of an attack.
You may not place a meeple at a defense post when you move a messenger to a new road or city after scoring. (10/2025)

Exp. 8 ‒ Castells i ponts

You may not build a castle on a city that touches one or more town hall tiles even if that city consists of exactly 2 city segments.
You may not place your mayor on a castle, nor build a castle on a city that is occupied by your mayor or messenger.
You may place your messenger on a bridge. Also your messenger may move along bridges as they are part of the road.
You may move your scarecrow onto a barn if it already was turned into a farmer or actually is turned into a farmer in the same turn.
When scoring your maiden you do not score mayors or messengers.
If you activated a scarecrow and replaced it by a standard meeple as a farmer, you may move the farmer onto a barn on the same turn. (10/2025)

Exp. 10 ‒ Circs i artistes

You may not place your mayor, messenger or scarecrow as an acrobat.
When scoring a performance token, mayors, messengers and scarecrows are taken into account.
Acrobat sites and circus sites count as junctions with regard to your messenger's movement.
You may not use a mayor's ability to replace a ringmistress. You can only replace standard meeples. (10/2025)
You may not use a mayor's ability to replace a standard meeple for a ringmistress. You can only replace a standard meeple for a standard meeple. (10/2025)
You may not use a scarecrow's ability to replace it for a ringmistress. You can only replace it for a standard meeple or lay it down. (10/2025)

L'abat

Town hall tiles affect the abbot scoring when removed, since this tile does not count for monasteries or gardens. (10/2025)

Distribució de peces

Peces normals

Peces en total: 11

 ×1

Monestir

 ×1

2× Camp tancat per ciutats + Pont passarel·la de ciutats

 ×1

(W)

 ×1

Camp tancat per ciutats

 ×1

(C)

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

(H)

 ×1

Carretera contínua + (F)

Diverses peces tenen una petita il·lustració. Les lletres entre claudàtors mostren quina il·lustració hi ha a cada peça:

 

F | Mas

 

C | Vaquerissa

 

W | Torre d'aigua

 

H | Bandolers

Nota: A les il·lustracions petites de les vaquerisses, les corts de porcs i l'estable d'ases se les anomena de manera col·loquial coberts o estables.

River tiles

Peces en total: 1

 ×1

Town hall tiles

Total de peces especials: 6

 ×6

Ajuntament

Notes

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