The 4 Seasons - Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter

The 4 Seasons is a series of four mini expansions each one dedicated to a different season with individual illustrations. The Spring mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring spring-themed motives. The Summer mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring summer-themed motives. The Autumn mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring autumn-themed motives. The Winter mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring winter-themed motives. You can use these sets of tiles to simply expand the landscape with beautifully ornated tiles or as mini-expansions.

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The 4 Seasons is a series of four mini expansions each one dedicated to a different season with individual illustrations. The Spring mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring spring-themed motives. The Summer mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring summer-themed motives. The Autumn mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring autumn-themed motives. The Winter mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring winter-themed motives. You can use these sets of tiles to simply expand the landscape with beautifully ornated tiles or as mini-expansions.

Promotional image of The Spring

Promotional image of The Summer

Promotional image of The Autumn

Promotional image of The Winter

Spring has arrived in Carcassonne! Admire the gardens and flowers that are spreading across the fields!

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Summer is finally here! Refresh yourself in the cool water -whether it's a lake, fountain or river! Let your meeple splash around and score extra points!

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Autumn is harvest time! That‘s why we pay special attention to the farmhouses and stables in and around Carcassonne in autumn.

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Winter, the cold season is beginning! In the freshly snow-covered landscape, highwaymen are also joining in the hustle and bustle of the white magic!

General info and comments

Spring expansion symbol

Summer expansion symbol

Autumn expansion symbol

Winter expansion symbol

The Spring and The Autumn were released in the 3rd edition (C3 for short) in April and in November 2024 respectively by HiG. The Summer was released in the 3rd edition (C3 for short) in March 2025 by the same publisher. The Winter was released in the 3rd edition (C3 for short) in April 2026 also by the same publisher. They are part of a series of expansions called The 4 Seasons.

These expansions don't exist for the 1st edition (C1 for short) or the 2nd edition (C2 for short).

These expansions have cities with clipped buildings.

Envelope of The Spring	Punchboard of The Spring	Envelope of The Summer	Punchboard of The Summer
Envelope of The Autumn	Punchboard of The Autumn	Envelope of The Winter	Punchboard of The Winter

Contents

• 12 new landscape tiles with spring-themed motives for The Spring.

Spring tiles

• 12 new landscape tiles with summer-themed motives for The Summer.

Summer tiles

• 12 new landscape tiles with autumn-themed motives for The Autumn.

Autumn tiles

• 12 new landscape tiles with winter-themed motives for The Winter.

Winter tiles

Rules

Preparation

Mix the new tiles with the landscape tiles from the base game.

Gameplay

1. Placing a tile

If you draw a season tile, you place it according to the usual rules.

Note: When playing with The Winter, snow patches separate fields and roads.

  Question: When playing with The Winter, do the snow patches on the tiles separate fields?

Answer: The snow separates all fields. (5/2026)

2. Placing a meeple

You can place one of your meeple on the season tile according to the usual rules.

Note: When playing with The Winter, you may not place a meeple on the snowed field sections of its tiles.

  Question: When playing with The Winter, can you place a meeple on a snow patch?

Answer: You cannot place a meeple in the snow. (5/2026)

Statue tiles

You will find 1 statue tile in each of the The 4 Seasons series.

The Spring statue

The Summer statue

The Autumn statue

The Winter statue

The following rule applies to all 4 statue tiles of The 4 Seasons:
If your tile is horizontally, vertically or diagonally adjacent to a statue tile of the 4 Seasons after being placed, you may place 2 meeples on this tile in different features.

Example 1: You place the tile you have drawn on the spring statue. Now you place a meeple on the road and another meeple on the city there.

Winter Edition variant rules for The Winter

When combining The Winter with the Winter Edition game, you may not place a meeple in the green field segments of these tiles. Only the snowed field segments are allowed.

  Question: So snow patches in The Winter cannot be occupied and they separate fields and roads in a regular game. Is this behavior the same if this mini is combined with the Winter Edition base game?

Answer: When you play with the Winter Edition, it’s the other way around. You can occupy the snow fields and the normal fields with grass separates them. (5/2026)

3. Scoring a feature

The Spring tiles

You now score points for garden and spring tiles that are horizontally, vertically or diagonally adjacent to the spring tile you have placed:

• For each garden you get 3 points
• For each spring tile you get 1 point

Note: The flowers and flowerbeds on the spring tiles, especially the flowerbeds around the monastery, do not count as a garden.

A garden always looks like this:

 
Garden

Example 2: You place the spring tile you have drawn. At the end of your turn, you receive 7 points: 3 points each for the two gardens and 1 point for the other spring tile there (bottom left).

The Summer tiles

For water that is vertically, horizontally or diagonally adjacent to the summer tile you have placed, you now receive points.

For each tile that shows water and/or a water tower, you receive 2 points.

Note: You also score 2 points for a summer tile with water on it, if it's placed within the radius of the summer tile you have placed. If there is more than one water on a tile, you still get 2 points.

The summer tile just placed does not generate any points itself, even if it has water on it. Water can be depicted in different ways, e.g:

 
Water tower

 
Water trough

 
Fountain

 
River source

Example 3: You place your drawn summer tile. At the end of the turn you score 8 points: 2 points each for the two river tiles, a water tower and the fountain. For your placed tile itself you do not score any points.

You can find water on tiles here, among other places: the river, the ferries, the drawbridges, the Ukraine tile, the castles in Germany, inns. Water wells in cities, at crossroads and on roads in general will not be considered.

  Question: Do water wells grant points when placing a summer tile? You may find them in cities and at crossroads.

Answer: No they don't.
They would fit thematically, but the water wells are too small and hidden in the middle of the cities, which would be too confusing in a larger game. (4/2025)

A well in a city

A well at a crossroads

  Question: Should we consider the mountains with snowy peaks as a tile with water?

Answer: No. (4/2026)

Summer tile with snowy peaks.

  Question: When combining The Winter and The Summer, should we consider the tiles with snow as tiles with water?

Answer: No, ice or snow (frozen water) isn’t considered as water by The Summer. (4/2026)

  Question: Should we consider the frozen lake as a tile with water?

Answer: No. (4/2026)

This lake is frozen.

  Question: Should we consider the hot springs as a tile with water?

Answer: Yes. (4/2026)

Tile with hot springs.

  Question: Should we consider the lake with the person jumping into the water as a tile with water?

Answer: Yes. (4/2026)

This lake has water (it is not frozen).

The Autumn tiles

For farmhouses and stables that are vertically, horizontally or diagonally adjacent to the autumn tile you have placed, you now receive points. You immediately receive 2 points for each farmhouse or stable.
Farmhouses and stables (cowshed, donkey stable or pigsty) always look like this:

 
Farmhouse

 
Cowshed

 
Donkey Stable

 
Pigsty

Example 4: You place your drawn Autumn tile. At the end of your turn you receive 6 points: 2 points each for the donkey stable and the cowshed, and 2 points for the farmhouse.

The Winter tiles

For highwaymen and autumn tiles that are vertically, horizontally or diagonally adjacent to the winter tile you have placed, you immediately receive 2 points.
You receive no points for the winter tile you just placed.

Highwaymen look like this (there may be several variations of the symbol):

 
Highwaymen

Example 5: You place your drawn Winter tile. At the end of your turn you receive 6 points: 2 points for the autumn tile and 2 points each for the highwaymen. For the winter tile you just placed, you don't receive points in this move.

Winter Edition variant rules for The Winter

For highwaymen and wild animals that are vertically, horizontally or diagonally adjacent to the winter tile you have placed, you immediately receive 2 points.

  Question: A Winter tile grants a bonus for wild animals on adjacent Winter Edition tiles. Does this cover the 12 extra tiles in the Winter Edition base game?

Answer: Yes. (4/2026)

  Question: Does it also consider any wild animals on Winter Edition mini tiles such as Winter Edition The Gingerbread Man or Winter Edition Crop Circles?

Answer: Yes, for the Winter Edition Crop Circles. No, for Winter Edition The Gingerbread Man tiles, because it’s about wild animals (these tiles only feature Santa Claus's reindeers). (4/2026)

Crop circle tile with wild animals.

Gingerbread Man tile with Santa Claus's reindeers.

  Question: Does it also consider Santa Claus's reindeers on one of the tiles of The Winter mini?

Answer: No, because it’s about wild animals. (4/2026)

Tile of The Winter mini with Santa Claus's reindeers.

  Question: Does it also consider the monkeys bathing in the hot springs on The Winter mini?

Answer: Yes. (4/2026)

Tile of The Winter mini with monkeys bathing in hot springs.

Quick Overview

Spring Tile placement: If you place a Spring tile → You score 3 points for each adjacent tile with a garden You score 1 point for each adjacent Spring tile

Summer Tile placement: If you place a Summer tile → You score 2 points for each adjacent tile with water (water tower, water trough, fountain, lake, river)

Autumn Tile placement: If you place a Autumn tile → You score 2 points for each adjacent tile with a farmhouse You score 2 points for each adjacent tile with a stable (cowshed, pigsty, donkey stable)

Winter Tile placement: If you place a Winter tile → You score 2 points for each adjacent tile with highwaymen You score 2 points for each adjacent Autumn tile

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Statue from any season Meeple placement: You place a tile adjacent to a statue → You may place up to two meeples on separate features.

New land tiles

The Spring tiles

This tile features a statue. The road does not end on this tile. Instead, it branches into 3 directions.

The bridge does not end the roads displayed on it, nor does it combine them; one road continues from left to right, while the other continues from top to bottom (ending at the city). The roads split the field into four separate fields.

The road does not end on this tile. Instead, it branches into 4 directions.

This road leads to the city but it doesn't end there. Both ends of the road must be closed in order to be able to score.

The village on this tile ends 3 roads.

The Summer tiles

The roundabout or traffic circle at the statue is interrupted in summer due to the construction site. There are therefore 2 roads on this tile.

This tile has two adjacent cities segments separated by a wall. The right edge is a separate city.

This tile has two adjacent cities segments separated by a wall. The top edge is a separate city.

This tile has a farmhouse.

The Autumn tiles

The forest separates roads and fields. There are therefore 2 roads and 3 fields on this tile.

The roundabout at the statue is interrupted in the Autumn by a pile of leaves. There are therefore 2 roads on this tile.

The pumpkin patch separates roads and fields. There are therefore 2 roads and 3 fields on this tile.

The celebration area separates roads and fields. There are therefore 1 road and 1 field surrounding it on this tile.

The forest separates roads and fields. There are therefore 1 road and 2 fields on this tile. The road ends at the forest and doesn't reach the city.

The cereal patch separates fields. There are therefore 4 fields on this tile.

There is a village ending 2 roads on this tile, along with 1 garden and 2 fields.

The Winter tiles

This tile has 1 road and 4 fields. The snow patches separate the fields.

This tile has 1 road and 2 fields.

The roundabout at the statue is interrupted in the Winter by a snowman. There are therefore 2 roads on this tile. This tile also has 3 fields.

This tile has 1 field surrounding the snow patch with the frozen lake.

The road is interrupted by Santa Claus's sleigh. This tile also has 2 fields.

This tile has two adjacent cities segments separated by a wall. The top edge is a separate city.

The road on the right is interrupted by the snow patch around the hot springs. So, this tile has 2 roads and 4 fields.

This tile has 2 cities and no fields (unless you play with the Winter Edition variant). The snow patch with the fir tree cannot be occupied.

This tile has 1 road and 3 fields.

This tile has 1 road and 2 fields.

This tile has 1 road and 1 field.

The roads on this tile end at the snow patch. There are 3 separate roads. This tile also has 4 fields.

Other expansions

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

Placing 2 meeples

General Comments:

A tile adjacent to a statue allows you to place 0, 1 or 2 wooden meeples. This is one single action.

• If you only place one wooden meeple, you cannot perform any other action instead of placing the second wooden meeple.
• If you only place one or two wooden meeples, you may use direct placement and even another placement mechanic available for one of the meeples: magic portal ( Exp. 3 - The Princess & the Dragon), flying machine ( Mini #1 - The Flying Machines), "Add Meeple" / "Place Meeple" ( 20th Anniversary Expansion).

The wooden meeples that can be placed on the tile placed adjacent to a statue are the following:

• Normal meeple ( Base Game)
• Abbot (Base Game -  The Abbot)
• Large meeple ( Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals)
• Wagon ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
• Mayor ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
• Ringmaster ( Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top)
• Guard meeple ( Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries)

After placing 0, 1 or 2 wooden meeples on the tile adjacent to a statue, you may place:

• Phantom ( The Phantom)

The Abbot

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you cannot remove your abbot instead of placing a second wooden meeple.

Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you cannot place your builder or your pig instead of a second wooden meeple.

Exp. 3 - The Princess & the Dragon

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you may not move the fairy instead of placing a second meeple.
If you place a tile with a magic portal adjacent to a statue, you can use the magic portal with one wooden meeple and place the other on the tile as usual.

Exp. 4 - The Tower

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you cannot place a tower piece instead of placing a second wooden meeple.
If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you cannot place a wooden meeple on a tower instead of placing a second wooden meeple.

Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you cannot place your barn instead of a second wooden meeple.

Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you cannot place your shepherd instead of a second wooden meeple.

Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top

If you place a tile with an acrobat space adjacent to a statue, you cannot add two acrobats to the pyramid.

If you place a tile adjacent to an acrobat space and to a statue, you can only add one acrobat to the pyramid instead of placing wooden meeples on the tile just placed.

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you cannot score an acrobat pyramid instead of placing a second wooden meeple.

The Wheel of Fortune

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you cannot place a wooden meeple on the crown of the Wheel of Fortune instead of a second wooden meeple.

Mini #1 - The Flying Machines

If you place a tile with a flying machine adjacent to a statue, you can use the flying machine with one wooden meeple and place the other wooden meeple on the tile as usual.

The Festival

If you place a festival tile with a wooden meeple adjacent to a statue, you cannot remove a figure instead of placing a second wooden meeple.

20th Anniversary Expansion

If you activate an "Add Meeple" symbol when placing a tile adjacent to a statue, you can use the action with one wooden meeple and place the other wooden meeple on the tile as usual.
If you activate a "Place Meeple" symbol when placing a tile adjacent to a statue, you can use the action with one wooden meeple and place the other wooden meeple on the tile as usual.

The Peasant Revolts

If you place one or two wooden meeples on a tile adjacent to a statue, you may protect each of them individually.
If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you may not protect a meeple previously placed on the board instead of placing a second wooden meeple.

The Tollkeepers

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you may not place or move your tollhouse token instead of placing a second wooden meeple.

Little Buildings

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you may not place a little building token instead of placing a second wooden meeple.

Russian Promos

If you place a wooden meeple on a tile adjacent to a statue, you may not remove a meeple trapped by Solovei Razboynik or Vodyanoy instead of placing a second wooden meeple.

Water tiles

General Comments

Tiles with water wells in cities, at crossroads or on roads in general are not considered water tiles.
Tiles with ice or snow are not considered water tiles, unless they show liquid water.

Rivers

All river tiles are considered water tiles.

• 12 river tiles ( River I)
• 12 river tiles ( River II)
• 17 river tiles ( 20th Anniversary River)
• 12 river tiles ( River C3)
• 3 cut-n-play river tiles ( CutCassonne)
• 2 river tiles ( Games Quarterly #11)

Each half of the double-sized river source tile counts as a separate water tile ( 20th Anniversary River).

  Question: If a summer tile is placed adjacent to the double-sized tile with the river source, does it grant 2 points per half tile? If the answer is yes, the active player would score 6 points for the tile placement in this example.

Answer: Yes, you get 6 points. (4/2025)

Example: The summer tile is placed adjacent to the double-sized river source. The player receives 6 points (2 points for each adjacent half of the river source tile + 2 points for the other adjacent river tile).

Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals

Tiles with inns are water tiles.

Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber

The River II tiles are water tiles.

Exp. 8 - Bridges, Castles & Bazaars

Tiles with inns are water tiles.

Mini #3 - The Ferries

All ferry lake tiles are water tiles.

The Drawbridges

Tiles featuring moats with water are water tiles. Tiles with dry ditches are not water tiles.

The Barber-Surgeons

All bathhouse tiles are water tiles.

Castles in Germany

Only the left half of the Bentheim Castle tile counts as a water tile (it contains a fountain).

The Bentheim Castle tile has a fountain on its left half.

Both halves of the Konradsheim Castle tile count as water tiles (the moat spans across both halves).

The Konradsheim Castle tile has a moat spanning across both halves.

Spiel Promos

The Spiel'22 tile has an inn so it is a water tile.

The Spiel'22 tile has an inn.

Ukraine Promo

The Ukraine Promo tile is a water tile.

Japanese Buildings

The Kinkakuji tile is a water tile (it contains a lake).

The Kinkakuji tile has a lake.

The Goryoukaku tile is a water tile (it has a moat).

The Goryoukaku tile has a moat.

The School

The School tiles are water tiles (they feature a lake).

Russian Promos

The Vodyanoy tile is a water tile (it has a lake).

The Vodyanoy tile has a lake.

3D Starting Landscape

One of the sides of the 3D Starting Landscape includes a lake. It will count as a water tile.

Lake on one side of the 3D Starting Landscape

Carcassonne Maps

The empty square spaces with water are not considered as water tiles (there are no actual tiles in those spaces).

Tile distribution

Spring tiles

Total tiles: 12

 ×1

 ×1

Continuous Road

 ×1

Statue + Continuous Road

 ×1

 ×1

Village

 ×1

(W) + Continuous Road

 ×1

 ×1

Monastery

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

Several tiles have a small illustration on them. The letters in brackets show which illustration is on each tile:

 

W | Water Tower

Summer tiles

Total tiles: 12

 ×1

Lake

 ×1

 ×1

Statue

 ×1

 ×1

Lake

 ×1

(F) + Water trough

 ×1

 ×1

Lake

 ×1

Fountain

 ×1

 ×1

Lake

 ×1

Several tiles have a small illustration on them. The letters in brackets show which illustration is on each tile:

 

F | Farmhouse

Autumn tiles

Total tiles: 12

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

Statue

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

(G) + Village

 ×1

Several tiles have a small illustration on them. The letters in brackets show which illustration is on each tile:

 

G | Garden

Winter tiles

Total tiles: 12

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

Statue

 ×1

Frozen Lake

 ×1

 ×1

 ×1

Hot Springs

 ×1

 ×1

Lake

 ×1

 ×1

Monastery

 ×1

Footnotes

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