The Courier (Fan Expansion)
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The Courier introduces a new neutral figure that follows diagonally or horizontally placed meeples on the board. If your meeple was placed on an unfinished feature and was not scored this turn, you may receive a thank-you message and score points for that unfinished element as a bonus.
There are many abandoned roads, towns or monasteries and gardens. The Courier brings good news to those who decide to improve these places.
General info
The Courier fan-expansion for Carcassonne Base Game was released by Carcassonne CZ forum members Mati (CarcCZ, CarcC), Bumsakalaka (CarcC, CarcCZ) and Snearone (CarcC, CarcCZ).
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Contents
- 1× Courier
- 6× landscape tiles with a letter symbol (optional)
Rules
Preparation
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Shuffle the new landscape tiles in with the rest of the tiles and stack them normally. Place the Courier to the side for now - it doesn't belong to any player.
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Place the Courier to starting tile.
Gameplay
1. Placing a tile
2. Placing a meeple
You may place a meeple according to the usual rules.
3. Scoring a feature
The Currier figure and a letter symbol does not affect scoring of finished features.
4. End of turn - The Courier Move - Receiving a thank-you message
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If the player's meeple, placed in this turn, meets all of the following conditions:
- stands at the end of the turn on the board
- stands on a tile with the Courier OR stands horizontally or vertically to the tile on which the Courier stands,
then the Courier figure is moved to that meeple and the player receives a thank-you message from the Courier for the unfinished feature, which score you points as in the final scoring of the game all features than can be completed and scored during the game and that have at least one meeple of any player in an area of 9 tiles (9 square spaces) around the courier.
The courier can be moved to the farmer, but you can not get points for a field, because he is on a feature that cannot be completed and scored during the game.
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Other Expansions
When playing No tile variant place the Courier on very first tile placed on board.
If more than one meeple (e.g. Normal Meeple, Large Meeple, Abbot, Mayor, Wagon, Ringmaster, Phantom, Guard Meeple...) has been placed or moved in a turn and meets the condition for receiving a thank-you message from the Courier, then the Courier moves to whichever meeple was placed or moved first, and that player receives a thank-you message from the Courier, even if this player is not the active player.
The Courier is moved even if the meeple meets the condition for receiving a thank-you message and would score 0 points, e.g. an incomplete city with a Cathedral
Inns & Cathedrals.
A meeple moved on the game board from one feature to another can receive a message from the Courier.
A meeple placed on a larger tile (double tile, etc) can meet the condition for receiving a thank-you message when at least one part of a feature on tile where a meeple is placed is horizontally or vertically to the tile on which the Courier stands.
Player can not get points for features that cannot be completed or scored during the game and/or are not scored during final scoring by receiving a thank-you message from the Courier.
Special figures (e.g. Builder, Pig, Shepherd, etc.) and neutral figures (e.g. Fairy, Dragon, etc.) cannot receive a thank-you message from the Courier.
Exp. 8 - Bridges, Castles & Bazaars
A meeple placed on a castle can meet the condition for receiving a thank-you message when a meeple is placed this turn and the Courier is horizontal or vertical to at least tile part of the castle token.
The Courier is moved if the meeple meets the condition for receiving a thank-you message before bazaar auction.
Fan Expansions
Rules history
- * 04/2024 Movement of the Courier was placed between the Catapult action and the Bazaar auction. Player can get Message when playing C2 rules.
- * 04/2024 The scoring of the thank-you message has been changed. Previously, points were only awarded if the courier was located on a specific feature. Now, points will be awarded for any feature with at least one meeple within a 9-tile (or 9-square space) radius of the courier.
- * 03/2023 Fixed conditions for receiving a thank-you message and a new rule to put the Courier figure back into play when it is eaten by a Dragon
The Princess & the Dragon or
Black Dragon and a No tiles variant is played.
- * 03/2023 Allowed to play expansion only with the Courier figure without expansion tiles, which are optional now.
Tile Distribution
Second edition C2
First edition C1