La principessa e il dragone (1° edizione)

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La principessa e il dragone (P&D) è stata originariamente pubblicata da Hans im Glück nel 2005.

This is the third major expansion for Carcassonne and introduces a few new aspects to the game. This expansion introduces you to the world of fantasy, the land of fairy tales and where knights fight big dragons.

New features/things are:

• The dragon
• The fairy
• The princess
• A magic portal

Contenuti

• 30 new and tiles, including 6 volcanos, 12 dragon tiles, 6 magic portals and 6 princess tiles
• 1 dragon

• 1 fairy

New land tiles

The new Land tiles are played like those in the base game.

Tunnel: The road is not broken, and neither are the farms on the bottom and the top.

Cloister in the city: When a player deploys a follower here, it must be clearly placed either in the city or on the cloister. If the follower is deployed to the cloister, then the cloister is scored when it is surrounded by eight land tiles, even when the city is not completed. The follower can also be deployed as a monk if there is already a knight in the connected city. The reverse is also true.

Regole

Preparazione

Le 30 tessere devono essere mischiate con il resto delle tessere.

The fairy and the dragon should be placed at the side of the table, and will be brought into play once the game is under way.

Posizionare una tessera

The new land tiles are placed in the usual way. All the new tiles contain a symbol (a volcano, a dragon, a princess or a magic portal) which can have an effect on the next stage, Deploy a Follower. Full details of these tiles are described below.

Schierare un seguace

Followers can be placed on regular tile features as per the normal rules, with specific rules for the tile features introduced in this expansion detailed below.

The fairy

La fata

La fata comincia a giocare dai bordi del campo di gioco.

When a player does not deploy a follower on his or her turn, the player may now decide to move the neutral fairy next to one of his or her followers. If the fairy is already on a tile, it may be moved to another.

La fata ha tre effetti:

• Protection from the Dragon: The dragon cannot enter a tile with the fairy on it. Thus, any figure on this tile is protected from the dragon.
• 1 Point at the beginning of a turn: At the start of a player’s turn, if the fairy is next to one of the player’s followers, he or she scores 1 point immediately. If a player uses his builder to generate a double turn, this bonus is still only scored once.
• 3 Points at scoring: If the fairy is standing next to a follower in a feature (city, road, cloister, or farm) that is being scored, the owner of that follower receives 3 points, independent of how much (if anything) the player otherwise receives from the scoring.

Note that the scoring of the 3 bonus points is independent of the normal points scored for the completed feature. Thus, a follower in that feature and on the fairy tile will score 3 points even if that player does not have the majority for the purposes of scoring the feature. The follower is then returned to the player, while the fairy remains where it is.

If a player completes a city and does not deploy a follower, he or she can move the fairy to a follower in the city and earn the three bonus points. The deployment of a follower —and so the movement of the fairy— occurs before any scoring.

Il vulcano

Un vulcano

A player who draws and places a volcano tile must immediately move the dragon to this tile from its current location - this may be at the side of the table, or on an already placed tile. The player may not deploy a follower (or any other figure, except the dragon) to the tile, but may —according to the usual rules— move the fairy. At no point may followers occupy the same tile as the dragon.

Il dragone viene posizionato sulla tessera vulcano

Il dragone

Il dragone

A player who places a dragon tile may deploy a follower or move the fairy as usual. Then (before scoring) the game is interrupted —the dragon is on the move!

Beginning with the player whose turn it is, each player must move the dragon exactly one tile horizontally or vertically. The dragon always moves six tiles, irrespective of the number of players, except in the case of a dead end. It may not move onto a tile twice, and the tile occupied by the fairy is also off limits. The dragon is not allowed to move back to the tile from which it started.

Whenever the dragon enters a tile occupied by any player’s figure or neutral figure, they are all returned to the relevant player or to the side of the board as described below.

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2015 FAQ: Meal plan for Dragons

The dragon eats followers. So far so good. But with all the special characters from expansions, it is sometimes difficult to understand what else is on the menu of the dragon. The rules were often at odds with common sense. Therefore, we, along with Klaus Jürgen Wrede, have decided to make the diet as intuitive as possible.

The new motto is: The dragon eats everything of flesh and blood. However, the dragon still fears the fairy. Followers in a castle or the City of Carcassonne are also protected.

• Dragon meal plan (dragon can eat): follower, follower on a tower, big follower, wagon (has a tasty crew), mayor, phantom, abbot, shepherd, sheep token, builder, pig, mage, witch.

• Dragon diet plan (dragon cannot eat): barn, tower piece, fairy, bridge, castle, ferry, gold, tunnel token, plague token, little building token, catapult token, landscape tile.

• Protection from dragons (figures in the following locations are safe from the dragon): land tile with fairy, inside the City of Carcassonne, in a castle, inside the Wheel of Fortune, inside the school.

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When the dragon has finished moving, play continues as usual.

Dead ends: If the dragon moves to a tile from which it cannot continue to move according to the rules above, then its movement phase is ended prematurely.

Note: Until a volcano tile has been placed, the dragon remains on the edge of the playing field, and is not moved. If a dragon tile is drawn, it is placed to one side and the player may draw another tile. As soon as the dragon is in play, any dragon tiles which have been laid to one side are mixed into the supply and the game continues as before.

An example with four players:
* Player A moves the dragon up.
* Player B moves the dragon left.
* Player C moves the dragon down.
* Player D moves the dragon left—it cannot move right.
* Then it is player A’s turn again, and the dragon moves up a tile.
* Then player B moves the dragon up once more, and the movement of the dragon is over.
* The BLUE and RED followers are returned to the supplies of their owners.

  Question: When a city, cloister, or road is completed by placing a dragon tile, is it scored before the movement of the dragon?

Answer: The dragon is moved before scoring and may possibly clear the city, cloister or road in question before any scoring takes place. [As noted in a previous footnote, this is true in HiG and ZMG rules, but scoring occurs first in RGG rules – ed.]

Il portale magico

Un portale magico

If a player places a magic portal tile, on this turn he or she may deploy a follower to that tile or to a tile already in play. The portal is never really considered completed, as it is simply a doorway. (2/2013)

The usual rules must be followed —for example, the follower may not be deployed to an already occupied or completed feature. Note that if placement of the portal tile causes completion of a feature, such as a cloister, you cannot deploy a follower to that feature using the magic portal, as it is considered completed before the move wood phase. (7/2014)

RED places the tile with the magic portal on the left and puts his follower on the tile with the previously unoccupied city on the right.

  Question: If you place a magic portal tile, could you use it to send a follower as a farmer to a closed farm (that is, a farm completely surrounded by roads, cities, etc.)?

Answer: Since farms are never completed, you can use other mechanics to place a follower in a farm (magic portals, crop circles...). (1/2021)

La principessa

The princess

If a player draws a tile with a princess, it may be placed according to the usual rules. If the player uses the tile to extend a city which is already occupied by one or more knights, the player may remove one knight (including his own) from the city and return it to its owner. If the player does not remove a follower, he may deploy a follower as normal.

• If there are knights of several players in the city, the player placing the tile may freely choose which knight is to be removed.
• If a knight is removed from the city, the player may not deploy or move any other figure (see below for more details.)

RED places the tile with the princess and removes the BLUE knight. RED now may not place any follower or other figure.

Punteggio

When you complete one or more areas (e.g. a monastery, a road etc.) by placing a Princess and Dragon tile, you score them according to the normal rules.

Punteggio finale

There is no additional scoring at the end of the game with the Princess and Dragon tiles.

Additional clarifications

• The fairy does not provide any protection from the princess tile.

  Question: If the fairy is next to a knight (a follower placed in a city), does it provide any protection against the princess tile?

Answer: The fairy offers no protection from the princess tile.

• A follower removed by a princess tile will not be entitled to score any points for the city it occupied or the fairy bonus.

  Question: If a princess tile completes a city with one follower previously placed in it with the fairy, does the player receive the 3-point fairy bonus for the completed city?

Answer: No, you would need a follower in the city to score it, or to get the fairy scoring bonus.

• The fairy may be moved if a player does not remove a follower with a princess tile and no follower is placed on it.

  Question: If the player placing the princess tile doesn't decide to place follower on the tile, is this player allowed to move the fairy next to one of their follower? Or does removing an opponent's follower with the princess tile constitute an action that nullifies their ability to move the fairy?

Answer: When placing a princess tile, the fairy can be moved if no knight is removed and no follower is placed on the tile.

• The fairy may be moved when placing a volcano tile but it is not mandatory.

  Question: When placing a volcano, can the fairy be moved even if no follower placement is allowed by definition? Does that de-facto mean the fairy now must be moved by the current player if not already protecting one of their followers?

Answer: When placing a volcano tile, the fairy is allowed to move but it is an optional action.

Other Expansions

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

The fairy

• The fairy may only be assigned to followers:
  • Normal follower ( Base Game)
  • Big follower ( Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals)
  • Mayor ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Wagon ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Ringmaster ( Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top)
  • Guard follower ( Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries)
  • Abbot (Base Game -  The Abbot)
  • Phantom ( The Phantom)

• The fairy may not be assigned to special figures:
  • Pig ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Builder ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Barn ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Shepherd ( Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep)

• If a player moves the fairy, the player also may not place any of following figures (12/2013, updated 1/2019, updated 5/2023):
  • Normal follower ( Base Game)
  • Big follower ( Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals)
  • Pig ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Builder ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Mayor ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Barn ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Wagon ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Shepherd ( Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep)
  • Ringmaster ( Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top)
  • Guard follower ( Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries)
  • Abbot (Base Game -  The Abbot)

• If a player moves the fairy, the player also may place the following figure:
  • Phantom ( The Phantom) - according to additional clarifications. (12/2014)

• Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders:
  • If a player scored the fairy's 1 point bonus at the beginning of their turn, they may not score it again at the beginning of a double turn via the builder. (12/2013)
  • Because builders and pigs are not followers, it is not possible to move the fairy next to either of them, as the fairy can only stand next to a follower.

• Exp. 4 - The Tower:
  • The fairy can be moved to a tile where the only follower on the tile is on a tower.
  • The fairy does not protect a follower from capture by a tower. (12/2013)

• Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber: If the fairy is next to a follower on the losing feature when resolving a challenge, it does not provide the bonus 3 points to that follower, as the feature is incomplete.

  Question: If the fairy is on the same tile as the losing heretic or monk in a challenge, does the player still score the bonus 3 points?

Answer: When a challenge is resolved (that is, when someone has won), both followers are returned to the player, so no one stands next to the fairy. [At the point that a challenge is resolved and one participant “scores” zero, the building that participant is in will be incomplete. Therefore, strictly speaking, that participant does not actually take part in “scoring”—say, in the way that a player without the majority in a city does—and so does not score the bonus points—ed.]

• Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top:
  • You may assign the fairy to an acrobat, in which case it counts for all acrobats in the pyramid (regardless of color). If the fairy is still there at the beginning of your turn, you score 1 point for each of your followers in the pyramid - This case relaxes the restriction that only one follower can receive points from the fairy.
  • The 3-point fairy scoring bonus is not applicable to acrobats in a pyramid.

• The Abbot: The 3-point fairy scoring bonus is not applicable to an abbot when removed.

• Mini #1 - The Flying Machines: Only one follower can be "next to" (or connected to) the fairy. Thus, only one follower will receive points from the fairy. Even if another follower is placed in the same feature on the same tile (as with the Flying Machines), this would not be considered "next to" the fairy. Landing a follower on an acrobat pyramid would be the exception to this rule.

• Crop Circles: Only one follower can be "next to" (or connected to) the fairy. Thus, only one follower will receive points from the fairy. Even if another follower is placed in the same feature on the same tile (as with the Crop Circles), this would not be considered "next to" the fairy.

• The Festival: If a Festival is used to remove a follower, the fairy cannot be moved, as an action was still taken in the Move Wood or Deploy a Figure phase. (5/2014)

The volcano

• When a tile with a volcano is placed, the player may deploy:
  • A tower piece ( Exp. 4 - The Tower)
  • Barn, since that is not fully on the tile ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • A bridge, as necessary ( Exp. 8 - Bridges, Castles & Bazaars)
  • An acrobat on an adjacent acrobat space or pyramid ( Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top)
  • A follower to the ( The Wheel of Fortune)
  • Little Buildings, since they are not figures ( Little Buildings)
  • The fairy (or move, it)

• When a tile with a volcano is placed, the player may not deploy the following figures to the tile:
  • Normal follower ( Base Game)
  • Big follower ( Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals)
  • Pig ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Builder ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Mayor ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Wagon ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Shepherd ( Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep)
  • Ringmaster ( Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top)
  • Guard follower ( Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries)
  • Abbot (Base Game -  The Abbot)
  • Phantom ( The Phantom)

The dragon

• The dragon eats all followers on a tile:
  • Normal follower ( Base Game)
  • Big follower ( Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals)
  • Pig ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Builder ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Follower on a tower ( Exp. 4 - The Tower)
  • Mayor ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Barn ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Wagon ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Shepherd, and the sheep next to it ( Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep)
  • Ringmaster ( Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top)
  • Guard follower ( Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries)
  • Abbot (Base Game -  The Abbot)
  • Phantom ( The Phantom) -as per the additional clarifications (3/2015)

• The dragon eats the following neutral figures on a tile:
  • Ghost ( Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries) -along with the follower it is assigned to.
  • Mage ( Mini #5 - Mage & Witch)
  • Witch ( Mini #5 - Mage & Witch)
  • Gingerbread Man (Winter Edition -  The Gingerbread Man) -as per the iOS version (12/2014)

• The dragon cannot eat the following neutral figures across two tiles:
  • Teacher ( The School) -as per the additional clarifications (see below) (4/2015)

• Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders:
  • If the dragon eats a player's last knight in a city where the player's builder is present, the builder is automatically returned to the player's supply. (The reason: builders are not followers.)
  • If the dragon eats a player's last thief on a road where the player's builder is present, the builder is automatically returned to the player's supply.
  • If the dragon eats a player's last farmer in a farm where the player's pig is present, the pig is automatically returned to the player's supply. (The reason: pigs are not followers.)

• Exp. 4 - The Tower: Placing a tower piece happens before moving the dragon.

  Question: If you place a dragon tile and add a piece to a tower, what happens first: follower capture by the tower, or dragon movement?

Answer: Prisoners are taken first; placing a tower piece is an alternative to deploying a follower, so this occurs before dragon movement.

• Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber:
  • The dragon cannot move into the City of Carcassonne.
  • Note that the dragon can still move onto tiles that include the City of Carcassonne, treating the landscape areas as normal tiles, but it must stay outside the City itself. Thus only figures outside the City are eaten, and those inside (including the Count) are safe. (12/2013)

• Exp. 8 - Bridges, Castles & Bazaars: The dragon cannot eat followers placed in castles. A castle is between two tiles, and the dragon visits up to 6 tiles when moving, affecting the tiles themselves but not the spaces between tiles.

• Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep: If a tile with a dragon icon is placed and extends the field with the active player’s shepherd, the player can perform the shepherd action (expand or herd the flock) before the dragon moves. (3/2015)

• Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries: If the dragon eats a follower, any ghosts assigned to the follower will also be removed and returned to the ghost supply.

• The Wheel of Fortune:
  • The dragon may not enter the Wheel of Fortune.
  • The dragon can fly around the outside of the Wheel of Fortune, treating the landscape areas as normal tiles and eating any followers on those tiles. Followers on the Wheel of Fortune itself are unaffected. This represents a notable change from previous FAQs. (10/2012)

• Castles in Germany: German castles do not protect followers within, or on any feature on the tile. (10/2015)

• The Markets of Leipzig: The dragon may not enter the city of Leipzig, due to its similarity to the city of Carcassonne (see  Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber) but this is not officially confirmed.

• The School: The dragon is allowed on the school tiles but cannot eat the neutral teacher figure placed on the school, since it spans across two tiles. (4/2015)

The magic portal

• A magic portal may be used to place any follower on a legal feature for that follower (updated 3/2015):
  • Normal follower ( Base Game)
  • Big follower ( Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals)
  • Mayor ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Wagon ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Ringmaster ( Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top)
  • Guard follower ( Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries)
  • Abbot (Base Game -  The Abbot)
  • Phantom ( The Phantom)
    • However, because the magic portal counts as a feature, a wooden follower and the Phantom cannot BOTH use the magic portal on a turn – the first follower placed on the magic portal claims the magic portal, and no follower (including the Phantom) can be placed on a claimed feature. (1/2013)

• A magic portal may not be used to place these figures, as they are not followers (updated 3/2015):
  • Pig ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Builder ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Barn ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Shepherd ( Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep)

• Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber:
  • Followers can use the magic portal to be deployed on features outside the City of Carcassonne. (1/2013)
  • Followers cannot use the magic portal to be deployed to the City of Carcassonne, as they are not occupied using regular placement rules. (confirmed 5/2013)

• Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top: You can use a magic portal to place one of your normal followers or your phantom on an acrobat space/pyramid.

• The Wheel of Fortune:
  • Followers can use the magic portal to be deployed on features outside the Wheel of Fortune. (1/2013)
  • Followers cannot use the magic portal to be deployed to the Wheel of Fortune, as they are not occupied using regular placement rules. (confirmed 5/2013)

• Mini #1 - The Flying Machines:
  • A follower a magic portal cannot land on a flying machine.
  • A flier cannot land on a magic portal. (2/2013)

• The School:
  • Followers can use the magic portal to be deployed on features outside on the school tiles (outside the school itself). (1/2013)
  • Followers cannot use the magic portal to be deployed to the school itself, as they are not occupied using regular placement rules. (confirmed 5/2013)

• The Markets of Leipzig:
  • Followers can use the magic portal to be deployed on features outside the City of Leipzig. (1/2019)
  • Followers cannot use the magic portal to be deployed to the City of Leipzig, as they are not occupied using regular placement rules. (1/2019)

The princess

• If a player uses the princess to remove a knight from a city, the player also may not place:
  • Normal follower ( Base Game)
  • Big follower ( Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals)
  • Pig ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Builder ( Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders)
  • Mayor ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Barn ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Wagon ( Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor)
  • Shepherd, and the sheep next to it ( Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep)
  • Ringmaster ( Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top)
  • Guard follower ( Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries)
  • Abbot (Base Game -  The Abbot)
  • Phantom ( The Phantom) - See note below
  • The fairy

• Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders:
  • If the princess removes a player's last knight in a city where the player's builder is present, the builder is automatically returned to the player's supply.
  • Builders cannot be directly removed by a princess, as builders are not followers.

• Exp. 4 - The Tower: The princess cannot seduce a follower on a tower located in a city.

  Question: If the dragon can eat a follower on a tower, can the follower also be seduced by a princess?

Answer: No. The tower is not a part of the city: they are two separate areas.

• The Phantom: The placement of a princess tile with removal of a knight from the city cannot be used as a first “follower move” and be followed by placement of the Phantom (e.g. into the now-vacated city). As per the rules for the princess, "if a knight is removed from the city, the player may not deploy or move any other figure." [This combo would be too powerful in allowing city stealing. –ed.]

• The Tunnel: If using the tunnel tokens from The Tunnel, then the road shown on the tile with a tunnel is indeed broken, and the segments may never actually meet.

Tunnel Road

Regole della casa

• Replace dragon tiles into the bag and redraw right away if there is no dragon in play yet. (Thanks to dwhitworth)
• Players are allowed to claim a fairy point until the bag is handed to the next player, but then it’s tough if they forget! (Thanks to dwhitworth)
• Abandon the 1-point bonus for the fairy altogether, instead awarding 5 points for a protected follower completing a feature. (Thanks to viberunner)
• The fairy does not prevent the dragon from moving to a tile, but it still prevents the dragon from eating any figures on that tile. (Thanks to jrizos)

La distribuzione

Total tiles: 30

 ×1

Princess + Inner Field

 ×1

Princess

 ×1

Magic Portal

 ×1

Princess

 ×1

Dragon

 ×1

Princess

 ×1

Volcano

 ×1

Princess

 ×1

Magic Portal

 ×1

Dragon

 ×1

Dragon

 ×1

Volcano

 ×1

Dragon

 ×1

Magic Portal

 ×1

Dragon

 ×1

Magic Portal

 ×1

Princess

 ×1

Volcano

 ×1

Volcano

 ×2

Dragon

 ×1

Volcano

 ×1

Dragon

 ×1

Volcano

 ×1

Dragon

 ×1

Magic Portal

 ×1

Magic Portal

 ×1

Dragon + Cloister

 ×1^*

Dragon + Cloister

 ×1

Dragon + Tunnel Road

Note: A different version of the tile marked with a "*" was included in  Carcassonne by Coding Monkeys implementation, as seen here:

Original version

 

CodingMonkeys version

Note

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