Les talaies

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The Watchtowers mini expansion contains 12 tiles featuring watchtowers that you can build in and around Carcassonne. Each tower watches over different things and is more valuable the more it watches over.

Imatge promocional de Les talaies en C3

This mini expansion features watchtowers that you can build in and around Carcassonne. Each tower watches over different things and is more valuable the more it watches over.

Informació general i comentaris

Les talaies was released in C2 (the 2nd edition) by Hans im Glück in 2016. A C3 (the third edition) version was released in 2024, which has cities with clipped buildings. This expansion was never officially released for C1 (the 1st edition).

Contingut

12 new land tiles showing watchtowers

Regles

Preparació

Shuffle the 12 land tiles showing the watchtowers together with those from the base game.

Gameplay

1. Placing a tile

When you draw a land tile showing a watchtower, place it according to the known rules.

2. Placing a meeple

After placing a land tile showing a watchtower, you may place one of your meeples on the tile according to the normal rules. You may place it on a city or a road, or in a field as a farmer. You may not place it on the watchtower itself.

**Example:** You place a tile showing a watchtower and place a meeple in the city. You may not place it on the watchtower though.

3. Scoring a feature

When a completed road or a city contains a tile which features a watchtower, and there is a meeple on the feature (city, road) on that tile, the watchtower is scored first. The completed road or city is scored afterwards. ^[1] ^[2]

This does not apply to farmers. Farmers do not trigger scoring for watchtowers. ^[3]

For scoring the watchtowers, the 8 directly adjacent tiles and the tile with the watchtower itself are considered, as in a monastery scoring. You can see on each watchtower what scores you points:

C3	C2	Action
		2 points for each meeple
		2 points for each coat of arms
		1 point for each tile showing at least one road segment
		3 points for each monastery
		1 point for each tile showing at least one city segment

The following examples show how watchtowers are scored:

**Example 1:** Your city has been completed. First you score **8 points** (4 meeples x 2 points) with the watchtower. Then you get **6 points** for the city.

**Example 2** - Same situation with a different watchtower: you score **4 points** with the tower (4 tiles showing a part of a city x 1 point) and then **6 points** for the city itself.

Puntuació final

Watchtowers do not provide points after the game. ^[4]

Altres expansions

Aquesta secció conté informació addicional sobre les interaccions amb altres expansions del Carcassonne.

Receiving the watchtower bonus

Observacions generals

A meeple placed on a completed feature (e.g. a monastery) on an adjacent tile to a watchtower will not receive the watchtower bonus. The watchtower bonus is only received by a meeple on a completed road or city placed on the watchtower tile.

Majority does not apply to the scoring of watchtowers. If multiple meeples are placed on completed features on a watchtower tile, each meeple will score points for the watchtower.

Pregunta: Several meeples in the following example are placed on roads on the watchtower tile. Does each meeple on this tile score 5 points for the watchtower?

Resposta: Yes, there is no majority rule for the watchtowers, so each meeple gets the points. (4/2025)

**Example:** This watchtower has 3 meeples on it. The meeples are on roads completed by this tile placement. Each meeple will score 5 points for the watchtower.

Note that:

Several meeples may end up on the same watchtower tile when playing with:
- Magic portals ( Exp. 3 ‒ La princesa i el drac)
- Wagons ( Exp. 5 ‒ L'abadia i l'alcalde)
- The Count of Carcassonne ( Exp. 6 ‒ El comte, el rei i el viatjant)
- Flying machines ( Mini #1 ‒ Les màquines voladores)
- Crop circles ( Mini #7 ‒ Els cercles dels cultius)
- The Add Meeple and Place Meeple actions ( Expansió del 20è aniversari)
- Drawbridges ( Els ponts llevadissos)
- Statues ( La primavera, L'estiu, La tardor)
- Phantoms ( El fantasma)
- The Plague, when fleeing from it ( La pesta negra)
Watchtower tiles may have several segments connected to the same completed feature. So a completed road or city may contain a tile contributing with several segments to the same feature, each of them with zero, one or more meeples.

In all these cases, since majority is not applied to this scoring bonus, each meeple on the watchtower tile contributing to the feature being scored will receive the watchtower points. These meeples may belong to the same or to different players.

Ponts, castells i basars

The scoring of a watchtower does not trigger the scoring of a neighboring castle. A watchtower grants a bonus to a meeple on the watchtower tile, but it is not a bonus associated to the completed feature (road or city). The watchtower bonus and the feature scoring are separate scoring events (see Mini #2 ‒ Els missatges), and the castle will only receive points for the completed feature (any watchtower bonuses will not affect the castle).

Watchtowers scoring for roads, cities and monasteries

General Comments

When playing with tiles occupying more than one square space, each space is counted separately when scoring for cities or roads:

Double-sized tiles: each half tile is counted separately:
- German castle tiles ( Castells alemanys)
- Leipzig tiles ( Els mercats de Leipzig)
  - The long road segments count as two squares.
  - The Leipzig city quarters count as city segments.
- The double-sized river source ( El riu (20è aniversari))
Wonder tiles: each square is counted separately ( Meravelles de la humanitat)
The 2x2 tiles: each square is counted separately ( Fantasmes, castells i cementiris)

Pregunta: Do watchtowers scoring for roads or cities consider each half of an adjacent double-sized tile separately? If so, the red meeple in the following examples would score 4 points for each watchtower.

Resposta: Yes, each half is considered separately. (4/2025)

**Example 1:** The red meeple scores 4 points for this watchtower. Each half of the German castle is counted separately.

**Example 2:** The red meeple scores 4 points for this watchtower. Each half of the Leipzig tiles is counted separately, and each quarter of the city of Leipzig counts as a city segment, although it is a special area.

The watchtower scoring for monasteries will consider all monastic buildings:

Monasteries
Abbeys ( Exp. 5 ‒ L'abadia i l'alcalde)
Shrines ( Exp. 6 ‒ El comte, el rei i el viatjant)
Special monasteries, where the position of the meeple is irrelevant (as a monk or as an abbot/claustral prior):
- German monasteries ( Els monestirs alemanys)
- Dutch & Belgian monasteries ( Monestirs holandesos i belgues)
- Japanese buildings ( Edificis japonesos)
- Romanian fortified churches ( Esglésies fortificades de Romania)
Darmstadt churches ( Promo de Darmstadt)

The watchtower scoring for monasteries will not consider:

Gardens (Joc base - L'abat)
German cathedrals ( Catedrals alemanyes)

El comte, el rei i el viatjant

The outer tiles of the city of Carcassonne (marked with white lines) count as city segments for any adjacent watchtower scoring for city segments.

Ponts, castells i basars

A meeple on a wooden bridge placed on a watchtower tile can also trigger the scoring of a watchtower if the bridge is part of a road just completed.

Wooden bridges should be taken into consideration for the watchtower scoring for roads, since wooden bridges are considered the same as printed road segments.

A watchtower scoring for cities will not consider castles. Castles are are not cities but a different feature type.

Watchtowers scoring for meeples

General Comments

A watchtower scoring for meeples will consider all meeple types:

Seguidor normal ( Joc base)
Abat (Joc base - L'abat)
Seguidor gros ( Exp. 1 ‒ Fondes i catedrals)
Meeple on a tower ( Exp. 4 ‒ La torre)
Carretó ( Exp. 5 ‒ L'abadia i l'alcalde)
Alcalde ( Exp. 5 ‒ L'abadia i l'alcalde)
Meeple on bridge ( Exp. 8 ‒ Ponts, castells i basars)
Mestre de cerimònies ( Exp. 10 ‒ El circ)
Seguidor guardià ( Fantasmes, castells i cementiris)
Fantasma ( El fantasma)

A watchtower scoring for meeples will not consider any special or neutral figures:

Special figures:
- Porc ( Exp. 2 ‒ Comerciants i constructors)
- Constructor ( Exp. 2 ‒ Comerciants i constructors)
- Graner ( Exp. 5 ‒ L'abadia i l'alcalde)
- Pastor ( Exp. 9 ‒ Turons i ovelles)
Neutral figures:
- Fada ( Exp. 3 ‒ La princesa i el drac)
- Drac ( Exp. 3 ‒ La princesa i el drac)
- Comte ( Exp. 6 ‒ El comte, el rei i el viatjant)
- Pont ( Exp. 8 ‒ Ponts, castells i basars)
- Carpa ( Exp. 10 ‒ El circ)
- Fantasma ( Fantasmes, castells i cementiris)
- Porc rosa gros ( La roda de la fortuna)
- Transbordador ( Mini #3 ‒ Els transbordadors)
- Lingot d'or ( Mini #4 ‒ Les mines d'or)
- Mag ( Mini #5 ‒ El mag i la bruixa)
- Bruixa ( Mini #5 ‒ El mag i la bruixa)
- Mestre ( L'escola)

A watchtower scoring for meeples will consider all the meeples on double-sized tiles adjacent to them, even if one of their halves is not actually adjacent:

German castle tiles ( Castells alemanys)
Leipzig tiles ( Els mercats de Leipzig)
The 20th Anniversary double-sized river source ( El riu)

Pregunta: If a watchtower scoring for meeples is adjacent to only one half of a double-sized tile, does the watchtower consider those meeples on the half adjacent to the watchtower or all the meeples on the tile?

Resposta: The watchtower will consider all the meeples on the double-sized tile. (10/2022)

El comte, el rei i el viatjant

A watchtower scoring for meeples adjacent to the city of Carcassonne will not consider any meeples placed on city districts. The inner part of the city of Carcassonne is a special area out of the normal game.

Ponts, castells i basars

When scoring a watchtower bonus for neighboring meeples you will also count any neighboring castle lords. This would be similar to how the big top considers castles in its vicinity. See Exp. 10 ‒ El circ.

La roda de la fortuna

A watchtower scoring for meeples adjacent to the Wheel of Fortune will not consider any meeples placed on the wheel crown. The inner part of the Wheel of Fortune is a special area out of the normal game.

Els mercats de Leipzig

A watchtower scoring for meeples adjacent to the city of Leipzig will not consider any meeples placed in the city quarters. The inner part of the city of Leipzig is a special area out of the normal game.

Meravelles de la humanitat

A watchtower scoring for meeples shall consider all the meeples on an adjacent wonder tile (except the marker meeple placed on the wonder itself), if we apply the same principle used for double-sized tiles. An official clarification hasn't been provided yet.

Clarifications for new landscape tiles

There are some differences between C2 and C3 in the field configuration of a few tiles. The watchtowers in C3 are thinner, and the bushes next to them do not separate fields -they are just decorations. This change affects 4 tiles: ^[5]

C3	C2
2 fields	3 fields, one of them a tiny triangle

C3	C2
1 field	3 fields

C3	C2
1 field	2 fields

C3	C2
1 field	2 fields

Distribució de peces

Edició C3

Peces en total: 12

×1

Edició C2

Peces en total: 12

×1

Camp tancat per ciutats

×1

Notes

Per a veure les descripcions de les icones i llicències, visiteu la pàgina d'icones.

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This means watchtowers are scored independently from cities or roads, so the resulting score is not part of the feature. Therefore watchtowers score first as an event triggered by the completion of the neighboring city or road but it is actually a scoring associated to the meeple placed on the watchtower tile. Note that the meeple on the watchtower tile may belong to a player who doesn't have the majority in the feature being scored, so:
- The player with the meeple on the watchtower will score their meeple first.
- The player with the majority will score the feature afterwards.
↑ The rules describe the simplest case (one completed feature with one watchtower). However, if several watchtowers are triggered by the same tile placement, it is necessary to score all these watchtowers before removing any meeples from those features to be scored. This is especially important when the scoring involves watchtowers scoring points for neighboring meeples. This way, the players will avoid scorings leading to different results depending on the order the features (and their watchtowers) are scored and their meeples removed.
↑ Monks placed on completed monasteries on adjacent tiles would not trigger the scoring for watchtowers either, as indicated in the rules for the C1 conversion of this expansion approved by HiG.
↑ This statement, not included in the original rules, is inferred from the rules, since watchtower scoring can only be triggered by completed roads or cities.
↑ The difference in design of the watchtowers featured in C2 and C3 is not merely aesthetic. It directly affects the configuration of 4 tiles, where the number of fields changes. The thinner watchtowers in C3 have some bushes next to them that do not separate fields, so they are not completely equivalent to their C2 counterparts.

Pregunta: Do watchtowers in C3 separate the fields in the same way as their predecessors in C2? In C3, the towers are thinner but they have some bushes next to their bases that should split the field to provide the same effect. Is this correct? Is there any exception?

Resposta: There is an intentional change because the previous watchtowers separated the fields too much. The fields are different on 4 tiles now, since the bushes next to the watchtowers do not separate fields. (7/2024)

[1] This means watchtowers are scored independently from cities or roads, so the resulting score is not part of the feature. Therefore watchtowers score first as an event triggered by the completion of the neighboring city or road but it is actually a scoring associated to the meeple placed on the watchtower tile. Note that the meeple on the watchtower tile may belong to a player who doesn't have the majority in the feature being scored, so:
The player with the meeple on the watchtower will score their meeple first.

The player with the majority will score the feature afterwards.

[2] The player with the meeple on the watchtower will score their meeple first.

[3] The player with the majority will score the feature afterwards.

[2] The rules describe the simplest case (one completed feature with one watchtower). However, if several watchtowers are triggered by the same tile placement, it is necessary to score all these watchtowers before removing any meeples from those features to be scored. This is especially important when the scoring involves watchtowers scoring points for neighboring meeples. This way, the players will avoid scorings leading to different results depending on the order the features (and their watchtowers) are scored and their meeples removed.

[3] Monks placed on completed monasteries on adjacent tiles would not trigger the scoring for watchtowers either, as indicated in the rules for the C1 conversion of this expansion approved by HiG.

[4] This statement, not included in the original rules, is inferred from the rules, since watchtower scoring can only be triggered by completed roads or cities.

[5] The difference in design of the watchtowers featured in C2 and C3 is not merely aesthetic. It directly affects the configuration of 4 tiles, where the number of fields changes. The thinner watchtowers in C3 have some bushes next to them that do not separate fields, so they are not completely equivalent to their C2 counterparts.

Pregunta: Do watchtowers in C3 separate the fields in the same way as their predecessors in C2? In C3, the towers are thinner but they have some bushes next to their bases that should split the field to provide the same effect. Is this correct? Is there any exception?

Resposta: There is an intentional change because the previous watchtowers separated the fields too much. The fields are different on 4 tiles now, since the bushes next to the watchtowers do not separate fields. (7/2024)

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