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== Base game, major expansions and mini expansions ==

The following table summarizes the ruleset changes for the base game, major expansions and minis #1 - #7. These changes happened through time as rules were updated or clarified after the initial release and/or included in a Big Box.

'''Note:''' Follower (in the 1st edition, or C1 for short) and meeple (in the second/third edition, or C2/C3 for short) mean the same.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | &nbsp; || colspan="4" | C1 || colspan="2" | C2 || colspan="2" | C3

|-
! Pre-Big Box<br />(HiG)
! Pre-Big Box<br />(RGG / ZMG)
! Latest rules<br />(HiG)
! Latest rules<br />(RGG / ZMG)
! Latest rules<br />(HiG)
! Latest rules<br />(ZMG)
! Latest rules<br />(HiG)
! Latest rules<br />(ZMG)

|-
| rowspan="3" width="10%" | '''{{BaseGameLink|edition=C3}}'''
| width="10%" | '''starting player''' 
| width="10%" |youngest player decides
| width="10%" |youngest player decides
| width="10%" |youngest player decides
| width="10%" |any method agreed upon by all
| width="10%" |youngest player
| width="10%" |youngest player <ref>
{{IconWorld}}
The ZMG rules of the base game mention the "first player" without explaining how it is decided. However, the [[Variants#Big_Box_6|'''Big Box 6''']] rules are re-aligned with the HiG rules and indicate the first player is the youngest one.
</ref>
| width="10%" |youngest player
| width="10%" |youngest player

|-
| '''"small city" rule''' <br />[[Scoring: A Historical Perspective (1st edition)#small_cities|(more detail here)]]
| no
| yes
| no
| no
| no
| no
| no
| no

|-
| '''farmer scoring''' <br />[[Scoring: A Historical Perspective (1st edition)#scoring_farmers|(more detail here)]]
| 3rd edition
| 1st edition
| 3rd edition
| 3rd edition
| 3rd edition
| 3rd edition
| 3rd edition
| 3rd edition

|-
| rowspan="2"  | '''{{TradersBuildersLink|edition=C3|variant=long}}'''
| '''2nd tile (double turn)''' 
| drawn immediately
| drawn immediately
| drawn after scoring<ref name=":4B">
{{IconWorld}}
The second part of the double turn happens in step 4B, after step 4A. See [[Order of Play|Order of Play]].
</ref>
| drawn after scoring<ref name=":4B"></ref>
| drawn after scoring<ref name=":4B"></ref>
| drawn after scoring<ref name=":4B"></ref>
| drawn after scoring<ref name=":4B"></ref>
| drawn after scoring<ref name=":4B"></ref>

|-
| '''builders & pigs''' 
| are followers
| are followers
| are not followers
| are not followers
| are not meeples
| are not meeples
| are not meeples
| are not meeples

|-
| rowspan="6"  | '''{{PrincessDragonLink|edition=C2|variant=long}}'''
| '''volcano & fairy''' 
| cannot move fairy
| cannot move fairy
| can move fairy
| can move fairy
| can move fairy
| can move fairy
| N/A <ref name="n_a">
{{IconWorld}}
Expansion not available in this edition for the time being.
</ref>
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''volcano & deployment'''
| cannot deploy follower, builder, or pig
| cannot deploy follower, builder, or pig
| cannot deploy any figure to the tile <ref>
{{IconBook}}
As noted in the rules, a player may deploy a barn, play a tower piece, or place a follower on the Wheel of Fortune.
</ref>
| cannot deploy follower, builder, or pig
| cannot deploy meeple, builder, or pig
| cannot deploy meeple, builder, or pig
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''magic portal to unscored feature''' 
| yes (no in FAQ)
| no
| no
| no
| no
| no
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''princess tile''' 
| must remove knight or builder
| must remove knight or builder
| may remove follower
| must remove follower
| may remove meeple
| may remove meeple
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''princess & big follower/large meeple'''
| can only remove if last follower in city (FAQ)
| same as normal follower (implicit)
| same as normal follower
| same as normal follower
| same as normal meeple
| same as normal meeple
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''the dragon moves'''
| before scoring (FAQ)
| ?
| before scoring
| after scoring (RGG) <ref>
{{IconWorld}}
It seems a mistranslation by RGG of the original HiG rules. [[Variants#Big_Box_3|'''Big Box 3''']] written rules indicate the dragon moves after scoring but the turn sequence summary instructs to move the dragon before scoring. The written rules have been considered to have precedence in this matter. 
</ref> / before scoring (ZMG)
| before scoring
| before scoring <ref>
{{IconWorld}}
A misinterpretation concluded the dragon moves after placing the tile.
</ref>
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| rowspan="3"  | '''{{TowerLink|edition=C2|variant=long}}'''
| '''towers capture''' 
| everything
| everything
| followers
| followers
| meeples
| meeples
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''tower captures followers/meeples on towers''' 
| yes (FAQ)
| no
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''tower captures own followers/meeples''' 
| no
| no
| yes
| yes
| yes
| yes
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| rowspan="1"  | '''Exp. 3, Exp. 4. and others'''
| '''last follower/meeple is removed''' 
| builder or pig not removed (FAQ)
| builder or pig not removed (implicit)
| builder or pig removed
| builder or pig removed
| builder or pig removed
| builder or pig removed
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| rowspan="2"  | '''{{AbbeyMayorLink|edition=C2|variant=long}}'''
| '''the wagon moves to eligible adjacent feature''' <br />[[Wagon_Movement_Rules_Changes|(more detail here)]]
| connected by a road or sharing a surface (i.e. city-inner monastery or city-abbey)
| connected by a road or sharing a surface (i.e. city-inner monastery or city-abbey)
| connected by a road or sharing a surface (i.e. city-inner monastery or city-abbey)
| connected by a road or sharing a surface (i.e. city-inner monastery or city-abbey)
| on same tile or on adjacent one
| on same tile or on adjacent one
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''extra round to place remaining abbeys''' 
| no
| no <ref>
{{IconBook}}
No extra round to place remaining abbeys as clarified in FAQ.
</ref>
| yes <ref name="abbey-round">
{{IconBook}} 
Extra round to place remaining abbeys added in [[Variants#Big_Box_2|'''Big Box 2''']] and [[Variants#Big_Box_3|'''Big Box 3''']].
</ref>
| yes <ref name="abbey-round" />
| yes <ref name="game-end-abbeys">
{{IconWorld}}
The game ends when nobody can place a land tile or any tile in their supply during their turn, even if other players still have tiles in their supply, as clarified in 10/2024. This overrides a previous clarification stating the following:
:''No extra round to place remaining abbeys in C2 as clarified by HiG. (2/2021)''
</ref>
| yes <ref name="game-end-abbeys" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| rowspan="2"  | '''{{CountKingRobberLink|edition=C2|variant=long}}''' / '''{{CountCarcassonneLink|edition=C1|variant=long}}'''
| '''In multiple scorings, you can send a follower/meeple to Carcassonne''' 
| when you score 0 points in all of them
| when you score 0 points in all of them
| when you score 0 points in all of them
| when you score 0 points in all of them
| when you score 0 points in all of them
| when you score 0 points in at least one of them <ref>
{{IconWorld}}
This discrepancy may be the result of a mistranslation by ZMG of the original HiG rules.
</ref>
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| '''Followers/meeples in Carcassonne can be redeployed for final scoring''' 
| from all quarters (implicit)
| from all quarters (implicit)
| from all quarters (implicit)
| from all quarters (explicit by RGG)
| from market quarter only
| from market quarter only
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| rowspan="1"  | '''{{CatapultLink|edition=C1|variant=long}}'''
| '''Seduction token''' 
| players select the follower closest to the token
| players select the opponent's follower closest to the token <ref name="seduction-token">
{{IconWorld}}
The discrepancy may be caused by a mistranslation by RGG.
</ref>
| players select the follower closest to the token
| players select the opponent's follower closest to the token <ref name="seduction-token" />
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A

|-
| rowspan="1"  | '''{{BridgesCastlesBazaarsLink|edition=C2|variant=long}}'''
| '''castle & fairy''' 
| cannot place fairy on castle (implicit - the fairy is placed on a tile)
| cannot place fairy on castle (implicit - the fairy is placed on a tile)
| cannot place fairy on castle <ref name="castle-fairy">
{{IconBook}}
An official clarification reverted the rules stated in [[Variants#Big_Box_3|'''Big Box 3''']] that allowed the fairy to be placed by a follower/meeple on a castle. The reason stated is that the fairy has to be placed on a tile.
</ref>
| cannot place fairy on castle <ref name="castle-fairy" />
| can place fairy on castle
| can place fairy on castle
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| rowspan="1"  | '''{{HillsSheepLink|edition=C2|variant=long}}'''
| '''closed farm with shepherd''' 
| no action
| no action
| action "herd flock into stable" is performed automatically
| no action
| action "herd flock into stable" is performed automatically
| action "herd flock into stable" is performed automatically
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />
| N/A <ref name="n_a" />

|-
| rowspan="4"  | '''{{MessagesLink|edition=C3|variant=numbered}}'''
| '''rounds of messages''' 
| one after scoring
| one after scoring
| up to six depending on the expansions used <ref name="rounds-of-scoring">
The additional rounds of scoring were the result of two clarifications provided in 5/2014 and 10/2014.
</ref>
| up to six depending on the expansions used <ref name="rounds-of-scoring" />
| one after scoring <ref name="rounds-of-scoring-simplified">
The clarifications about rounds of scoring provided in 5/2014 and 10/2014 were declared void for the New Edition.
</ref>
| one after scoring <ref name="rounds-of-scoring-simplified" />
| one after scoring <ref name="rounds-of-scoring-simplified" />
| one after scoring <ref name="rounds-of-scoring-simplified" />

|-
| '''message dispatched''' 
| when a player lands on a dark space
| when a player lands on a dark space
| when a player lands on a dark space
| when a player lands on a dark space
| when a player lands on a dark space
| when a player lands on a dark space containing no counting figures from other players <ref name="big-box-6-discrepancy">
{{IconWorld}}
The discrepancies in the [[Variants#Big_Box_6|'''Big Box 6''']] rules can be due to a mistranslation by ZMG of the original HiG rules.
</ref>
| when a player lands on a dark space
| when a player lands on a dark space

|-
| '''Message #8 - Score a follower/meeple and remove it from the board''' 
| majority is required to score a feature 
| majority is required to score a feature 
| majority is required to score a feature 
| majority is required to score a feature 
| majority is required to score a feature 
| majority is not required to score a feature <ref name="big-box-6-discrepancy" />
| majority is not required to score a feature <ref name="big-box-7-discrepancy">
{{IconWorld}}
The discrepancies in the [[Variants#Big_Box_7_(Big_Box_v3.0)|'''Big Box 7''']] rules can be due to a mistranslation by ZMG of the original HiG rules.
</ref>
| majority is not required to score a feature <ref name="big-box-7-discrepancy" />

|-
| '''Scoring figure used for final scoring''' 
| any scoring figure 
| scoring follower only <ref name="boxed-version-and-later">
{{IconWorld}}
ZMG mistranslated the rules for the boxed version and kept the same version in [[Variants#Big_Box_4|'''Big Box 4''']], [[Variants#Big_Box_6|'''Big Box 6''']] and [[Variants#Big_Box_7_(Big_Box_v3.0)|'''Big Box 7''']]. 
</ref>
| any scoring figure 
| scoring follower only <ref name="boxed-version-and-later" />
| any scoring figure 
| scoring meeple only <ref name="boxed-version-and-later" />
| any scoring figure 
| scoring meeple only <ref name="boxed-version-and-later" />

|-
| rowspan="2"  | '''{{RobbersLink|edition=C3|variant=numbered}}'''
| '''players placing robbers''' 
| active player and first player to the left with no robber placed
| all players with no robber placed <ref name="boxed-version-and-later" />
| active player and first player to the left with no robber placed
| all players with no robber placed <ref name="boxed-version-and-later" />
| active player and first player to the left with no robber placed
| all players with no robber placed <ref name="boxed-version-and-later" />
| active player and first player to the left with no robber placed
| active player and first player to the left with no robber placed
|-
| '''robber placement and robber movement''' 
| both optional
| both optional
| both optional
| both optional
| both optional
| placement mandatory but movement optional <ref name="big-box-6-discrepancy" />
| both optional
| both optional
|-
| rowspan="2"  | '''{{CropCirclesIILink|edition=C3|variant=numbered}}'''
| '''adding a follower/meeple action''' 
| optional
| optional
| optional
| optional
| optional
| mandatory <ref name="big-box-6-discrepancy" />
| optional
| mandatory <ref name="big-box-7-discrepancy" />

|-
| '''adding a follower/meeple action''' 
| on the same tile as another follower
| on the same tile as another follower
| on the same tile as another follower
| on the same tile as another follower
| on the same tile as another meeple
| on the same feature as another meeple <ref name="big-box-6-discrepancy" />
| on the same tile as another meeple
| on the same feature as another meeple <ref name="big-box-7-discrepancy" />

|-
| '''{{HalflingsLink|edition=C2|variant=numbered}}'''
| '''extra rounds to place remaining Halflings''' 
| N/A
| N/A
| no
| no
| yes <ref name="game-end-halfings">
{{IconWorld}}
The game ends when nobody can place a land tile or any tile in their supply during their turn, even if other players still have tiles in their supply, as clarified in 10/2024. This overrides a previous ruling in C1 stating that the game ends as soon as a player cannot play a normal tile, even if players have remaining Halflings.
</ref>
| yes <ref name="game-end-halfings" />
| N/A
| N/A

|-
| '''{{CastlesGermanyLink|edition=C2|variant=numbered}}'''
| '''extra rounds to place remaining German castles''' 
| N/A
| N/A
| no (unspecified)
| no (unspecified)
| no (unspecified)
| no (unspecified)
| yes <ref name="game-end">
{{IconWorld}}
The game ends when nobody can place a land tile or any tile in their supply during their turn, even if other players still have tiles in their supply, as clarified in 10/2024.
</ref>
| yes <ref name="game-end" />

|-
| '''{{WondersOfHumanityLink|edition=C2|variant=numbered}}'''
| '''extra rounds to place remaining wonders in supply''' 
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| yes <ref name="game-end" />
| yes <ref name="game-end" />

|}

== Wagon movement (Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor) ==

The rules governing the movement of the wagon have changed between editions. These changes affect how the wagon moves after scoring and its range of action. A page illustrating these rule changes with various examples can be found '''[[Wagon_Movement_Rules_Changes|here]]'''.

== Halflings and double-sized tiles ==

The following table summarizes to evolution of the rules for {{HalflingsLink|edition=C2|variant=long}} and double-sized tiles. See the full detail '''[[Halflings#Rules_changes|here]]'''.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" | Rules Updates

|-
! rowspan="2" | Feature
! rowspan="2" | Tiles occupying a space
! align="center" rowspan="2" | C1 rules from 2014
! align="center" rowspan="1" | Clarifications from 10/2015
! align="center" rowspan="2" | C2/C3 rules from 2020
! align="center" rowspan="1" | Clarifications from 1/2021

|-
! align="center" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #000000;"| {{ColorWhite|Final C1 rules}}
! align="center" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #000000;"| {{ColorWhite|Final C2/C3 rules}}

|-
| rowspan="5" background="#cccccc" | '''Road / City'''
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | &nbsp;
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Scored per tile
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Scored per tile
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Scored per tile
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Scored per occupied space

|-
| 1 square tile
| align="center" | 1 tile 
| align="center" | 1 tile 
| align="center" | 1 tile 
| align="center" | 1 tile → 1 occupied space 

|-
| 1 triangular tile
| align="center" | {{ColorRed|1 tile}} <sup>(1)</sup> 
| align="center" | 1 tile 
| align="center" | 1 tile 
| align="center" | 1 tile → 1 occupied space

|-
| 2 triangular tiles
| align="center" | {{ColorRed|2 tiles → counted as 1 tile}} <sup>(1)</sup> 
| align="center" | 2 tiles
| align="center" | 2 tiles 
| align="center" | 2 tiles → 1 occupied space

|-
| 1 part of double-sized tile
| align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | N/A <sup>(2)</sup> 
| align="center" | 1 tile 
| align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | 1 tile <sup>(3)</sup> 
| align="center" | 1 tile part → 1 occupied space <sup>(6)</sup> 

|-
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Monastery'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" | &nbsp;
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Scored per occupied space 
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Scored per tile
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Scored per occupied space
| align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | Scored per occupied space

|-
| 1 square tile
| align="center" | 1 tile → 1 occupied space
| align="center" | 1 tile
| align="center" | 1 tile → 1 occupied space
| align="center" | 1 tile → 1 occupied space

|-
| 1 triangular tile
| align="center" | 1 tile → 1 occupied space
| align="center" | 1 tile <sup>(4)</sup>
| align="center" | 1 tile → 1 occupied space
| align="center" | 1 tile → 1 occupied space

|-
| 2 triangular tiles
| align="center" | 2 tiles → 1 occupied space
| align="center" | 2 tiles <sup>(4)</sup>
| align="center" | 2 tiles → 1 occupied space
| align="center" | 2 tiles → 1 occupied space

|-
| 1 part of double-sized tile
| align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | N/A <sup>(2)</sup>
| align="center" | 1 tile <sup>(4)</sup>
| align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | 1 tile → 1 or 2 occupied spaces <sup>(5)</sup>
| align="center" | 1 tile part → 1 occupied space

|}

* '''Note:'''
** '''(1)''' There was no explicit mention in rules. It was assumed that triangular tiles on the same space were considered counted as 1 tile as an adaptation of the scoring rules for monasteries. This may be the result of a misinterpretation.
** '''(2)''' Double-sized tiles were released a year later so no provision for double-sized tiles is made in the rules from 2014.
** '''(3)''' Not covered in the rules, but aligned with the interpretation of the rules from 2020 and the clarifications from 10/2015.
** '''(4)''' Triangular tiles and double-sized tiles were counted as individual tiles for monasteries.
** '''(5)''' Not covered in the rules, but change consistent with monastery scoring by occupied space from 2020. It would override the clarifications provided in 10/2015.
** '''(6)''' Exception for C2 only: Roads in Leipzig tiles are counted as 1 tile even is spread across two spaces.

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