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'''Christmas Present''' was released exclusively to the Hungarian market by [[{{Path|Piatnik}}|Piatnik]] in December {{Year|2013}}. It was published through [https://jemmagazin.hu/ JEM Magazine's website] as a print-and-play expansion.<ref> {{IconWorld}} The concept is so similar to {{GiftsLink|logo=noborder}}, that it seems very likely that this expansion served as the inspiration for that one, though this expansion has many more cards and abilities.</ref>

{{DottedFrameMessage|What is it? It happens once every year, it's cold, everything is covered in snow and the whole world is decorating pine trees. Shall I tell you the answer? Of course, it is '''Christmas'''.<br />

This is when millions of gifts find their owners. They are very happy with some of them, but sometimes the feeling "they shouldn't have opened the package" overwhelms the person. In this add-on players will receive gifts and not all of them will be happy ones (at least for the other players).}}

The original Hungarian rules and artwork are available here:

* [https://jemmagazin.hu/regi/pdfmagazin/Carcassonne_Karacsony.pdf https://jemmagazin.hu/regi/pdfmagazin/Carcassonne_Karacsony.pdf]

Thanks to Rachel Anthony-Rowlands and Leven for providing corrections to our translation.

* '''64 cards:''' 2 decks of 32 cards each (the Cloister deck and the Roadside deck) with differentiated backs.

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The basic rules of Carcassonne do not change, and the Christmas Present expansion can be used with all expansions released so far.

At the start of the game, separate the cards into two decks according to their distinct card backs (Cloister and Roadside), then shuffle each deck and place them face down within reach of all players.

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Players take turns drawing tiles according to the rules of the basic game and place them down, following the usual rules.  

When a player places a '''tile adjacent to another player's cloister''', they may draw the top card from the Cloister deck and either activate it immediately (if the card allows or requires immediate activation) or place it into their hand (if the card allows or requires activation later).

When a player places a '''tile that contains only roads''', they may then draw the top card from the Roadside deck and either activate it immediately (if the card allows or requires immediate activation) or place it into their hand (if the card allows or requires activation later).

The current player can activate several cards in a row in a turn. Players can only play the cards in their hands in their '''own turn''' (except for the card that protects from a Roadside card).

The activated cards are placed in a discard pile once used. <ref>  

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Each player can have a '''maximum of 5 cards''' of both card types in their hand at the same time, they keep these a secret from the others. At the end of their turn, players must discard excess cards from their hand.

At the end of the game, the cards that can be played must be revealed in player order (those with the Carcassonne symbol), then the cards that can be used during the game can no longer be used (those with the lightning symbol or those with no symbol).

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<span style="background:#0067ff ; color: #0067ff ; border-radius: 3px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;These cards are activated '''when drawn''' and are then then added to the discard pile.

A lightning bolt symbol ([[File:Lightning-symbol.png]]) is placed at the bottom of these cards.

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<span style="background:#0067ff ; color: #0067ff ; border-radius: 3px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;These cards can be activated '''at any time during the game''' and are then added to the discard pile.

There is no symbol at the bottom of these cards.

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<span style="background:#0067ff ; color: #0067ff ; border-radius: 3px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;These cards are activated '''at the end of the game'''.

A Carcassonne mark ([[File:Carc-symbol.png]]) is placed at the bottom of these cards.

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{{GreyStrip|Roadside deck}}

<span style="background:#0067ff ; color: #0067ff ; border-radius: 3px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;These cards are activated '''when drawn''' and are then added to the discard pile.

A lightning bolt symbol ([[File:Lightning-symbol.png]]) is placed at the bottom of these cards.

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<span style="background:#0067ff ; color: #0067ff ; border-radius: 3px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;These cards can be activated '''at any time during the game''' and are then placed in the discard pile.

There is no mark at the bottom of these cards.

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<span style="background:#0067ff ; color: #0067ff ; border-radius: 3px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;This card is activated '''at the end of the game'''.

A Carcassonne mark ([[File:Carc-symbol.png]]) is placed at the bottom of the card.

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'''Total Cards: 64'''

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