Black Dragon (Fan Expansion)

The Black Dragon brings a new neutral figure, the Black Dragon, into the game. The Black Dragon is powerful and eats everything in its path when a feature is completed in the game. No one is safe; even the Red Dragon or Fairy can be eaten! This fan expansion can be played with  Base Game or with any combination of expansions for Carcassonne;  The Princess & the Dragon is not required for play.

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The Black Dragon brings a new neutral figure, the Black Dragon, into the game. The Black Dragon is powerful and eats everything in its path when a feature is completed in the game. No one is safe; even the Red Dragon or Fairy can be eaten! This fan expansion can be played with  Base Game or with any combination of expansions for Carcassonne;  The Princess & the Dragon is not required for play.

General info and Downloads

The Black Dragon fan-expansion for  Carcassonne Base Game has been released by Carcassonne CZ forum member šmoula (CarcCZ, CarcC).

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Commercial use of fan expansions is prohibited. These expansions are intended solely for personal use and may not be sold under any circumstances, including at cost price.

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Contents

• 1× Black Dragon

Rules

Preparation

Place the Black Dragon to the side for now - it doesn't belong to any player.

Gameplay

1. Placing a tile

Whenever you draw a tile, place it normally.

2. Placing a meeple

You may place a meeple according to the usual rules.

3. Scoring a feature

The Black Dragon does not enter the game until a player scores 50 or more points on the scoring track. At this moment, after scoring completed features, continue to Step 3: Placement of the Black Dragon. From this point forward, at the beginning of phase 3. Scoring feature, the active player must move the Black Dragon when at least one feature is completed.

Step 1: Movement of the Black Dragon
If the Black Dragon is in play and one or more features have been completed by placing a tile, the active player moves the Black Dragon, either horizontally or vertically, by 1 tile for each completed feature. The Black Dragon may not move back to any tile which it previously occupied during this turn. The Black Dragon eats each figure on the tiles that it moves to. Player figures are returned to the supply; neutral figures are placed to the side.

Example 1:: Yellow placed a tile which completes 3 features. Yellow moves the Black Dragon three times, Red and Blue meeples are returned to their respective players' supplies.

Step 2: Score completed features
Now you score all completed features.

Example 2: Yellow has survived on a completed road after the Black Dragon has finished moving. Yellow scores 2 points and it is returned to the player's supply.

Step 3: Placement of the Black Dragon
After scoring all features and when any player's scoring figure has reached or passed the 50-point field on the scoring board from begin of this turn, you take the Black Dragon and move it directly to the last placed tile. The Black Dragon eats each figure on the tile. All points scored by players after 3. Scoring a feature phase has no effect on the Black Dragon's placement, even if any player has reached or passed the 50-point field on the scoring board.

Example 4a:: Situation before scoring by Red.

Example 4b: Red scored 3 points and moved their scoring meeple from 47 points to 50 points. The Black Dragon is placed on the tile which was placed during this turn.

Other Expansions

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Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals

Inns

Cathedrals

Big FollowerLarge Meeple

Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders

Trade good tokens

Builder

Pig

Exp. 3 - The Princess & The Dragon

Princess

Dragon

Fairy

Magic portal

Exp. 4 - The Tower

Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor

Abbey

Mayor

Wagon

Barn

Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber

Count of Carcassonne

King & Robber Baron

The River II

Shrines

Exp. 7 - The Catapult

Exp. 8 - Bridges, Castles & Bazaars

Bridges

Castles

Bazaars

Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep

Hills

Shepherd

Vineyards

Exp. 10 - Under The Big Top

Circus

Acrobats

Ringmaster

Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries

Guard FollowersGuard Meeples

Ghosts

Haunted Castles

Cemeteries

The Wheel Of Fortune

Mini 1 - The Flier

Mini 2 - Dispatches (Messages)

Mini 3 - The Ferries

Mini 4 - Goldmines

Mini 5 - Mage & Witch

Mage

Witch

Mini 6 - Robbers

Mini 7 - Crop Circles / Crop Circles I / WE Corn Circles

The River / WE River

20th Anniversary River

Besiegers / Cathars / Siege

Mini Expansion GQ#11

The Phantom

Halflings

The Plague

The Tunnel

The Festival

The Wind Roses

Little Buildings

Darmstadt Promo

The School

Russian Promos

La Porxada

Castles In Germany

Cathedrals In Germany

Monasteries In Germany / Monasteries In The Netherlands & Belgium / Japanese Buildings

Spiel Promo Tiles

The Labyrinth

The Abbot

Abbot

Gardens

The Watchtowers

Markets Of Leipzig

The Fruit-Bearing Trees

The Barber-Surgeons

Spiel Doch! 02/2018

The Tollkeepers

The Peasant Revolts

20th Anniversary Expansion

The Gifts

The Signposts

The Bets

Ukraine Promo

The Wonders of Humanity

The Spell Circles

The Drawbridges

Licensed Expansions:

Unofficial Expansions:

Print & Play (PnP) And Cut & Play (CnP):

Easter In Carcassonne (PnP)

The City Gates (PnP)

The Fortune Teller (PnP)

The Land Surveyors (PnP)

CutCassonne (CnP)

WE Gingerbread Man

Select All C1

Select All C2+C3

Select All WE

Select Edition Neutral

Big Box 1

Big Box 1 (RGG)

Big Box 2

Big Box 3

Big Box 4

Big Box 5

Big Box 6

Big Box 7

Limited Edition 2003

LE Traders & Builders

LE Princess & Dragon

LE Crop Circles

LE 10th Anniversary

LE Müller Exclusive

20th Anniversary Edition

Major Expansions (0/0)

Minor Expansions (0/0)

Other Expansions (0/0)

Fan Expansions (0/0)

Quick Selectors

Filters (-)

C1

C2+C3

WE

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Show Editions:

Preferred Edition:

1st Edition (C1)

New Edition (C2+C3)

Winter Edition (WE)

Mark rules adaptations

Selected expansions:

Major:

Minor:

Other:

Fan:

None

Quick Selection:

Bards of Carcassonne

Black Dragon

Black Tower

Castle Lords

City Bridges

Cleric & Serf

The Courier

COVID-19

Děčínský Sněžník

Family Feud

The Flying Machines 2

Gambler's Luck

The Great Fairs

The Hans Statue

The Labyrinths

The Land Surveyors 2

The Obelisk

Robber's Son

Saint Nicholas Scoring Board

Snakes and Ladders Scoring Board

Vistas

The Wells

The Wetlands

Select Expansions

Select One...

Clear All

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1. Introduction

This Expansion Selector allows you to pick what expansions (or parts of them) to use in the reference pages of WICA. According to your selection, the Order of Play and Scoring sections will be adapted. This way, you can customize WICA to suit your game without any hinderance from the expansions left out.

As hinted above, the expansions combining multiple elements permit a fine-grain selection of its elements. For example, you can choose the abbey tiles and the wagon from "Abbey & Mayor" and to leave out the barn and the mayor.

2. Use Guide

The selector has several tabs and below there is an area that lists the current selection at all times, no matter the tab displayed.

You can click on any tab label to go to the desired tab. Additional clicks on a selected tab will collapse it and expand it back in order to access the selector when needed. Switching to another tab will expand the selector automatically.

The following sections describe the tabs and their functionality.

2.1. "Expansions" tabs

The first three (or four) tabs from the left allow you to pick expansions in full or partially when possible.

• Major expansions: lists all official major expansions by HiG.
• Minor expansions: lists all official minor expansions by HiG and some of their licensed equivalents.
• Other expansions: lists the rest of licensed and unofficial expansions as well as those Print & Play and Cut & Play expansions released by HiG.
• Fan expansions: lists some fan-made expansions. This tab may not be available in some cases.

These tabs show a listing of expansions where each label is preceded by a checkbox to allow its selection and deselection if full.

Those expansions with various components show a clickable "[+]" symbol after them when closed or "[–]" when open. In the latter case, all the components are displayed and can be selected and deselected individually.

Each tab has a text label in accordance with the format "Group (X/Y)" in order to identify the set of expansions listed (indicated by Group), the number of expansions selected (represented by X) and the total number available (represented by Y).

2.2. "Quick Selectors" tab

This is the fourth tab from the left. It allows you to choose from a predefined list of available expansions sets. This tab contains the following elements:

• A dropdown list and a "Select Expansions" button: They allow you select and load a predefined expansion bundle, such as a Big Box or all the expansions for the New Edition.
• The "Clear All" button empties your current with one click.
• The "Select All" button selects all the expansions available with one click.

2.3. "Filters" tab

This is the fifth tab from the left. It allows you to choose what Carcassonne editions are displayed and your preferred edition. The editions considered are the 1st Edition (C1), the New Edition (C2+C3), and the Winter Edition (WE), which is included in a creative way if some of its expansions are of interest.

The tab displays two panels:

• "Show Editions" panel: it contains a checkbox for each edition available (C1, C2+C3 and WE.) The selector will show the expansions belonging to the checked editions only. For example, if the 1st edition (C1) checkbox is selected, expansions such as "The Wheel Of Fortune" or "Halflings" will be eligible in the Expansion Selector, otherwise they will not be available for selection. At least one edition has to be selected, thus they cannot be deselected at the same time.
• "Preferred Edition" panel: it contains a set of radio buttons for the 1st Edition (C1), the New Edition (C2+C3) and the Winter Edition. The radio button selected will indicate the Expansion Selector which edition has precedence over the other when:
  • Describing the Game Reference, the Order of Play, the Scoring rules and Game Figures: If there are differences between editions, the preferred edition rules and wording will be displayed. For example, the movement of the dragon will be displayed in different steps in the Order of Play depending on whether C1 or C2+C3 is selected.
  • Displaying graphics in the Scoring sections: For expansions available in both editions, the images shown will correspond to the selected edition. Images from an expansion only existing in one edition will not change.

  The radio button for an edition will be enabled only if such an edition is available, that is, it is selected in the "Show Editions" panel.
  It also includes a checkbox with the label "Mark rules adaptations": If checked, all the rules displayed in the Game Reference, the Order of Play, and the Game Figures not corresponding to the preferred edition will be highlighted.

This tab shows a label similar to "Filters (C1/C2+C3/WE) #" that lists all the editions selected in parentheses and one of them is underlined, indicating that it is the preferred one. The hash sign "#" is present if rules adaptations are highlighted.

2.4. Help

This is the current tab displayed with help information about the Expansion Selector.

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Figures eaten by Black Dragon

Rule of thumb: Every living figure can be eaten by Black Dragon

This table is dynamic and contains figures depends on selected expansions.

Expansion	Figure
Meeples
Base Game	Normal meeple
The Abbot	Abbot
Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals	Large meeple
Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor	Mayor
Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor	Wagon
Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top	Ringmaster
Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries	Guard meeple
The Phantom	Phantom
Special figures
Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders	Builder
Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders	Pig
Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep	Shepherd
The Gingerbread Man	Gingerbread Man
Neutral figures
Exp. 3 - The Princess & the Dragon	Fairy
Exp. 3 - The Princess & the Dragon	Red dragon
Mini #5 - Mage & Witch	Mage
Mini #5 - Mage & Witch	Witch
The School	Teacher
The Courier	Courier
Tokens
Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep	Sheep token
The Gingerbread Man	Gingerbread Man token
Figures on wooden piece
Exp. 4 - The Tower	Any figure that can be eaten by the Black Dragon placed on top of the Tower
Exp. 8 - Bridges, Castles & Bazaars	Any figure that can be eaten by the Black Dragon placed on the Bridge
Black Tower	Any figure that can be eaten by the Black Dragon placed on top of the Black Tower
City Bridges	Any figure that can be eaten by the Black Dragon placed on the City Bridge

Protection against the Black Dragon

Figures in the following places are safe from the Black Dragon

This table is dynamic and contains places depends on selected expansions.

Expansion	Tile
Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber	The interior of the City of Carcassonne
Exp. 8 - Bridges, Castles & Bazaars	Castle
The Wheel of Fortune	Wheel of Fortune
The Markets of Leipzig	The interior of the City of Leipzig

Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders

When the Black Dragon eats last meeple on feature with the Pig or the Builder, these special figures return to the player's supply.

Exp. 3 - The Princess & the Dragon

(Red) Dragon - When placing a Dragon tile, the (Red) dragon moves. When the placement of this tile completes at least one feature, then at the beginning of phase 3. Scoring feature the Black Dragon will also move.
(Red) Dragon - When the Red Dragon is eaten by the Black Dragon, the Red Dragon is placed to the side of the game and waits for the next Volcano tile. When a player draws a tile with Dragon symbol and the (Red) Dragon is still not on board, the dragon symbol is ignored and the tile is not discarded or returned to the stack.

Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber

The Black Dragon moves at the beginning of phase 3. Scoring a feature. Meeples may move from the City of Carcassonne to completed features after the Black Dragon has finished moving.

Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries

If a meeple with ghosts is eaten by a Black Dragon, those ghosts will return to the general supply.

The School

A Teacher eaten by the Black Dragon is removed from the game and cannot return.

The Markets of Leipzig

The Black Dragon moves at the beginning of phase 3. Scoring a feature. Meeples are sent to Leipzig after the Black Dragon has finished moving.

Footnotes

For Icons explanation and licensing please visit Icons page.