Cathedrals in Germany (1st edition)
General info and comments
German Cathedrals (Kathedralen in Deutschland) originally released by Hans im Glück in 2016
This mini expansion, containing 6 well-known cathedrals in Germany, gives the players the opportunity to gain a respectable number of points with the help of archbishop and highwayman.
Contents
6 new land tiles showing cathedrals in Germany.
Rules
Each of the 6 cathedral tiles has 3 or 4 roads segments starting from the cathedral. [1]
Preparation
Shuffle the six new Land tiles showing the cathedrals with those from the base game. This expansion has been developed for the Carcassonne base game and its rules still apply.
Placing a tile
When you draw a Land tile showing a cathedral place it according to the known rules.
Deploying a follower
After placing a Land tile showing a cathedral you may place on of your meeples on it according to the known rules. You may place it on a road, in a field on the cathedral as archbishop.[2]
Scoring
Scoring a closed road
When you complete a road leading directly to a cathedral you highwayman gives you 2 points for each tile the road consist of.[3]
Special rule during scoring
Differently to the rules of the base game, for a road starting and ending on the same Land tile showing a cathedral, you count and score roads separately.
Scoring a cathedral
The cathedral itself only be scored once all once all roads leading to it are closed. The archbishop gives you points for all the roads - 1 point for each road tile, in fact. The 3 or 4 road segments on cathedral tile are counted separetely.
Attention: A road starting and ending at the cathedral is counted as one road, which will be scored once.
After scoring you take your meeple back as usual.
Final scoring
At the end of the game all unfinished roads leading to cathedrals and all unfinished cathedrals give you points. Each highwayman and each archbishop gives you one point for each road tile leading to the cathedral.
Tile distribution
The castles in detail
Cologne Cathedral (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Cologne cathedral counts among the biggest gothic cathedrals in the world. Its foundation stone was laid down in the 13th century but it was finished only in the 19th. Today, Cologne Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. www.Koelner-dom.de
Frauenkirche (Munich, Bavaria)
The Frauenkirche in the capital of Bavaria was built in the late Gothic style. As early as 1494 it was consecrated as place of worship. With its towers that stand at almost 100 meters tall it is characteristic of the skyline of Munich. www.muencher-dom.de
Dresden Cathedral (Saxony)
The Frauenkirche in Dresden was built in baroque style between 1725 and 1743. During WWII it was badly hit by Allied air raids and collapsed in the morning of February 15th, 1945. Rebuilding began in 1994 and was completed 11 years later. www.frauenkirche-dresden.de
St.Michael's Church (Hamburg)
The protestant main church, Saint Michael called "Michel" ("Mike"), is the most famous church in Hamburg and a landmark of the Hanseatic town. It counts as most important baroque church in northern Germany and is dedicated to the archangel Michael whose huge bronze statue stands above the main portal. www.st-michaelis.de
Ulm Minster (Baden-Wurttemberg)
The Ulm Minster was built in Gothic style and has the tallest church tower in the world (161.5m). Its foundation stone was laid in 1377 when Ulm was still mostly catholic. Today it is Germany's biggest Protestant church building. www.ulmer-muenster.de
Aachen Cathedral (North Rhine-Westphalia)
During a period of 600 years, 40 German kings were crowned in Aachen Cathedral - its construction started in 796. In 1978 the cathedral was the first German cultural heritage to be included in UNESCO's world heritage list. www.aachenerdom.de
Footnotes
- ↑ authors note:Of course, the real cathedrals are located within their cities. We wanted to make the distinction since cathedrals already played a part in the first expansion "Inns & Cathedrals". Thus, the cathedrals in this expansion are standing in the fields and fulfill their own function. We are also aware that no cathedrals and archbishops exist in the Protestant church. We simplified the names for easier reading. Thank you for understanding.
- ↑ Princess and dragon:The dragon eats the archbishop when the dragon moves onto a Land tile showing a cathedral.
- ↑ Inns & Cathedrals: For each closed road with an inn that leads to a cathedral, you get 3 instead of 2 points for each road tile, for your archbishop 2 points instead of 1. Unfinished roads with inns at the end of the game are still worth 0 points. This applies to the highwayman as well as the archbishop/.