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Originally released by [[Hans im Glück|HiG]] in {{Year|2022}}, this expansion belongs to the third edition of the game, known as C3 for short. It has [[Visual Changes in the 2nd Edition#Cities with clipped buildings|cities with clipped buildings]].

'''Object of the game and gameplay'''

When playing with '''Ghosts, Castles and Cemeteries''', the object of the game and gameplay are the same as in the base game. Players take turns and try to score as many points as possible by placing land tiles each turn. Additionally, you can mess with your opponents' building plans here and there.

You must still make sure, though &mdash; as with the cooperative variant &mdash; to place ghosts. Don't worry, nobody loses if the supply of ghosts runs out. This expansion lets you instead use them to your advantage to drive off your opponents' meeples.

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* '''A new 2x2 starting tile'''.

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* '''30 guard meeples''', 5 in each player color.

* '''15 ghosts''', a new neutral figure to haunt any meeples but guard meeples.

* '''A new scoring track''' to replace the one from the base game.

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* The castle ruins ending the roads on the starting tile are not mentioned in the rules. Since it looks different from the other castles in the expansion and it is placed at the intersection of four spaces, it may not be considered a proper castle nor be occupied or scored. It just serves as a feature separating fields and ending roads.

Place the new, large starting tile in the middle of the table. Return the base game starting tile to the game box.

Shuffle all new 60 land tiles with the other tiles. Place them in a face-down supply on the table as usual.

You will only need 1 scoring track. Better to use the one from the expansion, leaving the one from the base game in the game box.

Give each player, including yourself, 2 guard meeples and 5 normal meeples in the color of their choice. <ref>

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Place a 6th meeple in each player color onto space 0/50 of the scoring track. Return the remaining base game meeples to the game box.

Place the remaining guard meeples in player colors in a supply next to the scoring track. Return any guard meeples in unused colors to the game box.

Place the 15 ghosts in a general supply next to the scoring track.

[[File:Ghosts_Castles_And_Cemeteries_C3_Setup_Example_01.png|none|thumb|x300px|'''Example:''' {{ColorRed|Red}} and {{ColorGreen|Green}} set up the scoring track for the game. Both of them place a normal meeple on space 0/50 and 3 guard meeples by the scoring track. The 15 ghosts are set aside too.]]

Leave the goal token and the level summary from '''Mists over Carcassonne''' in the game box. You can also leave the two hounds in the game box &mdash; they don't like competitive games.

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* '''Expand the mist:''' You place a tile with mist on it such that at least 1 side expands an existing mist bank. You '''must''' then add 1 ghost to another player's meeple on the game board. It doesn't matter if you finish the mist bank. You just have to '''expand''' it.

* It can happen that you simultaneously expand one mist bank while limiting another. In that case you '''must''' first add 1 ghost to another player's meeple on the game board, after which you '''must''' add 1 ghost to one of your own meeples on the game board.

If the general supply of ghosts has run out, you don't need to add any ghosts. Or the other way around: if there aren't any meeples you can add a ghost to, then you skip this step.

As soon as you add the '''third ghost''' to a meeple on the game board, you '''must''' return the '''meeple and the ghosts''' to their respective supplies. It doesn't matter whose meeple it is.

[[File:Ghosts_Castles_And_Cemeteries_C3_Ghosts_Example_02.png|none|frame|'''Example:''' {{ColorRed|You}} limited the mist and must therefore add a ghost to your meeple. Since this is the third ghost, your meeple is terrified and runs away. In other words, you return it to your supply, while also returning the ghosts that were haunting it to the general supply.]]

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Each ghost added to your meeples is worth '''-1 point'''.

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[[File:Ghosts_Castles_And_Cemeteries_C3_Cemetery_Example_01.png|none|frame|'''Example:''' {{ColorRed|You}} place a cemetery as usual.]]

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[[File:Ghosts_Castles_And_Cemeteries_C3_Cemetery_Example_02.png|none|frame|{{ColorRed|You}} may place a meeple on a cemetery.]]

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If there aren't any guard meeples in your color left in the general supply, then you already have a sizeable advantage and don't get any more.

[[File:Ghosts_Castles_And_Cemeteries_C3_Cemetery_Example_03.png|none|frame|'''Example:''' By placing this tile, {{ColorRed|you}} have completely surrounded the cemetery. {{ColorRed|You}} score it at the end of your turn, taking a guard meeple from the general supply and adding it to your own. {{ColorRed|You}} will have another meeple at your disposal next turn. Finally, return the cemetery keeper to your supply as well.]]

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[[File:Ghosts_Castles_And_Cemeteries_C3_Castle_Example_02.png|none|frame|'''Example:''' {{ColorRed|You}} place a guard meeple on a castle. It could also be a normal meeple.]]

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Each castle with a meeple on it is worth '''1 point''' for each neighboring tile with '''mist''' on it (including the castle tile itself). <ref>

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As in the base game, you can place farmers in this expansion.  

But watch out: mist acts as a border to fields the same way that cities do. And farmers are afraid of ghosts.  

If you place a guard meeple as a farmer, then of course it is safe from ghosts.

[[File:Ghosts_Castles_And_Cemeteries_C3_Field_Example_01.png|none|frame|'''Example:''' {{ColorRed|You}} have meeple placed as a farmer in a field. {{ColorYellow|Your opponent}} also has a farmer in a field, but it is a guard meeple. You cannot, therefore, use ghosts to drive the guard meeple off the field.<br /><br /> You place the tile with the city and mist between your two fields. Since the mist acts as a border to fields, you can use it to separate the two fields.]]

This section contains additional information about the interactions with other Carcassonne expansions.

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The principle applied here is that a meeple cannot be penalized twice by the same ghosts. Each scoring releases any ghosts added to a meeple until that moment. If the meeple is moved after scoring, new ghost may be added to te ghost on its new location.  

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