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Carcassonne rules

Carcassonne Editions
	C1, the 1st edition (2000-2016) The original edition with graphics by Doris Matthäus
	C2, the 2nd edition (2014-2022) The new edition with graphics by Anna Pätzke
	C3, the 3rd edition (2020-) The updated new edition featuring clipped city buildings at the edges and more detailed graphics by Marcel Gröber
	If your tiles have none of the previous designs, you have one of the Carcassonne Spin-offs. Choose your game in Spin-offs section

Base game set

	C1	C2
Base Game	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
The Farmers	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
The Abbot	–	C2 & C3 rules
River	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules

Major Expansions

	C1	C2	C3
Exp. 1 - Inns & Cathedrals	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Exp. 2 - Traders & Builders	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Exp. 3 - The Princess & the Dragon	C1 rules	C2 rules	–
Exp. 4 - The Tower	C1 rules	C2 rules	–
Exp. 5 - Abbey & Mayor	C1 rules	C2 rules	–
Exp. 6 - Count, King & Robber	C1 rules	C2 rules	–
Exp. 7 - The Catapult ^[1]	C1 rules	–	–
Exp. 8 - Bridges, Castles & Bazaars	C1 rules	C2 rules	–
Exp. 9 - Hills & Sheep	C1 rules	C2 rules	–
Exp. 10 - Under the Big Top	–	C2 rules	–
Exp. 11 - Ghosts, Castles & Cemeteries	–	–	C3 rules
The Wheel of Fortune	C1 rules	–	–

Minor Expansions

Edition	C1	C2	C3
Mini expansions
Mini #1 - The Flying Machines	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Mini #2 - The Messengers	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Mini #3 - The Ferries	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Mini #4 - The Goldmines	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Mini #5 - Mage & Witch	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Mini #6 - The Robbers	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Mini #7 - The Crop Circles	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Other expansions (alphabetical order)
20th Anniversary Expansion	–	–	C3 rules
20th Anniversary River	–	–	C3 rules
Barber-Surgeons, The	–	C2 rules	–
Bets, The	–	–	C3 rules
Besiegers, The	C1 rules	–	–
Castles in Germany	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Cathars, The	C1 rules	–	–
German Cathedrals	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Darmstadt Promo	C1 rules	–	–
Drawbridges, The	–	–	C3 rules
Festival, The	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Fruit-Bearing Trees, The	–	C2 rules	–
Games Quarterly #11	C1 rules	–	–
Gifts, The	–	–	C3 rules
Halflings	C1 rules	C2 rules	–
Japanese Buildings	–	C2 rules	–
Labyrinth, The	C1 & C2 rules		–
Little Buildings	C1 rules	–	–
Markets of Leipzig, The	–	C2 & C3 rules
Monasteries in Germany	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Monasteries in the Netherlands & Belgium	C1 rules	–	–
Peasant Revolts, The	–	–	C3 rules
Phantom, The	C1 rules	–	–
Plague, The	C1 rules	–	–
Russian Promos	C1 rules	–	–
School, The	C1 rules	–	–
Siege	C1 rules	–	–
Signposts, The	–	–	C3 rules
Spell Circles, The	–	–	C3 rules
Spiel Doch! Promo 2/2018	–	C2 rules	–
Spiel Promos	–	C2 rules	–
Tollkeepers, The	–	C2 & C3 rules
Tunnel, The	C1 rules	–	–
Ukraine Promo	–	–	C3 rules
Watchtowers, The	–	C2 rules	–
Wind Roses	C1 rules	–	–
Wonders of Humanity, The	–	–	C3 rules

Cut & Play / Print & Play Expansions

Edition	C1	C2	C3
Cut & Play expansions
CutCassonne	–	C2 rules	–
Print & Play expansions
Christmas Present	C1 rules	–	–
Easter in Carcassonne	C1 rules	–	–
City Gates, The	C1 rules	–	–
Fortune Teller	C1 & C2 rules		–
Land Surveyors, The (Simulator)	–	C2 rules	–

Notorious Fan-Expansions

Edition	C1	C2	C3
Porxada, La	C1 rules	–	–
Wells, The	C1 rules	–	–

• Other fan expansions

Variants

Edition	C1	C2	C3
Carcassonne Maps	–	C2 & C3 rules
Saint Nicholas Scoring Board	–	C2 rules	–
Solo Variant	–	C2 rules	–
3D Starting Landscape	–	–	C3 rules

Tools

Edition	C1	C2	C3
Land Surveyors Simulator	–	C2 rules	–

Reference Guides

Edition	C1	C2	C3
Game Reference	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Order of Play	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Scoring During Turn Sequence -- Full detail	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Scoring During the Game -- Summary	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Scoring After the Game	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Game Figures	C1 rules	C2 & C3 rules
Tile Reference	C1	C2	C3
Visual Timeline	C1	C2 & C3
Mega-Carcassonne	C1 & C2 & C3 rules
Scoring: A Historical Perspective	C1 rules	–	–
Summary of Rule Sets and Changes	C1 & C2 & C3 rules

Other rules

Spin-offs

Spin-offs
	Winter Edition		South Seas
	Gold Rush		Amazonas
	Hunters and Gatherers		Star Wars
	The Castle		The Ark of the Covenant
	The City		The Discovery
	New World		My First Carcassonne
	Cardcassonne		The Dice Game
	Over Hill and Dale		Safari
	Mists over Carcassonne

Others

Other games
	Meeple Stacking		Lucca Map Mini Game

Additional info

Footnotes

For Icons explanation and licensing please visit Icons page.

↑ Exp. 7 - The Catapult was only released in the first edition. The original publisher HiG has no plans to release it in newer editions. (10/2022)

[1] Exp. 7 - The Catapult was only released in the first edition. The original publisher HiG has no plans to release it in newer editions. (10/2022)

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