My First Carcassonne Base Game

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Each year, the people of France celebrate a national holiday on July 14th. In Carcassonne, the people mark the day by releasing the sheep, chickens and cows from their pens. All day, the children of Carcassonne make great fun by trying to catch the animals and return them to their pens by dusk.

First published by Hans im Glück in 2009 under the name Die Kinder von Carcassonne, and initially translated into English as The Kids of Carcassonne (RGG 2009). It was renamed My First Carcassonne for the first ZMG release in 2014. It is known as Carcassonne: Junior in most non-English versions.

A second ZMG design, with revised artwork, was released in 2020 along with updated releases in most markets.

A fun and exciting tile-laying game for 2–4 players aged 4 and up from Marco Teubner. This is a children‘s version of the Carcassonne game from Klaus-Jürgen Wrede.

Contents

• 36 landscape tiles, about twice the size of normal Carcassonne tiles

• 32 game figures (8 in each color), larger than meeples from Carcassonne

Preparation

Take all landscape tiles, shuffle them, and stack them in several stacks around the table, so that each player can reach one or two stacks

Leave the middle of the table clear for this is where you will place the landscape tiles to build the map.

Each player chooses a colour and takes the 8 figures of that colour, placing them in their play area (the area in front of them on the table). With fewer than 4 players, remove the figures in the unchosen colors from the game.

Take one tile from a stack and place it face up in the center of the table to start the game. From this tile, the players will build the whole map of the game.

Aim of the Game

In the game, the players place tiles on the table to form a map. The first player to place all of their figures on the map wins the game.

Footnotes

For Icons explanation and licensing please visit Icons page.