The Messages (1st edition)
General info and comments
The Messages (Dispatches) (Mini #2) was originally released by Hans im Glück in 2012.
Contents
- 6 Women followers in 6 colors
- 8 Dispatch tiles
- 1 new land tile with crop circle
Rules
Preparation
One player shuffles the Message tiles and places them upside down (as a stack) beside the scoreboard. Each player places the woman follower in his or her color in addition to his normal follower on the zero of the scoreboard. There are, therefore, now two counting figures on the scoreboard for each player.
This expansion has been developed for the Carcassonne basic game. All of the rules remain the same.
Placing a tile
There are no land tiles specific to this expansion.
Placing a meeple
The followers in this expansion are not placed on the standard land tiles as part of the game.
Scoring a feature
Whenever a player scores points, he or she can choose which one of the two scoring figures to move forward on the scoreboard. The active player (and only that player) gets a Message tile if one of his two counting figures lands on a dark number space (0, 5, 10, 15,...). The active player takes the top tile from the stack of Message tiles and turns it over. He or she has two options, either:
- Perform the action of the Message
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- Score 2 points immediately (shown in the seal on the lower right corner of the tile)
After the player has carried out his or her choice, he or she places the Message tile face down at the bottom of the Message stack.
The Messages in detail
| (1) Score smallest road The player selects a road on which he or she has at least one follower (the player does not need to have a majority of followers, just needs to be represented). If there is more than one road to choose from, the player must select the one that would be worth the fewest points when scored at the end of the game. [1] The player receives the number of points the road would be worth if it were the end of the game. [2] The player’s follower remains on the road. |
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| (2) Score smallest city Same as Message 1 but applies to cities. [3] |
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| (3) Score smallest city Same as Message 1 but applies to cities. [4] |
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The crop circles addition
In each mini, you will find a tile of the 7th mini expansion Crop Circles. This expansion is playable with only a single tile, but it is best to play with all 6 tiles. [5]
Tile Distribution
Total Tiles: 9 (8 + 1 crop circle)
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x1Footnotes
For Icons explanation and licensing please visit Icons page.
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The 2013 rules have a slightly clearer wording than the 2012 version. (11/2013)
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Note that this could be 0 points if a road with one of the player’s followers has an inn on it.
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- ↑ Note that the Crop Circle tiles included in the mini expansions are different from the tiles released in the initial Crop Circles expansion (referred to as "Crop Circles I").
