Difference between revisions of "The Princess and The Dragon (1st edition)"

If using the tunnel tokens from [[The Tunnel (1st edition)|The Tunnel]], then the road shown on the first tile is indeed broken, and the segments may never actually meet.</ref></td>

When a player '''does not deploy''' a follower, <ref>

</ref> the builder, or the pig on his or her turn, the player may now decide to move the neutral fairy '''next to'''

:If a player completes a city and does not deploy a follower, he or she '''can''' move the fairy to a follower in the city and earn the three bonus points. The deployment of a follower—and so the movement of the fairy—occurs before any scoring.

 

 

 

</ref> to the tile, but may—according to the usual rules—move the fairy. <ref>

This is a notable change in the rules, especially in respect of a previously available FAQ which clearly stated that the fairy could only be moved when the player relinquished the deployment of a follower—and since no follower could be deployed when a volcano tile is placed, the fairy could not be moved either. That ruling has obviously been overturned, since the rules now state that the fairy may be moved when a volcano tile is placed. Indeed, the rules now say that a player may move the fairy whenever he or she does not place a follower. Thus, the player no longer has to “choose” not to deploy a follower—in any case when a follower is not or cannot be deployed, the fairy may be moved. This is in fact consistent with another FAQ, which stated that the fairy may still be moved if the player has run out of followers.

The [[Rio_Grande_Games|'''RGG''']]  edition contradicts the sequence described in the [[Hans_im_Glück|'''HiG''']] edition and the FAQ: “If placement of the tile completes a feature, it is scored as normal. Then, the game is briefly interrupted while the Dragon moves.” So, according to the [[Rio_Grande_Games|'''RGG''']]  edition of the [[Variants#Big Box|Big Box]], dragon movement occurs after scoring; according to [[Hans_im_Glück|'''HiG''']] it occurs before scoring. The [[Z Man Games|'''ZMG''']] edition follows the [[Hans_im_Glück|'''HiG''']] rule and specifically adds that the interruption is “before scoring.” (5/2013)

In rules prior to March 2015, neutral figures, including the mage and witch, could not be eaten by the dragon. (3/2015)

* '''Dragon diet plan (dragon cannot eat):''' barn,<ref>

* '''Protection from dragons (figures in the following locations are safe from the dragon):''' land tile with fairy, inside the City of Carcassonne, in a castle,<ref>

</ref> inside the Wheel of Fortune, inside the school.

{{FAQ|When a city, cloister, or road is completed by placing a dragon tile, is it scored before the movement of the dragon?|The dragon is moved before scoring and may possibly clear the city, cloister or road in question before any scoring takes place. [As noted in a previous footnote, this is true in [[Hans_im_Glück|'''HiG''']] and [[Z Man Games|'''ZMG''']] rules, but scoring occurs first in [[Rio_Grande_Games|'''RGG''']]  rules – ed.]}}

The original rules stated that a follower could not be deployed to a feature which had not yet been scored—leaving the possibility that a follower could use a magic portal to reach a feature which had been completed, but not scored. This was corrected in an FAQ, and now in these rules. The magic portal may not be used to reach a completed feature, whether it was scored or not.

Specific comments that the mayor and wagon can be removed by the princess are found in Big

Box 2 and 3, but not in the rules from the stand-alone expansion. (updated 01/2015)

</ref> from the city and return it to its owner.<ref>

</ref> If the player does not remove a follower, he may deploy a follower as normal.<ref>

* If the last knight of a player is removed from a city in which that player also has a builder, then the builder is also immediately removed and returned to the player.<ref>

*  If a knight is removed from the city, the player may not deploy or move '''any''' other figure (including follower, builder, pig, mayor, barn, wagon, or fairy).<ref>

move '''any''' other figure.” [This combo would be too powerful in allowing city stealing. –ed.]

* '''Exp. 2 - [[Traders and Builders (1st edition)|Traders and Builders]]:''' Because builders and pigs are not followers, it is not possible to move the fairy next to either of them, as the fairy can only stand next to a follower.

* '''Exp. 4 - [[The Tower (1st edition)|a tower]]:''' The fairy '''can''' be moved to a tile where the only follower on the tile is on a tower.

** Barn, since that is not fully on the tile ('''Exp. 5 - [[Abbey and the Mayor|Abbey and Mayor]]''')

** A bridge, as necessary ('''[[Bridges, Castles and Bazaars (1st edition)|A bridge]]''')

** Normal follower ('''[[Base game|Base game]]''')

** Abbot ('''Base game - [[The Abbot|The Abbot]]''')

** Large follower ('''Exp. 1 - [[Inns and Cathedrals|Inns and Cathedrals]]''')

** Pig ('''Exp. 2 - [[Traders and Builders|Traders and Builders]]''')

** Builder ('''Exp. 2 - [[Traders and Builders|Traders and Builders]]''')

** Mayor ('''Exp. 5 - [[Abbey and the Mayor|Abbey and Mayor]]''')

** Barn ('''Exp. 5 - [[Abbey and the Mayor|Abbey and Mayor]]''')

** Wagon ('''Exp. 5 - [[Abbey and the Mayor|Abbey and Mayor]]''')

** Shepherd ('''Exp. 9 - [[Hills & Sheep|Hills & Sheep]]''')

** Normal follower ('''[[Base game|Base game]]''')

** Abbot ('''Base game - [[The Abbot|The Abbot]]''')

** Large follower ('''Exp. 1 - [[Inns and Cathedrals|Inns and Cathedrals]]''')

** Pig ('''Exp. 2 - [[Traders and Builders|Traders and Builders]]''')

** Builder ('''Exp. 2 - [[Traders and Builders|Traders and Builders]]''')

** Follower on a tower ('''[[The Tower (1st edition)|The Tower]]''')

** Mayor ('''Exp. 5 - [[Abbey and the Mayor|Abbey and Mayor]]''')

** Barn ('''Exp. 5 - [[Abbey and the Mayor|Abbey and Mayor]]''')

** Wagon ('''Exp. 5 - [[Abbey and the Mayor|Abbey and Mayor]]''')

** Shepherd, and the sheep next yo it ('''Exp. 9 - [[Hills & Sheep|Hills & Sheep]]''')

** Phantom ('''[[The Phantom (1st edition)|The Phantom]]''')

* '''Exp. 6 - [[Count, King and Robber (1st edition)|City of Carcassonne]]:''' The dragon cannot move into the City of Carcassonne. Note that the dragon '''can''' still move onto tiles that include the City of Carcassonne, treating the landscape areas as normal tiles, but it must stay outside the City itself. Thus only figures outside the City are eaten, and those inside (including the Count) are safe. (12/2013)

{{FAQ|If you place a dragon tile and add a piece to a tower, what happens first: follower capture by the tower, or dragon movement?|Prisoners are taken first; placing a tower piece is an alternative to deploying a follower, so this occurs before dragon movement.}}

* '''Exp. 9 - [[Hills & Sheep|Hills & Sheep]]:''' If a tile with a dragon icon is placed and extends the field with the active player’s shepherd, the player can perform the shepherd action ('''expand or herd the flock''') before the dragon moves. (3/2015)

* '''[[The School (1st edition)|The School]]:'''  

** Followers '''can''' use the magic portal to be deployed on features '''outside''' on the school tiles (outside the school itself). (1/2013)

** Followers '''cannot''' use the magic portal to be deployed to the school itself, as they are not occupied using regular placement rules. (confirmed 5/2013)

==== The princess ====

==== New tiles ====