Varianty

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Úvod

Variants are different versions of Carcassonne game that share the same set of rules.

Promo

Various promotional editions.

CutCassonne

 
 

10 cut-n-play tiles for Carcassonne in the Second Edition style introduced in 2014 that were hidden on the bottom of the gift box "Hans im Päckchen" given at out Essen 2014. No meeples were included.

You may cut out the tiles from the box and glue them on blank tiles, and use them as an expansion.

CutCassonne has the darker city backgrounds.

See rules for them here.


Carcassonne Demo-Spiel

Promotional mini game version of Carcassonne contained in the 999 Games 25th anniversary box in 2015. The game is for two players and contains 20 smaller tiles and 8 smaller meeples in red and blue (4 of each). No scoreboard is provided, and all base game rules apply, except farmers. Also released by Hans im Glück in a German edition.

Carcassonne Demo-Spiel has the darker city backgrounds.

See the rules here.

Carcassonne Solo Variant

Promotional variant based on the base game released in April 2020 during the "Stay at Home" campaign. Hans im Glück published downloadable rules (in German and in English) for a one-player collaborative variant where the player (or a team) has to score the maximum number of points possible.

It follows the usual rules of the base game with some modifications:

  • It uses 3 sets of meeples only (4 meeples each in 3 colors), and optional one abbot in another color as turn tracker.
  • Scoring meeples on the scoreboard are placed initially in specific spaces.
  • A stack with one third of the tiles is assigned to each color.
  • Meeples must placed whenever there is an unoccupied feature (except fields).
  • Only the meeple(s) with the least number of points can score a completed feature.
  • The game ends when the player cannot place more tiles or cannot place a meeple in a turn (ran out of meeples in one color).
  • The final scoring is based on the number of meeples placed on the board.

See the rules here


Carcassonne Print-and-Play Demo

Print-and-play game version of Carcassonne released in April 2020 during the "Stay at Home" campaign. Hans im Glück published downloadable rules in German and in English (the latter provided by ZMG).

The game is for two to five players and includes 48 smaller tiles and a scoreboard to be printed and cut. Players have also to provide their colored pieces to serve as meeples: 5 for the game and 1 optional for the scoreboard, if used. All base game rules apply, except farmers.

See the rules here.

Limitované vydania

Limited Edition 2003

The Limited Edition was released in 2003, and is considered by some as Big Box 0 or, at least, the precursor to the Big Box series.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rieka
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia


Limited edition: Base game, Traders and Builders

This limited edition was released by Hans im Glück in 2004, and was supplied in a metal box.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia


Limited edition: Base game, Princess and Dragon

This limited edition was released by Hans im Glück in 2006.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 3 - Princezná a drak


Tchibo-Edition

This was sold exclusively by the German trade company Tchibo from 2007. It was packaged with El Grande in a metal box.

Contents:

 Základná hra


Limited edition: Wheel of fortune

 
Box front
 
Hidden certificate in the cover

This limited edition was released by Hans im Glück in 2009. From the outside the limited edition is not recognizable as such, only when you take a look in the cover you will find the corresponding certificate. The first 500 copies were signed by the book author Helene-Luise Köppel and the game designer Klaus-Jürgen Wrede.

Contents:

 Koleso osudu
  • Novel "Wheel of Fortune" by Helene-Luise Köppel


Limited edition: Base game, Crop circles

This limited edition was released by Hans im Glück in 2010.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Kruhy v obilí I


10th Anniversary

Hans im Glück released the 10th Anniversary Edition of the game in 2011 packaged in a giant blue meeple-shaped case to mark the 10th Anniversary of Carcassonne.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Oslava
  • A meeple-shaped scoreboard
  • 5 sets of colored, translucent meeples


Müller Exklusiv-Edition

This was sold exclusively by the German trade company Müller from 2013. It was packaged in a metal box.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 6 - Kráľ, gróf a rieka
 Obliehanie II


Limited edition: Base game, Dutch monasteries

This limited edition was released by 999 Games in 2014.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Holandské kláštory


15th Anniversary

Hans im Glück released the 15th Anniversary Edition of the game in 2016.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Oslava 15 rokov
 Opát
 Rieka


Saint Nicholas Scoring Board

The Saint Nicholas Scoring Board is a variant based on a scoreboard for Carcassonne II that was sold by cundco.de exclusively on Saint Nicholas Day in 2016. It was a limited edition of 150 items.

Two scoreboard spaces are marked with stickers:

  • Space number 6 has a Santa Claus hat.
  • Space number 24 has a Christmas tree.

The scoreboard is signed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede.

See the rules here


Limited Special Edition 2018

This was sold exclusively by CundCo from 2018. This was a special edition of the Carcassonne game in the form of a medieval book. The product was handcrafted using natural materials like vegetable tanned leather and hand-made paper.The edition was strictly limited to 100 copies with 80 copies available for sale to Carcassonne fans. Each copy was individually numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authentication.

Contents:

 Základná hra (First Edition artwork)


20th Anniversary Edition

Hans im Glück released the 20th Anniversary Edition of the game in 2021. It comes with the base game, but upgraded with a high gloss, UV spot print on all the tiles and the blue and golden box to truly make the details shine, while the tiles themselves are upgraded with brand new illustrations and decorated with characters. This edition brings 20 new tiles, including a 20th Anniversary expansion with 15 tiles and a new river with 5 more tiles than other rivers and a double-sized tile river source. This edition includes normal meeples and abbots for 5 players, and meeple stickers to personalize the meeples.

This edition has cities with clipped buildings.

Contents:

 Základná hra Výročná edícia (20 rokov)
 Opát
 Rieka Výročného vydania (20 rokov)
 Rozšírenie výročnej edície (20 rokov)
  • A sheet with meeple stickers


Big Boxes

Carcassonne Big Boxes are a good (and usually cheaper) way for players wanting to get started with the game of Carcassonne as they typically contain a copy of the base game and a number of major, and sometimes minor, expansions. These have been released every few years, with a slightly different set of expansions each time. The following Big Boxes have been released.

Big Box

 
RGG version
 
HiG version

The first Big Box was released in 2006 by Hans_im_Glück.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rieka (RGG only)
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia (without the cloth bag for tiles)
 Rozš. 3 - Princezná a drak
 Rozš. 4 - Veža

The German edition of Big Box did not include The River (thanks to kettlefish)


Big Box 2

Big Box 2 was released in 2008 by HiG.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia (without the cloth bag for tiles)
 Rozš. 3 - Princezná a drak
 Rozš. 5 - Opátstvo a starosta
 Rozš. 6 - Kráľ, gróf a rieka


Big Box 3

Big Box 3 was released in 2010 by HiG.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia (without the cloth bag for tiles)
 Rozš. 3 - Princezná a drak
 Rozš. 5 - Opátstvo a starosta
 Rozš. 8 - Mosty a hrady


Big Box 4

Big Box 4 was released in 2012 by HiG.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia (without the cloth bag for tiles)
 Mini 1: Lietacie stroje
 Mini 2: Listy
 Mini 3: Prievozy
 Mini 4: Zlaté bane
 Mini 5: Mág a čarodejnica
 Mini 6: Zbojníci
 Mini 7: Kruhy v obilí
  • 6 blank tiles


Big Box 5

Big Box 5 was released in 2014 by HiG.

Contents:

 Základná hra (modified version with additional Wheel of Fortune symbols on some tiles)
 Rieka III (special edition of River I with vineyards and printed sheep)
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály (including 8 50/100 points tiles instead of 6)
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia (without the cloth bag for tiles)
 Rozš. 9 - Ovce a kopce (without the cloth bag for sheep and wolf tokens)
 Koleso osudu (different version than the standalone version)
  • Sets of pink and purple figures for players 7th/8th


Big Box 6

Big Box 6 was released in 2017 by HiG.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Opát
 Rieka
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály (including 8 50/100 points tiles instead of 6)
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia (without the cloth bag for tiles)
 Mini 1: Lietacie stroje
 Mini 2: Listy
 Mini 3: Prievozy
 Mini 4: Zlaté bane
 Mini 5: Mág a čarodejnica
 Mini 6: Zbojníci
 Mini 7: Kruhy v obilí


Big Box 7 (Big Box v3.0)

Big Box 7 was released in 2021 by HiG. The Bigbox has the name Big Box v3.0 or Big Box 2022 in some countries. The Bigbox has cities with clipped buildings.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Opát
 Rieka C3 (source tile has a road added and the lake tile has a monastery added)
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály (including 8 50/100 points tiles instead of 6)
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia (without the cloth bag for tiles)
 Mini 1: Lietacie stroje
 Mini 2: Listy
 Mini 3: Prievozy (one tile has 4 road segments instead of 3)
 Mini 4: Zlaté bane
 Mini 5: Mág a čarodejnica
 Mini 6: Zbojníci
 Mini 7: Kruhy v obilí
  • 3 blank tiles


Russian Big Box 1

The Russian Big Box 1 was released in 2013 by Hobby World. The Bigbox has the name Royal Gift

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia
 Rozš. 5 - Opátstvo a starosta
 Kráľ


Russian Big Box 2

The Russian Big Box 2 was released in 2019 by Hobby World. The Bigbox has the name Royal Gift

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Opát
 Rieka
 Princezná a drak
 Kráľ, gróf a rieka
 Mosty a hrady


Bundles

The following bundles have been released.


Bundle: Base game, Inns and Cathedrals, Traders and Builders

We suspect that this bundle was released in 2003, or possibly 2004.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia


Bundle: Base game, Traders and Builders, Princess and Dragon

This bundle was released in 2005.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia
 Rozš. 3 - Princezná a drak


Bundle: Base game, Tower

This bundle was released in 2007.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 4 - Veža

Bundle: Base game, Catapult

This bundle was released in 2012.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 7 - Katapult


Bundle: Base game II, Inns and Cathedrals II

This bundle was released in 2016.

Contents:

 Základná hra
 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály


Russian Compilation 1

The Russian Compilation 1 was released in 2011 by Hobby World. The compilation has the name Suburbans and Inhabitants

Contents:

 Rozš. 1 - Hostince a katedrály
 Rozš. 2 - Kupci a stavitelia
 Rozš. 5 - Opátstvo a starosta
 Kráľ


Russian Compilation 2

The Russian Compilation 2 was released in 2012 by Hobby World. The compilation has the name Nobles and Towers

Contents:

 Rozš. 3 - Princezná a drak
 Rozš. 4 - Veža
 Gróf z Carcassonne
 Rieka II
 Kacíri a svätyne
 Kruhy v obilí I


Russian Wheel of Fortune

The Russian Wheel of Fortune was released in 2012 by Hobby World.

Contents:

 Koleso osudu
 Rozš. 8 - Mosty a hrady


Russian Compilation 3

The Russian Compilation 3 was released in 2014 by Hobby World. The compilation has the name Science & Magic

Contents:

 Mini 1: Lietacie stroje
 Mini 2: Listy
 Mini 3: Prievozy
 Mini 4: Zlaté bane
 Mini 5: Mág a čarodejnica
 Mini 6: Zbojníci
 Mini 7: Kruhy v obilí


Mini-Bundle I

The Mini-Bundle I was released in 2023 by Hans im Glück. It includes 4 mini expansions converted to C3 that were also released separately the same year. This bundle was also released in several countries by their local publishers.

Contents:

 Trhy v Lipsku
 Nemecké kláštory
 Nemecké katedrály
 Mýtne


Travel Editions

Carcassonne Travel Edition

The Travel Edition was released in 2007.

The tile size of the Travel Edition is smaller than the regular game, so it is not possible to add any expansion for the regular game, except   Fantóm expansion. Meeples, too, are smaller than normal.

Contents:

  • 72 landscape tiles
  • 40 meeples in five colours - 8 each in red, yellow, green, blue, and black
  • Tile bag with scoring track printed on one side

Accessories:


Carcassonne for 2

Carcassonne for 2 was released by Hans im Glück in 2017.

It is a two-player version of Carcassonne that comes in a small metal box. There is no score track.

Contents:

  • 48 landscape tiles (subset of the standard base game with additional tiles in other configurations)
  • 12 meeples in two colours - 6 each in red and blue

Accessories: