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- 6.3
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Rules assistance for Carcassonne: Mage & Witch
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- Complexity 1.7/5
Rules assistant for Carcassonne: Mage & Witch
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Carcassonne: Mage & Witch is an expansion for Carcassonne released in 2012 for 2–6 players and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede and Christwart Conrad and its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence and Tile Placement.
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About the game
In Carcassonne: Mage & Witch, a small expansion for Carcassonne, eight landscape tiles bearing a mage symbol are mixed with the other tiles at the start of the game. Whenever a player draws one of these tiles, they play it following the standard placement rules. Then they either place or move the mage or witch on the playing area; both figures can be placed only on incomplete roads and cities, and both cannot be on the same road or in the same city. The player must place or move one of these figures, if possible. They then optionally place a follower on the tile just played. Whenever a feature bearing a mage or witch scores, whether during the game or at game's end, the mage/witch adjusts the points scored for this feature. The mage adds one point for each tile in the feature, while the witch cuts the number of points scored for this feature in half, rounded up. After such scoring, place the mage/witch next to the score track to await the drawing of the next mage tile. Part of the Carcassonne series.
Editions
- Carcassonne: Mage & WitchenZ-Man Games2014
- Carcassonne: Mage & WitchenRio Grande Games2012
- Carcassonne: Mago y BrujaesDevir2012
- Carcassonne: Tovenaar en Heks999 Games2012
- Carcassonne: NoidatLautapelit.fi2012
- Carcassonne: Magicien & SorcièrefrFilosofia Éditions2012
- Carcassonne: Magier und HexedeHans im Glück2012
- Carcassonne: Il Mago e la StregaitGiochi Uniti2012
- Carcassonne Mini: 5 Mag i WiedźmaplMINDOK2012
- Carcassonne: VrajitoriideHans im Glück2012
- Carcassonne Mini 5: Troldmand og heks/Trollmann og heks/Magiker och häxaEnigma (Bergsala Enigma)2012
- Carcassonne: Mág a čarodějniceMINDOK
Designers
Publishers
- Devir
- Enigma (Bergsala Enigma)
- Giochi Uniti
- 999 Games
- MINDOK
- Rio Grande Games
- Lautapelit.fi
- Filosofia Éditions
- Z-Man Games
- Hans im Glück
Questions and answers
Carcassonne: Mage & Witch supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Carcassonne: Mage & Witch for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Carcassonne: Mage & Witch has a complexity rating of 1.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Carcassonne: Mage & Witch belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Territory Building, and Medieval. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence and Tile Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Carcassonne: Mage & Witch are: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede and Christwart Conrad. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Carcassonne: Mage & Witch as an expansion for Carcassonne. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Carcassonne to use it. Check that your edition of Carcassonne is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.