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Carcassonne: Winter Edition
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Rules assistance for Carcassonne: The Messengers
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Rules assistant for Carcassonne: The Messengers
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Carcassonne: The Messengers 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 its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement, and Memory.
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About the game
In Carcassonne: The Messengers, a small expansion for Carcassonne, players place a second meeple (included in this expansion) on the score board at the start of the game. Whenever they score points during the game, they decide which scoring meeple to advance; if a meeple lands on one of the dark spaces on the score track (0, 5, 10, etc.) and the owner of that meeple is the active player, then that player draws the top message tile from the track and either scores two points for it or takes the action shown on the tile. The possibilities are: Score that player's smallest road, city or cloister as if it were the end of the game, but leave the meeple in place. Score two points for each banner in a city that player occupies or two points for each of that player's knights. Score three points for each of that player's farmers. Draw and play an additional tile. Score one follower and return it to that player's supply. Whichever option the player chooses, he then places that tile on the bottom of the message stack. At the end of the game, players add the scores represented by their two scoring meeples, place one meeple on that sum, then figure out their final scoring, earning no more messages. Part of the Carcassonne series.
Editions
- Carcassonne: The MessengersenZ-Man Games2014
- Carcassonne: The MessagesenRio Grande Games2012
- Carcassonne: DespachosesDevir2012
- Carcassonne: Nieuwsberichten999 Games2012
- Carcassonne: ViestitLautapelit.fi2012
- Carcassonne: Les MessagersfrFilosofia Éditions2012
- Carcassonne: Die DepeschendeHans im Glück2012
- Carcassonne: Il MessaggeroitGiochi Uniti2012
- Carcassonne Mini: 2 KurierzyplMINDOK2012
- Carcassonne: MesajedeHans im Glück2012
- Carcassonne Mini 2: Sendebud/Meldingene/BrevEnigma (Bergsala Enigma)2012
- Carcassonne: DopisyMINDOK
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: The Messengers 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: The Messengers 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: The Messengers has a complexity rating of 1.8 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: The Messengers belongs to these categories: Territory Building, Medieval, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement, and Memory. 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: The Messengers are: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede. 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: The Messengers 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.