Carcassonne: The City

Designer: Klaus-Jurgen Wrede
Publisher: Rio Grande (2004) English edition.
Categories: Genre: FamilyMechanic: buildingMechanic: tile placementTheme: Carcassonne SeriesTheme: Medieval
Players: 2 -4 Ages: 12 +
Time: ~ 60 - 75 mins Availability: Sold Out (Temporarily Unavailable. Will be re-stocked.)
Price: $39.95 CND  

Photo of Carcassonne: the City by Gerlinde Rode of Reich der Spiele. Used with kind permission.

This game is a stand-alone remake of Carcassonne, consisting of stunning wooden components & coming in a nice wooden box!

From Board Game Geek:

Carcassonne the City is a deluxe edition of the Carcassonne-series, that comes in a wooden box with quality components. In this new stand-alone game, players build up the old town together by placing tiles. While the town area grows, the town walls grow around it, starting from a wooden tower. The wall is comprised of delicately carved wooden parts, that create a beautiful rendition of the medieval town at the end of the game. Next to the slightly modified tile-laying rules, players have the possibility to place their followers as guards on the walls, offering them a wide view of the town. This brings the players extra points. Each player also receives three twisted wooden towers, giving the town walls an added aesthetic effect.

From the publisher's website:

The impressive city of Carcassonne was a magnet for tourists from all lands even in the middle ages. Its large markets, grandiose homes and busy streets made the whole city a popular attraction. Here is your chance to build the city of Carcassonne! Players build walls, build towers, found markets and place followers in the normal way. At the end, you will all enjoy looking at the beautiful 3-D city you have built! The game comes in a beautiful wooden box that is as beautiful as the game is fun to play!




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8 "A welcome cousin" by Paul Suggitt

This is billed as a 'deluxe version of Carcassonne" and a "remake". I don't understand that. This is a Carcassonne game to be sure but the differences are significant.

As for the game, it is very good; perhaps a little lighter than its namesake but meatier than The Castle. Even so, I think I prefer the Castle over this one, but only slightly. The components are excellent and the play is full of dilemma.

Carcassonne is still the ‘Granddaddy’ in the collection.