Carcassonne the Count

by Rio Grande Games

Product Features

• 2 to 5 player game
• 45 minutes to play
• Medieval theme
• City building strategy
• Expansion for popular line

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 1 x 3 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007V1J7U
• Item model number: 253RGG
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,746 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This small expansion adds the 12 tiles that represent the actual city of carcassonne and are the starting tiles for the game. During the game, players who help others score points may place followers in the city and later move them to scoring features outside the city. Yet another new way to play this great game!

Product Description

This small expansion adds the 12 tiles that represent the actual city of Carcassonne and are the starting tiles for the game. During the game, players who help others score points may place followers in the city and later move them to scoring features out

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Smaller farms, more complicated strategy, January 1, 2008

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M. DiGioia (Bothell, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

The Count of Carcassonne (CoC) is an expansion for the game Carcassonne. It is a starting point to be used in place of the river or single starting tile included with the basic game.

CoC allows players to "stash" pieces in the town. As the game progresses, they can draw on these pieces to take control of valuable map features (cities, roads, cloisters, farms) as other players score. It makes the game more complex and adds another dimension to strategy and game play.

The design of the tiles also eliminates the mega farms the often develop in the basic game.

I think those who prefer Carcassonne sessions heavy on strategy and competition for each and every scoring opportunity, will enjoy this expansion the most. We enjoy it but don't play with it often.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Count is a big strategy change for Carcassonne, January 4, 2010

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E. Lambeth (Paso Robles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Carcassonne the Count (Toy)

You build the 12-piece Count of Carcassonne starter set of tiles, and when you complete a city/road/cathedral for which someone else gets points, then you get to take one of your followers, put it into the city or farm area of this structure, and then when something else is scored, you have an opportunity to put your followers that you've added to this structure onto the completed city or farm. You can do this with roads and cathedrals as well, but there's no point as they don't give you enough points to warrant the loss of your follower.

So now, if you're thinking of starting a city and putting your follower no it, forget it. Somebody will close your city, give you the two points, put their follower into the "Town of Carcassonne", and then reserve that piece till the end of the game, when they drop it on the farm that contains 12 cities.

Be careful near the end of the game, when you've got some stray roads and cities that may not be closed. Folks will close them, give you the measly points, and then get a big advantage when that huge city closes or when farms are scored.

Very good addition to the base game and the other expansions.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A cut-throat expansion for Carcassonne, January 15, 2012

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SailorJoe - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Carcassonne the Count (Toy)

In the line of cut-throat expansions for Carcassonne this one is one that I don't use too often. It's a good idea, but it just adds too the complexity of the map on top of the simpler expansions. It's a good expansion, but I just don't use it too much for this reason.

I suppose if I wasn't already using four other expansions I'd probably include this one. If you want to make your map that much bigger and add one more dynamic to your game, then this expansion is cheap and worth the addition.