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Princess & The Dragon : Carcassonne Exp. 3 Reviews

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Hark brave Knight! Think you have settled well into Carcassonne? Whilst your highwaymen have been thieving, your farmers ploughing and your knights settling, a new threat and a demanding royal have appeared! The Princess and the Dragon expansion for Carcassonne is the third expansion in the series and adds the princess tiles, portal tiles, dragon and fairy meeple, and more tiles for extra play. This expansion adds no end of new elements and gives players a plethora of new ways to compete and gain the advantage! The princess adds new competitive elements to the building of castles and allows the tile-laying player to cruelly remove one opposing player’s Meeples from the connected castle, much like the spoilt royal she is. The portal allows players to take hold of any unscored tiles available, allowing them to grab hold of fields, roads and castles that may not yet be claimed. The dragon introduces new elements to tiles; volcanoes. These are the beast’s lair and he will appear there whenever one is played. Once a dragon tile has been played, he will begin his rampage throughout the realm, removing the land’s inhabitants as he goes! Luckily, players can claim the fairy’s blessing, should they not choose to place a Meeple on their turn, which will prevent the dragon from attacking whichever lucky worker is accompanied by her. If a player is lucky enough to still be blessed on their following turn, they will automatically gain a point as well! Carcassonne’s Princess and the Knight Expansion introduces both the demanding damsel and the rampaging beast into the game as the main elements, but the addition of the portal and the fairy are excellent tactical elements. This expansion works excellently with both the core game and other additional expansions, but adds more tactical competitive elements than many of the other options. So, don your armour, win the princess’s favour and keep an eye on that fire breather! Player Count: 2-6 (Dependant on previously owned expansions) Time: 45 Minutes (Dependant on previously owned expansions) Age: 7+

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The princess and the dragon introduces some interesting mechanics to the game, but is not considered one of the essential expansions. It does however introduce plenty of chaos to the core game for those that love adding a little ‘take that’ to their games. The main additions this expansions bring is that of a large dragon meeple and a fairy meeple. The dragon is used to burn other players’ (and your own if touched) meeples off the board. The fairy gives you new ways to score and protection from the dragon. It introduces other little mechanics too and is recommended if you are already well versed in playing Carcassonne.
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Posted 2 years ago
Loved this fantasy themed extension to a much-lived game.
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Posted 2 years ago
Haven't had chance to play yet...
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Posted 2 years ago
Great expansion for the game.
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Posted 2 years ago
The game is a brilliant extension to the original. Unfortunately it took a long time (nearly 2 years) to recieve it so it was a bitter sweet victory. I feel that zaty shouldn't put 'restock order' if they are aware that nothing is coming in. I had to send so many emails to get this sorted. So communication could have been better along the way. When I phoned however, the person on the end of the phone was amazing and really apologetic and my games came really quickly after that.
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Posted 2 years ago
Great expansion. Really takes the game in a different direction and makes you think about your placements. Also adds a lot of fun table talk, trying to convince people where to move the dragon. Definitely one to get.
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Posted 2 years ago
Converts what was once essentially a passive game into a much more aggressive game .
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