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Carcassonne Big Box 2017 Reviews

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Carcassonne Big Box 2017 contains the original tile-laying classic, Carcassonne, together with a greatest hits collection of no less than 11 of its expansions.

Winner of the Spiel des Jahres on its initial release in 2001, Carcassonne set a new standard for board games. It gave the world Meeples and its deceptively simple, intuitive, mechanics provide a genuine all ages appeal that has helped make Carcassonne one of the success stories of modern board gaming.

Carcassonne has since been released in a variety of editions, including a Star Wars theme, and recently inspired a spin off series of standalone ‘Carcassonne Around the World’ games.

The basic premise is:

- Pick up and then place a tile.
- Choose to place a meeple of a feature (city, road or abbey).
- Or choose to remove a previously placed meeple to score, if you can.

Over the course of the game this pick up and place mechanic reveals a hidden world of robbers, farmers and monks and the towns and villages they inhabit.

Points are scored as the map unfolds and features are completed. Investment in farming can provide big points at the end of the game and it’s the player with the most points wins the game.

The 11 expansions included in Carcassonne Big Box 2017 include: 

Inns and Cathedrals (considered to be an essential addition), Builders and Traders, The Abbot, The River, The Flying Machines, The Ferries, The Messengers, The Gold Mines, Mage & Witch, The Robbers and The Crop Circles.

Carcassonne Big Box 2017 is a perfect starting point for players looking to delve into the world of Carcassonne.

Player Count: 2-6
Time: 60 Minutes
Age: 7+

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This is truly the best version of Carcassonne you can buy. It is a simple game of laying tiles down to grow cities, roads, and fields, claiming them and scoring them. There is more thinking involved than you first imagine, especially when trying to muscle in on opponents’-controlled areas. The best part about this game is seeing the sprawling map unfold during the game whilst you build it out tile by tile. This Big Box version comes with absolutely tons of content. From many many main expansions to many many mini expansions it includes literally hundreds of tiles to play with. The number of expansions that come with this edition is staggering and will honestly make for one of the highest replayability in any game edition in the hobby. You really do get your money’s worth out of this big box edition!
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Posted 2 years ago
Have played the game with our grown up children and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Extensions give plenty of scope to vary the game.
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Posted 3 years ago
This Carcassonne set is a great way to start a collection
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Posted 3 years ago
Ordered this game and been waiting 9 months for this game to come back in stock and be delivered, not complaining cause normally have great service from Zatu, just wondering if anybody has any idea when this will be back in stock. Cant give more than one star because havent had it to play it yet.....
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Posted 3 years ago
Ordered Carcassonne big box on 06.05.2020 and still didn't arrive!!!! Yes! 4 months after andwand still not arrived. They emailed "Restocking items typically takes up to two months. However, due to COVID-19, there could potentially be longer delays".
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Posted 4 years ago
This was one of the first five games I bought. So much in this box, love the tile laying and the different ways to score. It is an absolute classic and with a nice few expansions all in one set is great value. If you are new to gaming this is a classic and is a great game to learn. It will not disappoint.
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Posted 4 years ago
Bought as a gift for family members stuck indoors. They've had the game for a week and really enjoyed. They suggest starting with the basic and get used to the rules, before adding the expansions. Enough expansions/ mini expansions to keep you occupied. Box is very big
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Posted 4 years ago
Very easy to add the expansions to the base game to add to the complexity as you get more familiar with the gameplay.
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Posted 5 years ago