ORIGIN OF CARCASSONNE
Carcassonne is a board game based on the tiles. The game is designed to be played by two to five players. It is played by placing tiles within the city, cloisters, rivers, and farms. The players play the game to build the city of old France, Carcassonne. The game was first published in the year 2000 and it derives its name from the fortified town of medieval times, Carcassonne. This medieval town was located in southern parts of France. Carcassonne was famous for its city walls. The game became very popular within a short span of time and it was awarded the Spiel des Jahres award in the year 2001.
This game is an excellent game to introduce new players to the board games. It is a very interesting and easy game as the rules of the game are simple. They are very easy to understand even by a first time player. The game does not have any elimination and maintains a grip on the game by a fast movement. The expertise in the game definitely comes from the practice and a few good tactics can improve the chances of winning manifolds.
The game Carcassonne has witnessed many variations and versions in its entire span. There have been many spin-offs, PC versions and also console versions for the game. There have been numerous additional rules in the game. Several new titles and figures have been added to the original version of the game over a period of time. If a person wishes to play the game with these different additions and changes, it is possible as the changes are compatible with different versions of the game. The popularity of the game is evident from the number of mini expansions as well as numerous changes and additions within a short time of its publishing.
With the success of Carcassonne, many other similar board games have been derived from the game. They share similar mechanics as that of Carcassonne.
