Carcassonne

[Twylyght Myst]

Does anyone else have this game? I am trying to get the 150+ point in a single player game but the most I got was 149..Grrr... LOL...

Any tips?

[Squidpunch]

I actually plan to try it soon - I am very behind on arcades since my xbox was out on repair for a bit over a month.

[Twylyght Myst]

Me too..LOL...if you get it let me know so we can play some...

[Twylyght Myst]

Here is my little review if anyone is interested...

Honestly, I have never heard of it until it hit the Arcade on June 27th. It will run you 800 Microsoft points and take up about 45.8 MB on your hard drive.

Carcassonne includes 72 tiles from the original game and 12 tiles from the Rivers expansion. This is a good family game as it supports 4 players on one console with several difficulty levels to choose from and online multiplayer can have up to five players. The achievements are fairly easy and the game comes with a tutorial.

The game begins with a single tile faced up and on each turn the player places a new tile adjacent to tiles that are already face up and must be placed in a way that extends on the tiles it is placed next to. For example roads must connect to roads, fields to fields, and city walls to city walls. When the tile is placed you have the option of placing a follower down to claim that city or road to gain points once that city or road is finished. Once the city or road is finished you get your follower back and a flag with your color is put in its place. Of course the game ends when the last tile is set on the board, the game is then scored and the player with the most points wins.

The tutorial does give more in-depth directions so I recommend giving it a once over before jumping into the game if this is your first time playing Carcassonne.

Single player against the computer set at the easiest level is a guaranteed win almost every time, so for a bit more of a challenge raise the level, set a time per turn, or use the river tiles.

Multiplayer can be a lot of fun but the only draw back is that the game can last a lot longer than it should mainly due to other players want to take their time with their strategies. Even if you set a time for the game most gamers will take the full amount of time allotted to place their piece down.

Gameplay: 5 - Controls are very easy to use

Graphics: 4 – good not great but that is to be expected since it is a tile game

Audio: Honestly I didn’t pay much attention to the music since I was focused on the game. So I can’t really rate it. I would recommend just playing your own sound track if you don’t like the music

Replayability: 4 – I gave it a four because it is fun to play and addictive you can easily play this game for hours especially with friends

Overall: 4 - For a few minor quarks such as the multiplayer games that take a bit longer to play. All in all, it is not only great for the family that likes to game together but for everyone