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Carcassonne app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 2480 ratings )
Games Entertainment Board Family
Developer: TheCodingMonkeys
9.99 USD
Current version: 4.30, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 03 Jun 2010
App size: 363.06 Mb

Famous boardgame and great iOS experience, with expansions as in-app purchases.
"iPhone Game of the Year", iTunes Rewind Germany.
"The single best board game experience in the App Store", gamezebo
"Carcassonne does just about everything right on the iPhone", ars technica
"It is quite simply one of the most polished games on the platform", wired.com
"Theres nothing like a sneaky farmer to push you across the winning line", Edge Magazine
"Beautiful and intuitive", joystiq
"Carcassonne is as good as it gets", EGM
"Of all the tabletop games I have played on my iPad while pooping, nothing has as much time invested in it as Carcassonne", Wil Wheaton

Play the original award winning board game Carcassonne with friends, family, or other board game enthusiasts - online or offline.

Build a medieval landscape, tile by tile, claim landmarks with your followers and score points. As a winner of the prestigious "Spiel des Jahres" award in 2001, the game allows for a plethora of play styles and strategies. If you like social gaming or board games you will love Carcassonne!


FEATURES

• Official Carcassonne game with original artwork
• Universal App - Buy once, play on iPad and iPhone
• Expansions available via In-App-Purchase
• "The River" adds a new strategic element to the game play
• "Inns and Cathedrals" adds a double follower and tiles to upvalue cities and roads.
• "Traders & Builders" with trade-goods, pigs and builders.
• "Princess & Dragon" with dragon, princess, fairy and magic portals.
• "Phantom" adds the phantom, a game piece you can place in addition to other followers.
• "Winter" with a new theme, tiles, and the Gingerbread Man.
• "Double Base Tile Set" adds the possibility to play with twice the amount of base game (or winter) cards.
• "The Old River" - the first expansion ever for the board game
• "The Abbot" adds gardens and lets you score cloisters before the end of the game
• "German Cathedrals" - place a meeple on a German cathedral to score points. Roads connected to a German cathedral score bonus points.
• Easy mode that does not count Fields, ideal for Kids
• 9 different AI players: (Hans, Count, Countess, Maid, Servant, Juggler, Fortune Teller, Witch and Warlock)
• Play with up to five players passing one device around
• Unique Solitaire mode
• Internet multiplayer with Push Notifications
• Online and offline ranking
• Game Center Achievements
• Comprehensive in-game manual
• Tutorials with voice acting
• Compete for the best score in Solitaire Game of the Week
• Chat function
• Play with Game Center friends


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• How do I redownload my Expansions?

You can restore your purchases free of charge in the apps purchases menu. (The treasure chest in the main menu.)

• Help! I’m trapped in a menu screen!
Try opening http://carcassonneapp.com/cleanup.html in your iPad’s or iPhone’s Safari.

• What about more Expansions?

We are continuing to work on further expansions. Please dont hesitate to tell us which one youd like to see next!

• Can I play asynchronously?

Yes. In "Play with Friends" you can leave the app and will be notified when its your turn again. No pressure though, unlike "Quick Play" there are no time limits.

• Can I play against my familiy or friends by passing the device around?

Yes, of course. Up to five players can play on the same device.

• Do I need to buy the expansions to participate in a game with expansions?

To play online multiplayer, you need to buy the expansion to play with it.

• Can I play with expansions in quick play?

Yes. However currently we limit the combinations of the expansions in quick play to avoid fragmentation of the player base and longer waiting times for games. We try to give three or four useful combinations for quick play. There is also the "Automatic" category that tries to match you up with anyone who wants to play right now.

Pros and cons of Carcassonne app for iPhone and iPad

Carcassonne app good for

I got tired of other board games but I keel coming back to this one!
The best board game adaptation on iPhone and one of the finest games of the App Store. The graphics are simple but great, the music is soothing. The IA is quite tricky and you can even play online with strangers or friends. Well worth the price.
Very beautiful and easy-to-use adaptation of the tile game... I recommend players to buy the Traders and Builders extension to fully enjoy this experience !
Fantastic game, incredibly addictive. Ive been playing it for months and I never seem to get tired of it.
Ive been a Carcassonne player for years, and love this app. Great for the 40 min commute on the train. But please, can you make the music by Jürgen Schaffarczik and Felix Schmidt available on iTunes? It would make a nice accompaniment to game night.
Best board game to iOS conversion, by far. Sets the standard for asynchronous multiplayer and in game chat. Continued support and expansions. Perfect!

Some bad moments

I agree with someone else. You cant use the expansions in local or single play you can only play against others. I think thats something the creators should change
I have problems accessing internet. I enter email and i dont have return with confirmation of authentification. Help..
Seems frozen with a "welcome back" message at top of screen and nothing else can be touched / cant get rid of welcome banner.
after the phantom update, AIs meeple can go over limit somehow even without purchasing the phantom expansion.
Yeah, it just crashes right away, 1 star. Seriously, come on, I paid $10 and cannot play this game :(
Its not a bad app, but purchasing this app is providing financial support to the abusive CEO of CodingMonkeys, Martin Pittenauer who thinks its "fun" to insult customers.