Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers Board Game Prehistoric Adventure

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1. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 28 May 2024

   The wife and I enjoy board games and needed a change from Catan. Read some reviews and bought this first game that comes with an expansion. Easy to learn, some strategy involved, 30 to 35 minute playtime and constantly changing board. Repeat playability 5 out of 5. The more players the longer the game but not any more difficult. Would recommend for any board game enthusiasts especially those that are looking for a 2 player game.
   

2. Omar Bethancourt Verified Buyer – 18 June 2024

   Un clásico que sigue siendo grande, recomendado, fácil de aprender y con mucha rejugabilidad, si lo estás pensando, no lo dudes, recomendado!
   

3. CJH Verified Buyer – 14 July 2024

   If you like tile-laying games, this is a fun one to play. It’s deceptively easy. You can play it casually, or you can figure out some really sneaky strategies to make it cut-throat! This edition came with two mini-expansions: the River and the Abbott. I recommend both, as they add color and challenge to the game. We’ve played this with people in their 40’s, 60’s and 80’s and all enjoyed it.

   

4. Afraaz Mohammed Verified Buyer – 18 September 2024

   Carcassonne is a fantastic board game that combines strategy, creativity, and a bit of luck! The tile-placement mechanic is simple to learn yet offers deep gameplay, making it suitable for both beginners and seasoned players. Each game feels unique as you build the landscape, complete cities, and claim fields.

   The expansion being included with the base game makes it even more fun if you’re bored of the standard gameplay or you just want to add a little more challenege.
   

5. H. P. Verified Buyer – 25 November 2024

   There has been a board game renaissance here lately, and I have missed out on it. So I thought hosting family for Christmas would be a good excuse to check out some of the new board games. After a trip to Barnes and Noble derailed by sticker shock and a certain misunderstanding between me and my wife over what I meant by “let’s buy a board game,” there were two conditions. One, we needed a game that five players could play (so Settlers of Catan was out). Two, we needed a game five board game beginners could figure out on the fly (so the Game of Thrones board game was out—one reviewer suggested each player watch the instructional video and one player read the instruction manual cover to cover twice). Carcassonne met both conditions and was priced to sell so we went for it. It turned out to be a great choice. For all the medieval trappings it is, as my father-in-law pointed out, ultimately a real estate game. It’s a straightforward set up. Each player places tiles with some combination of three features (road, city, abbey) and places “meeples” to control features. That’s it, tiles and meeples. No paper and pen are necessary and scores are kept by meeple on an accompanying scoreboard. I’ve played three games so far, two with five players and one with two players. The first game we tried to play on the fly and, well, we screwed a bunch of the rules up but it was fun nonetheless. I read the short instruction manual between games and by the second game we had everything figured out. Five player games are hectic. You only get to put down so many tiles, and your plans will constantly be affected by moves by other players. This was the most fun part, as every other turn devolved into half-shouted attempts at cutting backroom deals (we had been drinking). This is in contrast to the two player game I played with my wife, where we mostly played our own way, occasionally trying to place a tile to thwart the other’s plans (which seems tough to do). The replayability, I think, will be high. My wife is up for more Carcassonne game nights, and we already have a request to bring the game for Christmas. Three or four people is probably the ideal number to play, though. There is a lot of luck involved (i.e., the tiles you draw), but there are enough different ways to play tiles to keep it interesting for a while, especially with more players. The biggest flaw, I think, is that there is no penalty for failure to terminate roads and surround abbeys, only for failure to wall off cities. Board Game Geek lists the playing time as 30 – 45 minutes, but each of our games went well beyond that (we should really introduce a chess timer). The basic set comes with river tiles and an abbot meeple that we haven’t played with yet (two separate mini-expansions). UPDATE: We played another 5-player game with the river expansion tiles. The additional rules are admirably straightforward (and the reason we started with that instead of the abbot). It did make a big difference. It really spread the game out. For a 5-player game, that meant a lot less of the wheeling-and-dealing and backstabbing I talked about above. It was difficult, though, to do our own thing with so few turns and tiles per player. I think I prefer it without the river tiles, but that may be a bug or a feature, depending on your perspective.

   

6. Woff Den Verified Buyer – 17 February 2025

   My wife and I have been playing Carcassonne Classic (includes The River mini-expansion) for the past year, and I provided a glowing 5-star review of that version of the game. This review will be providing thoughts about the differences between the Classic version and this updated version, and hopefully helping those that own the Classic version decide if it’s worth it purchasing this new updated version. – Visuals – Not that Classic Carcassonne tiles were in a real need of a facelift, but the tiles have now been updated to be a little more modern, with a bit more detail on them. I like the updated look. They have also splashed some more color on the inside of the box and on the back of the score card. Not really necessary, but a nice touch. Also it appears that the tile backs are the same color as the expansion tiles (at least the Inns and Cathedrals expansion tiles) which makes it so you cannot tell them apart when simply looking at the backs. This makes it so you cannot cheat by determining which tiles you want to go for based on needing one from the standard or expansion tiles. I still recommend making a bag that you can place all tiles in to allow for passing the tiles around from player to player, rather than needing to spread them out on the floor. My wife made a simple bag out of cloth, that fits right inside the game box (see attached picture). – Gameplay – The Abbot. The Abbot can be placed on monasteries or in gardens (which are in fields on random tiles). Gardens are treated like a monastery for scoring purposes (scored based on how many tiles are surrounding it). The great thing about the Abbot is you can retrieve him from the game on any turn that you decide not to place a meeple, and when doing so, you score all possible points. For example, if you have an Abbot on a monastery, with 5 tiles (including the monastery tile), and on your turn you don’t place a meeple on your placed tile, you can retrieve your Abbot and score 5 points. Awesome! I also like that you have gardens in which to place your Abbot, giving you the potential to have higher scoring games. – Overall – I would say this is definitely worth upgrading to the new version if you are a current owner and fan of Carcassonne Classic. We ended up gifting our Carcassonne 1.0 to our friends.

   

7. Anna Verified Buyer – 22 February 2025

   Great game and great guys who sell it, I had a problem with delivery and they were very fast at responding and helping me! Now enjoying it already!

   Thank you!
   

8. Benjamin D Wilson Verified Buyer – 19 March 2025

   Great quality!
   The game is fun and easy to play for even just two players. It also has several built in variations that keep it interesting across multiple plays? A definite must for family game night.
   

9. Mikael B. Verified Buyer – 9 April 2025

   My favorite version of Carcasonne!!!