Carcassonne: Die Belagerer

Description

--- "Carcassonne: Die Belagerer (The Siege)" is a six-tile mini-expansion for Carcassonne introducing city sieges that alter scoring and double farmer points. Key mechanics include: - *Siege placement* Players lay siege to cities using special tiles. - *Reduced city scoring* Completed besieged cities yield 1 point per tile instead of 2; 2 points per tile if containing a cathedral. - *Farmer double scoring* Besieged cities count twice for farming peasants in endgame due to supplying both city and besiegers. - *Expansion details* Six-tile version updating the four-tile *Die Katharer*, first exclusive to Müller in 2013, later via Cundco. Carcassonne: Die Belagerer (The Siege) serves as a compact six-tile mini-expansion for Carcassonne, enabling players to impose sieges on cities and thereby transforming standard scoring dynamics. A fully completed besieged city awards only one point per tile rather than the conventional two, with an escalation to two points per tile if a cathedral is enclosed—deviating from normal cathedral-enhanced values. This mechanic intertwines with farming, as peasants provisioning both the besieged city and its attackers result in each such city contributing double value during final endgame tallies for followers on farms. Representing an expanded iteration of the earlier four-tile Carcassonne: Die Katharer, it debuted in 2013 through an exclusive German retailer edition from Müller before broader availability via Cundco. ---