Carcassonne: Expansion 3 – Dragon & Fairy

Description

"The Princess & the Dragon" is the third major Carcassonne expansion, blending fantasy with dragon threats, heroic ventures aided by fairies, princess-knight alliances, and farmers' secret passages for evasion. Key mechanics include: - *Dragon terror* A wooden dragon visits the land, endangering followers and requiring careful positioning to avoid its path. - *Heroic defense* Brave heroes confront the dragon, bolstered by the protective aid of a wooden fairy. - *Princess assistance* Princess tiles draw knights to the city for support against threats. - *Farmer evasion* Secret passages allow farmers to move undetected, bypassing dragon dangers. - *Fantasy tiles* 30 new tiles featuring dragon nests, volcanoes, magic gates, and princesses expand the board with thematic interactions. The Princess & the Dragon, the third major expansion for the award-winning Carcassonne tile-laying game, immerses players in a fantasy realm where a rampaging dragon plagues the lands around Carcassonne, severely impacting followers. Players deploy brave heroes to battle the peril, but success hinges on fairies' crucial protection. Within cities, princesses summon knights for aid, while farmers construct secret passages to navigate undetected past the dragon. The expansion includes 30 specialized tiles depicting dragon nests, volcanoes, magic gates, and princesses—clarified to exclude physical princess figures—alongside a large wooden dragon and a wooden fairy, enhancing strategic depth in the core Carcassonne series through risk, protection, and evasion mechanics.