What are Meeples in Carcassonne?

  July 28, 2019
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What are Meeples in Carcassonne?

A meeple is a small person-shaped token used in some board games to represent a player’s units. ‘meeple’ was originally said in 2010 in reference to the wooden follower tokens used in the board game Carcassonne. The word is said to be a combination of the words ‘my’ and ‘people’.

How many Meeples do you start with in Carcassonne?

7 meeples
Initially, a player has 7 meeples. The player may play a meeple on their tile as long as there is a legal position to play it (explained below), and as long as they have some meeples that are not currently placed on the map.

Which Carcassonne expansion is best?

Best Carcassonne Expansions

  • #06 | Expansion 9: Hills & Sheep (2014)
  • #05 | Expansion 8: Bridges, Castles and Bazaars (2010)
  • #04 | Expansion 3: The Princess & The Dragon (2005)
  • #03 | Expansion 5: Abbey & Mayor (2007)
  • #02 | Expansion 2: Traders & Builders (2003)
  • #01 | Expansion 1: Inns & Cathedrals (2002)

What is the best Carcassonne strategy?

Tips to win Carcassonne

  • Put farmers on valuable farms.
  • Use followers Efficiently.
  • Strand your opponent’s followers.
  • Place your followers and get them back quickly.
  • Have a spare follower.
  • Keep practicing.
  • Things to remind yourself.
  • Build Big and Complete.

Why are they called Meeples?

The word meeple comes from blending the words my and people. A word consisting of blended words is called a portmanteau. Meeple was coined in the year 2000 by Alison Hansel to describe the wooden figures in the game Carcassonne.

Are Meeples trademarked?

The DiceTower reported today that Hans Im Glueck are filing a Trademark for the term: Meeple.

Can you place multiple Meeples?

You cannot place more than one meeple to claim things at the end of your turn. So if two unclaimed roads are completed by you lying your tile on your turn, you have to pick one.

What if I can’t place a tile in Carcassonne?

A game of Carcassonne is over when all of the tiles have been used up and placed. If at any point you draw a tile that you cannot place because it won’t fit anywhere, that tile is discarded and left out of the rest of the game.

What does the dragon do in Carcassonne?

The Fairy and the Dragon Whenever a player draws a tile showing a dragon figure, he places it as he would normally place a tile, and may also place a follower on the tile as he normally could. If placement of the tile completes a feature, it is scored as normal.

What are all the Carcassonne expansions?

Carcassonne: The River
Carcassonne: Inns and CathedralsCarcassonne: The Tower
Carcassonne/Expansions

How do fields work in Carcassonne?

For each city that the field touches, the player with the most farmers in that field scores 3 points. The size of the city does not matter. If some players are tied for the most farmers, they each score the points for that field. A field is only worth points if it touches at least one completed city.