publisher

Z-man Games

mechanics

Area Control / Area Influence, Tile Placement

ages

players

2 – 6

playtime

30 – 60 minutes

artists

Doris MatthÃ¤us, Anne PÃ¤tzke, Chris Quilliams

designers

Klaus-JÃ¼rgen Wrede

BoardGameGeeks URL

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/21385/carcassonne-expansion-4-tower

The Tower is the fourth major expansion for the Carcassonne game. Tower segments are added to the game, as well as some new actions. Instead of placing a Meeple as usual on their turns, players can now either place a tower segment on a tile with a space for a tower, add a tower segment to a tower already standing, or place a Meeple on top of a tower (which “finishes” it).

Placing a tower segment allows you to capture other players’ Meeples, so long as they are in view of the tower in an orthogonal direction. If the tower is 1 piece high, they can capture Meeples that are within 1 tile of the tower; if the tower is 2 pieces high, they can capture Meeples within 2 tiles of the tower; etc. Not only do players lose whatever they may have scored with that Meeple, but they also have to pay 3 victory points if they want to free their Meeple