How to play Carcassonne - pt 2 of 2 - base set

This video is intended to teach the table top game Carcassonne to someone brand new to the game.

Both parts combined total about 27 minutes of video. It doesn't really take that long to teach someone the game! It is the nature of video instruction to include repetition, answer imagined questions, and try to look at various contingencies. The game is very simple, and new players pick it up (and enjoy it) very quickly.

This is not a review of the game, nor is it a strategy guide. It is meant to be a video version of the printed instructions.

I only cover the original/base/vanilla set here. There are a variety of expansions to the game that are not mentioned--maybe a future upload...?

Link to part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kakQvPIKyPY

Carcassonne at:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne_(board_game)

Publisher Rio Grande Games (w/link to pdf of instructions):
http://www.riograndegames.com/games.html?id=48

BoardGameGeek.com:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Grande-Games-4098395-Carcassonne/dp/B00005UNAX/

Official Carcassonne for iPhone:
http://carcassonneapp.com/

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[bsflynn]

I have one question, in scoring a road. Let's say you place a "T" road piece. The red player ends one road with the "T" and then ends a second road with the other road of the "T". Do you count that tile once or twice for each completed road? Thanks. Hope that makes sense.

[mmillss]

@bsflynn The "T" tile is counted multiple times, once for each road it helped complete.

[mrtopaz]

one thing that I'm wondering about that you didn't go through; how does it work if you want to place a second farmer on a field that you already control ? do you still need to merge that farmer in from a separate field, or can you just place it on your field without merging ?

me and my friends really couldn't get along on what was legal to do or not, personally I think you have to merge either way, because it would be too easy to control one huge field and win if that was the case..

[mmillss]

@mrtopaz You are correct. You cannot place a follower on a claimed feature, even one you claimed yourself. Merging is the way to go.

[Tiwoit]

Hello friend, great tutorial :D Just wondering, lets say I put a thief on the "T road" brick, do i controll all roads leading away from this brick?

Thanks in advance / Tiwoit

[mmillss]

@Tiwoit The T-road tile consists of three separate road segments, and the thief can only occupy one. The little clump of trees is an end point for the three roads.

[jsullivan80]

That was probably the best board game tutorial I've ever seen

[gadogado123]

well done! can't be clearer

[PatriotsComing]

You did an awesome job explaining this "simple" boardgame that I was struggling to understand -- especially the scoring. I owe you a beer!

[Rothkeen]

I finally get it. Thanks a lot :D

[pxreiman]

Both parts are great. No nonsense. Clear. Great work.

[jasonmw91]

Great 2 part video! One of the easiest tutorial on Carcassonne I've seen. Me and my wife watch them before playing for the first time and was playing before we knew. Are you making any more videos for the expansions? Have the Big Box and haven't tried Abbey & Mayor or Bridges, Castles & Bazaars yet. Thanks!!