Carcassonne: South Seas cover
2013BGG rank #1,550

Carcassonne: South Seas

by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede · Hans im Glück

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Players2–5
Time35m
ComplexityLight
Age8+

About the game

What is Carcassonne: South Seas?

Carcassonne: South Seas keeps the familiar tile-laying gameplay of the original Carcassonne, with players adding a tile to the playing area each round and optionally placing a token on the tile to claim ownership of...something. Instead of the familiar cities, roads and farms, however, players in Carcassonne: South Seas use their meeples to gather bananas, shellfish and fish, then ship those goods to traders in exchange for points. Carcassonne: South Seas is the first game of a new series titled "Carcassonne Around the World", which was later followed by Carcassonne: Gold Rush and Carcassonne: Amazonas.

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

EconomicNautical

Questions players ask

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  • How do setup and the first turn work in Carcassonne: South Seas?
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