Carcassonne

Carcassonne is one of my favourite board games.

Set during the medieval period, players take turns building the landscape and attempting to take control of roads, fields, cities and other features. The landscape is built up by placing terrain tiles and, as there is a fixed number tiles, the game does not run for too long.

A number of expansion packs were released adding new tiles, pieces and gameplay.

I highly recommend Carcassonne to anybody looking for a new family board game. Gameplay is simple enough for younger players to understand yet allows more seasoned players to play tactically.