Carcassonne: Expansion 8 – Bridges, Castles and Bazaars

Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede

Artist: Doris Matthäus,Anne Pätzke,Chris Quilliams

Year Published:  2010

Number of Players: 2 - 6 players

Playing Time: 30 - 45 minutes

Recommended Ages: 8+

Categories: City Building, Expansion for Base-game, Medieval, Territory Building

Mechanics: Area Control / Area Influence, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement

The eighth expansion for Carcassonne, Brücken, Burgen und Basare (English: Bridges, Castles & Bazaars) allows players three new options while playing:

Bridges may be used to continue a road over a field tile, thereby allowing an incomplete road to technically run into a field segment. They are otherwise treated and scored just like roads.

Castle tokens are placed atop 2-segment cities and allow players a chance to cash-in on the next completed adjacent feature.

Bazaars are a new type of tile that allows players to auction off tiles in exchange for points.

Part of the Carcassonne series.

More information: here