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Cardcassonne

Build up rows of cards, then time your single meeple to claim one before a rival beats you to it.

Carcassonne reimagined as a card game. Instead of laying land tiles, you build up rows of matching cards and time exactly when to send your single meeple in to claim a row for points. Wait too long and a rival swoops in first, wait too little and you leave value on the table.

One meeple makes every claim a commitmentWait for value or get beaten to itCarcassonne flavor in card form

Who it's for

Players who like tense timing decisions and the push-your-luck of letting a pile grow.

Not for you if…

You specifically want the tile-laying map-building of the original, which this leaves behind.

Vibe's take

A lean, nervy timing game of letting rows fatten while dreading someone grabs the big one first.

#5,118 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2009 · 17 years ago

older than 80% of games

In 2,792 collections

collected more than 39% of games

2–5 players · ages 8+

Best with 4

30–45 min

shorter than 51% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.7 out of 5 · lighter than 65%

Opinions: usual spread

A normal range of ratings

Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive