Carcassonne is a southern French city known for its unique mixture of Roman & Medieval fortifications. The players develop the area around Carcassonne by placing land tiles. Each turn the area becomes larger as the players expand & add roads fields cities & cloisters. The players may also deploy their followers as thieves farmers knights & monks to control & score points for the roads farms cities & cloisters. As the players have only a few followers the wise player will plan his moves more carefully & deploy followers when & where he can earn the most points. Contents: 72 Land tiles 1 scoring track 40 followers in 5 colours 1 rule booklet. Suitable for ages 8+ & for 2-5 players.