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(More customer reviews)This expansion to Carcassonne is simple to learn, but changes the game in a pretty dramatic way. The box includes 18 new tiles (all with a tower base printed on them), wooden tower construction pieces, and a cardboard tower to use to stack unplayed tiles.
The way the towers work is interesting. When a player places a tile with a tower base printed on it, he can either play on the tile's roads, cities, etc. as usual or place a tower building block on the tile. When he (let's call him Bob) places a tower block, he may remove a marker from an adjacent square belonging to an opponent (let's call her Alice) and hold it hostage. Bob will keep Alice's piece hostage until Alice captures one of Bob's pieces with a tower she builds.
Players are not limited to placing tower blocks on the piece they just played. A tower block can be placed on any tower piece that has been played previously. As towers grow taller, the zone vulnerable to capture from that tower expands. A tower can be built to unlimited height, but if a player puts one of his or her colored game markers on top of the tower, it can no longer be added to.
The tower concept really changes the strategy in the game. At any time, an opponent could draw a tower square, place it next to your uncompleted city, and steal your colored piece. Because of this constant risk of attack, it is often best to complete roads and cities early to lock in points. Also, playing right next to a tower piece is usually foolish, so the game surface tends to be more spread out than in the basic game.
I do enjoy the tower expansion overall. It really makes you rethink your strategy for the game, which I think is always a good test for an expansion pack. That said, I think some of the other expansions (particularly the Inns & Cathedrals and Traders & Builders expansions) are better. Try those first.
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Ever upwards in Carcassonne! In this Carcassonne expansion, players have the opportunity to build upwards. The lords of the region around Carcassonne erect towers to strengthen and promote their power and influence. They employ followers to stand guard on the towers, watching over the land so they can inform their lords of all who travel and move throughout the area. Players may capture opponents' followers, holding them in prison. Later, the players may arrange a prisoner exchange to the advantage of the players invloved. Also, a player may arrange to pay ransom for the return of an imprisoned follower. Fans of Carcassonne will enjoy the new tactical opportunities offered by this expansion. The expansion also includes a special tower for storing the landscape tiles, giving players a convenient way to draw tiles during the game. This is an expansion to the popular Carcassonne game that is for 2 to 6 players. You need to have Carcassonne in order to play with this expansion.
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