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Carcassonne: Traders & Builders

Carcassonne: Traders & Builders

Expansion

2003·Klaus-Jürgen Wrede

2 - 6 players
60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

The second major expansion to the original game of Carcassonne, Traders & Builders contains 24 tiles with new features such as Bridges and Cities. Some tiles also feature symbols for the goods Wine, Cloth or Wheat. Players collect one of these goods when the feature that has it on the tile is scored. Players with the most of each type of good gets bonus points at the end of the game. (There is a popular house rule that allows the trading of goods between players in exchange for other goods and the ability to choose where a tile is placed.) There are also two new wooden playing pieces in this expansion. The Builder is like a meeple in that it may be placed in a city or on a road as a kind of supervisor. A subsequent tile played that extends the feature the Builder is in allows the player a bonus tile placement. Farmers will also be able to place a new Pig pawn in a field for extra points at the end of the game. Finally, Traders & Builders comes with a large cloth bag. Not only does this make it easier to keep and handle the tiles, but it also removes the problem of having non-identical backsides. Carcassonne: Traders & Builders Expansion Play Summary Traders - Some of the new city tiles depict goods: wine, grain and/or cloth. When you complete a city, your own or someone else's, you collect a matching token for each good in the city. At game end, whoever has the most goods in each category scores an additional 10 points. Builders - Each player receives a builder meeple in his/her color. You can add your builder to any city or road you already have in progress. Thereafter anytime you add a tile to that city or road, you immediately get to take another turn. The builder does not count as a follower for determining control of a city or road. Pig - You can add your pig to one of your farms to enrich its value. A farm with a pig scores 4 points per completed city served instead of the usual 3. Traders & Builders is playable with or without the first expansion. Part of the Carcassonne series Some versions of HiG Scandinavian release, blue box, has The River I included.

Carcassonne: Traders & Builders

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Learn to play

Carcassonne: Traders and Builders – Rules & Features6:11

Carcassonne: Traders and Builders – Rules & Features

Heart of Carcassonne

Heart of Carcassonne

Review

Traders & Builders Carcassonne Review: Quick Take with Tom Vasel3:33

Traders & Builders Carcassonne Review: Quick Take with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Which Carcassonne: Traders & Builders video should I watch?

Carcassonne: Traders & Builders has 4 videos from 4 creators: 1 review and 3 how-to-play guides. They date from 2023 to May 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Carcassonne: Traders and Builders – Rules & Features" by Heart of Carcassonne, which runs 6 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Traders & Builders Carcassonne Review: Quick Take with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower.

If you like it, try Carcassonne, Mists over Carcassonne, Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers and Fire & Stone, also by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede.

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Traders & Builders Carcassonne Review: Quick Take with Tom VaselReview3:33

Traders & Builders Carcassonne Review: Quick Take with Tom Vasel

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Carcassonne: Traders and Builders – Rules & FeaturesHow to play6:11

Carcassonne: Traders and Builders – Rules & Features

Heart of Carcassonne

Heart of Carcassonne

WHAT'S NEW Carcassonne Expansion 2: Traders & Builders and PLAYTHROUGHHow to play56:45

WHAT'S NEW Carcassonne Expansion 2: Traders & Builders and PLAYTHROUGH

Richard Learns Games

Richard Learns Games

Carcassonne: Traders & Builders - How to PlayHow to play7:22

Carcassonne: Traders & Builders - How to Play

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About Carcassonne: Traders & Builders

From BoardGameGeek:

The second major expansion to the original game of Carcassonne, Traders & Builders contains 24 tiles with new features such as Bridges and Cities. Some tiles also feature symbols for the goods Wine, Cloth or Wheat. Players collect one of these goods when the feature that has it on the tile is scored. Players with the most of each type of good gets bonus points at the end of the game. (There is a popular house rule that allows the trading of goods between players in exchange for other goods and the ability to choose where a tile is placed.) There are also two new wooden playing pieces in this expansion. The Builder is like a meeple in that it may be placed in a city or on a road as a kind of supervisor. A subsequent tile played that extends the feature the Builder is in allows the player a bonus tile placement. Farmers will also be able to place a new Pig pawn in a field for extra points at the end of the game. Finally, Traders & Builders comes with a large cloth bag. Not only does this make it easier to keep and handle the tiles, but it also removes the problem of having non-identical backsides. Carcassonne: Traders & Builders Expansion Play Summary Traders - Some of the new city tiles depict goods: wine, grain and/or cloth. When you complete a city, your own or someone else's, you collect a matching token for each good in the city. At game end, whoever has the most goods in each category scores an additional 10 points. Builders - Each player receives a builder meeple in his/her color. You can add your builder to any city or road you already have in progress. Thereafter anytime you add a tile to that city or road, you immediately get to take another turn. The builder does not count as a follower for determining control of a city or road. Pig - You can add your pig to one of your farms to enrich its value. A farm with a pig scores 4 points per completed city served instead of the usual 3. Traders & Builders is playable with or without the first expansion. Part of the Carcassonne series Some versions of HiG Scandinavian release, blue box, has The River I included.

Designer

Klaus-Jürgen Wrede

Artists

Doris Matthäus, Anne Pätzke, Chris Quilliams, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede

Publisher

Hans im Glück

Categories

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Mechanics

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