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Title  Carcassonne: Traders & Builders
Designer  Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Artist  Doris Matthäus
Game Type  Board Games
Rank: [ 71 / 2663 ]
Primary Style  City Building
Primary Mechanic  Tile Placement
 
Time: Medieval
Other Tags 
Style: Area Control, Area Influence, City Building, Family Game
Mechanics: Expansion for Base-game, Tile Placement
Playing Time  60 minutes
Players  2 to 6
Suggested Ages  8 and up
Series/Compatibility 
Carcassonne
Edition Info  Rio Grande Games (2003 Expansion)
Stock: RGG 211
UPC: 655132002110
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  • Currently 6.38/10

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Overall Rank: [ 89 / 4357 ]

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This 2nd expansion takes Carcassonne to new dimensions of fun and excitement. Traders can earn players extra points and builders enable players to place extra tiles, allowing the cities and roads to grow faster. A pig, properly placed, can enrich the value of a farm. Also included is a small cloth bag for the tiles, making it easier to shuffle and draw them during the game. Traders & Builders is not a complete game, but must be played with Carcassonne.
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1 Carcassonne: Traders & Builders (Exp)Rio Grande Games     [ Find store near you ] 2003 RGG 211 ---
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4 + 5Featured ReviewerShannon Appelcline 308e Carcassonne: Traders & Builders. This second supplement for Carcassonne offers some innovative new gameplay possibilities through builders and trade goods.
4 + 4Featured ReviewertomvaselCarcassonne: Traders & Builders. My favorite expansion of the Carcassonne children. However, it's a little more complicated, and I wouldn't introduce it to beginners.
3 + 3eekamouseCarcassonne: Traders & Builders. This is the "other" must have expansion for Carcasonne. This keeps the game fun for gamers.
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  1. MajorOracle
    8 / 10
    Along with Inns & Cathedrals, this is the best of the Carcassone expansions.
    rynelf
    6 / 10
    --Dec2003-- Not certain that this adds much to the oeuvre. Amusing enough to drag out with the rest of the Carcassonne set, though.
    Wind Lane
    7 / 10
    Although this is a good addition to the game, I wouldn't recommend it for beginners. Get comfortable with the base game and a different expansion or two before jumping into this one. It adds a bunch more available points and a lot of strategy wrinkles.
    MajorOracle
    8 / 10
    Along with Inns & Cathedrals, this is the best of the Carcassone expansions.
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    http://www.boardgameinfo.com/review/15/15402 Joel Eddy's Summary: This is the "other" must have expansion for Carcasonne. This keeps the game...

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Series Listing
Carcassonne:[ edit ]
# Title Rating Rank
1 Carcassonne 6.68 35
2 Carcassonne: Big Box 5 1705
3 Carcassonne Big Box 2 5.06 1392
4 The Count of Carcassonne 5.36 704
5 New World: A Carcassonne Game 4.88 4292
6 Carcassonne: The Castle 5.69 373
7 Carcassonne: The Discovery 5.27 832
8 Carcassonne: The River II 5.59 458
9 Carcassonne: The Tower 4.96 4214
10 The Kids of Carcassonne 5.11 1219
11 Carcassonne: The Mini Expansion 5.33 755
12 Carcassonne: Abbey & Mayor 4.94 4264
13 Carcassonne: Inns & Cathedrals 6.37 91
14 Carcassonne: The River 5.83 300
15 Carcassonne: Traders & Builders 6.38 89
16 Carcassonne Travel Edition 5 1774
17 Carcassonne: Catapult 5 1696
18 Carcassonne: Hunters & Gatherers 6.57 52
19 Carcassonne: The Princess & The Dragon 5.37 669
21 Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune 5.51 525
22 Carcassonne: Cult, Siege and Creativity 5 1622
23 Carcassonne: Bridges, Castles and Bazaars 5.37 673
24 Carcassonne: Graf, König und Konsorten 5.05 1403
25 Carcassonne: King & Scout 5.89 267
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