The Perfect New Board Game

If you haven’t played any games since Sorry and Trivial Pursuit, but want an easy-to-learn family game, please let me recommend Carcassonne. Named after a French castle and city, Carcassonne players begin with a single “starter” tile placed on a tabletop. Then each player chooses a new tile and matches it to the tiles already placed, simply matching tile sides: grass with grass, castle with castle, road touching road. Easy, right? It becomes more challenging as players try to fit tiles into open spots while matching two to four sides at once (and meanwhile not helping your fellow players).

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