No boxes were physically harmed in the making of this comparison.

You’ll find that all pictures on this site are pictures of actual boxes in our collection. We believe we have every version of the Second Edition base game of Carcassonne in the Chinese language. If you are not sure which box you have, have a look below or contact us and we’ll be able to tell you!

Swan Panasia, first printing

2015

Following the re-design that many Carcassonne boxes got that were released after 2013, Swan Panasia, local publisher in Taiwan, followed with their first printing of the game’s new art style in Chinese.

The box features the name of the game, both in original form and in Chinese, whereas all other text is fully in Chinese.

Perhaps due to the inclusion of the name of the game in Chinese, the box to show the inclusion of both the River and Abbot mini-expansions is now in the bottom left of the box.

Swan Panasia, second printing

2020

The second printing of the game’s second art style in Chinese looks very much the same as the first. On the front of the box, the only addition is that of the red banner, showing more than 12 million games and expansions sold worldwide.

The back of the box shows the same re-design as seen in other languages, with a lighter background and a larger example landscape. The text is kept short and sweet on this one!