First Edition
2001-2016
The River
2001
The River gives an alternative start to the game, and adds an interesting development within the ever changing landscape.
King
2003
The King and Robber Baron are awarded to the players with the biggest city or longest road, for which they get bonus points at the end of the game.
The Cathars
2004
This little 4 tile expansion brought the concept of a siege to the game, which allowed you to attack another player’s city.
The Count of Carcassonne
2004
Another alternative start to the game, where players first create the city of Carcassonne itself and then start playing from there.
River II
2005
A fork splits the river in two, with two endings available. One of the endings has a volcano on it, bringing out the Dragon very early into the game!
Games Quarterly #11
2006
Most of these new tiles have been seen in previous releases, but this time a pennant or trade good was removed, or a mirror image was made.
Siege
2008
Siege was a reimplementation of the Cathars, and the tiles had slightly updated art, but the rules remained the same.
Heretics & Shrines
2008
If you place a shrine near a cloister, they will battle, and whichever finishes their feature first will get the
9 points, while the other gets none.
The Tunnel
2009
This mini-expansion adds some complexity to the roads, as tunnels may have a road go underground and pop up somewhere else on the playing field!
The Crop Circles I
2010
Mysterious corn circles (or are they crop circles?) Appear in the landscape, and can take meeples away, or actually add meeples!
The Plague
2010
When a plague outbreak tile is drawn, players will spend the rest of the game trying to save their meeples from it!
The Festival
2011
The Festival allowed you to remove a meeple from the playing field, without scoring it. A great opportunity to get some meeple back if they got trapped!
The Phantom
2011
Each player gets to use these new phantom meeples as a second meeple on the just laid tile, claiming or utilising a second feature in the same turn!
The School
2011
When any feature is scored, the player who has the teacher also receives those points, and the teacher goes back to the school.
The Flying Machines
2012
When placing one of these tiles, you can try to orient it to make the arrow of the machine in the direction you want to fly in.
The Messages
2012
Messages can range from scoring unfinished features or your smallest feature, to getting points per meeple in specific features or an extra turn!
The Ferries
2012
This mini brings some interesting interaction to roads. When placing one of these tiles, players will add a wooden ferry to this tile.
The Goldmines
2012
Lets you add gold ingots to the tile laid, plus a connected tile. If a feature is scored, the player with the majority in that feature will receive the gold!
Mage & Witch
2012
Add the Mage to your features to give you 1 extra point per tile, but beware of the Witch, who will cut your points in half (rounded up)!
The Robbers
2012
A Robber is added to the score track for each player. When you place a robber tile, you may “attach” your robber to a different player’s scoring meeple.
The Crop Circles II
2012
Each of the six boxed mini-expansions that came out in 2012 had an extra tile included, which together make this seventh mini-expansion.
Little Buildings
2012
During the game, if the active player decides to not place a meeple (or can’t), they may instead place one of these tokens on the tile they’ve just placed.
Wind Roses
2012
If, during the game, you place a subsequent wind rose in the correct direction of the original one, you score 3 points!
The Besiegers
2013
Another re-implementation of The Cathars, this time with six tiles. The rules remained the same as they were in both The Cathars and in Siege.
Russian Promos
2013
Based on Russian folklore, these tiles were given to participants in local tournaments, along with a drawstring bag with a scoring track printed on it.
Monasteries in Germany
2014
At the start of the game, replace the original six monasteries in the base game with these six real-life monasteries, with two ways to place your meeples.
Monasteries in the Netherlands and Belgium
2014
With the same rules as Monasteries in Germany, but localised for the Netherlands and Belgium.
Halflings
2014
These triangle tiles are distributed at the start of the game among the players. Instead of drawing a tile, a player may place one of their Halfling tiles!
Darmstadt Promo
2014
A unique promo designed by the organizers of the Darmstadt Spielt gaming convention to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Castles in Germany
2015
Each player is given a castle of their choice at the start of the game. Instead of drawing a tile, a player may decide to place their castle.
The Labyrinth
2016
Once completed, the player with the most meeples on the labyrinth and its connecting roads, wins the road, plus bonus points per meeple of other players!
German Cathedrals
2016
When placing one of these cathedrals, the player may place a meeple on it, as an archbishop. Both the cathedrals and connected roads earn bonus points.
Second Edition
2014-2020
Spiel Promo Tiles
2014
Since 2014, we have been seeing a new commemorative tile released by Hans im Glück for every Spiel convention in Essen.
Japanese Buildings
2016
Another version of the Monasteries expansion, this time localised for the Japanese market by artist Toshihiko Ishibashi,/span>.
The Labyrinth
2016
Once completed, the player with the most meeples on the labyrinth and it’s connecting roads, wins the road, plus bonus points per meeple of other players!
The Watchtowers
2016
The watchtowers can give different bonuses, all applied to the watchtower tile and the eight surrounding tiles.
The Festival
2016
An updated version of the 10th-anniversary Festival expansion, now in the new second edition artwork to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the game.
The Markets of Leipzig
2017
Throughout playing the game, players can decide to send their meeple to Leipzig, if they complete a road which leads to Leipzig.
The Flying Machines
2017
When placing one of these tiles, you can try to orient it to make the arrow of the machine in the direction you want to fly in.
The Messengers
2017
Messages can range from scoring unfinished features or your smallest feature, to getting points per meeple in specific features or an extra turn!
The Ferries
2017
This mini brings some interesting interaction to roads. When placing one of these tiles, players will add a wooden ferry to this tile.
The Goldmines
2017
Lets you add gold ingots to the tile laid, plus a connected tile. If a feature is scored, the player with majority in that feature will receive the gold!
Mage & Witch
2017
Add the Mage to your features to give you 1 extra point per tile, but beware of the Witch, who will cut your points in half (rounded up)!
The Robbers
2017
A Robber is added to the score track for each player. When you place a robber tile, you may “attach” your robber to a different player’s scoring meeple.
The Crop Circles II
2017
Mysterious corn circles (or are they crop circles?) Appear in the landscape, and can take meeples away, or actually add meeples!
The Fruit-Bearing Trees
2018
Adds six new tiles and six different types of fruit which can be harvested and sold for a variable amount of bonus points according to variety.
Spiel Doch! Promo
2018
The tiles can be used together as alternative starting tiles, or they can also be used as standard game tiles. They have standard backs.
Monasteries in Germany
2018
At the start of the game, replace the original six monasteries in the base game with these six real-life monasteries, with two ways to place your meeples.
The Barber-Surgeons
2018
If a city or road with a Bathhouse is completed, the points depicted on the Bathhouse(s) are added to the score of the road or city.
Castles in Germany
2019
Each player is given a castle of their choice at the start of the game. Instead of drawing a tile, a player may decide to place their castle.
The Tollkeepers
2019
After you’ve placed one of these new tiles, if you do not place a meeple, you may place your tollhouse, or relocate it if it’s already in play.
Halflings
2020
These triangle tiles are distributed at the start of the game amongst the players. Instead of drawing a tile, a player may place one of their Halfling tiles!
German Cathedrals
2020
When placing one of these cathedrals, the player may place a meeple on it, as an archbishop. Both the cathedrals and connected roads earn bonus points.
The Land Surveyors
2020
Land surveyors affect the value of cities, roads, and cloisters. Timing is everything as you plan and wait for the right time to score your features.
Third Edition
2020-present
The Peasant Revolts
2020
This expansion lets the players decide whether they want to protect their meeple against the revolting peasants, or to risk it all!
20th Anniversary River
2021
A whopping 17 tiles are included in this River, including some new configurations, most notably with a double-sized source tile!
20th Anniversary Expansion
2021
This expansion pays homage to several of the major expansions that the Carcassonne game has had before.
The Gifts
2021
If you help another player, by placing a tile that extends a road or city of a fellow player, you receive a gift!
The Signposts
2021
An easy way to score some extra points for your road if you follow the instructions, but there is no downside to not following them.
The Flying Machines
2021
When placing one of these tiles, you can try to orient it to make the arrow of the machine in the direction you want to fly in.
The Messengers
2021
Messages can range from scoring unfinished features or your smallest feature, to getting points per meeple in specific features or an extra turn!
The Ferries
2021
This mini brings some interesting interaction to roads. When placing one of these tiles, players will add a wooden ferry to this tile.
The Goldmines
2021
Lets you add gold ingots to the tile laid, plus a connected tile. If a feature is scored, the player with majority in that feature will receive the gold!
Mage & Witch
2021
Add the Mage to your features to give you 1 extra point per tile, but beware of the Witch, who will cut your points in half (rounded up)!
The Robbers
2021
A Robber is added to the score track for each player. When you place a robber tile, you may “attach” your robber to a different player’s scoring meeple.
The Crop Circles II
2021
Mysterious corn circles (or are they crop circles?) Appear in the landscape, and can take meeples away, or actually add meeples!
The Festival
2022
An updated version of the 10th-anniversary Festival expansion, now in the new third edition artwork to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the game.
Castles in Germany
2022
Each player is given a castle of their choice at the start of the game. Instead of drawing a tile, a player may decide to place their castle.
The Bets
2022
When a road or city with a Betting Office tile is scored, the players who have predicted the number of tiles involved in the scoring receive bonus points!
Ukraine Promo
2022
Created as a fundraiser for the “Return Alive” charity, supporting the return of people who had to leave their homes in Ukraine.