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Carcassonne: Online Gaming Options
« on: March 18, 2020, 02:34:19 AM »
Hey everyone.

For obvious reasons, I'm seeing a lot of talk on the BGG Facebook page about what options exist for playing various boardgames online at the moment. It's hard to think of a time within living memory when the existence of such things has ever been so important to boardgamers all around the world who are finding themselves increasingly isolated or cut-off from a hobby they normally enjoy so much :(

With this in mind, I thought it would be useful to put together a list of places where Carcassonne can be played online without leaving your house. Some of these will be more obvious than others, but an up-to-date list could prove valuable to many Carcassonne fans so I thought I'd attempt to put something together to get the ball rolling, and will leave the rest to you guys if I've forgotten anything!



:blue-meeple: Apps: :blue-meeple:

- For Apple users there is the ever-popular iOS Carcassonne app by The Coding Monkeys which was recently withdrawn :(. Despite this, if you already own it it is still possible to play against friends online, local games against a range of AI opponents or to enjoy a "Quick Game" against a random opponent. If you don't own this, I'm told it has been replaced by the iOS version of the Android app (below) although I couldn't find this in the App Store...

- There is of course also the Android app by Asmodee Digital, the catchily titled "Carcassonne: Official Board Game - Tiles & Tactics" which is currently available to all Android users through the Play Store. You can play against friends, random opponents and also AI (although the AI seems rather stupid).



:green-meeple: Websites: :green-meeple:

- Boardgame Arena (http://www.boardgamearena.com) is one of the best known boardgaming websites and is somewhere I visit daily. It has tens of thousands of users (including several former Carcassonne world champions), frequent competitions and tournaments, and offers a range of hundreds of games that can be played against others. The service has struggled somewhat recently due to the sudden spike in people wanting to play boardgames online, but it's well supported for something that is free to join. It's also possible to become a premium member for a monthly fee of around £3 if you want to help support the service.

- Yucata.de (https://www.yucata.de/en) doesn't appear to offer classic Carcassonne, but I've certainly played South Seas here and it also offers Hunters & Gatherers. In fact, back in the day, Hounk organised a South Seas tournament here which was great fun! I don't know it well, but it's well worth a look...

- Your Turn My Turn (https://www.yourturnmyturn.com) lists "Carcassonne" among its available titles, but this implementation of Carcassonne is actually Carcassonne: The Castle (not that this is a problem necessarily). I've never tried it, but perhaps someone can fill me in on their experience of it here if they have?

- Brettspielwelt (https://www.brettspielwelt.de/Spiele) is somewhere else I've rarely visited but which offers Carcassonne along with any of the first three expansions (Inns & Cathedrals, Traders & Builders and Princess & Dragon). As above, please post below if you have any experience of this site.



:red-meeple: Others: :red-meeple:

- JCloisterZone (http://www.jcloisterzone.com/en) remains one of my favourite implementations of Carcassonne of all time, and is what we used to use for our tournaments here at CarcC. Its best points are that it's completely free, it features dozens of expansions, the AI opponents are surprisingly good and it's maintained by a member of our community here: farin. As long as you're running Java (also free: https://www.java.com/en/download) it's easy to download and install, and can be used to play against online opponents.



Hopefully this post will be of use to anyone who is stuck at home, looking for somewhere to play Carcassonne. Please feel free to add your thoughts/ comments about anything that's already listed if you've used them before, or post any links to anything new below if you're aware of anything I've missed.

Stay well. Stay safe. And enjoy your (online) gaming!

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« Last Edit: March 18, 2020, 03:27:23 AM by danisthirty »

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Re: Carcassonne: Online Gaming Options
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2020, 12:23:08 AM »
Thanks for posting this Dan!

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Re: Carcassonne: Online Gaming Options
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2020, 12:43:39 AM »
Hi Dan,

Thanks for posting.

Recently a friend of mine (the one who introduced me to Carcassonne a zillion years ago) told me about this site:

http://games.asobrain.com

It provides clones of Carcassonne and Catan. It seems highly in demand due to the wait time to register.

Cheers!
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Re: Carcassonne: Online Gaming Options
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2020, 03:12:34 AM »
Hi Dan,

Thanks for posting.

Recently a friend of mine (the one who introduced me to Carcassonne a zillion years ago) told me about this site:

http://games.asobrain.com

It provides clones of Carcassonne and Catan. It seems highly in demand due to the wait time to register.

Cheers!

This was my first website for online games and I'm still using! hahaha Carcassonne calls Toulouse and Catan calls Explorers  O0
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