carcassonne wheel of fortune chinese edition

The rules referred to them as ‘Followers’ (‘Gefolgsmann’ in German), which become highwaymen, knights, monks and farmers when placed on the game’s roads, cities, monasteries and fields.

Seidenstücker designed the iconic player pieces. It was during the game’s rapid development that Bernd Brunnhofer (founder of Hans im Glück, Carcassonne’s publisher) and wood manufacturer and token-creator Mr. Yet meeple, both the name and the shape, didn’t exist before Carcassonne. Squat and colourful person-shaped playing pieces, they’ve appeared on everything from t-shirts to cushions, earrings to Christmas decorations, wedding cakes to café names and, of course, websites.

Perhaps the most famous image of the modern tabletop hobby, meeple are an iconic and influential design. To celebrate this incredible game, Meeple Mountain is proud to present the 21 most important and influential moments from 21 years of Carcassonne. It’s no exaggeration to say that Carcassonne has changed the landscape of tabletop gaming forever. Published in 2000, Klaus-Jurgen Wrede’s board game behemoth has sold over 12 million copies, been officially translated into 22 languages and reached an all-time high of #2 in the rankings on BoardGameGeek. Join Meeple Mountain as we celebrate everything Carcassonne, including the 20th anniversary of Carcassonne winning the Spiel des Jahres prize.Ĭarcassonne is one of the classic modern board games.

Carcassonne wheel of fortune chinese edition