How to Play Carcassonne: The School

Game Objective

The objective of Carcassonne: The School is the same as the base Carcassonne, but with a special addition. Players are building a landscape of cities, roads, monasteries, and fields, and placing their meeples to claim and score these features. The novelty is the interaction with the school tiles, which introduce a special teacher meeple and an additional way to score.

Setup

1. Separate the components: 1 teacher meeple (in a random color and does not count as a specific player color) and 2 school tiles.
2. The 2 school tiles are placed side by side, next to the regular starting tile.
3. The position of the school tiles (to the left or right of the starting tile) is optional.
4. The school tiles must fit together.

Gameplay Flow

The Carcassonne rules remain the same. The game progresses in turns, where players perform their actions. The main addition is the interaction with the school tiles and the teacher meeple, which affect scoring throughout the game.

Actions and How to Play

The basic Carcassonne actions remain the same. The novelty is the interaction with the school tiles:

• Complete roads to the school: The player who completes one or more roads leading to the school scores that road.
• Obtain the teacher meeple: After scoring the road leading to the school, the player takes the teacher meeple from the school and places it in front of them.
• Scoring with the teacher meeple: As soon as the next feature (other than a road to the school) is completed and scored by any player, the player with the teacher meeple scores the same amount of points.
• Double scoring with the teacher meeple: If the player with the teacher meeple is also the player who completes the feature, they will score double the amount of points.
• Return the teacher meeple: After scoring with the teacher meeple, the teacher meeple must be returned to the school.

End of Game and Scoring

Refer to the manual for details on this section.

Tips for Winning

• Prioritize building roads that lead to the school to get the teacher meeple and secure extra points.
• Try to complete high-value features while you have the teacher meeple to maximize your score, as you will score double.