In Carcassonne players build the area surrounding this impressive city one tile at a time They then place a follower on fields cities roads or monasteries in order to score as many points as possible These followers will become knights monks farmers and thieves depending on where they are placed No matter their function the player who will most cleverly use their followers will win the game  The classic award-winning game is back with a whole new lookEntirely redesigned and modernized this edition includes two expansions The River and the AbbotAges 72 to 5 players35 minute playing time  Box Contains72 x Land tiles12 x River tiles1 x scoreboard40 x followers in 5 colors5 x abbots in 5 colors1 x rulebook1 x supplementary sheet