![]() Placing a meeple action at all but this is not explicitly stated. Therefore this stipulation actually refers to not performing any other 2. The actual C II rules refer to not placing a "meeple," but they are also referring to special figures not considered as meeples such as the builder, the pig or the barn, as can be implied according to the figure classification provided in Big Box 6 and making it extensive to all the expansions. This is not the intent in the original rules by HiG. It may be interpreted as if the player needs at least one meeple in their supply in order to decide not to place it. The wording of the ZMG rules speak about "the player deciding to not place a meeple." This can be misleading. You do not place a meeple because you have decided not to, or you don't have any left in your supply. The same omission is still present in rules translated into other languages. This omission is due to a mistake by HiG, as confirmed by one of the German proofreaders (Kettlefish) in this post from 5/2018 on Carcassonne Central: In contrast with the previous clarification from 3/2015, the Order of Play included in Big Box 6 omits the abbot from the list of figures that can be a flier. However, the abbot can only end up on an unfinished monastery or garden, and the monastery or garden must be unclaimed if using the magic portal. Therefore the abbot can use a magic portal and can be used as a flier. The abbot is considered a meeple, but he has limitations as described in this sentence. See Monasteries in Germany / Japanese Buildings, Monasteries in the Netherlands & Belgium, and Darmstadt Promo for more details. The same rules mentioned in the previous note would apply. See Abbey and Mayor and Count, King and Robber for more details.Īn abbot could be placed onto other features considered monasteries: German monasteries, Dutch & Belgian monasteries, Japanese buildings and Darmstadt churches. The abbot's special ability would allow him to quit the challenge, even if his monastery/abbey or shrine/cult place was not complete, and would score the incomplete feature (monastery, abbey or shrine/cult place). The abbot can be involved in a challenge between a monastery/abbey and a shrine/cult place. Prior to Big Box 6, the Base Game included five abbots, with the sixth included with the sixth set of meeples in Inns and Cathedrals.Īn abbot could be placed onto an abbey or a shrine/cult place, as they are considered monasteries (albeit the latter heretic). The same happens in Big Box 6 with the sixth abbot meeple. ↑ As far as the Big Box 6 is concerned, the sixth set of (pink) meeples is a part of the basic game, not Inns and Cathedrals.↑ The expansions included in Big Box 6 that contained garden tiles are Inns and Cathedrals, Traders and Builders, The Flier (Flying Machines), Mage and Witch and The Robbers.The Watchtowers: bonus for monasteries (monastic buildings).Markets of Leipzig: Bookbinders quarter bonus.Mini #2 - Messages (Dispatches): Message 3 (Smallest Monastery).The Wheel of Fortune: The Inquisition sector.This clarification can be generalized to other expansions providing bonus affecting monasteries (monastic buildings) but not gardens: (10/2018)Ĭlarification by Christof Tisch ( HiG) on BGG: Gardens do not count as monasteries in relation to their interaction with other expansions, such as Message 3 (Smallest monastery) from The Messages (Dispatches). Just in case things weren’t confusing enough already. The new abbot is a specialized meeple for monasteries and gardens whereas the old abbots were normal meeples placed on specialized monasteries. Garden tiles that have been included in the base game and in expansions are listed for information in the tile distribution below.įinally, it must be noted that the (new) abbot in this expansion is not the same as the (old) abbot used on German, Dutch and Belgian Monasteries, and Japanese Buildings. Bear in mind that The Abbot provides a new mechanic involving the abbot meeple, but the tiles it affects are not part of the expansion itself. Later, they appeared on tiles in the major expansions as they were re-released in the new artwork, and in Big Box 6 when it was released in 2017. With its introduction in 2014, tiles featuring gardens became available in the new design Base Game which included The River. It implements a mechanic that is unique to the new edition of Carcassonne, diverging in this aspect from the 1st edition. ![]() Along with The River, The Abbot is considered part of the basic game that can be used as desired. ![]()
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