Carcassonne Expansion 6 – Jousts and Crests (2025 Redesign)

Description

Enter the arena with Carcassonne — Jousts and Crests, a thrilling expansion that transforms your game into a medieval tournament. Nominate champions, compete for influence, and earn glory as you race to win prizes and have your crest displayed on the grandest stage. This expansion adds competitive flair to city building and territory management, encouraging strategic influence contests and roleplay in a classic medieval setting. Perfect for players aged 7+ and groups of 2–6.

Highlights

• Includes 9 new land tiles, perfect for expanding your landscape with tournament-inspired scenes.
• Features 6 sets of 5 emblems, allowing players to nominate champions and claim influence through symbolic crests.
• Tournament tile introduces a special mechanic to trigger influence contests and influence the outcome of territorial competitions.
• Prize tiles and a crown create a visual and strategic goal—win influence, earn awards, and ultimately claim victory in the tournament.

Gameplay & strategic depth

• Use influence mechanics to contest key territories and prestige, boosting your positioning and scoring opportunities.
• The emblems and crests encourage players to roleplay their champions, adding a fun social element to influence and territorial control.
• The tournament mechanic creates a new layer of competition—implying a race to influence, prestige, and victory points through active contesting and strategic placement.

Compatibility & requirements

• This is an expansion; the base Carcassonne game is required for play.
• Supports 2–6 players, with game times increasing slightly as influence contests unfold.

Why you’ll love it

• Adds a regal, competitive aspect to a familiar city-building game, encouraging strategic influence and thematic storytelling.
• Creates new goals and narrative moments—winning influence, raising statues, and earning the king’s favour—making each game more memorable.
• Perfect for players who enjoy influence mechanics, roleplay, and medieval themes in their games.

Bring the thrill of tournaments into your Carcassonne universe—claim your crest, duel for influence, and bask in the glory of victory!