How to play Carcassonne - pt 1 of 2 - base set

This video is intended to teach the table top game Carcassonne to someone brand new to the game.

Both parts combined total about 27 minutes of video. It doesn't really take that long to teach someone the game! It is the nature of video instruction to include repetition, answer imagined questions, and try to look at various contingencies. The game is very simple, and new players pick it up (and enjoy it) very quickly.

This is not a review of the game, nor is it a strategy guide. It is meant to be a video version of the printed instructions.

I only cover the original/base/vanilla set here. There are a variety of expansions to the game that are not mentioned--maybe a future upload...?

Carcassonne at:

Publisher Rio Grande Games (w/link to pdf of instructions):

Amazon:

Official Carcassonne for iPhone:

[whk]

Today my son received this game as a birthday present and after seeing your tutorial we are willing to play it on the weekend. Thanks for sharing it!

[cancinoroyale]

Just purchased this game after playing it with family and friends over the years. This video helps tremendously when trying to explain the game. Thank you.

[romevi]

Best instructional video I've found on this game. I just got the Big Box 3, but never actually played the game before. I purchased it because of all the hype, but when I tried to teach myself, I was a little intimidated (I'm a slow learner).

With your review, however, I was able to play a game, understand everything, and now I can't wait to play again!
Thanks!

[noHyable]

Best Carcassonne guide ever! I had tried to start playing Carcassonne three times on my iPad last year until I found that tutorial. I understood the idea using the built-in tutorial, but just could not figure "the big picture", why the game was such a fun to play. Then I watched both parts of this review, played a couple of times and realized how great Carcassonne is. Now I am a big fan :) Thanks a lot, I wish there were more people like you making really excellent video tutorials.

[dennishanans]

Very enjoyable to watch and learn. You have taken the time to prepick your tiles to show your examples! So frustrating to watch people bumble around to try and show you what they mean.This was well done and needs to be expressed! Thank you for your professional job!

[winterplum]

Thank you so much for this instructional video. I have been emailing my husband overseas to consider our purchase of this game, and directing him to view your video is an excellent way to introduce Carcassonne rather than rely on my own attempts to describe it.

[MishaHusnainAli]

This was an excellent tutorial. After trying to decipher the manual with the game for 15 minutes, I watched parts 1 and 2 of this video instead and walked away with a working knowledge of how this game works. Thank you very much indeed!

[MADHATTER]

A+ Explanation. I had a hard time understanding the original game directions, so my wife and I found this video and it really helped in showing HOW TO play the game. Thank you very much. Just from this video, we now love to play the game

[stealingrockstars]

This is a great tutorial on playing. Before I have friends come over to play for the first time I tell them to watch these 2 videos. This gives us much more playing time and a lot less time on explaining the game.

[MikeJB]

The best tutorial video for Carcassonne on YouTube. :)

[MrPawa]

My kids just got the game and your tutorial really helped me to explain to them how to play. I encourage you to continu to make other tutorial on other games. If by chance you have some time ahead. Catane (basic game) would be a great choice since it is very strategic game and your way to explain is perfect to understaind the rules. THANKS!

[jonmcguigan]

one of the best tutorials I've seen.A great game which I hope to play more of.

[mikesmith]

Thanks for this great tutorial. You have a calm and thoughtful approach which has helped me tremendously in starting to explain the game to my grandson. Much appreciated.

[secondrock]

Excellent explanation! Very clear and complete!

[TheSeeker]

GREAT great great great work man. I have only been through 10 mins of this video and I have decided to order the game from amazon. I am usualy so bad at reading game tutorial but this video makes it soooo easy. you should be a teacher. every aspect about your video is perfect to simply make me understand carcassone

[Mercurywo]

What a beautifully done and patiently explained tutorial! Thank you so much!
I have been fascinated by this game after hearing about the iPad version if the game, but wasn't sure if I would understand it.
This is a great video! Thanks!!

[dennismealor]

Thank you for this. I watched a celebrity "How To" play Carcassonne, and it annoyed the crap out of me - too much banter and carry on, and I didn't learn a thing. This presentation is excellent - laid-back, and informative. Cheers.

[БориславСотиров]

Thank you for the great and very understandable explanation. You are very systematic and you speak clear and simple, that is very suitable for those like me, that are not familiar with English. Nice work! And it stands on the first place when you google Carcassonne gameplay.

[bushibayushi]

Brilliant video, very clear and full of examples! Great job

[Vexidus]

This video is excellent, thank you for making it! My friends are getting me into this game, and I understood most of it, but your tutorial helped to solidify the concepts for me. By the way, it's a fantastic game and I would recommend it to anyone interested and on the fence!