Carcassone is an award-winning strategy game by Rio Grande. The game play is designed for 2 – 5 players and includes a number of optional expansion. The game is named after a medieval, walled city in southern France. Carcassone's wooden playing pieces, or “Meeples,” have become an icon of Euro-games. Carcassone is a tactical tile-laying game. Carcassone is simply to learn, fun to play, and exciting to watch.