Carcassonne dated for 360s

Previously announced Xbox Live Arcade strategy game from Sierra Online gets June release window.

Back in August of last year, Microsoft unveiled a trio of Xbox Live Arcade games based on board games from across the Atlantic. During the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, the publisher announced that Setllers of Catan (now just Catan), Carcassonne, and Alhambra would be coming to its game download service. All three have yet to be made available, but over the weekend, one was given a release window.

Serfdom has never been so fun!

Sierra Online has announced that gamers will have a chance to do some strategizing in Carcassonne this June. The company did not give any further specifics on the exact date or price of the game.

Carcassonne, named after a French city famous for its high city walls, is a tile-based game that sees players placing plots of terrain on a large board. Only certain tiles can be placed adjacent to others, forming cities, roads, and fields. Sierra Online has not gone into details about the Xbox 360 version of the game.

68 Comments

  • 1PSman

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 8:57 am PT

    Mehh, I'd rather play SIm City.

  • Jackholes

    Posted May 17, 2007 7:10 am PT

    How about some Risk sometime in the future MS?

  • NemaLive

    Posted Apr 23, 2007 8:19 am PT

    Never played this board game but willing to give it a try, looks interesting

  • kappareign

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 10:12 pm PT

    THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE GREATEST GAME EVER. BOARD GAME.

  • SPARTAN013

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 9:27 pm PT

    board games?

  • snowblind54

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 1:37 pm PT

    snake-101-
    wow heres another one *checks off 360 crap list* 30 games are starting to become very dumb and kiddish now lol

    I wonder if there are any PS3 owners that aren't 10 year old Sony fanboys?

  • sameiamcramram

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 12:41 pm PT

    What do you do in the game?

  • NND1

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 10:02 am PT

    Board Games... Nice!!!

  • blamder-drag

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 9:24 am PT

    I love this game I played it at a family reunion one time and was hooked. I bought the original and then when I took a trip to france we found the second expansion in french so ya I really need a 360 now

  • eggsiboss

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 9:06 am PT

    wow!! this board game seriously owns!! I only just played it last week and have been looking for a cheap set all week! I never expected this, I didnt think it would be popular enough. This will be bloody great- I want it now!!

  • blacktorn

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 8:54 am PT

    yaye?

  • kinglink2

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 7:53 am PT

    Too bad that Microsoft has already proved that a month's date doesnt' mean it will come out that month (apparently double dragon was preped for March.) Still it's great to see some european board games on Live, those will get instant buys from me. Though I hope they do imperial (that's a nasty game).

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 7:49 am PT

    Carcasonne? Sweet, let's hope 360 gets an even wider variety of Italian desserts. Tiramisu please?

  • FriendOfFoe

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 7:18 am PT

    I had never heard of a game called Carcasonne, but I've been to the city...Very beautyful fortifications, largest ramparts I've ever seen.

  • rulo_rezn0r

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 7:00 am PT

    sounds like fun

  • AA7

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 6:33 am PT

    NIce.

  • ElmorePOW

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 5:29 am PT

    Carcassonne is the best board game - ever! I hope they will release it on ps3 too!

  • Mr_Bodywave

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 4:49 am PT

    Talisman would be awesome. Best part for developer/publisher is that each expansion could be a separate purchase. City, Dungeon, TimeScape could all be add-ons. It is a cool game--add online play and it would be Suuuhhhweeeeeet.

  • Puck666

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 4:36 am PT

    Risk on PC was excellent. I'd love to see it on XBLA.

  • BlackdogGT

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 4:13 am PT

    Agreed, Britesparc. Dig the board games! 3D live action Risk, anyone?

  • Britesparc

    Posted Apr 17, 2007 2:01 am PT

    This is a really fun little boardgame, so hopefully it will feature a variety of multiplayer and single player options to keep the fun. More boardgames on 360!

  • diablobasher

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 11:49 pm PT

    Awesomely fun board games to play with friends. Lets just hope they can recreate the fun as well as the silliness you get when playing with real friends.

  • yukine

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 11:05 pm PT

    The XBLA keeps getting better, and better.

  • racerx737

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 10:47 pm PT

    never heard of it, but it sounds like fun. I might give it a go.

  • RMGreen

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 10:45 pm PT

    Both Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan are great board games, and I've been looking forward to their release since they were announced. Catan is supposed to be coming out any week now, and it seems Carcassonne won't be too far behind. XBLA is really picking up some steam.

  • Sinister904

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 10:21 pm PT

    sound cool

  • polsci1503

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 9:45 pm PT

    interesting... what is it like? Never heard if it...

  • zsc4

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 9:15 pm PT

    I haven't played this yet, I might give it a go.

  • PacoL250

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 9:09 pm PT

    Now this is strategy. I've got Settlers of Catan and its expansion board Cities and Knights, and boy it's a blast to play.

    I wonder how close to the board games these will be...

  • bjmage16

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 8:55 pm PT

    Carcassone and Catan are great games. Both are light in complexity, but reward you well for playing strategically.

  • gametester1424

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 8:53 pm PT

    Did Sierra Online ever get around to offering up a patch for Assault Heroes? If so, then maybe they will win back some support from the marketplace crowd before they keep selling us broken games.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 8:44 pm PT

    Board game?

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 8:39 pm PT

    This doesn't sound like a game that would interest me too much. But the strategy does sound new for the XBLA

  • The_Fell_One

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 8:23 pm PT

    I just tried this game out last Friday. I miraculously won due to clever placement of farmers... It was kind of weird, because I felt dejected about how poorly I was doing for most of the game.

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 7:56 pm PT

    Cool I guess. Not my preferred game type, but it's nice to have the variety and the best thing is I get to try this out without a problem.

  • xophaser

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 7:54 pm PT

    I have been to Carassonne as a student. Great town on/carved into a hill.

  • goodknight_13

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 7:49 pm PT

    I WANT RISK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Lasafrog

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 7:21 pm PT

    I can't wait for Catan, don't know about this though

  • dukerav

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 7:14 pm PT

    Cool I suppose, though Im not all that familiar with these sort of games, however the closest thing I have played to this was Risk, a long time ago.

  • jhz

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 7:09 pm PT

    Sounds OKAY, but nothing special.

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:53 pm PT

    looks interesting... i guess

  • OPOLO

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:48 pm PT

    I'm In

  • HuusAsking

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:44 pm PT

    A Board style game? Reminds me of a board-style game I once played on the PC called Full Metal Planete (spelled as is--it was European in origin), where you played on a gameboard of varied hexagonal spaced trying to mine a planet with your spaceship equipped with tanks, harvesters, etc. Being designed for up to four players, I think this game would make an interesting Live Arcade game as well.

  • GizmoVirus

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:19 pm PT

    Sounds pretty cool to me

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:17 pm PT

    never heard of it

  • Archon_basic

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:11 pm PT

    Carcassonne (the article title misspelled it, BTW) is a very fun game. There's several layers of strategy to it but also a fair amount of luck, and the game strikes a good balance between the two. It's also very easy to pick up and play for a strategy game. The actual board game is only $18 so hopefully the Live Arcade version will be cheap enough to justify a purchase. Should be fun to play online.

  • Fragmaster3000

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:05 pm PT

    I love the board game version of this (one of the best games I've ever played). It's simple yet hav a lot of depth to it.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:04 pm PT

    cool

  • asmodeus_z

    Posted Apr 16, 2007 6:03 pm PT

    Never heard of the game before - but indeed it sounds fun.

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