What are some winning strategies in Carcassone?

General tips without factoring in other players: Carcassonne is a game about tile scoring efficiency. That means that you need to make it your goal to score more points per tile that you lay down than your opponents will get. Farms Farms are the biggest scorer in many games. read more

Myles is right, a winning strategy will change based on the tiles you draw. It also depends on the number of players and the expansion sets used, though I’ll assume you are asking about the base set. I’ll talk briefly about general strategy, then strategy specifically for two players or 3-4 players. General strategy: 1. read more

At long last, it is very rare that any one player will win time after time. This makes the game more fun for everyone. Points Now or Points Later: The fundamental strategy issue presented in Carcassonne (as in so many other games) is how to balance your game play. read more

Obviously, this takes some luck, but there a few things you can do to improve your odds. Work on a couple of projects requiring different tiles at the same time, e.g., a big city and a long road. This increases your chances that your next tile will be useful somewhere. read more