Carcassonne board game
Shares rank 9 of 15 board games by recommenders
Simple game with surprising depth that people say everyone enjoys, and a 2001 Spiel des Jahres winner.
Simple game with surprising depth that people say everyone enjoys, and a 2001 Spiel des Jahres winner.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple gameplay with surprising depth
“It has a simple and engaging basic gameplay with a surprising amount of depth”
Comment from 16 Feb 2026 in “I Love Board Games: A Personal Obsession Explained by Psychology” Everyone has fun
“It's one of the great board games IMO. Everyone has fun.”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “Building a Procedural Hex Map with Wave Function Collapse” Classic award-winning board game
“it's a classic. 2001 Spiel des Jahres Winner.”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Building a Procedural Hex Map with Wave Function Collapse”
Other board games people recommend
The four most recommended other board games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D Chess | 16 | 2 | 89% | 1 | — | — |
| Tiao | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | — | — |
| Diplomacy board game | 12 | 1 | 92% | 3 | — | — |
| Root by Leder Games | 11 | 4 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Carcassonne board gameThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's one of the great board games IMO. Everyone has fun.”
“it's a classic. 2001 Spiel des Jahres Winner.”
“It has a simple and engaging basic gameplay with a surprising amount of depth”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.