Carcassonne (iPhone)

There are many reasons why I shouldn’t play a whole game of Carcassonne between 6:30 and 7:00 in the morning. The score is the least of them.

Unlike Words With Friends, which is fairly constant, my Carcassonne playing has slowed right down lately. I think I’ve only got one game on the go right now, but I finished a brilliant game over the weekend. I was feeling fairly confident at the mid-game stage, but near the end of the game my cunning

As suspected, I’ve been dropping down my friends leaderboard. I managed to lose some very tight, tense games and my ranking took a big hit. I’ve also been playing some really idiotic moves in my current games, so I don’t expect things will get better soon.

Had some very, very enjoyable games at the weekend, especially when we were focused on land grabs. It’s all very well going for castle and road points, but if you let your opponent(s) grab points at the end of the game then you’re stuffed. Obvious stuff, yes, but I’m starting to feel like I’m getting

Tried the Solitaire mode of Carcassonne last night. Basically, you need to create cities and roads that increase in size. First up, you need to create roads and cities that cover two squares, then three and so on. Laying tiles loses you points – and the points you lose increase as the size of the