Carcassonne vs. Monopoly
Comparing 2 standards across 18 specifications. 18 key differences identified.
Carcassonne is a tile-placement modern board game designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede. Players draw and place 72 square land tiles depicting roads, cities, monasteries, and fields, deploying 'Meeples' as highwaymen, knights, monks, or farmers to score points as features are completed, concluding with end-game field agricultural scoring (3 points per completed city).
Monopoly is a real-estate trading board game published by Hasbro. Official tournament rules mandate that Free Parking awards zero money, declining to purchase a landed property triggers an immediate public auction to the highest bidder, and a strict physical limit of 32 houses and 12 hotels creates a strategic 'housing shortage' where players cannot build if the bank is out of tokens.
Specification Comparison Table
18 Parameters| Parameter / Spec | ||
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Governing Publisher
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Hans im Glück / Z-Man Games | Hasbro |
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Total Tiles in Base Game
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72 tiles (including 1 starter tile with dark back) | — |
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Meeples Per Player
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8 wooden meeples (7 active + 1 score tracker) | — |
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Tile Dimensions
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45 × 45 mm (1.77 × 1.77 inches) | — |
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Completed Road Score
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1 point per tile scored during game | — |
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Completed City Score
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2 points per tile + 2 per coat of arms scored during game | — |
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Completed Monastery Score
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9 points monastery tile + 8 surrounding tiles | — |
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End-Game Farmer Score
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3 points per completed city touching the continuous farm field | — |
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Incomplete City Score
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1 point per tile + 1 per pennant end-game scoring | — |
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Starting Bank Per Player
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— | $1,500 (2x 500, 2x100, 2x 50, 6x20, 5x 10, 5x5, 5x $1) |
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Total Board Spaces
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— | 40 spaces (28 properties, 12 action spaces) |
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Bank House Supply Limit
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— | 32 houses maximum in the game |
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Bank Hotel Supply Limit
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— | 12 hotels maximum in the game |
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Free Parking Money
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— | $0 (None) Official Rule (resting space only) |
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Unbought Property Rule
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— | Mandatory Auction Banker auctions immediately to highest bidder |
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Passing GO Salary
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— | $200 collected from bank |
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Jail Exit Cost
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— | $50 or roll doubles within 3 turns |
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Income Tax Space
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— | $200 Flat modern rules (10% option removed) |