2007 / Tile placement board game expansion / 2-6 players
****
One of the most acclaimed expansions for my favourite board game finally dropped into my price range. Like an abbey tile, it inessentially but satisfyingly filled a hole.
Abbey ****
Incredibly useful and sensibly limited hole pluggers (even if we'd been using a couple of blanks for a similar purpose), they don't look as awkward on the map as I'd feared.
Mayor ***
A city-specific variant on the Big Follower wasn't totally needed and is the least interesting part of the set, but I like the pennants being given another job. The new city tiles that support it are good too.
Wagon *****
Like the Builder, using this mobile meeple almost feels like cheating, but it adds a nice dynamic element to the map as it trundles between features. If you're not rolling it, you're not doing it right.
Barn ****
One of the most game-changing modules, these unassuming barns liberate farmers and make farms even more powerful. We already skip farms when I play with the six year old, but maybe we can come up with another use for them.
