Carcassonne is the Xbox Live Arcade release this Wednesday

1600 Microsoft Points Card for use on Xbox LiveFrom today, June 27th at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Sierra’s Carcassonne on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Carcassonne will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s $10 / €9.60 / £6.80).

Play Carcassonne to become a master of medieval strategy. Own a fully featured version of the board game classic and fulfill the need for challenge any time you want, or play socially, with up to five players on Xbox LIVE, or up to four players locally. Multiple levels of difficulty offer a challenging experience for players of all ages and levels of experience. See how the board game turned videogame plays.
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Using strategic tactics and a little luck, one to five players take turns selecting from 72 tiles displaying various features of a city including roads, the walls of a castle or fields. The medieval countryside thrives as players and their opponents place tiles and complete towns, roads, and farms while competing to accumulate the most points.

Key game features are:

* Special AI settings to challenge any skill level.
* Challenge your friends – Up to five players can play over Xbox LIVE or up to four players can play on the same Xbox 360.
* Interact with new and old friends alike over Xbox LIVE while you play “Carcassonne” with the Xbox LIVE Vision camera.
* Helpful step-by-step tutorial to teach you the game in minutes.
* Skill-based matchmaking for ranked games.
* The complete “Carcassonne” includes 72 tiles and all rule sets.
* “Carcassonne” includes the “Rivers II” expansion set – 12 additional tiles.
* Earn up to 200 Gamerscore and 12 Achievements.

New Xbox 360 Game Content put online today is:

* Booster Pack – LUMINES LIVE! (600 points)
* Mad Tracks – Encore (350 points)
* Soltrio Solitaire – Game Pack 2 (150 points)

See the neatly ordered overview at Majornelson.