Not the official game, but Seizer is a free online alternative with the same core rules. You lay tiles to build cities, roads, fields and monasteries, claim them with followers and score points. It runs in any browser with nothing to download, and you can play as a guest without an account.

No. Seizer is an independent game inspired by Carcassonne, with its own art. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Carcassonne, Hans im Glück or Asmodee. If you have played Carcassonne you will feel at home in the first game. About Seizer

Yes. You can play on the website and in the iOS and Android apps, and there are no ads. A free account keeps your rating, friends and daily games and syncs them between your phone and the browser.

No. Seizer runs right in your browser on desktop, tablet and phone, so you can start a game in seconds without installing anything. Play as a guest straight away, and make a free account later if you want to keep your rating, friends and daily games.

Yes. Seizer is on the App Store and Google Play, and the apps are the best way to play daily games because you get a push notification when it is your turn. Your account works everywhere, so you can start a game on your phone and finish it on your laptop. Get it on the App Store

Yes. Create a private game and share the link, or add friends in the app and invite them straight from your friends list. Friends can join from the website or the apps. If you are short a player, add a bot to fill the seat.

Daily games are turn based matches you play over days instead of in one sitting. Take your turn whenever you have a minute, and Seizer notifies you when it is your move again. They need a free account so your games follow you across devices.

Yes. Bots come in five levels from Easy to Master. Easy is a good way to learn the rules, and Master will punish a loose farmer. You can play bots on their own or mix them into a game with friends.

Press play and the queue pairs you with another player, usually within seconds. Ranked matches count toward your rating on the leaderboard, and tournaments run as brackets you can join from the tournaments page. See tournaments

Four, all free: River Path, Taverns & Temples, Merchants & Makers and Abbot. They add a river start, taverns and temples, trade goods with a builder and pig, and gardens with an abbot. Turn them on when you create a game with friends or bots. Read the expansion rules

A finished city scores 2 points per tile plus 2 per shield, a road 1 per tile, a monastery 9 once all 8 neighbours are filled. Fields score 3 points per finished city they touch, but only at the end of the game. When two players share a feature, the one with more followers takes all the points, and a tie pays both in full. Read the full rules

From 2 to 10 in one game. Small games are quick and tactical, big games turn the map into a shared battleground for cities and farms.

Start a bot game on Easy. Tiles only snap into spots where they are allowed, and after you place a tile the spots where a follower can go light up, so you cannot make an illegal move by accident. The how to play page covers the rules in five minutes. How to play