Bonus points are scored if the Fairy is present when the feature that the follower is on, is completed and scored.

In addition, the player scores a point if the Fairy is still there on the next and subsequent turns. Instead, he can move and place the Fairy on any tile where he already has a follower, thus protecting the follower from the predations of the Dragon. The Fairy piece only comes into play when a player does not put a follower down on a new tile. It must otherwise adhere to normal tile placement rules, but does allow a player to return a follower to a location it was previously removed from! The Magical Portal tile lets a player place a follower on it or any previously placed tile. He is removed to attend to the Princess’ whims and returned to his player. The Princess tiles each add to a city and when placed, target a Knight present in the city. The only tile that the Dragon will not visit is one protected by the Fairy. If the Dragon flies over a tile with a follower, it feeds on him and the follower is returned to his player. From its current location the players take it in turn to move the Dragon one tile each until the beast has moved a total of six. The Dragon tiles are each marked with a Dragon icon, and when one is placed, the Dragon immediately launches itself into the air and goes hunting. The Dragon is moved to the next Volcano tile when it is placed. When a Volcano is first drawn, the Dragon tiles are then added to the tile mix. The first new tile is the Volcano, which does not have a follower placed on it, but the Dragon. Besides the cute wooden dragon and fairy pieces, the expansion includes thirty new tiles, which are mostly mixed in as usual. As the title suggests, it adds an element of fantasy to the game, with the city beset by a dragon, volcanoes, magical portals, an amorous princess, and a protective fairy. Carcassonne - The Princess & The Dragon is the third boxed expansion for the game, after Inns & Cathedrals and Builders & Traders.

Knights and dragons beta tester