<p>In the file Carcassonne CAR (this is the link <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/87531/carcassonne-standard-complete-annotated-rules">https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/87531/carcassonne-standard-complete-annotated-rules</a> ) page 52, section the tower, before note 120 says: "Whenever a player places a tower piece, he or she may take one follower prisoner. Builders and pigs cannot be taken prisoner" So any meeple than can be considered a follower and it's not a pig or a builder can be captured.</p>

<p>In page 57, section abbey and mayor, note 137 says: "The mayor and wagon are followers, subject to the usual rules of deployment and affecting the majority. The barn is a special figure, not a follower.".</p>

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Wow, didn't know this document existed, thanks for the information.
IronWilliamCash
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<p>When playing Carcassonne with "The Tower" and "Abbey and Mayor" expansions, can adding a level to the tower capture either the Mayor and/or Wagon? </p>

<p>There are no rules that I have seen that either authorize and/or forbid doing this so it's ambiguous. </p>

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Can the Tower capture the Wagon and/or the Mayor in Carcassonne
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# Can the Tower capture the Wagon and/or the Mayor in Carcassonne

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-24)

When playing Carcassonne with "The Tower" and "Abbey and Mayor" expansions, can adding a level to the tower capture either the Mayor and/or Wagon?

There are no rules that I have seen that either authorize and/or forbid doing this so it's ambiguous.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-25. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

In the file Carcassonne CAR (this is the link <https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/87531/carcassonne-standard-complete-annotated-rules> ) page 52, section the tower, before note 120 says: "Whenever a player places a tower piece, he or she may take one follower prisoner. Builders and pigs cannot be taken prisoner" So any meeple than can be considered a follower and it's not a pig or a builder can be captured.

In page 57, section abbey and mayor, note 137 says: "The mayor and wagon are followers, subject to the usual rules of deployment and affecting the majority. The barn is a special figure, not a follower.".

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> **username_0**: Wow, didn't know this document existed, thanks for the information.  

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