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Title: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 06, 2015, 04:49:15 PM
The Red Game

All players have selected their wood so we are ready to begin.

Decar will place the first tile which I will draw tomorrow morning, so for now we just have the starting tile:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/starttile.jpg)

Good luck to all players! I hope it is a great game  :) :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 07, 2015, 11:10:44 AM
Fingers crossed Complete City for 4! fingers crossed
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 07, 2015, 01:27:01 PM
Good luck all!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 07, 2015, 02:09:21 PM
The first tile has been drawn...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red1.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Koremu on July 08, 2015, 01:51:15 AM
I suspect I know what Decar's move is going to be...
Fingers crossed Complete City for 4! fingers crossed
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 08, 2015, 02:03:45 AM
Quiet!  I'm thinking  ^-^
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 08, 2015, 02:27:46 AM
I see 6 options. Maybe you could roll a dice?  ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 08, 2015, 01:22:16 PM

Quiet!  I'm thinking  ^-^

Still undecided whether to use a standard or large follower to claim that city? ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 08, 2015, 01:58:20 PM
Something like that  ;)

I'm unsure why my camera rotated my image, that wasn't helpful.

I'll claim the city for 4 points.

(http://tehill.net/carcassonne/playbyforumjuly2015/20150708_214120.jpg)

...and leave a follower on the road  ::)

PS: I didn't want to give too much tablecloth away ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Hounk on July 08, 2015, 02:08:36 PM
Think you can't do that. C:-)

You have to leave the follower on the road and then claim the city. ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 08, 2015, 10:39:09 PM

Something like that  ;)

I'm unsure why my camera rotated my image, that wasn't helpful.

I'll claim the city for 4 points.

(http://tehill.net/carcassonne/playbyforumjuly2015/20150708_214120.jpg)

...and leave a follower on the road  ::)

PS: I didn't want to give too much tablecloth away ;)

Could you explicitly say which meeples you use? Thanks!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 08, 2015, 10:51:36 PM
Decar  :black-meeple:: +4 (4)

In this instance there's only one piece of "wood" that would allow Decar to claim both features and I think we all know what it is! In the case of large followers and mayors though (assuming anyone has them), these should be identified as it won't be obvious from the picture...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red2.jpg)

Paul's turn (expect some sort of Lego!)...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 09, 2015, 02:19:49 AM
Wow, playing by forum is amazing - How did Dan change my tablecloth!?!

- The 'wood' I played was plastic...and hard to see and partakes in opera when I'm not using him  :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 09, 2015, 03:09:08 AM
An invisible phantom! This game is more realistic than I had anticipated ;) just hope that if you place it as an invisible farmer we won't find out in the end scoring! :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 09, 2015, 03:16:14 AM
Sorry about the angle. But it's a regular  :meeple:
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: kettlefish on July 09, 2015, 03:31:31 AM
Paul,
why don't you use the inn at the lake tile?
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 09, 2015, 03:34:57 AM
Its a road segment with an invisible inn. :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 09, 2015, 03:36:34 AM
Its a road segment with an invisible inn. :)

Ha ha. I'd suggest that maybe he removed the inn because he's a teetotaller but I'm pretty sure this isn't the case!  ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 09, 2015, 04:27:53 AM
Can you guys believe I didn't even see the lake.  :o

At least it's not a huge mistake and it has been updated for my next turn.  C:-)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 09, 2015, 04:47:42 AM
(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red3.jpg)

What do people think of the unveiling of my new fan-made expansion for Kids of Carcassonne? It's called "The Kids that never put their toys away"...

Jéré's turn!

Title: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 09, 2015, 10:11:49 AM
I claim a road segment with a standard follower... But won't use my invisible guy just yet.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/09/b2e1c205df893e78e0d92978b8f33876.jpg)

How much is it to purchase this elephant piece? I'd guess at least 8 pts. Looks powerful anyway :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 10, 2015, 12:16:14 AM
Interesting tablecloth  ;D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 10, 2015, 01:31:51 AM

Interesting tablecloth  ;D

Made in Redmond, WA and ultra portable while you're traveling abroad ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 10, 2015, 04:44:43 AM
FYI:  I'm out this evening, but should be back to lay a tile.  I'm also travelling tomorrow; but should be back in the evening.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 10, 2015, 05:08:23 AM
I'm not 100% convinced that Jéré's image was correct as he seems to have placed all meeples as farmers.  :D

This is the correct version, with new tile for Decar to place...  :(y)

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red4.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: lomdr on July 10, 2015, 07:45:37 AM
At least you can tell that they're all standing robbers, unlike in normal JCloisterZone (that's my only complaint about it, my friend thought he was placing farmers everywhere as it looked like all of the meeples were laying down from how the view was)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 10, 2015, 12:17:01 PM

I'm not 100% convinced that Jéré's image was correct as he seems to have placed all meeples as farmers.  :D

This is the correct version, with new tile for Decar to place...  :(y)

Sorry Dan but it's a bit late to complain. You had the opportunity to do so after I submitted my beta version to you. ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 10, 2015, 02:25:14 PM
Here we go:

(http://tehill.net/carcassonne/playbyforumjuly2015/20150710_222223.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 10, 2015, 02:25:46 PM
It bloody rotated it again!   Baah!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 10, 2015, 03:16:03 PM
It bloody rotated it again!   Baah!

Most likely your camera has a rotation setting that is imprinted into the image file but I believe most of these cameras also has the setting to turn this off. Not sure when it comes to Samsung Galaxy phones but hopefully there's a setting there as well.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 12, 2015, 04:48:54 AM
Yep, the image loads Left to Right not Top to Bottom so the renderer in the browser must get confused.

It's the camera on my phone - which appears to have no setting on it.... hmmm
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 12, 2015, 05:14:55 AM
Yep, the image loads Left to Right not Top to Bottom so the renderer in the browser must get confused.

It's the camera on my phone - which appears to have no setting on it.... hmmm

Yeah. This sucks for many as it's annoying, even for me sometimes. :) But I often edit my images and this usually removes this issue.

One thing you could do, if you can spare a few seconds:
1. Open the image in a photo editor (any one will do)
2. Press CTRL + a to mark the entire image.
3. Press CTRL + x (to cut) or CTRL + c (to copy) the image
4. Open a new image in editor for a clean slate and don't overwrite/save changes to the original image
5. Press CTRL + v to paste the image. Most image editors will automatically adjust to the pasted size accordingly. Photoshop for example opens a new image with the exact dimensions as the clipboard.
6. Save the file as .jpg (for small size) or .png etc.

 :meeple:

Edit: I found that I always take photos with the phone's wider side horizontal, as if taken a widescreen image. This has always fixed this issue. Hope this works for you as well.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 13, 2015, 01:20:05 AM
(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red5.jpg)

Over to you Paul...  :meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 13, 2015, 03:59:09 AM
An upsidedown cross. Where's the auto-rotation thing when one needs it!  :@
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: kettlefish on July 13, 2015, 04:00:09 AM
Hi Paul,
your table cloth is nice.  ;D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 13, 2015, 04:21:18 AM
Hi Paul,
your table cloth is nice.  ;D

Pretty soon every member knows every table cloth owned by all members here.  ;)

This is not cloth per se but plastic. What do you call these? Plastic covers?
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 13, 2015, 05:18:13 AM
Nice move! Now we have a board shaped like a sword. Aggressive stuff...  >:D

Hi Paul,
your table cloth is nice.  ;D

Pretty soon every member knows every table cloth owned by all members here.  ;)

This is not cloth per se but plastic. What do you call these? Plastic covers?

We have a similar thing which my wife refers to as a "table protector". I'm not sure it's up to the job though as I've got up in the middle of the night on more than one occasion to attack the table with a variety of weaponry and the table protector does nothing to protect it, it just lies there feeling undeservedly proud of itself...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 13, 2015, 01:41:45 PM
Tile please  O:-)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 13, 2015, 11:23:00 PM
Tile please  O:-)

Since you asked...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red6.jpg)

A few options for you. Have fun deciding!  :D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 14, 2015, 12:08:53 AM
Thanks Dan. Here's my move.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/14/52e4cf82c6e215cf2c71b62893475ada.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 14, 2015, 04:56:53 AM
 :black-meeple: : 4
 :red-meeple: : 2

Over to you Decar...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red7.jpg)

...I almost managed to draw the exact tile you needed but then realised that I hadn't. Sorry.  :-[
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 14, 2015, 11:19:47 AM
Seems like payment for my rotating camera....

I'll employ the same trick as before.

+2 points for the road and a meeple in the city.

(http://tehill.net/carcassonne/playbyforumjuly2015/20150714_191500.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 15, 2015, 01:17:14 AM
Merit for Decar for keeping things symmetrical with his last tile  :(y)

 :black-meeple: : 6 (2-tile city, 2-tile road)
 :red-meeple: : 2 (2-tile road)

Over to you Yellow...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red8.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 15, 2015, 02:02:47 AM
South city +4 points.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 15, 2015, 05:28:11 AM
How many points did that cost you?
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 15, 2015, 05:40:50 AM
How many points did that cost you?

I thought it was fairly obvious...  ::)

  • 1 credit: standard follower (up to 4), pig (up to 1)
  • 2 credits: wagon (up to 1), castle (up to 3)
  • 3 credits: large follower (up to 1), mayor (up to 1), phantom (up to 1)
  • 4 credits: bridge (up to 3)
  • 5 credits: builder (up to 1), abbey (up to 1)
  • 6 credits: barn (up to 1)
  • 10 credits: crazy-ass lego monster spider thingy (up to 1)
(limits shown are what may be bought in addition to the initial 4 standard meeples that everyone will start with)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 16, 2015, 03:30:48 PM
 :black-meeple: : 6 (2-tile city, 2-tile road)
 :meeple: : 4 (2-tile city)
 :red-meeple: : 2 (2-tile road)

Sorry it's late (and quite rubbish) but the King himself delivered it to me!

Over to you Jéré...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red9.jpg)

PS - Exciting news! I've just discovered that my wife has ordered a new tablecloth! Things might never be the same again!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 16, 2015, 03:58:06 PM
My turn:



(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/16/24e955349ab8959aca7829e1f7d069fd.jpg)

Congrats for the new tablecloth! I promise to make my excel spreadsheet look sexier before the end of the game.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 16, 2015, 11:06:46 PM
"A bold move from Jéré as he unveils his large follower. Now it's over to Decar to see what he can do with the first pennant of the game..."

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red10.jpg)

Congrats for the new tablecloth! I promise to make my excel spreadsheet look sexier before the end of the game.

Thanks Jéré, but I don't like to count my tablecloths before they've... hatched (???)... as my wife has a tendency to take things back to the shop quite quickly. Good luck with the increased sexiness!  ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 18, 2015, 03:03:52 AM
Nothing too exciting here I'm afraid.

(http://tehill.net/carcassonne/playbyforumjuly2015/20150718_110022.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 22, 2015, 01:07:31 PM
Sorry for the delay Paul. :-[

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red11.jpg)

Exciting times!

Let me know if you intend to fly anyone anywhere and I'll let you know what number you've rolled... :)

Congrats for the new tablecloth! I promise to make my excel spreadsheet look sexier before the end of the game.

Thanks Jéré, but I don't like to count my tablecloths before they've... hatched (???)... as my wife has a tendency to take things back to the shop quite quickly. Good luck with the increased sexiness!  ;)

The new tablecloth arrived today. It's going back to the shop. The "tablecloth" in the photo above is a dry tea-towel...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 22, 2015, 02:07:38 PM
Fly you fools! - Gandalf. Hit the dice for me will ya?  :white-meeple:

(http://sydby.com/carcassonne/screenshots/games/20150701_red_game/04__DSC_0020__1024.jpg)

As you can see, I am currently all over the place with work stuff in the apartment. A sneak peak of some of the things I do. Printed text size is 5 pixels in height. Saves a lot of paper.

Update: Link to original picture for easier view of the game itself. http://sydby.com/carcassonne/screenshots/games/20150701_red_game/04__DSC_0020.JPG (http://sydby.com/carcassonne/screenshots/games/20150701_red_game/04__DSC_0020.JPG)

Paul
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 22, 2015, 02:13:33 PM
Random draw.
Draw tile and set If possible, each Tile?

Looks like a carcassonne application to me :p
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 22, 2015, 02:16:35 PM
Random draw.
Draw tile and set If possible, each Tile?

Looks like a carcassonne application to me :p

One of the four projects depicted relates to Carcassonne, yes. :D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 22, 2015, 03:38:17 PM
Fly you fools! - Gandalf. Hit the dice for me will ya?  :white-meeple:

I was going to take a picture of the dice roll for you but decided it was probably unnecessary.

So, without further ado, your roll is a...



2
 :(
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 22, 2015, 07:04:17 PM
Fly you fools! - Gandalf. Hit the dice for me will ya?  :white-meeple:

I was going to take a picture of the dice roll for you but decided it was probably unnecessary.

So, without further ado, your roll is a...



2
 :(

Wee...  Flew into the edge of the world. Too bad the flier has a lousy design I can't steer.  :o
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 22, 2015, 11:35:46 PM
Hmm. Apparently the Carcassonne Gods weren't satisfied with Paul's efforts and so are giving Decar a chance to put things right (if he chooses to do so)...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red12.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 22, 2015, 11:41:21 PM
Hmm. Apparently the Carcassonne Gods weren't satisfied with Paul's efforts and so are giving Decar a chance to put things right (if he chooses to do so)...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red12.jpg)

I normally play after Paul... if the Gods don't mind ;)

Can't see the image though!  :o
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 23, 2015, 12:03:56 AM
Hmm. Apparently the Carcassonne Gods weren't satisfied with Paul's efforts and so are giving Decar a chance to put things right (if he chooses to do so)...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red12.jpg)

I normally play after Paul... if the Gods don't mind ;)

Can't see the image though!  :o

Well, clearly they do mind if you can't see the image.

But fine, let's do everything the way you want to do it...

:red-meeple: Jéré's turn!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 23, 2015, 12:17:30 AM
Argh! Something went wrong!  The game is a bit messed up.  The tile where my large farmer is located is not correctly positioned: Road should be heading south.  Please pay attention!  C:-)

Paul please redo your turn. Thanks!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 23, 2015, 12:42:51 AM
Or maybe I should just shut up and land on Paul's road with inn using the flier! ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 23, 2015, 01:09:13 AM
Argh! Something went wrong!  The game is a bit messed up.  The tile where my large farmer is located is not correctly positioned: Road should be heading south.  Please pay attention!  C:-)

Apologies if I've messed anything up again, and thanks for pointing it out. You should count yourself lucky; I made two mistakes on the Blue game! And after such a long delay while I tried to sort everything out as well... :-[

In truth, I have quite a lot on at the moment (as do all of us I'm sure). It's nothing out of the ordinary, just work and family stuff really, but everything I do at CarcC all adds to it and I have a lot on here too. I love it all (obviously), but too many late nights and early mornings are certainly taking their toll and I'm making mistakes in other areas too (see Order of the Meeple where I missed off some achievements for three people and Last Meeple Standing where I arranged a game with jma03 that shouldn't have happened).

I think it's probably going to be better for the consistency of the game if I stick to drawing tiles, rolling dice and nothing else other than communicating these draws and rolls back to you guys. This is kind of how I'd hoped it would be from the start anyway as most of the fun comes from setting up and posting the photos of each move and I want everyone else to be able to enjoy that side of things too. Plus I'm already sick of the sight of my own tablecloth, tea-towel and living-room rug... :))

With this in mind, I will re-draw another tile for you Jéré once Paul has taken his last move again. This will prevent any unfair knowledge of tiles to come from influencing his decision! Paul, I will also re-roll for you if you choose to use a flying machine with your second attempt. Apologies again for any confusion I've caused. :-\
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 23, 2015, 01:13:21 AM
Here is the correct board. I placed my tile on the same spot and flew to join in on the city using the number 2 roll. This would probably have been my move anyway.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 23, 2015, 01:15:06 AM
Question: Do we decide which meeple to use before you roll the flier dice? Is this not the official rule still?
Title: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 23, 2015, 01:19:12 AM
Well, the tile was correctly placed when you drew Paul's tile... So I'm not blaming you.  I think players should be responsible for checking (and double-checking!) that everything is placed correctly, not you Dan!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 23, 2015, 01:21:11 AM
Well, the tile was correctly placed when you drew Paul's tile... So I'm not blaming you.  I think players should be responsible for checking (and double-checking!) that everything is placed correctly, not you!

But it was my fault.  :@ I placed the tile with the big follower wrong. Up until my turn, the tile was correctly placed and I had placed that tile wrong prior to my move hence did not see it until someone else spotted it.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 23, 2015, 01:39:49 AM

Question: Do we decide which meeple to use before you roll the flier dice? Is this not the official rule still?

Yes, the follower is deployed on the flier symbol then the die is rolled. So you choose which one you use beforehand.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 23, 2015, 02:44:58 AM
Now Paul has re-positioned the Tile - the dice must be re-rolled.  Otherwise you've could have put that tile anywhere you liked in order to fly to an appropriate tile.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 23, 2015, 02:57:04 AM
Just to be clear, I have “re-rolled” (https://www.random.org/) for Paul’s flyer and it was a 2 again; hence that he was able to land on Decar’s little city. I did say that I would re-roll for Paul in my message, but when it was a 2 again I just let him carry on rather than confusing things further.

So, it’s now over to Jéré who has a ccff to place (single city, no pennant)...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: jungleboy on July 23, 2015, 03:15:43 AM
This is a lot of effort for one game!! Good luck all :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 23, 2015, 03:23:05 AM
OK, I could do with a sensible close up and clear indicator of what type of meeple is where.

Paul, I think that was a normal follower you put on the flyer - is that right?

Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 23, 2015, 03:27:09 AM
That was a normal follower yes.  :yellow-meeple:

From now on, I will always state which follower is placed like many of you have done so far. Last thing I need is to add confusion!  ???
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 23, 2015, 03:31:12 AM
goodo!

..because that table cloth isn't confusing in the slightest!  :(y) :(y)  :P
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 23, 2015, 03:43:30 AM
goodo!

..because that table cloth isn't confusing in the slightest!  :(y) :(y)  :P

 :) I usually have that green mat used for miniature battle gaming but it's currently occupied by a heap of LEGO bags. I got until Midnight today to clean up the apartment before family comes home from vacation. Gotta love a slow day at work when need one!  :-*
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 23, 2015, 04:47:31 AM
Hopefully this is correct. Standard follower, bottom right.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/23/1a43634e6740800927827c33377053af.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 23, 2015, 01:27:04 PM
Decar's turn... :black1-meeple: (hopefully the tile layout is now correct)

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red13.jpg)

(the majority of future posts from me in this thread will be details of tiles drawn only)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 25, 2015, 06:54:16 AM
Sorry for the delay.

No surprises here.  I'll take the risk and hope Paul fancies working together ;)

(http://tehill.net/carcassonne/playbyforumjuly2015/20150725_122833.jpg)

Roll the die Dan!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 25, 2015, 02:06:45 PM
:) Think it's safe to say no matter what the dice result is, there is only one place to land, on  my road. Argh!  >:D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 25, 2015, 02:48:37 PM
Indeed its the perfect runway for landing
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 25, 2015, 02:49:34 PM
Let's just hope they can get off the runway ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 26, 2015, 12:28:49 AM
Roll the die Dan!

Sorry Decar, but it's a 4...  :(

(actually it's a 3 - nicely flown)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 26, 2015, 12:32:57 AM
Next tile is a standard ffrr (i.e. one of the "bend in the road" tiles from the basic game)

Sorry for drawing such a boring tile Paul!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 26, 2015, 12:39:07 AM
Phew, that's a nice tile, just don't get that orientation wrong ;)

Also, Dan I forgot to say 'please' roll the dice.

But I'll say thank you :)   Thank You
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 26, 2015, 12:50:20 AM

Next tile is a standard ffrr (i.e. one of the "bend in the road" tiles from the basic game)

Sorry for drawing such a boring tile Paul!

I was hoping to get that one for some reason...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 26, 2015, 02:00:31 AM
The ffrr tile reminds me of a part of the song Wild Nights. "...on a corner or a bend... " by John Cougar Mellancamp.

I'll make my move when I come home from fotball game.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 26, 2015, 04:14:52 AM
Nothing fancy; A road claimed.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 26, 2015, 06:46:10 AM
Can I have a cloister? Pleaase :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 26, 2015, 06:50:42 AM
That barn has to go somewhere ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 26, 2015, 07:17:42 AM
Indeed I need to fill that gap before Paul places his big LEGO barn
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 27, 2015, 01:20:13 AM
Can I have a cloister? Pleaase :)

Yeah, no problem!  :(y)

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red14.jpg)

 >:D

EDIT: I should probably point out that this tile was drawn at random and isn't merely some sort of mean trick
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 27, 2015, 01:33:30 AM
Worse cloister ever! :) thanks anyway ;)

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/27/a66fa5e499071db7478e2c9984785656.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: kettlefish on July 27, 2015, 01:47:37 AM
Hi Jéré,
why didn't you placed the cloister on the top of the other cloister?

Your "excel-table cloth" is still in white.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 27, 2015, 01:55:51 AM

Hi Jéré,
why didn't you placed the cloister on the top of the other cloister?

Your "excel-table cloth" is still in white.

Because I thought the 2 meeples in same city needed some company...

About my excel tablecloth, I have found a very nice one but it created an issue that would require a lot of work to fix: just before going on holidays I have cut the tiles from the CAR. I was in a rush and I did it "quick and dirty." Result is that there is some white left around some tiles and when I add a background image it looks terrible.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 27, 2015, 01:58:52 AM
and by company you mean a road block :(

Jéré would you like me to send you the tiles JCZ uses?
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 27, 2015, 02:31:28 AM


Jéré would you like me to send you the tiles JCZ uses?

That would definitely help! Thanks!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: kettlefish on July 27, 2015, 03:01:28 AM
here comes an example table cloth for the excel table from Jéré (tablecloth in yellow-green)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 27, 2015, 03:12:13 AM
Good idea! Looks nice. :)
Title: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 27, 2015, 04:03:45 AM
What I had in mind was actually to use a wooden tabletop background... It will look very familiar for the users of the iOS app.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 27, 2015, 05:30:34 AM
Worse cloister ever! :) thanks anyway ;)

I like this tile. Even if it doesn't work very well for your current position, the fact that it's a frfr which separates the two roads makes it an interesting one as far as I'm concerned. :(y)

Decar's tile next, and it's a crfr (start tile) from the basic game...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 27, 2015, 05:49:22 AM
Here is the manual version of Carcassonne Excel. I've limited it to only the base game but should give you an idea what can be done.

You could in theory make the entire game in Excel, with random drawing a tile and placing it. Back in the days when I used Excel extensively, I made an entire webpage in it, with links, popups, images etc. including a download section.

Video to the Carcassonne Excel example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhAYt2WM2oE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhAYt2WM2oE)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: kettlefish on July 27, 2015, 05:58:25 AM
here comes the example with table wood Jéré:
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 27, 2015, 01:16:56 PM

Here is the manual version of Carcassonne Excel.

Next challenge for you Paul: Carcassonne Powerpoint ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 27, 2015, 01:22:34 PM

Here is the manual version of Carcassonne Excel.

Next challenge for you Paul: Carcassonne Powerpoint ;)

Gosh!  PowerPoint. That was twenty years ago since I used it and taught my students this when I worked as teacher. Is it still around?  :@
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 28, 2015, 06:12:10 AM
Next challenge for Decar:  rescue a near trapped meeple and claim a city in the same operation.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 28, 2015, 06:13:44 AM
Thanks Jere, sorry totally slipped my mind.  But that was the plan  :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 28, 2015, 08:37:07 AM

Thanks Jere, sorry totally slipped my mind.  But that was the plan  :(y)

...but you do realise that I will have the option to expand your own city (you know one of those weird moves) and trap 2 meeples instead of just one? :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 28, 2015, 11:46:48 AM
The thought had crossed my mind Jere (sorry)!  I was tempted to extend the Cathedral Road into your city; but for now it's all about finishing some features; before I get stuck.

You may notice i'm running out of table space:

(http://www.tehill.net/carcassonne/playbyforumjuly2015/20150728_194031.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 28, 2015, 04:51:17 PM
Just noticed a small mistake in my photo. My flyer moved a bit closer to Paul's; he was lonely!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 29, 2015, 12:45:56 AM
Just noticed a small mistake in my photo. My flyer moved a bit closer to Paul's; he was lonely!

My farmer wasn't good enough to keep him company?  :P
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 29, 2015, 12:48:38 AM
Sorry, he's just that way inclined!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 29, 2015, 01:55:02 AM
Good morning Red game!

Here are three clues as to what your next tiles is:

1) It’s exclusive to Inns & Cathedrals
2) It’s a city-city-city-city
3) There are only 2 of them

Hopefully this should be more than enough to work out what it is. Now you just have to decide where to put it.

Have fun with your tile Paul... :yellow-meeple:
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 29, 2015, 02:41:47 AM
It takes longer for me to find the tiles than to do my turn.  :o They are not exactly sorted other than by expansions.

Not sure if it's good to have it early on or not but I will be brave and "sacrifice" a standard meeple for that city.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 29, 2015, 03:26:04 AM

It takes longer for me to find the tiles than to do my turn.  :o They are not exactly sorted other than by expansions.

Not sure if it's good to have it early on or not but I will be brave and "sacrifice" a standard meeple for that city.

Cloister at the very bottom should be a bit more to the left... I wouldn't try to block myself, would I? ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 29, 2015, 03:36:07 AM

It takes longer for me to find the tiles than to do my turn.  :o They are not exactly sorted other than by expansions.

Not sure if it's good to have it early on or not but I will be brave and "sacrifice" a standard meeple for that city.

Cloister at the very bottom should be a bit more to the left... I wouldn't try to block myself, would I? ;)

Ah. You're right. It's hard to see sometimes when everyone has different sizes. Clicking that image just bongs the hell out of it in size. (Huge image)  :@
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 30, 2015, 10:27:53 AM
Put your hand in that bag Dan :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 30, 2015, 05:17:38 PM
Put your hand in that bag Dan :)

OK!

The next tile is a ccrr from the basic set... with pennant! O0

Over to you Jéré - can't wait to see your new and improved Excel tablecloth! :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on July 30, 2015, 11:33:35 PM
Here it is: just more wood :)
 I extend the road with inn and claim the city with a standard follower.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/30/919e0700262a4145aa10749b2ccba313.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 31, 2015, 01:50:55 AM
Bet you wish you put that road tile somewhere more useful now Paul  :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on July 31, 2015, 02:43:17 AM
Bet you wish you put that road tile somewhere more useful now Paul  :(y)

Tough to tell. Considering the outcome would have changed either way I would still be in a pickle. Now that the road is shared, there's plenty of beneficial  tiles for both share holders to survive the winding road.

Speaking of winding road, if haven't heard it yet, look up Shery Crow's song with the same name.  O:-)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on July 31, 2015, 02:47:00 AM
Let's hope so  ;D

I'm a 'Long and Winding Road' kind of guy myself
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on July 31, 2015, 04:24:42 AM
Here it is: just more wood :)

Wow Jéré! Your Excel-based Carcassonne is starting to look less and less like a spreadsheet and more like an actual tabletop game. Very nice indeed :(y)

Speaking of winding road, if haven't heard it yet, look up Shery Crow's song with the same name.  O:-)

I'm more of a Beatles man. "The Long and Winding Road" often tends to get sung during games with friends...

Decar :black1-meeple:, here is your tile:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red20.jpg)

Good luck! :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 03, 2015, 11:53:50 PM
Wow Jéré! Your Excel-based Carcassonne is starting to look less and less like a spreadsheet and more like an actual tabletop game. Very nice indeed :(y)

Thanks! :)

Decar :black1-meeple:, here is your tile:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red20.jpg)

Good luck! :)

Guys, I'd like to play a turn every 4-5 days (max)... how does it sound? Reasonable  O:-) or not >:D?  Otherwise I might lose interest, seriously...  :-\
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 04, 2015, 05:05:08 AM
Wow Jéré! Your Excel-based Carcassonne is starting to look less and less like a spreadsheet and more like an actual tabletop game. Very nice indeed :(y)

Thanks! :)

Decar :black1-meeple:, here is your tile:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red20.jpg)

Good luck! :)

Guys, I'd like to play a turn every 4-5 days (max)... how does it sound? Reasonable  O:-) or not >:D?  Otherwise I might lose interest, seriously...  :-\

Careful Jéré, that might be exactly what Paul and Decar are hoping for... >:D

Any news Decar? :black1-meeple:
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on August 04, 2015, 05:13:50 AM
Sorry,

Totally misjudged how busy i'd be yesterday and today.

I need to prepare a demo for 5pm today for a Fortune 30 customer.

I've taken a photo

it's going to block in paul/my city and road.

I'll use my phantom for 2 points- road to cloister.

and attempt to share a city with ANOTHER meeple with Jere.

ill upload photo properly when ive got a sec: https://goo.gl/photos/oqJKQgP4QdymTy5x8
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 05, 2015, 03:46:57 AM
Scores so far: (please correct if wrong)

 :black-meeple: : 8 (2-tile city, 2-tile road, 2-tile road)
 :yellow-meeple: : 4 (2-tile city)
 :red-meeple: : 2 (2-tile road)

Now it's over to Paul :yellow-meeple: to place this crrf...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red21.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on August 05, 2015, 03:53:28 AM
Please take your time Paul  :(y) :(y) :(y) :(y) - but there's not many more of them.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 05, 2015, 04:05:02 AM
Seriously??
That's almost indecent  :o
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on August 05, 2015, 04:06:50 AM
The way I see it, if we're getting the good tiles now; you'll be getting the awesome tiles later  :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 05, 2015, 04:09:43 AM
Seriously??
That's almost indecent  :o

I think I may have forgotten to turn off the "tile-drawing bias" when I picked it out of the bag! Either that or your voodoo curse has backfired...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 05, 2015, 04:17:12 AM
I'll have to think about this. I'll let you guys know in the year 2077.  ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 05, 2015, 04:30:42 AM
The way I see it, if we're getting the good tiles now; you'll be getting the awesome tiles later  :(y)

I hope so...  :'(

I think I may have forgotten to turn off the "tile-drawing bias" when I picked it out of the bag! Either that or your voodoo curse has backfired...

I will send an enhancement request to Farin for JCZ 3.4: The voodoo curse (but it will be an option hidden deep into the settings and only me would know how to turn it on/off). 

I'll have to think about this. I'll let you guys know in the year 2077.  ;)

Arghhh!!  >:(  ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 05, 2015, 06:50:13 AM
I almost had to eat those words when I said "year 2077". Took me 2 hours to find the Barn tiles.

Well, I guess it's an obvious move but not a complete win for me. I don't score for the Barn which sucks (large red follower). Gotta think long term though.

ERRATA: The city scoring is for yellow and black not red and black!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 05, 2015, 06:57:23 AM
Boom!

A game-changing placement there from Paul... :o

I make that 9 points for Jéré for the farm + 14 points for Paul/ Decar for the road + 4 points for Paul/ Decar for the city:

 :black-meeple: : 26 (2-tile city, 2-tile road, 2-tile road, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city)
 :yellow-meeple: : 22 (2-tile city, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city)
 :red-meeple: : 11 (2-tile road, 3-city farm)

Next tile is for Jéré :red-meeple:...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red22.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 05, 2015, 11:57:49 AM
Boom!

A game-changing placement there from Paul... :o

I make that 9 points for Jéré for the farm + 14 points for Paul/ Decar for the road + 4 points for Paul/ Decar for the city:


At least, something I did well was to anticipate Paul's placement of the barn with my large follower! Thanks for the points and I get my large guy back!  :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 05, 2015, 12:38:36 PM
I expand my city and place a farmer in the tiny field.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/05/16eb2751ef15d4c7feaa3a674817bff5.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 05, 2015, 02:05:45 PM
Decar's next tile...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red23.jpg)

 :black1-meeple:
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on August 05, 2015, 02:14:10 PM
Thanks again Dan (+1 for continually pulling tiles). I'm blatantly going to have AP over these....be warned.
Title: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 05, 2015, 11:48:50 PM
I'm blatantly going to have AP over these....be warned.
Too much AP kills brain cells... Be warned ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 06, 2015, 12:02:13 AM
I'm blatantly going to have AP over these....be warned.
Too much AP kills brain cells... Be warned ;)

This isn't something I suffer from too much, but my brain has been running in Safe Mode for years... :o
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 07, 2015, 03:52:38 AM
Some (totally random) stats after 7 turns  :))

Average time elapsed between the moment Dan reveals a tile and players posting their turn:

 :black1-meeple: Decar: 33.6 hours
 :yellow-meeple: Paul: 2.4 hours
 :red-meeple: Jéré: 2.9 hours
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Decar on August 07, 2015, 07:36:20 AM
I'm glad you've put that extra time I've found for you to good use.  :(y)

Sorry, I obviously didn't understand.  I thought a premise of a playing-by-forum was that it would be played over an extended period of time; to fully consider out moves; and that there was no rush to be finished.

Besides, all of the expansions we're playing are in JCloisterZone.  If we wanted it to be over faster; we're all in relatively close time-zones, I'm sure we can meet up one evening and just play the game.  That way we don't have to put Dan through the effort of managing the game for us.

Again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused by delaying any games, stopping you from using your tiles for games with other people; while your tiles are laid out across your desk/floor or usual food preparation surface.

I'm not really motivated by friendly reminders.

I concede. 

If you're calculations are correct I think you'll easily have the game completed by next Sunday; then you'll have time for other things.  I'm sure Dan will happily set an alarm to post a new tile every 3 hours to make sure this happens.

I'm sorry to have held you up.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 10, 2015, 02:52:57 AM
So what happens now? Decar has left the game.

I am afraid I must follow Decar's lead.  I am currently looking at a huge pile of tiles and - I did not write this. Paul
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 10, 2015, 03:49:26 AM
Hi all.

Based on recent feedback, it appears that there’s no longer sufficient support to continue with the game. This seems like a shame, but these things happen so it’s better to quit while we’re ahead less behind than we’ll probably end up. Apologies to anyone who feels let down by this but there isn’t really any fair or reasonable way of continuing either game as I see it...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 10, 2015, 05:57:07 AM
So what happens now? Decar has left the game.

I am afraid I must follow Decar's lead.  I am currently looking at a huge pile of tiles and - I did not write this. Paul

At present I do not know who is in and who is out. Other than that Decar, I believe, is out. :(

Paul/ Jéré: I would be grateful if you could both post below to confirm whether you wish to continue with the game? I will try to find a replacement player for Decar if you wish to continue...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 10, 2015, 05:58:49 AM
I wish to continue.

MrNumbers edited my earlier post. Maybe copied it something went haywire.  :@
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: MrNumbers on August 10, 2015, 07:03:07 AM
I wish to continue.

MrNumbers edited my earlier post. Maybe copied it something went haywire.  :@

My apologies O:-)

I transfered this post from Blue game's thread, but somehow :-\ ??? I was thinking it was Paul's message, so I just merged them in right thread. Now I see my mistake. Please, restore Rosco's post (as it seems I don't have enough rights to do so).
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 18, 2015, 03:33:33 AM
Hello all.

As you may have noticed, this game has ground to a bit of a halt as one of the participants has dropped out. However, since the other two players wish to continue, and I’d like it to continue too, Black’s space in this game is being made available to anyone who wishes to take it over. This will include Black’s wood choices which I will communicate to the new player via PM, score, current position on the board and opportunity to place the next tile. We won’t be starting over as this would be unfair to the two players who have already invested a lot of time and effort in the game so far...

There are no pre-requisites for taking part, but I do ask that you consider this only if you feel that you will be able to commit yourself to it and take your turns in a relatively timely manner (i.e. no more than a couple of days per tile if possible). It’s preferable that you’re able to keep track of the game on a table somewhere so that you can submit your turns via photo but this needn’t be a barrier if you’re unable to do so but are otherwise keen to play as someone else (probably me) can do this for you.

So without further ado, please post below if you’d be interested in taking part! :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 18, 2015, 04:46:12 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on August 18, 2015, 07:58:07 AM
If you agree I'm In.
So few chances to play recently I'll take anything.

I can't replicate the game at home but I'll do my very best to instruct clearly where I want the tiles placed.  ;D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 18, 2015, 08:40:55 AM
If you agree I'm In.
So few chances to play recently I'll take anything.

I can't replicate the game at home but I'll do my very best to instruct clearly where I want the tiles placed.  ;D

Excellent! I'm happy for you to step in if you are. Details are on the way... :(y)

If you're someone who might have been interested in this, but missed out, there is still a space in the Blue Game (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=1929.msg27388#msg27388). Good luck! :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on August 18, 2015, 09:55:01 AM
OK, so I'll place the cccc tile on the upper left on top the cccr tile with a large follower on the left city segment and the normal follower on the upper city segment.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 18, 2015, 09:59:59 AM
OK, so I'll place the cccc tile on the upper left on top the cccr tile with a large follower on the left city segment and the normal follower on the upper city segment.

You can't place a large follower and a normal follower on the same turn... C:-)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on August 18, 2015, 11:17:34 AM
Sorry I meant the large follower on the left and the phantom on the upper city segment.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 19, 2015, 11:32:24 AM
Please join me in wishing ChooseLife a warm welcome to the Red Game! :) :(y)

Here is the landscape after his first contribution to it... and he's off to a good start as :black1-meeple:!

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red24.jpg)
(please note that this is a large follower on the city segment adjacent to Paul's cathedral city)

The next tile is shown below, and it's up to Paul :yellow-meeple: to place it:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Nexttile_Red24.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 19, 2015, 02:33:59 PM
I'll post a screenshot tomorrow morning. So prepare the next tile and player.  :@
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 20, 2015, 04:20:12 AM
Sharing is caring. Trying to join in on the city below.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 20, 2015, 04:33:16 AM
Sharing is caring. Trying to join in on the city below.

Nice! :) :(y)

Over to Jéré now, here's your tile:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/NextTile_Red25.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 20, 2015, 07:04:34 AM
Hi! Sorry, i'm travelling so no screenshot this time, hope it's ok. 

Just want to close my city for 10 pts and place a normal follower on the other small city. Thanks!

...and welcome Chooselife!! ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 20, 2015, 08:45:36 AM
Just want to close my city for 10 pts and place a normal follower on the other small city. Thanks!

Nice! :)

OK I will set the game up and take a photo when I get home. Hopefully. Depending on what kind of a state the house is in... :o

In the meantime though, the next tile is for ChooseLife :black1-meeple: to place and is a rrrf (T-junction) from the basic game.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on August 20, 2015, 08:53:30 AM
Hum........ ::)
I'll put it on the lower right on the opposite to the  :red-meeple: farmer with the junction pointing down (just like a "T") and I'll lay down a farmer on the upper undivided field segment.

Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 20, 2015, 09:07:17 AM
I should be compensated with some points whenever anyone uses my barn!  :@
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 22, 2015, 08:38:55 AM
I've been inspired by some of Paul's Lego posts, but since we don't have much Lego in the house, you'll have to settle with Duplo as the two guys in this picture were only too happy to help...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red25.jpg)

The first guy (with yellow hat) has just placed ChooseLife's tile for him, complete with farmer. Meanwhile, Duplo Superman (minus cape) has just wheeled on the next tile for Paul to place. Exciting times!

:blue-meeple:
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 22, 2015, 09:54:25 AM
Nothing fancy, just finishing my running course (road) for four points.  :yellow-meeple:
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 24, 2015, 02:46:15 AM
Next tile is a straight road - frfr - from the basic game.

Jéré's turn! :red-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 24, 2015, 12:43:10 PM
In the train, almost home...

Please complete the road where my farmer is and place the pig in the field.  That should be 8pts.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 24, 2015, 04:29:49 PM
So, Jéré's farmer had a pig in his pocket all along, and this has propelled him into the lead...

:red-meeple: : 29 (2-tile road, 3-city farm, 4-tile city [+pennant], 4-city farm [+pig])
:black-meeple: : 26 (2-tile city, 2-tile road, 2-tile road, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city)
:yellow-meeple: : 26 (2-tile city, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city, 4-tile road)

Not much in it though!

Chooselife is next to place a tile, so here it is:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red26.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on August 25, 2015, 12:18:15 AM
I'll join in the Cathedral city and place a builder.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 26, 2015, 03:58:05 AM
I'll join in the Cathedral city and place a builder.

Nice move! ;)

Let's see what you've got Paul...

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/26aug15_Red1.jpg)

 :yellow-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 26, 2015, 04:25:47 AM
Sharing is caring!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 26, 2015, 04:51:15 AM
Sharing is caring!

Wow, that was quick! Thanks for updating the photo too (you can probably reclaim your thief now though, his work here is done)...

Next tile for Jéré:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/26aug15_Red2.jpg)

:red-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 26, 2015, 05:22:06 AM
Sharing is caring!

Wow, that was quick! Thanks for updating the photo too (you can probably reclaim your thief now though, his work here is done)...

He's not a thief, he's a jogger. That was a running course.  ;D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 26, 2015, 05:24:04 AM
Sharing is caring!

Wow, that was quick! Thanks for updating the photo too (you can probably reclaim your thief now though, his work here is done)...

He's not a thief, he's a jogger. That was a running course.  ;D

I see! Now it makes sense. How many points is he worth? I suppose it depends how may laps he completes does it?
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on August 26, 2015, 05:28:26 AM
Sharing is caring!

Wow, that was quick! Thanks for updating the photo too (you can probably reclaim your thief now though, his work here is done)...

He's not a thief, he's a jogger. That was a running course.  ;D

I see! Now it makes sense. How many points is he worth? I suppose it depends how may laps he completes does it?
That right there is the base for a goofy  fan expansion.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: MrNumbers on August 26, 2015, 06:31:59 AM
Sharing is caring!

Wow, that was quick! Thanks for updating the photo too (you can probably reclaim your thief now though, his work here is done)...

He's not a thief, he's a jogger. That was a running course.  ;D

I see! Now it makes sense. How many points is he worth? I suppose it depends how may laps he completes does it?
That right there is the base for a goofy  fan expansion.

Discussion about possible fan expansion was split to different topic (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=2023.0).
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 26, 2015, 06:34:24 AM
Sharing is caring!

Wow, that was quick! Thanks for updating the photo too (you can probably reclaim your thief now though, his work here is done)...

He's not a thief, he's a jogger. That was a running course.  ;D

I see! Now it makes sense. How many points is he worth? I suppose it depends how may laps he completes does it?
That right there is the base for a goofy  fan expansion.

Discussion about possible fan expansion was split to different topic (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=2023.0).

Thanks  :-[
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 26, 2015, 01:56:28 PM
My sexy Excel spreadsheet is back :)

... and I place the tile in the cathedral city to "help" a little bit.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/26/43ab9a89fd6d20892aae71660227d5ad.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 26, 2015, 02:48:43 PM
Jéré, how kind of you! O:-)

OK, I won't post a photo of the next tile as it's a cccr from the basic game, with pennant.

Have fun with it ChooseLife! :black1-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on August 26, 2015, 04:39:43 PM
I'll join on the bottom left city with the road to the left.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 27, 2015, 06:25:41 AM
I'll join on the bottom left city with the road to the left.

I feel compelled to point out that - "sharing is caring" - before anyone else does. Can't think who though? ;)

The next tile is a cfcf featuring two separate city caps at opposite ends of the tile and a single farm running between them.

Looks like it’s up to Paul to decide where to put it!

:yellow-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 27, 2015, 07:47:27 AM
Simple moi, scoring a little city.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 27, 2015, 08:17:34 AM
Cathedral city is missing a tile. See my last move.

Btw, you just took the lead. (y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 27, 2015, 08:19:38 AM
Cathedral city is missing a tile. See my last move.

Btw, you just took the lead. (y)

That it does. Maybe it fell to the floor. Edge of the world and all that. *making excuses*  :@
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 27, 2015, 08:29:02 AM
:yellow-meeple: : 30 (2-tile city, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city, 4-tile road, 2-tile city)
:red-meeple: : 29 (2-tile road, 3-city farm, 4-tile city [+pennant], 4-city farm [+pig])
:black-meeple: : 26 (2-tile city, 2-tile road, 2-tile road, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city)

I'm out of tiles now (I've started drawing 6 at a time and taking a photo of them so that I can crop it to an individual tile and post the photo or simply describe it if it's from the base game). I'll draw some more when I get home and let you know what comes out...

Right, so here's the next tile:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red_28aug15.jpg)

Over to you Jéré :red-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 28, 2015, 01:43:33 AM
Ok, let's try something new:

A FLYING MAYOR :)

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/28/d6bf0da88010d34c7eca2381f70837ae.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 28, 2015, 01:46:54 AM
A flying red mayor. That is as close as we can get to a Red Baron in this game.  ;D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 28, 2015, 02:00:23 AM
Hehe :)

I might as well crush the barn with my bell-bottoms!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 28, 2015, 03:09:59 AM
Hehe :)

I might as well crush the barn with my bell-bottoms!

No barn-crushing today, it's a...

1
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 28, 2015, 03:34:55 AM
Perfect landing! Finally I used my bell-bottoms as parachutes ;)

Here's the updated landscape:

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/28/b79a4e9d659e1e69564c5158cd32068a.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 28, 2015, 03:45:27 AM
Nicely flown!

Excitingly enough, the next tile is a ccrr with a pennant in the city AND an inn on the road.

What have you got Chooselife? :black1-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on August 28, 2015, 06:14:34 AM
Please add it to the top right city with the phantom with the open city segment to the left.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 28, 2015, 09:14:07 AM
Please add it to the top right city with the phantom with the open city segment to the left.

:(y)

Paul, a gift for you...

An ffff from the basic game can only mean one thing; it's cloister time! :yellow-meeple: O:-)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 28, 2015, 09:29:29 AM
I hope this done right as I am in a bit of a hurry. Cloister placed for 8 points later.  O:-)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 28, 2015, 09:35:09 AM
Not bad, apart from that you missed the inn off the road on Chooselife's tile above his phantom. That's the only thing I spotted anyway... C:-)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 28, 2015, 10:22:47 AM
Not bad, apart from that you missed the inn off the road on Chooselife's tile above his phantom. That's the only thing I spotted anyway... C:-)

Darn-stadt.  :yellow-meeple:

At least a new record from tile drawn posting to tile placed posting.  :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 28, 2015, 01:41:11 PM
It's like we're playing 2 games at the same time:  Carcassonne and Spot the difference :D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 28, 2015, 01:49:49 PM
It's like we're playing 2 games at the same time:  Carcassonne and Spot the difference :D

So tempting now making this permanent!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 28, 2015, 02:05:22 PM
Haha please don't! ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 28, 2015, 02:29:47 PM
Haha please don't! ;)

Probably right. I mean, I will make mistakes unwillingly anyway so.  :@ But I will try not to! I do have the board permanently set up but still get some things wrong.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 29, 2015, 01:05:54 AM
It's just that there is a small risk that the next player doesn't notice the difference... and he will have to undo his turn like it already happened in this game. Otherwise this would be fun. The loop runner was a good one as it couldn't disturb the course of the game :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on August 29, 2015, 02:01:30 AM
It's just that there is a small risk that the next player doesn't notice the difference... and he will have to undo his turn like it already happened in this game. Otherwise this would be fun. The loop runner was a good one as it couldn't disturb the course of the game :)

The course of the game
A running gag
Loop holes
 :@

Yep, it's that kind of morning (for me)  ^-^
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 29, 2015, 10:50:27 AM
It's like we're playing 2 games at the same time:  Carcassonne and Spot the difference :D

Hmm. That gives me an idea... ;)

Right, next tile is one from Abbey & Mayor. It's a cfff with pennant but the city takes up most of the tile as the corners of it stretch out into the two other corners of the tile such that there are 3 distinct fields (I would post a picture but my phone is out of battery so I can't get to it).
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 29, 2015, 12:48:23 PM
Unless Chooselife has an abbey, it's going to hurt...

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/29/26abee778992c9b45e37bcfb4c652499.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 30, 2015, 12:24:27 AM
An overview of some of emotions ChooseLife may be feeling...

:o >:( :-[ :'(

That's got to hurt.

Anyway, onward and upward and all that. The next tile is the rrrr (4-way cross-roads) from the basic game.

Good luck ChooseLife! :black1-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on August 30, 2015, 12:35:13 AM
From what I see on the table, I can conclude that Chooselife does not have an abbey.

Builder costs 5 credits, phantom and large follower both cost 3 credits for a total of 11.

4 credits left, which was not enough to buy an abbey (5 credits)

Very sorry Chooselife. :-/
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 30, 2015, 12:52:25 AM
An overview of some of the emotions Jéré may be feeling...

 O0 >:D :P
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on August 31, 2015, 03:16:14 PM
From what I see on the table, I can conclude that Chooselife does not have an abbey.

An abbey isn't the only way to close that city though is it? Obviously I can't say either way, but there was something else available for 4 points... >:D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on September 02, 2015, 05:02:02 AM
I think Chooselife is K.O.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 02, 2015, 05:13:14 AM
I can't go out for the weekend without you nailing me to the wall. >:D >:D
I'll put the rrrr to the right of my farmer on the bottom right closing a road for 2 points.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 07, 2015, 05:23:20 AM
Sorry for the delay.

Paul, your next tile is a cfff...

Good luck  :yellow-meeple:



:yellow-meeple: : 30 (2-tile city, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city, 4-tile road, 2-tile city)
:red-meeple: : 29 (2-tile road, 3-city farm, 4-tile city [+pennant], 4-city farm [+pig])
:black-meeple: : 28 (2-tile city, 2-tile road, 2-tile road, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city, 2-tile road)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 07, 2015, 05:59:05 AM
I'll take that city to the south and complete it for 4 points. Yep, even I am entitled to do a lazy ass turn.  :@

Mondays are usually a lot of work for me, sorry about that!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 07, 2015, 09:32:17 AM
OK then, let's make it so...



:yellow-meeple: : 34 (2-tile city, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city, 4-tile road, 2-tile city, 2-tile city)
:red-meeple: : 29 (2-tile road, 3-city farm, 4-tile city [+pennant], 4-city farm [+pig])
:black-meeple: : 28 (2-tile city, 2-tile road, 2-tile road, 7-tile road [+inn], 2-tile city, 2-tile road)

(next tile coming soon)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 11, 2015, 04:50:57 AM
Jéré, the next tile is the cccc from the basic game. Have fun with it! :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on September 11, 2015, 05:22:29 AM
Thanks! I'll try to be nice with Chooselife. Hopefully he will forgive me for trapping 9 credits worth of wood! 

I place the cccc tile in his city:
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/11/ee36fa83b5d011b3a2d827ac976e4b8f.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 11, 2015, 05:37:36 AM
How very generous of you Jéré! It looks as though you've turned over a new leaf and decided to make this a friendly game...  O:-)

Let's see how Chooselife decides to reward your "kindness". The next tile is a cathedral! >:D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 11, 2015, 05:45:57 AM
A cathedral is it well let's spread the faith. Please add it to the available spot on the bottom right.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 11, 2015, 06:03:39 AM
Awww, you guys!

 :red-meeple: :-* :black1-meeple:

Hopefully Paul isn't feeling too left out? It's a cfrf (affectionately referred to as the "rat tail") for you :yellow-meeple:...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 11, 2015, 06:21:57 AM
Hopefully I can make my turn today!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 11, 2015, 06:30:48 AM
Hopefully I can make my turn today!

No problem at all! Evidently Jéré and Chooselife were chomping at the bit to get going again, but I think they have things slightly easier than you in terms of setting up the game and posting their moves. Take all the time you need. :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 11, 2015, 06:56:19 AM
Yeah. Felt guilty about my last move without a screenshot. Need a bigger table now so have lay out the Tiles from now on.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 11, 2015, 10:43:25 AM
And here it is. A clean and hopefully accurate version of our Red Game.

The upside of having tiles in excess allows me to use the other side to fill the gaps and use the Count tiles to keep track of the rows.
Now I simply have to collect the tiles in order and then when it is my turn again I can lay them out much faster. If more than 13 rows I just bring out another Count tile set and start from 1 again and so forth.  :@

(http://sydby.com/carcassonne/games/carcC_ByForum20150701_RedGame/14__IMG_0001__1024.jpg)
Original image: http://sydby.com/carcassonne/games/carcC_ByForum20150701_RedGame/14__IMG_0001.JPG (http://sydby.com/carcassonne/games/carcC_ByForum20150701_RedGame/14__IMG_0001.JPG)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 11, 2015, 10:51:54 AM
Nice! Only thing missing (as far as I can tell) is the rrrr to the right of Chooselife's farmer. But I guess if you'd included that you would have had to have put a whole row of other tiles in and I know you're running short... :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 11, 2015, 11:00:52 AM
Nice! Only thing missing (as far as I can tell) is the rrrr to the right of Chooselife's farmer. But I guess if you'd included that you would have had to have put a whole row of other tiles in and I know you're running short... :)

In my defense, I was only following the last image.  :@ (Darn! So close to a perfect turn.)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 11, 2015, 02:56:52 PM
Next tile is a ccrr with no pennant (basic game).

Over to you Jéré :red-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on September 12, 2015, 02:16:50 AM
How about being unfriendly again? :)

My large farmer wants to become a large knight:


(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/12/c8876799c93efa4b4fd9ca3b5386ad4c.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 12, 2015, 03:13:48 AM
This is outrageous! We are sharing and caring the Red Baron keeps bringing out war.  :P
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 12, 2015, 04:03:20 AM
Come on!!! emoji code14]
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 12, 2015, 07:25:14 AM
Come on!!! emoji code14]

Yeah! Your next tile is a frfr (straight road) - go get 'em Chooselife! :black1-meeple:
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 12, 2015, 07:38:49 AM
Come on Dan!!!! Give a good one!!!! emoji code14]

Please put the frfr to the right of the small city on the bottom left
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 15, 2015, 03:19:52 AM
OK, Paul’s turn...

The next tile is the frrr tile from Abbey & Mayor (the one with the roundabout/ well in the middle so as to form a continuous road)

:yellow-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 15, 2015, 08:13:00 AM
OK, Paul’s turn...

The next tile is the frrr tile from Abbey & Mayor (the one with the roundabout/ well in the middle so as to form a continuous road)

:yellow-meeple: :(y)

I'll see about a making my turn today when I get off work.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 15, 2015, 05:02:00 PM
It's 2 am here. Just got in and already tucked in bedömning. My move be done during the day.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 16, 2015, 06:53:59 AM
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Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 17, 2015, 05:44:00 AM
Looks good! I'm out of pre-drawn tiles now, but I'll draw 6 more this evening and let you know what the next one's going to be...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 18, 2015, 05:17:03 AM
Over to Jéré now:

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Red_18sep15_1.jpg)

:red-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on September 19, 2015, 02:44:17 AM
I place a sneaky farmer... ;)

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/bdbc434bbe4d6f20e040066fc9700689.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 20, 2015, 12:45:37 PM
Chooselife, the next tile is for you...

It's a cccc with two pennants (Abbey & Mayor)!

Good luck :black1-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 20, 2015, 12:56:47 PM
On the right of the bottom abbey. :)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 20, 2015, 01:11:35 PM
On the right of the bottom abbey. :)

Are you sure? That might make it a little bit more difficult for Jéré to close his city, and he's always so kind to everyone else after all... O:-)

Right, so, time to move on. The next tile is for Paul and is field on all 4 sides with a cloister in the middle. Do it!

 :yellow-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 20, 2015, 01:35:50 PM
I'll see about making my move tomorrow during work hours.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 22, 2015, 09:21:03 AM
Oopsie daisie. Two days. I'm not sure when tonight I be home so I'll do it tomorrow.  :-[
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 24, 2015, 02:53:57 AM
On the right of the bottom abbey. :)

Where exactly is this placed?!? I see no abbey tile on the board nor that one has been placed.

Abbey: (https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic282056.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 24, 2015, 02:58:15 AM
I think he's referring to the cathedral.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 24, 2015, 03:06:40 AM
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTpqmUncmS4mjBFlcZZ44HqJEP2yInFWSiidCSCigXpv-eNXRaBFLd_ww)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on September 24, 2015, 03:10:57 AM
I think he's referring to the abbey he wishes he had
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 24, 2015, 04:11:32 AM
(http://sydby.com/carcassonne/screenshots/games/20150701_red_game/2015-09-24__IMG_0002__1024.jpg)
Original image: http://sydby.com/carcassonne/screenshots/games/20150701_red_game/2015-09-24__IMG_0002.JPG (http://sydby.com/carcassonne/screenshots/games/20150701_red_game/2015-09-24__IMG_0002.JPG)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on September 24, 2015, 04:24:01 AM
I see at least 2 mistakes in your image Paul.

- missing meeple in bottom cathedral city

- roundabout with well in the middle not oriented correctly
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 24, 2015, 04:25:35 AM
Spoiler Alert!  ;D
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 24, 2015, 05:16:20 AM
I see at least 2 mistakes in your image Paul.

- missing meeple in bottom cathedral city

- roundabout with well in the middle not oriented correctly

All this hard work and all I get is this? Come on, man. Cut me some slack.  :P
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: kettlefish on September 24, 2015, 05:21:19 AM
Paul - I see some interesting things at the top of your landscape map.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on September 24, 2015, 07:40:54 AM
Paul - I see some interesting things at the top of your landscape map.

Yep. I got my league stuff. :) The metal meeple is heavy so it's on the jogging course...  :@
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 24, 2015, 04:00:33 PM
Jéré - it's a ffrr from the basic game for you...

Good luck! :red-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on September 25, 2015, 10:36:06 AM
I place a farmer in the south field.

I tried to add some nice things like Paul, but I'm not as skilled :-(

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/25/adb1a184d55e0cd5084c5d328c73cb73.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 25, 2015, 02:49:51 PM
Thanks for the updated map Jéré.

The next tile is for Chooselife:

It's a... crrr (city cap with t-junction below it) from the basic game.

Good luck! :black1-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 29, 2015, 12:44:57 PM
Sorry guys really thought I had replied already.
On the bottom road city pointing down an follower in
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 29, 2015, 12:59:18 PM
Sorry guys really thought I had replied already.
On the bottom road city pointing down an follower in

No problem. Do you mean like this?

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/adb1a184d55e0cd5084c5d328c73cb73.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on September 29, 2015, 12:59:43 PM
Perfect
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on September 29, 2015, 01:01:57 PM
Coolos.

Next tile coming soon... 8)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on October 01, 2015, 06:17:14 AM
I used my abbey, gained 9 points from already placed follower on a cloister.

I also think I am at a huge disadvantage here. 5 points gone to waste for me while you guys are roaming free with too many followers. If it's alright by the other players, I would ask if it's possible to gain a fifth (regular) meeple to compensate this.

It's all new territory but I also would like to keep the game fun instead of having to battle unfair odds the remainder of the game.

(http://sydby.com/carcassonne/games/carcC_ByForum20150701_RedGame/2015-10-01__IMG_0001__1024.jpg)
Original size: http://sydby.com/carcassonne/games/carcC_ByForum20150701_RedGame/2015-10-01__IMG_0001.JPG (http://sydby.com/carcassonne/games/carcC_ByForum20150701_RedGame/2015-10-01__IMG_0001.JPG)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on October 01, 2015, 06:25:37 AM
I don't we trade, I'l give you two of my meeples when/if free for one Abbey.

Since the followers were "bought" it woudl be fun to trade them.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on October 01, 2015, 07:03:46 AM
Hi Paul, I’m sorry if you feel like the abbey was a waste but if you thought buying it was going to put you at a disadvantage then why did you buy it? Part of the point of the game was that everyone was free to do whatever they wanted with their credits, and nobody knew what everyone else was going to do. It’s true that the abbey was expensive, but I don’t think it was disproportionately expensive for such a potentially powerful piece, it all depends how you choose to use it.

You could look at it another way and say that Chooselife would gladly sacrifice some of his extra pieces for an abbey now that he desperately needs one. The point is that you don’t know how the game is going to go or what else the other players are going to bring to the table. That was what made this game unique.

I like the idea of players being able to swap pieces during the game, and this could definitely be considered for a future game. Out of fairness to everyone involved though, I’d prefer it if we stuck to the rules established at the start of this game until the end.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on October 01, 2015, 07:16:09 AM
Always diplomatic Dan :(
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on October 01, 2015, 07:21:24 AM
Always diplomatic Dan :(

Sorry! Feel free to stick needles in your Dan meeple if it helps... :o
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on October 01, 2015, 07:55:03 AM
This isn't a championship or a contest with prizes, as far as I know. How about a vote or at least a discussion? Is anyone on my side on this?

This is how the board looks like now and for the rest of the game:

Yellow (me): A barn and four meeples.
Black: Large follower, Phantom and 5 regular followers
Red: Large follower, Mayor, 4 standard followers.

In essence, they have 2-3 more followers to play with rest of the game.

Now, we all didn't quite know how this would turn out as it's new to us all, figure this is supposed to be a friendly fun game I'm sure we can allow for some leeway.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on October 01, 2015, 08:09:05 AM
Always diplomatic Dan :(

Sorry! Feel free to stick needles in your Dan meeple if it helps... :o
>:D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

This isn't a championship or a contest with prizes, as far as I know. How about a vote or at least a discussion? Is anyone on my side on this?

This is how the board looks like now and for the rest of the game:

Yellow (me): A barn and four meeples.
Black: Large follower, Phantom and 5 regular followers
Red: Large follower, Mayor, 4 standard followers.

In essence, they have 2-3 more followers to play with rest of the game.

Now, we all didn't quite know how this would turn out as it's new to us all, figure this is supposed to be a friendly fun game I'm sure we can allow for some leeway.

I understand both positions the ones playing want to have fun and win and Dan not playing is giving us the ability to play by keep it tight.

The majority of the wood I've on board is either stuck or in minority so but although trading would be a awesome way to get me back in the game if I end up winning it wouldn't be that fare as the rules changed halfway and I was the ones suggesting it.  >:D O:-)

In the end this is the most close to a proper game I've been playing and the opportunities and schedule to get back as an regular at JCZ evenings are getting dimmer and dimmer so I'm happy with whatever you decide.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Fritz_Spinne on October 01, 2015, 08:16:11 AM
I think in further games you should have some credits to use them during the game ...
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on October 02, 2015, 05:43:01 AM
Paul,

I would have expected you to do some sort of mea culpa and say: "well, I realise now (after playing for 3 months) that my purchases were perhaps not the best and will not allow me to win... I will do better next time!". But no, unfortunately... Maybe you could also reckon that the current situation might be the result of other players having better strategies (tile placements, purchases, etc.)  But instead you seem to think that there is something unfair in the way we all agreed to spend our respective credits.

I understand this is not a competition but this is certainly a fun experiment and by changing the rules mid-way, we couldn't properly measure how good (or bad) our initial purchases were. This is one of the reason why I would like to continue like this until the end. Otherwise, how will I accurately know if I had a good strategy if we modify the parameters? After several months of playing, that would be my reward to be able to evaluate my strategy. I actually don't care much about winning... it is certainly a bonus but not my main criterion for having fun.

Another reason would be that you are currently the leader on the score board and you have a big fat barn comfortably sitting in the middle of the main field... dude, that's a shit load of points you've got right there! I've seen situation worse than that!

Thirdly, you speculate on the current content of my meeple supply. At this stage, we have revealed most of our purchases but there is still a bit of unknown... What if I also bought an abbey and I profoundly regret, a bit like you do? What if I have a barn that I'm desesperately trying to place in main field, and at the end I fail to acheive that and I say the F word out loud?? What about bridges: how good are they in the context of our current game? You simply assume that my supply is full of standard followers ready to invade the landscape but that's wrong, I can tell you that. Just wait and see. I think the fun resides in discovering what the others have bought and how you can improve you own strategy for the next game... and also gathering ideas in order to improve the rules next time. I have already suggestions for the prices in credits but I won't share now, just once we have completed the game.

If I were you, I'd try to complete other small cities in the main field to score even more points with your barn. Try to make good use of the trapped monk you just rescued. By the way, with your abbey, you have also blocked (not completely but...) our farmers from joining the main field... so it was not completely vain! Cheer up man! I've seen much desperate situations and I still believe that this game is fun and friendly.

Jéré
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on October 12, 2015, 05:59:58 AM
Paul, do you have any further comments? If not, I'd suggest to simply move on and I'd ask Dan to reveal the next tile.

Let us know :) thanks!
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on October 13, 2015, 02:50:48 AM
Ok. Next tile.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on October 19, 2015, 04:48:00 AM
Not to complicate things further, I'll leave my Abbey tile where it is and simply put a monk on it and claim 9 points from the other cloister (finally ending my turn).
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on October 19, 2015, 06:33:11 AM
Next tile is a cccf (no pennant) for Jéré...

 :red-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on October 19, 2015, 12:05:53 PM
Ok, thanks Paul and Dan, we're back in business.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/19/ac69e892cba1c5c919aa5d937e3f243f.jpg)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on October 19, 2015, 12:31:07 PM
Ok, thanks Paul and Dan, we're back in business.

No problem.

So, hopefully it will have been worth the wait Chooselife. The next tile is a...

frfr (straight road) ::)

Good luck!

:black1-meeple: :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on October 19, 2015, 02:20:17 PM
Hiatus on the bottom follower in.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Jéré on October 20, 2015, 11:34:31 AM

Hiatus on the bottom follower in.

Is this your move? Not sure I understand what you mean :-/
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on October 20, 2015, 11:56:19 AM
Sorry was on the mobile.
Yes it is my move.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on October 20, 2015, 02:42:07 PM
Hiatus on the bottom follower in.

I presume auto spellcheck scrambled your sentence. Could you repost please.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on October 20, 2015, 02:45:02 PM
Come on guys emoji code14] I want to play the tile on the road hiatus at the bottom of the map and put a follower/robber/meeple in.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Rosco on October 20, 2015, 02:49:33 PM
What do you mean by hiatus?
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on October 20, 2015, 02:53:20 PM
A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process: 'there was a brief hiatus in the war with France' @ Oxford Dictionary

Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on October 21, 2015, 01:25:47 AM
Hi atus! :) Welcome to the forums... :(y)

Do you mean like this?

(http://www.dan.tehill.net/Chooselife_edit_21oct15.jpg)

I know right, I'm wasting my time with databases and my true calling in life was as an MS Paint artist! ;)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on October 21, 2015, 05:09:17 AM
Please guys, be more engaging when making a move. I spend a lot of time prepping my move and get sh*t for my opinions or if I am doing something wrong.

You can use the count coords from my turn for example. I don't want to use my time to try to guess your move. Honestly, I am the only one in this game truly putting an effort into this.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on October 21, 2015, 05:34:05 AM
Please guys, be more engaging when making a move. I spend a lot of time prepping my move and get sh*t for my opinions or if I am doing something wrong.

You can use the count coords from my turn for example. I don't want to use my time to try to guess your move. Honestly, I am the only one in this game truly putting an effort into this.

Sorry if the vagueness about the latest move has bothered you Paul. But let's remember that CarcC is a worldwide forum and that standards of English between members are always going to be inconsistent at best. If it helps keep the game moving by describing where a tile should be placed rather than waiting however many days are required to post a photo (which are often error-prone due to the nature of re-constructing the board each time) then I'm all for it.

Apologies also if I haven't congratulated you sufficiently on the effort you're personally putting into this game. Well done! :) :(y)
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on October 21, 2015, 06:30:03 AM
Please guys, be more engaging when making a move. I spend a lot of time prepping my move and get sh*t for my opinions or if I am doing something wrong.

You can use the count coords from my turn for example. I don't want to use my time to try to guess your move. Honestly, I am the only one in this game truly putting an effort into this.

Sorry Paul but I have to disagree with you first as I don't believe I give you sh*t for your movements or complaining about what you are doing special because Carcassonne is not a cooperative game so you can do pretty much whatever you want as long as according to the rules.

Also I don't give a rats arse on the time you take to do your move or to understand mine, my only concern is to play as fast as possible in order not to keep you and Dan waiting for me and since I'm only able to check the forum on tapatalk mobile it's not easy to go back pages just to check coordinates.

I really think as was succinct enough for everybody understand my move as we are all seasoned players so next time when I receive a tapatalk notification instead of answering it as fast as possible I'll put the crying baby back on the crib pick up the crayons and do sketch of my move so it is beyond doubt.

Sorry for the terms and the expressions used but I really think you exceeded a bit on your considerations about the effort that Jere, I and Dan for that matter put into this.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Paul on October 21, 2015, 08:39:28 AM
I forfeit this game. What started as a good idea has turned ugly and this is not what I consider a friendly game nor treatment of a fellow member.
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on October 21, 2015, 08:54:00 AM
I forfeit this game. What started as a good idea has turned ugly and this is not what I consider a friendly game nor treatment of a fellow member.

Just because it's a friendly game doesn't mean you shouldn't expect others to try to win; it's still a game after all and games have winners.

If I could understand the source of this perceived "ugliness" or bad treatment then perhaps we could work something out, but other than that you didn't understand how many followers you had and then didn't like that Chooselife's post wasn't clear enough for you, I remain at a loss as to what's actually wrong... ???
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: Chooselife on November 04, 2015, 04:23:27 AM
Can we keep playing please....
Title: Re: Carcassonne by Forums 2015: The Red Game
Post by: danisthirty on November 05, 2015, 05:35:34 AM
Can we keep playing please....

If you and Jéré would like to keep the game going as a 2-player then I would be happy to continue drawing tiles for you. But I don't think 3 players is an option anymore unless Paul wishes to change his mind about throwing in the towel.