Thanks Big Guy for this overall positive feedback about W&MO, especially that you could not try the expansion so far. I hope your opinion won't change after playing it.I agree that there are gaps in the rules. I'll try to answer your questions in the topic of the expansion soon.
Like your work Big Guy!I wonder if just the rankings could be placed in a spreadsheet as a quick reference? Possibly something like on BGG, along with links to game rules, reviews, etc.
It's a WICKE double-header today :c).REVIEW of the fan-made THE HOUSE OF VALOIS expansion, by WICKEThis review is VISUALIZED only.INVASIVENESS: A-Tiles used in said game: 72, no change from base game-Meeple Types: 1 (normal), no change from base game-Tile Shapes: 1 (square), no change from base game-Tile Side types: 3 (City, Road, Field), no change from base game-Feature Types: 4 (City, Road, Field, Cloister), no change from base game-Other additions: 1 (2 GOLD special meeples, both royal Valois family members)-This expansion is incredibly simple to play and to understand. No new tiles and turn phases are almost unaffected. The expansion effectively adds one additional MOVING OF THE WOOD choice and some changes that affect scoring. Category A, all the way!QUALITY: 4-Rule quality, detail and simplicity is great. Images used are high quality. Taking one point off for two VERY minor notes: the rules have minor gaps, and are not in the standard turn phase format. See below for specific rule gaps: Again, overall great quality here.1) When a player attempts to use his MOVING OF THE WOOD action to place a GOLD meeple when both GOLD meeples are already deployed to cities, who chooses which meeple is moved in the case that either meeple could be legally moved?2) What happens at end-of-game to incomplete cities with these meeples? Assuming they score no points, as the rules refer to a COMPLETE city for scoring.FUN-NESS: 5-I find this expansion simple and intuitive, and I think it plays well without introducing any balance issues. I appreciate that the main driving force for these new meeples is the placement of a tile with a pennant onto a city already owned by the player. This expansion adds something simple and fun, without detracting from the base game at all, IMHO.OVERALL: 5-Very simple, great quality, great story as an opener, and great fun. Highly recommended, especially for those who don't have easy means to create their own tiles.
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