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Title: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on July 18, 2013, 07:33:35 AM
The Wind Roses are prizes for all the members here in the community.
We like to have an active forum where the people talk together.

Some examples for how you can get your very own copy of the "Wind Roses":
- session reports
- pictures of a good game of Carcassonne
- pictures of a game of Carcassonne with wrong placed tiles, where other members have to search for the mistake
- the collaborative expansions
- interesting questions about the rules

Not all members need to wait till CundCo will have the "Wind Roses" in their Shop.

Many people around the world can't go to the events from "Carcassonne-on-Tour".
Now we have our own "Carcassonne-on-Tour" here in the forum.

Greetings
kettlefish

This is a cooperation between:
CarcC + CarcF + HiG + Udo Schmitz (Carcassonne-on-Tour)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: harvster on July 18, 2013, 08:18:44 AM
Nice one kettlefish!  :-)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: CKorfmann on July 23, 2013, 11:06:42 AM
Wow, I wasn't sure what you meant by your message.  This is great!  Thanks!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on July 23, 2013, 01:35:56 PM
The Wind Roses were sold at e-bay for around 50 EUR.

We have some Wind Roses as a prize for activity here in the community.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on August 08, 2013, 07:00:56 AM
I have sent the Wind Roses to the authors:

- Jputt927
- Amorpheus
- Carc_Zoner
- Novelty
- scotty13
- CKorfmann
- wicke
--------------------------------
Now I have finished the "great authors".
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on August 09, 2013, 07:27:58 AM
We have some more Wind Roses for following members:
 

- Ailurus

 ----------------------------------------------------
I have all information from following members:
- AlbinoAsian
- evmillan
- henrysunset
- JT Atomico
- Big Guy
- wamboyil
- harvster
- Andrew the Ambo
- aeoliner
- BT
- danisthirty
- Lord_Wishmaster
- quevy
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on August 12, 2013, 08:54:09 AM
I have sent the Wind Roses to following members:

- AlbinoAsian
- evmillan
- henrysunset
- JT Atomico
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: evmillan on August 12, 2013, 07:10:31 PM
I have sent the Wind Roses to following members:

- AlbinoAsian
- evmillan
- henrysunset
- JT Atomico


Thank you again!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on August 13, 2013, 11:55:01 PM
wicke - sent me a PM:
Quote
Thanks for the Wind Roses. Got it yesterday.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on August 14, 2013, 01:06:05 PM
The Wind Roses are prizes for all the members here in the community.
We like to have an active forum where the people talk together.

Some examples for how you can get your very own copy of the "Wind Roses":
- session reports
- pictures of a good game of Carcassonne
- pictures of a game of Carcassonne with wrong placed tiles, where other members have to search for the mistake
- the collaborative expansions
- interesting questions about the rules

Not all members need to wait till CundCo will have the "Wind Roses" in their Shop.

Many people around the world can't go to the events from "Carcassonne-on-Tour".
Now we have our own "Carcassonne-on-Tour" here in the forum.

Greetings
kettlefish

This is a cooperation between:
CarcC + CarcF + HiG + Udo Schmitz (Carcassonne-on-Tour)


Even at the "Carcassonne-on-Tour" events the people have to do some activities if they like to have a Wind Rose.
Please members don't send me your addresses and wishes to have a Wind Rose if you were never or almost never active in this community.
This action is something to join the Carcassonne fans world wide and that the people talk together in the community.

I tell you here in this thread who gets one Wind Rose because of his / her active work in the forum of CarcassonneCentral.
We decide together (Scott, the other global Moderators and me) who gets the Wind Roses.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: JT Atomico on August 14, 2013, 01:52:36 PM
My Wind Roses arrived today - thank you everyone! I'm very honoured that you chose to send me a copy. Now my Carcassonne collection is complete... until the next expansion  ;)

I am really glad to have found the Carcassonne Central community, there is so much great stuff here!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: CKorfmann on August 14, 2013, 11:01:33 PM
I'm very glad to have received my Wind Roses today.  Looking forward to playing with them.  Thanks so much!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Tilehunt on August 15, 2013, 05:11:18 AM
Is there a due time for this event?
Just started activity here, so I'm just curious
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Amorpheus on August 15, 2013, 05:16:45 AM
I likewise received my copy yesterday.  Thank you to all the administrators and moderators for this gift.  I'll happily reimburse kettlefish (or the appropriate person) for the shipping costs involved if permitted to do so.

I even got my wife to agree to play a game of it with me last night, since she knew how excited I was to receive it.  We just used the Wind Roses and the base game, which made for the quickest game we've played in ages.  Unfortunately (for her and me), I won 133 to 113.  But she does like the simplicity of the Wind Roses mechanic and seems willing to use that expansion again.  Her only complaint was that it would be fun to have more Wind Rose tiles in the expansion (which JPutt addressed in one of his uploads).  Here's a pic of our final board.

Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Big Guy on August 15, 2013, 07:39:38 AM
I likewise received my copy yesterday.  Thank you to all the administrators and moderators for this gift.  I'll happily reimburse kettlefish (or the appropriate person) for the shipping costs involved if permitted to do so.

I even got my wife to agree to play a game of it with me last night, since she knew how excited I was to receive it.  We just used the Wind Roses and the base game, which made for the quickest game we've played in ages.  Unfortunately (for her and me), I won 133 to 113.  But she does like the simplicity of the Wind Roses mechanic and seems willing to use that expansion again.  Her only complaint was that it would be fun to have more Wind Rose tiles in the expansion (which JPutt addressed in one of his uploads).  Here's a pic of our final board.

Awesome pic Amorpheus. What upload by JPUTT are you referencing?
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Amorpheus on August 15, 2013, 10:52:38 AM
Awesome pic Amorpheus. What upload by JPUTT are you referencing?

Thanks! Here is a link to Jputt927's extension of this expansion:

http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=308.msg2542#msg2542 (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=308.msg2542#msg2542)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: evmillan on August 15, 2013, 11:40:41 AM
I don't know if "The Wind Roses Prize" was the trigger, but I like to see a lot of new topics, members posting new expansions and reporting their games.
Thank you again CarcC staff, Cundco, HiG and kettlefish!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Lord_Wishmaster on August 18, 2013, 08:11:38 AM
Well it got me back here. Kettlefish sent me an email out of the blue, so I finally logged back in after a long time away to see what it's all about and have now replied to him with my details.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on August 18, 2013, 08:18:26 AM
Well it got me back here. Kettlefish sent me an email out of the blue, so I finally logged back in after a long time away to see what it's all about and have now replied to him with my details.
Hi Lord_Wishmaster,
I am happy that you are back again here at CarcC.
But I'm not a "...him" - I'm a "...her"... ;D

Greetings
kettlefish
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Lord_Wishmaster on August 19, 2013, 05:57:31 AM
Well it got me back here. Kettlefish sent me an email out of the blue, so I finally logged back in after a long time away to see what it's all about and have now replied to him with my details.
Hi Lord_Wishmaster,
I am happy that you are back again here at CarcC.
But I'm not a "...him" - I'm a "...her"... ;D

Oh heck, oops, and blimey!! I said elsewhere that I had a lot of catching up to do! Very very sorry my dear lady, no offence intended.

Now, what else do I need to know before I need another spade!  ;D
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: CARC_Zoner on August 19, 2013, 06:36:26 AM
I have sent the Wind Roses to the authors:

- Jputt927
- Amorpheus
- Carc_Zoner
- Novelty
- scotty13
- CKorfmann
- wicke
--------------------------------
Now I have finished the "great authors".

The Wind Roses expansion arrived here a few days ago!  Thanks a million to everyone involved in this generous giveaway!

Now I am even more motivated to get some of my "not quite complete" ideas onto the site!

CARC_Zoner
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: scotty13 on August 20, 2013, 03:45:36 PM
I received mine yesterday.
Thank you very much.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: AlbinoAsian on August 20, 2013, 06:15:39 PM
I'm listening out for the postman every day... Things take a while to reach down under
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: evmillan on August 20, 2013, 07:33:15 PM
I'm listening out for the postman every day... Things take a while to reach down under

Me too, my gift is in some place over the Caribbean Sea, the package arrived soon to Miami, but it's still coming to Venezuela.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: AlbinoAsian on August 21, 2013, 02:06:50 AM
It arrived today ... oh happy day! =D

Thanks again to kettlefish, HiG, Scott and the rest of the Carcassonne Central team.

Will playtest it this Sunday and get back with a report =)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on August 22, 2013, 08:31:00 AM
I have sent the Wind Roses to following members:

- Big Guy
- wamboyil
- harvster
- Andrew the Ambo
- aeoliner
- BT
- danisthirty
- Lord_Wishmaster
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Andrew the Ambo on August 22, 2013, 12:02:28 PM
Postage would typically be 10 to 14 days, like AlbinoAsian, do hopefully it will be here any day now. Thanks Kettlefish.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Lord_Wishmaster on August 25, 2013, 08:21:28 AM
I have sent the Wind Roses to following members:

..........
.......
- Lord_Wishmaster


Yippee!!! Many Thanks Kettlefish! I will start looking out for it soon!!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Lord_Wishmaster on August 27, 2013, 09:11:04 AM
....and now it's arrived!! That was really quick. Postage from UK address to UK takes longer than that!! Thank-You so much for this. I will add some comments once we've had a go, likely to be this weekend.

Obviously it only has the German rules with it, but this was easily solved as I found that it's already within the Annotated rules! So I've done a copy & paste job and got it all neat and tidy on a single A5 sheet, printed complete with diagrams. An excellent job all round.

A very happy Wishmaster!
:red-meeple: :meeple: :green-meeple: :blue-meeple: :black-meeple: :gray-meeple:
 :(y) :(y) :(y) :(y) :(y)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Andrew the Ambo on August 27, 2013, 12:07:46 PM
My copy also arrived yesterday. Thank you kettlefish, it arrived in perfect condition. Unlike Lord Wishmaster, I will not get a chance to play it until after the weekend as I am tied up at a motor racing event.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: danisthirty on August 27, 2013, 03:02:57 PM
I got mine today too. Thanks so much to everyone who was involved in this, I'm chuffed to bits to have been included!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Amorpheus on August 31, 2013, 05:49:05 AM

Obviously it only has the German rules with it, but this was easily solved as I found that it's already within the Annotated rules! So I've done a copy & paste job and got it all neat and tidy on a single A5 sheet, printed complete with diagrams.

Any chance you could upload that here?
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on August 31, 2013, 06:22:29 AM

Obviously it only has the German rules with it, but this was easily solved as I found that it's already within the Annotated rules! So I've done a copy & paste job and got it all neat and tidy on a single A5 sheet, printed complete with diagrams.

Any chance you could upload that here?

The English rules for the Wind Roses:

S-CAR 6.3 - pages 151-152
(Translation and correction reading by obervet and kettlefish)

At CarcF you can find it here:
Carcassonne - Mini-Erweiterungen (HiG)-Mini-expansions (HiG) - Die Windrosen
Bekanntmachungen - Die Windrosen
http://www.carcassonne-forum.de/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=33 (http://www.carcassonne-forum.de/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=33)

There you can find different languages for the Wind Roses

Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: BT on September 02, 2013, 02:17:01 AM
Thank you so much, kettlefish.

The wind roses arrived in the post today. It is very kind of you to send it to me when I have only been on the forums for a relatively short time. I am looking forward to playing it soon.

Thanks!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: aeoliner on September 02, 2013, 08:45:04 AM
Thanks, kettlefish. I got mine the other day. Now I just need to get the rules, in english, lol. :black-meeple:
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Scott on September 02, 2013, 11:11:50 AM
English rules are on page 151 of the CAR v6.3:
http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=198 (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=198)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Scott on September 03, 2013, 06:10:12 PM
We appreciate that some of you are eager to get your hands on this expansion, but please do not send your address to kettlefish unless she asks for it. If anything, that could hurt your chances of being selected. Recipients are selected based on forum activity. Contribute enough good posts, and we'll notice.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: aeoliner on September 03, 2013, 06:23:56 PM
Thanks for the link. I downloaded it but then I saw it was 267 pages so there is no way I will print it out. Fortunately I can read pdfs on my kindle. It takes a second to load a page when I use the goto page function but that is ok with me. I also put on it the rules to the fan-made expansions and my variant on the kindle as well. I find it easier to carry instead of a bunch of print out rulebooks. Plus I can always be able to read a book between games.

Thanks again for thinking of me for Wind Roses.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: AlbinoAsian on September 04, 2013, 12:59:03 AM
Thanks for the link. I downloaded it but then I saw it was 267 pages so there is no way I will print it out. Fortunately I can read pdfs on my kindle. It takes a second to load a page when I use the goto page function but that is ok with me. I also put on it the rules to the fan-made expansions and my variant on the kindle as well. I find it easier to carry instead of a bunch of print out rulebooks. Plus I can always be able to read a book between games.

Thanks again for thinking of me for Wind Roses.

I keep a copy on my phone too... Never know when I'm gonna need it :)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Andrew the Ambo on September 04, 2013, 03:39:51 AM
I too keep a copy on my phone. I printed out the 6.2 version, and will probably print out 6.4 when it is released.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Big Guy on September 04, 2013, 06:15:21 AM
GOT MY COPY YESTERDAY! This is awesome!

As BT and other have said, thank you Kettlefish (and the community at large) for this, especially considering I haven't been on the site for very long.

My next game of Carcassonne will mark the first time I use both WINDROSES and BOOTK. I would have neither of these expansions in my possession if it wasn't for this awesome community, so thanks again. I will be sure to post pictures when that game occurs.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: wicke on September 04, 2013, 06:27:27 AM
I ordered By Order of the King a few days ago, so I am hoping to get that soon as well.
But with a little different back.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: harvster on September 08, 2013, 10:56:25 AM
Thanks heaps to kettlefish, this forum and HiG for the Wind Roses.

I got rather excited when I realised what the envelope was, though the post office staff must have I was crazy!  Oh wait - they know me so they already knew that!  :-)

I'm getting a bit of a nice collection of German rules for the game.  Though I tend to find that my German language skills are at their best when everything is written in English!  :-)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on September 11, 2013, 12:56:00 AM
I have sent the Wind Roses on Monday this week to:
- quevy
He has his package now  :D
-----------------------------------------------------
The last two authors have their Wind Roses package now:

- Jputt927
- Novelty
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: quevy on September 12, 2013, 07:40:37 AM
I have sent the Wind Roses on Monday this week to:
- quevy
He has his package now  :D
-----------------------------------------------------
The last two authors have their Wind Roses package now:

- Jputt927
- Novelty

:) Thanks
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on September 13, 2013, 01:14:29 AM
The next member has the Wind Roses package now:

- wamboyil
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: meepleater on September 13, 2013, 07:52:00 AM
Have you yourself received a copy, kettlefish? I'm sure we'd all agree you deserve it...
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on September 13, 2013, 08:21:01 AM
Have you yourself received a copy, kettlefish? I'm sure we'd all agree you deserve it...
Yes I received my Wind Roses at Burg Konradsheim last year.
It was a fan-meeting with Klaus-Juergen Wrede and the Carcassonne-on-Tour.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: glh510 on September 17, 2013, 01:13:45 PM
spielbox 2013/5 - contains the Wind Roses

From the latest newsletter:

Carcassonne-Freunde duerfen sich freuen: "Die Windrosen", bestehend aus 6 Standteilen, ist eine Erweiterung, die es bisher nur auf einer Carcassonne-Tour gab. Nun liegt sie auch der spielbox bei :-). Auch hier gibt es die Regeln im Heft und spaeter zum Downloaden.

http://www.spielbox-shop.com/ (http://www.spielbox-shop.com/)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Lotas on September 17, 2013, 01:16:04 PM
Really?  Excellent, that's one I need.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: JT Atomico on September 17, 2013, 02:53:27 PM
spielbox 2013/5 - contains the Wind Roses

That's a bit disappointing, I was hoping for something original from Spielbox. Especially since The Wind Roses is confirmed to be released on Cundco in November.

Oh well, that will teach me for pre-ordering the magazine!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: wicke on September 17, 2013, 09:47:42 PM
Yes, really disappointing, but at least I
did not pre-order.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Carcking on September 18, 2013, 10:48:28 AM
Quite disappointing. I was hoping for something new also.

Glad my pre-order payment did not go through  :-[
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on September 30, 2013, 08:27:57 AM
I have sent today the last four Wind Roses:

- Yellow
- Leven
- Joaquim00
- Ailurus
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Paul on October 02, 2013, 08:27:28 AM
Mine arrived today. Six new tiles added to my collection. I can't thank you all enough for this.

Thank you!  :meeple:
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Joaquim00 on October 02, 2013, 11:31:38 AM
 :D I feel so loved when I see an envelop from kettlefish in my letterbox today!  Danke schoen :meeple:!
(Hopefully I'll see you in, e.g., Essen!  I owe you beer, or some other similar consumables of your choice.)
Thank you to maik63de, Scott, HiG and Udo Schmitz as well!!!  ;)
(And I shall try to organise a big-ish game soon.)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: wicke on October 02, 2013, 11:43:26 AM
I will have to satisfy myself with another exhibition/fair closer to me than Essen.
The Stockholm Beer Festival this weekend.
No Carcassonne: South Sea but great anyway.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Leven on October 02, 2013, 06:53:12 PM
Thank you, kettlefish!
I received mine this evening.  :)

I became so enthused by this wonderful gift that I turned to complete the rules of my "Go with the wind" variant, and uploaded it to the Downloads:
http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=234
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Scott on December 21, 2013, 07:53:12 AM
We have one copy of the Windroses left, and we're giving it away on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CarcassonneCentral (https://www.facebook.com/CarcassonneCentral)

I'm hoping that this will help to boost awareness of our community by getting people who are already following our Facebook page to share it with their friends.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Carcking on December 21, 2013, 09:34:05 AM
I just liked and shared  :) That's fairly new territory for me...
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Scott on December 31, 2013, 05:11:18 PM
The randomly selected winner for our last copy of The Windroses is Joshua Morgan, of Weston-super-Mare which is a seaside town in North Somerset, England. As soon as he sends me his address, our expert shipper Marion/kettlefish will send him his prize. Congrats!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: chrismalenurse on January 01, 2014, 04:42:52 AM
Congrats to Joshua!!
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: kettlefish on January 01, 2014, 04:54:16 AM
Congrats to you Joshua.  ;D


Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Andrew the Ambo on January 01, 2014, 12:25:08 PM
Congratulations Joshua.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed my copy.
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: Carcking on January 06, 2014, 02:07:35 PM
Well done!  :(y)

(and without the white background) :)

(https://www.dropbox.com/s/o1y37ooyge0w9be/thumbs_up.png/?dl=1)
Title: Re: The Wind Roses - how to get the prize?
Post by: wicke on January 07, 2014, 12:24:16 AM
Cool, Weston-super-Mare is where John Cleese was born.
You should have sent Joshua a copy of the rules to Matthew Harper's Monty Python influenced Carcassonne variant "If Pigs Could Fly... We Wouldn't Have To Throw 'Em!"