Well that's a bit sad. Given that I&C and T&B, along with the base game, make up the core of the game (i.e. this is what's included in all big boxes), there was a small chance that the new artwork would go no further than that. But I guess this is confirmation that the new art is here to stay.
Carcassonne II tiles aside, I actually really don't like this cover art. The dragon looks small because of a bad perspective drawing, the fairy looks weird—too large and out of place—and the princess is wearing clothing that just doesn't seem quite right for the implied period of this series. She also is apparently looking at the dragon even thought the dragon clearly has to be quite a ways behind her for its size to be what it needs to be. And we must remember that the dragon eats people, so she should probably be more concerned (although the fairy IS protecting her, I guess).Conclusion: Unimpressed with the uninspired cover.
Quote from: whaleyland on January 06, 2016, 12:54:01 PMCarcassonne II tiles aside, I actually really don't like this cover art. The dragon looks small because of a bad perspective drawing, the fairy looks weird—too large and out of place—and the princess is wearing clothing that just doesn't seem quite right for the implied period of this series. She also is apparently looking at the dragon even thought the dragon clearly has to be quite a ways behind her for its size to be what it needs to be. And we must remember that the dragon eats people, so she should probably be more concerned (although the fairy IS protecting her, I guess).Conclusion: Unimpressed with the uninspired cover.Aren't you thinking about this too logically? I agree it's not as logically formed as Carc1 P&D, but it does look nice and appealing to the average board game player who may have a sudden interest in Carcassonne. It also works well with the new artwork of the other Carc2 expansions
Quote from: jungleboy on January 06, 2016, 06:02:20 AMWell that's a bit sad. Given that I&C and T&B, along with the base game, make up the core of the game (i.e. this is what's included in all big boxes), there was a small chance that the new artwork would go no further than that. But I guess this is confirmation that the new art is here to stay.Sadly, this also means that any newer collectors of Carc1 will need to buy P&D now to avoid it also climbing in price (yet again)
Unfortunately, although not much surprisingly, this also confirms, that HiG will continue with the new artwork as well, since "2016 editions" from HiG are listed at BGG. (Also of "Abbey & Mayor", although there is no cover picture uploaded yet.) So not much hope for further releases in the old art, except maybe an occasional mini expansion a'la "German Castles". Oddly enough, BGG claims the expansions been already released Jan, 4th, while there is no trace of them on the HiG or CundCo homepages.
I suspect that Bridges, Castles & Bazaars will be next followed by Hills & Sheep, skipping Tower, CC&K, and Catapult.
You can also order the first (?) expansion for Carcassonne, Star Wars - Edition (to be published in summmer ...)
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