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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #75 on: December 29, 2017, 05:05:59 AM »
Winning response time was: 37s :o :o :o (<--- even more ridiculous)

I could have done it quicker, but I needed to check if my mind was right :p

Seriously?! I can just about imagine someone responding that quickly if they already knew the answer. But for you to check first is... well, I don't even know what it is! 8)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #76 on: December 29, 2017, 05:07:56 AM »
Q14:
Jungleboy brought shame to Carcassonne Central in May when he started a new topic as somewhere to share what games are on our "Shelves of Shame". Some of us admitted to owning far more unplayed games than others, and some of us were too embarrassed to admit how many unplayed games they own... :-[ Carcassonne: The City seems to have brought the most shame overall (which is a shame in itself :'(), but who received a card-based version of Monopoly (this particular version being something that will always have a special place in my heart :-*) as a birthday present and is yet to play it (or was at the the time they posted anyway)?

My wall of shame is truly shameful, which is a shame. But at least I've played Monopoly Deal, unlike Halfling ??? :-\ :-[ (shame on him)

Winning response time was: 1m52s

Scores update after Q14:

Decar:   +3 8)(23)
Leven:   +1(21)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(20)
MrNumbers:   +2 :)(18)
thodekey:   +1(18)
Willem:   +1(18)
ny1050220:   +1(16)
sinscerly:   +1(16)
chrismalenurse:   +1(14)
dirk2112:   +1(14)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(14)
Rosco:   +1(14)
Squiffything:   +1(14)
txema25:   +1(14)
Xanderx12:   +1(14)
Halfling:   +1(13)
Ivano:   +1(13)
SamoolSamosa:   +1(7)
Rickk:   +1(6)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #77 on: December 29, 2017, 05:12:20 AM »
Q15:
We were joined in November by a new member seeking advice on which expansion to ask for as a birthday present from their grandma. 24 of us voted between Inns & Cathedrals, Traders & Builders and Princess & Dragon with I & C being the eventual winner (despite not being as much fun as T & B :P). Who was this forum member?

NEWS JUST IN: The forum member I was asking about for this question ended up getting all three of the expansions he asked us to choose between, which suggests he's definitely a true member of our little community here and will soon be squabbling about watermarks, artwork editions and whether the grass really is greener on the other tile ::). Who was this? Why it was SamoolSamosa of course! :(y)

Winning response time was: 2m49s

Scores update after Q15:

Decar:   +2 :)(25)
Piet_Agoras:   +3 8)(23)
Leven:   +1(22)
MrNumbers:   +1(19)
thodekey:   +1(19)
Willem:   +1(19)
ny1050220:   +1(17)
sinscerly:   +1(17)
chrismalenurse:   +1(15)
dirk2112:   +1(15)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(15)
Rosco:   +1(15)
Squiffything:   +1(15)
txema25:   +1(15)
Xanderx12:   +1(15)
Halfling:   +1(14)
Ivano:   +1(14)
SamoolSamosa:   +1(8 )
Rickk:   +0 :((6)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #78 on: December 29, 2017, 05:18:06 AM »
Q16:
In June I gave away a number of tiles that had been signed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede. :(y) I only had 8 to give away which meant they were snapped up very quickly and were soon on their way to their new owners. These tiles came from a variety of expansions including the Festival, Princess & Dragon (a magic portal! 8)) and even a corner of the city of Carcassonne. But which forum member claimed the lake tile from the River expansion?

I don't know for sure what Klaus-Jürgen Wrede would think of the idea of people asking him to sign their Carcassonne goodies purely so that they'll fetch a few more Euros when they're sold, but if I was him I wouldn't like it. And it would be a huge shame if this knowledge influenced whether he'd be so willing to sign tiles for his genuine fans in future. That's why I decided to give away my signed tiles when I saw this thread and was delighted to see how quickly they were claimed! But who claimed the lake... congratulations txema25 :) :(y)

Winning response time was: 2m16s

Scores update after Q16:

Decar:   +3 8)(28)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(24)
Leven:   +1(23)
Willem:   +2 :)(21)
MrNumbers:   +1(20)
thodekey:   +1(20)
ny1050220:   +1(18)
sinscerly:   +1(18)
chrismalenurse:   +1(16)
dirk2112:   +1(16)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(16)
Rosco:   +1(16)
Squiffything:   +1(16)
txema25:   +1(16)
Xanderx12:   +1(16)
Halfling:   +1(15)
Ivano:   +1(15)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((8 )
Rickk:   +0 :((6)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #79 on: December 29, 2017, 05:20:04 AM »
Scores update after Q16:
Decar:   +3 8)(28)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(24)
This is going to be difficult to beat Decar. :/
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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #80 on: December 29, 2017, 05:23:15 AM »
I wonder what happened to Kettlefish.  She was absolutely unbeatable last year. 

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #81 on: December 29, 2017, 05:25:08 AM »
Scores update after Q16:
Decar:   +3 8)(28)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(24)
This is going to be difficult to beat Decar. :/

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #82 on: December 29, 2017, 05:31:46 AM »
I wonder what happened to Kettlefish.  She was absolutely unbeatable last year. 

Indeed :( She might put in a surprise appearance later on though... ;)

Scores update after Q16:
Decar:   +3 8)(28)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(24)
This is going to be difficult to beat Decar. :/

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ONWARDS:

Q17:
2017 was an especially busy year for postmen and postwomen around the world, especially for the ones delivering to those of us with rapidly growing Carcassonne collections! In one case, an order placed in March and including the 10th large expansion and Halflings (and perhaps also a keyboard and a mouse) took just 4 days to reach the UK. Whose postman went the extra mile (or 500!) to get this parcel to its happy owner so quickly? C:-) :(y)

My reference to the classic hit "I would walk 500 miles" by (Scottish band) The Proclaimers should have made it obvious that the forum member in question here would also be Scottish. I didn't want it to be too easy though, so I didn't mention his advanced years. For anyone who struggled nonetheless, there was also the chance they might have spotted this post on the 124th page of the "I love the postman" thread (great work Cundco! :(y)). Who was it? It was TheSteveAllen (as if you didn't know ;))

Winning response time was: 8m33s

Scores update after Q17:

Decar:   +1(29)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(25)
Leven:   +1(24)
Willem:   +1(22)
MrNumbers:   +1(21)
ny1050220:   +3 8)(21)
thodekey:   +1(21)
sinscerly:   +1(19)
Rich_The_Fish:   +2 :)(18)
chrismalenurse:   +1(17)
dirk2112:   +1(17)
Rosco:   +1(17)
Squiffything:   +1(17)
txema25:   +1(17)
Xanderx12:   +1(17)
Halfling:   +1(16)
Ivano:   +1(16)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((8 )
Rickk:   +0 :((6)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #83 on: December 29, 2017, 05:33:43 AM »
Q18:
Decar ran a series of polls this year, with the end goal being to discover which non-Carcassonne games are universally enjoyed by Carcassonne fans. It wasn't easy, and with the initial list of nominations totalling 166 well-liked games, those of us who voted in the subsequent polls faced some very tough decisions! The eventual winner was 7 Wonders, followed by Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan and Pandemic. But which forum member nominated "The Game of 49" onto the initial list of games to be included?

I can't say I've ever played it myself, nor have I played the vast majority of the games that were initially nominated. However, I do take some pride from the fact that I'm apparently the only person here to have played Dungeon Strike (not that this helped it's chances in the poll {although it was already at a significant disadvantage owing to the fact that I forgot to nominate it}). But who nominated The Game of 49? It was the genuinely lovely Rich_The_Fish of course! :) :(y)

Winning response time was: 2m29s

Scores update after Q18:

Decar:   +2 :)(31)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(26)
Leven:   +1(25)
Willem:   +1(23)
MrNumbers:   +1(22)
ny1050220:   +1(22)
thodekey:   +1(22)
Rich_The_Fish:   +3 8)(21)
sinscerly:   +1(20)
chrismalenurse:   +1(18)
dirk2112:   +1(18)
Rosco:   +1(18)
Squiffything:   +1(18)
txema25:   +1(18)
Xanderx12:   +1(18)
Halfling:   +1(17)
Ivano:   +1(17)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((8 )
Rickk:   +0 :((6)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #84 on: December 30, 2017, 12:48:14 AM »
Welcome back! :) :(y)

Q19:
Back in May, a member of the community posted about their plans to play a game of Carcassonne including various editions of the basegame, 13 major expansions and 150 fan-made expansions (no cats were allowed). And after 31 days they were forced to stop as there was no space left to carry on! Who was this?

I don't know how fun a game with this many expansions would actually be (or whether there's sufficient space anywhere in my house to actually play one), but at least I know who to ask if I want to find out: Dragonlord! (be sure to check out the photos too, they're awesome :(y))

Winning response time was: 2m54s

Scores update after Q19:

Decar:   +3 8)(34)
Leven:   +2 :)(27)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(27)
Willem:   +1(24)
MrNumbers:   +1(23)
ny1050220:   +1(23)
thodekey:   +1(23)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(22)
sinscerly:   +1(21)
chrismalenurse:   +1(19)
dirk2112:   +1(19)
Rosco:   +1(19)
Squiffything:   +1(19)
txema25:   +1(19)
Xanderx12:   +1(19)
Halfling:   +1(18)
Ivano:   +1(18)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((8 )
Rickk:   +0 :((6)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #85 on: December 30, 2017, 12:50:37 AM »
Q20:
Perhaps understandably, cats were not allowed anywhere near the game of Carcassonne (Catcassonne ;)) I asked about yesterday. But in some parts of the world, certain forums members go to incredible lengths for their cats! One forum member in particular posted back in January about a certain cat tower that had been under construction for 4 years! Which forum member was responsible for this fantastic achievement for their beloved pets?

If there's one thing you can be sure of about the advent quiz each year, it's that a certain special lady will always be included as one of the answers. Unfortunately we haven't heard much from her this year, and she hadn't been taking part in the quiz either. But if anyone here was going to go out of their way to do something for their cats it would be kettlefish.

Winning response time was: 39s :o :o :o (<--- haven't you people got anything better to do with your time? ;))

Scores update after Q20:

Decar:   +3 8)(37)
Leven:   +1(28)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(28)
MrNumbers:   +2 :)(25)
Willem:   +1(25)
thodekey:   +1(24)
ny1050220:   +0 :((23)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(23)
sinscerly:   +1(22)
chrismalenurse:   +1(20)
dirk2112:   +1(20)
Rosco:   +1(20)
Squiffything:   +1(20)
txema25:   +1(20)
Xanderx12:   +1(20)
Halfling:   +1(19)
Ivano:   +1(19)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((8 )
Rickk:   +0 :((6)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)
kettlefish:   +1 ^-^(1)

PS - Welcome to the quiz kettlefish! :) :(y)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #86 on: December 30, 2017, 12:52:29 AM »
Q21:
For those of us with *ALL* the Carcassonne but who still have a certain compulsion for buying boardgames, the KickStarter thread is always useful in terms of helping people to find new things on which to spend their money. But it's not just boardgames that get posted about here, as one member in particular was gracious enough to share their recommendation for the boardgaming bowl that everyone must have (bought from a certain Swedish furnitue/ homeware giant that was mentioned in a previous question). Who was this?

Oh no. This question ::)...

So, when I first posed it I was looking at this post by Chooselife, although it's true that Decar then goes on to mention boardgame bits bowls from IKEA in the next couple of posts. So, I added a note to my question saying that I was referring to the first person if there was any ambiguity, which further muddied the waters as I then received a number of PMs from people suggesting it was jungleboy because of his post here! However, I didn't accept jungleboy as the answer as his bowls were from a KickStarter rather than IKEA, and also because his post was in 2016 (rather than this year). So all in all, it was a bit of a mess, but Chooselife was the name I was looking for :-[

Winning response time was: 5m5s

Scores update after Q21:

Decar:   +0 :((37)
Leven:   +1(29)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(29)
Willem:   +3 8)(28)
MrNumbers:   +1(26)
ny1050220:   +1(24)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(24)
thodekey:   +0 :((24)
sinscerly:   +1(23)
Squiffything:   +2 :)(22)
chrismalenurse:   +1(21)
dirk2112:   +1(21)
Rosco:   +1(21)
Xanderx12:   +1(21)
Ivano:   +1(20)
txema25:   +0 :((20)
Halfling:   +0 :((19)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((8 )
Rickk:   +0 :((6)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)
kettlefish:   +0 :((1)

I've got an all-day appointment with some doors now, but I promise to post the remaining answers before the end of the year!

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #87 on: December 30, 2017, 03:28:47 AM »
The first question I got wrong in the last 3 contests.... serves me right for not reading the brackets in Dan's question... as if junglebou would shop in ikea  ;D

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #88 on: December 30, 2017, 04:13:40 AM »
Q20:

Winning response time was: 39s :o :o :o (<--- haven't you people got anything better to do with your time? ;))

MrNumbers:   +2 :)(25)
I was 100% sure I was the first! I just refreshed the page, saw the question and immediately answered. So, it looks like someone was faster than me :o
For the next Advent Quiz I propose to make 5 points for first place, 4 - for 2nd, 3-3, 2-4 and 1 - for all others. That way chances to win from Decar and Leven could be higher, IMO ::)
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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #89 on: December 30, 2017, 04:23:53 AM »
yeah, catching up to Decar is going to be impossible, as he's is not likely to get more questions wrong knowing his track record :P
If Leven or Piet_Agoras were first on the last questions they can still win, and for me i'll have to have been first on the last 3 questions to tie (assuming Decar will have all the right answers) :D
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