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« on: December 06, 2014, 06:50:26 AM »
It’s a very good question.  I think Rosco’s interpretation of the rules is right. If not, you would get 0 point for a city with two Besiegers, and that seems odd.
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« on: December 06, 2014, 12:37:13 AM »
Sounds like great plan 
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« on: December 05, 2014, 09:50:25 PM »
My wife and I enjoy H&G too. Whenever we decide to play a game of Carc we mix it up between several of the spin-offs as well. I liked the mechanics in H&G so much they were the basis for the Animal Farm expansion I wrote. You should check it out if you haven't. Sorry for the shameless plug - consider it a public service announcement. 
Thanks for the tip. The rules for your Animal Farm expansion look really neat. I especially liked that there are no new tiles, only tokens. Definitely one of the expansions I shall try out.
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« on: December 05, 2014, 09:14:57 PM »
When we play big games we always use 2 or 3 base games (depending on how big). We have played games with two of all the expansions, with the exception of only one of the Count, the Plague and the Catapult (which we don’t like), and its works fine I think. I agree that the Wheel of Fortune, the Catapult and the Bazaars disrupt the game. But as we like to play a little aggressive we always include the Count and the Plague. They maybe have complicated rules, but when you are used to play with them I don't think they interrupt the game so much. In regards to the King & Robber, I think it's a matter of how you keep track of the longest road and the biggest city. We use designated meeples as King and Robber on the scoreboard for this. In my opinion, the most interrupting game component in a big game is the Barn. In a big game you don't want your meeples stuck on the fields for the entire game, but you don't want to loose your big farm either (Dragon, Tower, Plague), so of course you use the Barn when a nice field emerges. But this gives the opportunity for all the players to get easy points with small connecting farms throughout the rest of the game. We have had games where the farm with the Barn has been scored 6 additional times with connected fields. This really interrupts the game  In the end it boils down to what type of game you like to play. But I think it's a good idea to always use 2 or 3 sets of the base game if you play with multiple copies of the big expansions. 
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« on: December 05, 2014, 06:55:02 PM »
Nice! I always love the look of a table filled with tiles. We have played games with over 1000 tiles and 4 players without anyone losing interest. But all the players were more than 40 years old. Maybe the patience comes with age?
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« on: December 05, 2014, 01:15:54 PM »
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« on: December 05, 2014, 11:52:48 AM »
Got confirmation for these few mins ago:
1x Carcassonne - The City
6x Carcassonne - The Castle
0x Carcassonne - New World
0x Carcassonne - The Discovery
Both The City and The Castle are in English and shipping is 5 Euro no matter how much I order from them if shipped to me.
I now just need the weight for these items and I can give a definitive answer total cost. The Castle The City I understand is a bit heavy containing many wooden parts.
As I understand you haven’t got any confirmation on The New World. If it’s ok with you, please exclude me from the list. I order it instead from spillskrinet.no here in Norway. If you already have acquired it for me, I of course by it from you.
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« on: December 05, 2014, 11:42:17 AM »
The second game my girlfriend  won with 22 points Of the big cities I managed only to finish the one to the right at the bottom. She finished all the other big ones and most of the smaller, as I mainly drew tiles with roads.
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« on: December 05, 2014, 11:41:07 AM »
Remember to take a photo of endgame and post it here!
As requested by Yellow, her are a short game report for our first two games with The Ark of the Covenant. The “game mechanics” is a blend between original Carcassonne and Hunters & Gatherers with the addition of something different. Especially the scoring when moving the Ark give you a new interesting strategically option. The Prophet also makes you think different when you build cities, as he can only be used once and score double for the city. We really enjoyed both the “game mechanics” and the artwork. I think The Ark of the Covenant and Hunters & Gatherers will be our preferred games when we want to play a quick game. The first game I  won with 29 points  I finished the big city with my Prophet
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« on: December 04, 2014, 09:11:52 AM »
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« on: December 04, 2014, 07:59:21 AM »
I got this from Yellow today
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« on: December 04, 2014, 07:55:07 AM »
Put me on the list for The New World, in case you manage to get hold of it.
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« on: December 04, 2014, 03:36:41 AM »
WOW!!!  That was an unexpected honour. I am humbled to be the named as the member of the month in this great forum. An interesting read, as always danisthirty. Like your “pimped” bridges.
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« on: December 03, 2014, 10:18:51 AM »
This Saturday December 6, I will get 3 more copies of Ark of the Covenant.
If anyone is still interested let me know. Currently I can obtain 8 copies total, including these three.
Also, are there any interest in other variants? I know a few stores here still have New World and Discovery. Some are actually lowered in price as sales to get rid of them.
I can compile a list here on what is available and prices. As always, you pay for actual store cost and shipping. I make no profit at all from this. Just happy to help, inspired by others on this forum!
New World could be interesting Merit for that you are doing this for the community.
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