Thanks for you answers; actually, that's the way I play, too. But may I ask where you read the river MUST be continued in its flow at every tile placement? In the official rules I own (Carcassonne base, with the River I, and "Count, King and Robber" - Italian editions) I cannot find such a sentence.Except for the forbidden U-turns, it seems two river tiles can be joined also by che city or road sides, leaving incomplete segments of the river.According to SCAR, the clarification I'm lookig for is present only in Big Box 5 and Carcassone II; am I wrong?Thanks
At first I thought you wanted to have the River I and II in the same game, but not connected.
What you really want to do is treat each river tile like a regular tile and allow for the possibility of disconnected river areas everywhere. (See picture). If you do play this way, let us know how it goes and take a photo of the final board.
Swedish rules reads clearly in one sentence "... and the river must always connect."
The picture you posted shows exactly what I was thinkig about, but my question is: "Is this positioning allowed or forbidden by the official rules?"
On a completely separate note, does anyone else feel that it's silly that the River II rules say the fork has to be the first tile after the initial spring?
... The spirit of the River is clearly to have a continuous river. ...It doesn't make sense to play the game this way.
Quote from: philcampeau on November 14, 2016, 06:50:33 AM... The spirit of the River is clearly to have a continuous river. ...It doesn't make sense to play the game this way. I totally agree with you, but sometimes I have to argue with other players who would like to place the river tiles in different ways, just on the basis it's not forbidden; should I change my friends?
In the official rules I own (Carcassonne base, with the River I, and "Count, King and Robber" - Italian editions)
but sometimes I have to argue with other players who would like to place the river tiles in different ways, just on the basis it's not forbidden
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