Author Topic: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true? (Read 135244 times)

danisthirty · « **Reply #165 on:** September 22, 2014, 09:45:39 AM »

I thought I found them too, using Google Maps, but it turned out I was looking at a car park. That thing confuses me...

Fritz_Spinne · « **Reply #166 on:** September 22, 2014, 10:07:28 AM »

I think the roofs are mostly grey, some are red.
http://val-paris.blogspot.de/2011/01/carcassonne-ii.html

jungleboy · « **Reply #167 on:** September 22, 2014, 11:00:14 AM »

Yes, I think the blue is a trick of the light. The roofs are mainly grey/black and orange.

Here are some of my photos of Carcassonne for verification:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?details=1&w=81247086@N00&q=carcassonne

Edit: The turrets/roofs of the towers of Carcassonne aren't actually medieval; they were added in the 19th century.

Gerry · « **Reply #168 on:** September 22, 2014, 11:13:43 AM »

see

Carcassonne Medieval City Photo: A tower with blue tiled roof at Carcassone

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187151-d546268-i94788206-Carcassonne_Medieval_City-Carcassonne_Aude_Languedoc_Roussillon.html

jungleboy · « **Reply #169 on:** September 22, 2014, 12:07:47 PM »

Despite the title of the photo, I am not convinced this roof is actually blue.

In any case, most of the roofs are not blue. Trust me, I've been there

Gerry · « **Reply #170 on:** September 22, 2014, 12:19:03 PM »

Yes well maybe HiG has had some of the roofs painted blue as a publicity stunt to promote and justify the new format in Carcassonne II

danisthirty · « **Reply #171 on:** September 22, 2014, 12:47:21 PM »

That seems the only sensible thing to do given their current position. If they weren't planning on doing this before, they certainly will be now...

Fritz_Spinne · « **Reply #172 on:** September 22, 2014, 01:19:11 PM »

I think this is the same tower, one of them has another light or is photoshopped ...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dipGyWXOL-M/TUxZAYtHIHI/AAAAAAAAB5k/V1RFCUOQUDY/s1600/P1230400-small.jpg

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187151-d546268-i94822724-Carcassonne_Medieval_City-Carcassonne_Aude_Languedoc_Roussillon.html
(go one photo to the left)

Could be a polarization filter as well. I think the roofs are of slate, sometimes it mirrors some of the light from the sky.

Gerry · « **Reply #173 on:** September 22, 2014, 01:35:35 PM »

Canadian Traveller > Europe > Continental Europe > France
Carcassonne - Castle On The Hill
Published: Apr 19, 2014

Of all the attractions in the area of Carcassonne, La Cité is the biggest. La Cité is what that castle on the hill is referred to by locals. The fortified city is ringed by rampart walls that are punctuated by 52 watch towers. The distinctive witch hat-shapes blue shingled roofs were add by Viollet-le-Duc during the 19th century remodelling. The original roofs would have been much flatter and topped with grey slate.

jungleboy · « **Reply #174 on:** September 22, 2014, 09:41:46 PM »

Getting back to the topic at hand (complaining about 2.0!

) ... the comments on the Facebook page of the French publisher filosofia are almost all positive. People seem to like the artwork and only one person really raised the kinds of issues that we are raising here.

Gerry · « **Reply #175 on:** September 22, 2014, 09:55:08 PM »

Thanks for the heads up - I will get right over to the Z-man facebook page and start complaining there

Whaleyland · « **Reply #176 on:** September 22, 2014, 10:35:44 PM »

Quote from: Gerry on September 22, 2014, 09:55:08 PM

Thanks for the heads up - I will get right over to the Z-man facebook page and start complaining there

RABBLE! RABBLE RABBLE!

Jéré · « **Reply #177 on:** September 23, 2014, 12:23:49 AM »

Quote from: jungleboy on September 22, 2014, 09:41:46 PM

Getting back to the topic at hand (complaining about 2.0! ) ... the comments on the Facebook page of the French publisher filosofia are almost all positive. People seem to like the artwork and only one person really raised the kinds of issues that we are raising here.

Keep in mind that an admin of a fb page can easily delete some negative comments, especially if they are not constructive. If someone writes that "this new edition stinks and I hate it"... Well I don't think it's going to stay very long on the official page of the publisher. To really gauge the reaction of the people I'd stick with this forum, the german one as well as BGG.

jungleboy · « **Reply #178 on:** September 23, 2014, 07:12:45 AM »

Quote from: Jéré on September 23, 2014, 12:23:49 AM

Keep in mind that an admin of a fb page can easily delete some negative comments, especially if they are not constructive. If someone writes that "this new edition stinks and I hate it"... Well I don't think it's going to stay very long on the official page of the publisher. To really gauge the reaction of the people I'd stick with this forum, the german one as well as BGG.

Good point, but the 'negative' comments that Carcking and I put on the Z-Man FB page are still there

Benny · « **Reply #179 on:** September 23, 2014, 01:18:20 PM »

A few minutes ago Moritz Brunnhofer (from Hans im Glück) posted a long comment in the german forum CarcF.
In this post he explained the reasons for the new edition with some good examples of three new tiles.
http://www.carcassonne-forum.de/viewtopic.php?f=155&t=1928&p=18534#p18534

I'm sorry, it is still in german. Perhaps I could manage it to translate it or make a summary during the next day (german time MWSZ

)