Author Topic: Big Box 5 - A New Big Box in the Netherlands (Read 68581 times)

Gerry · « **Reply #90 on:** September 10, 2014, 05:05:28 PM »

To those of you who currently have a copy of wheel of fortune, how much playtime do you get with this expansion?

It seems to be quite a bit different in format from the base game and Traders and Inns.

Whaleyland · « **Reply #91 on:** September 10, 2014, 09:00:55 PM »

I think I've only played the actual expansion three or four times, and one of those was as a part of a megaCarc game so it hardly counts. The problem with the expansion is that the gambling element, which requires the long-term investment of a meeple, just never pays off. And for tile counters, it's predictable to the point that you know which spots it is likely to never land on. The events are kind of fun, but they still don't really do much to the overall game. It definitely is classified as an occasional expansion with us. Let me rank it with the other big ones:

1. Inns & Cathedrals
2. Hills & Sheep
3. Princess & Dragon
4. Abbey & Mayor
5. Traders & Builders
6. Bridges, Castles & Bazaars (no auction variant)
7. Count, King & Cult (mostly just River II and Cult)
8. Wheel of Fortune
9. The Tower
10. The Catapult

SRBO · « **Reply #92 on:** September 11, 2014, 01:20:59 PM »

Quote from: Gerry on September 10, 2014, 05:05:28 PM

To those of you who currently have a copy of wheel of fortune, how much playtime do you get with this expansion?

It seems to be quite a bit different in format from the base game and Traders and Inns.

The rules state it adds 20 minutes to the base game,

it depends on the kind of playgroup.. we play pretty fast so we do 10 minutes..

Gerry · « **Reply #93 on:** September 11, 2014, 02:43:50 PM »

Quote from: SRBO on September 11, 2014, 01:20:59 PM

Quote from: Gerry on September 10, 2014, 05:05:28 PM
To those of you who currently have a copy of wheel of fortune, how much playtime do you get with this expansion?

It seems to be quite a bit different in format from the base game and Traders and Inns.

The rules state it adds 20 minutes to the base game,

it depends on the kind of playgroup.. we play pretty fast so we do 10 minutes..

Sorry I should have been more clear in my question - I wondered how often the expansion was played

SRBO · « **Reply #94 on:** September 13, 2014, 05:36:46 AM »

Quote from: Gerry on September 11, 2014, 02:43:50 PM

Quote from: SRBO on September 11, 2014, 01:20:59 PM
Quote from: Gerry on September 10, 2014, 05:05:28 PM
To those of you who currently have a copy of wheel of fortune, how much playtime do you get with this expansion?

It seems to be quite a bit different in format from the base game and Traders and Inns.

The rules state it adds 20 minutes to the base game,

it depends on the kind of playgroup.. we play pretty fast so we do 10 minutes..

Sorry I should have been more clear in my question - I wondered how often the expansion was played

ow lol, haha, i cant answer that yett, only have it for 2 weeks now..

mas9dj · « **Reply #95 on:** September 17, 2014, 03:56:15 AM »

By the way, which is the cheapest price for which you can get this big box 5? (big box 2014, carcassonne plus 2014 in some countries). So far the cheapest I have seen listed is 39,99 euros on amazon.de. In Spain it costs 50 euros and just hills and sheep costs 18 euros... Any suggestions on where to buy it?

Fritz_Spinne · « **Reply #96 on:** September 17, 2014, 05:55:53 AM »

In Germany the price for the BigBoxes was 30 Euro at "real". Base Game 16-18 Euro, expansions 11 - 14 Euro.

mas9dj · « **Reply #97 on:** September 17, 2014, 08:06:26 AM »

Quote from: Fritz_Spinne on September 17, 2014, 05:55:53 AM

In Germany the price for the BigBoxes was 30 Euro at "real". Base Game 16-18 Euro, expansions 11 - 14 Euro.

Do you know any reliable website to buy the Big Box 5 in germany?

Fritz_Spinne · « **Reply #98 on:** September 17, 2014, 01:20:37 PM »

At the moment BigBox5 is not delivered. I don't know wheter "real" has the box in their online-shop www.real.de . In Germany I saw the BigBoxes only in the "real"markets and later at ebay. Probably one of the members should buy it for you and send it to you when they are available.

Jéré · « **Reply #99 on:** September 17, 2014, 01:56:51 PM »

Quote from: mas9dj on September 17, 2014, 03:56:15 AM

So far the cheapest I have seen listed is 39,99 euros on amazon.de.

Could you provide a direct link to it? When I search for "carcassonne big box 5" on amazon.de it does not provide satisfactory results. Muchas gracias.

Paul · « **Reply #100 on:** September 17, 2014, 02:56:27 PM »

Quote from: Jéré on September 17, 2014, 01:56:51 PM

Quote from: mas9dj on September 17, 2014, 03:56:15 AM
So far the cheapest I have seen listed is 39,99 euros on amazon.de.

Could you provide a direct link to it? When I search for "carcassonne big box 5" on amazon.de it does not provide satisfactory results. Muchas gracias.

Jumping in with the link:

http://www.amazon.de/Carcassonne-Big-Box-2014-Erweiterungen/dp/B00N97PE5W/ref=sr_1_64?s=toys&ie=UTF8&qid=1410990864&sr=1-64&keywords=carcassonne

Rosco · « **Reply #101 on:** September 17, 2014, 10:58:02 PM »

Doesn't seem to allow a British postage address. Oh well.

Paul · « **Reply #102 on:** September 18, 2014, 08:23:17 AM »

Quote from: Rosco on September 17, 2014, 10:58:02 PM

Doesn't seem to allow a British postage address. Oh well.

Had the same issue. They ship to Sweden, but like so many websites out there, they never bother to find out that every country has their own way of writing the address.
This is more important than how they want it written. After all, once they ship it, only thing the foreign post look at is the country destination. Once in that country the local postman knows where to go from there.

But, you can always contact them, as I did, and hope to get a reply with help on how to proceed further.

Paul · « **Reply #103 on:** September 25, 2014, 09:20:22 AM »

I just got confirmation today that one shop in Sweden has brought in Big Box 5.

Is this good? I'm not sure. 65 Euro incl. shipping. Which is the same as Big Box 3 and 4.
Considering the rich content of Big Box 3 which had 6(?) big expansions Big Box 5 just feel awry with the price tag.