Author Topic: I love the postman... (Read 1167335 times)

Carcassonne0123 · « **Reply #2715 on:** October 29, 2020, 12:41:38 PM »

Just received mine too, looks great along with German Cathedrals and a few other goodies

cicerunner · « **Reply #2716 on:** November 05, 2020, 01:13:39 PM »

My 2020 Spiele gets its first play together with base, start tile and Inns & Cathedrals.

https://imgur.com/a/bNJFjne

Bumsakalaka · « **Reply #2717 on:** November 05, 2020, 02:32:23 PM »

Ah, I see, again different green ;-(

Amorpheus · « **Reply #2718 on:** November 05, 2020, 02:35:33 PM »

Quote from: cicerunner on November 05, 2020, 01:13:39 PM

My 2020 Spiele gets its first play together with base, start tile and Inns & Cathedrals.

https://imgur.com/a/bNJFjne

The Spiel tile belongs in a bigger city. That city could only fit about 1,000 attendees by the looks of it

MeepleFriend · « **Reply #2719 on:** November 05, 2020, 06:34:38 PM »

1000 pre-Covid, or 1000 these days?

I’m sure your Spiele tile will land in a 6+ tile city before you know it!!

Whaleyland · « **Reply #2720 on:** November 12, 2020, 03:30:23 PM »

Received earlier than expected my package from Cundco. I was surprised that the maps weren't in a tub this time, but considering I had already decided to store the maps flat, this wasn't a major issue. I also had included in the parcel two copies of Halflings (I accidentally ordered a second but it's okay--I have a work copy of the Big Box and my coworkers will probably like this expansion more than any of the ones actually included in the box), a copy of German Cathedrals, and of course Spiel '20. I haven't missed one yet but may end up going bankrupt buying them going forward. I selfishly hope that after 2021's Spiel tile, that they don't release them anymore. More importantly, I don't want them to release any more maps. Six (or seven?) is more than enough and I feel the gimmick has kind of overstayed its welcome with the massive double-sized US map. Plus, shipping for them is extremely cost-prohibitive. I don't mind them re-releasing old expansions in new art or entirely new expansions, but I do like them to be reasonable in size and relevance. I feel that both the Spiel tiles, which are a blatant marketing tool, and the Maps, which are also primarily marketing and also a gimmick copied from Catan and other game companies, have run their course.

Meepledrone · « **Reply #2721 on:** November 12, 2020, 04:23:51 PM »

I'm glad to hear you received your order without any issues.

What if HiG decide to continue this Map generation spree and give a chance to all the countries with local publishers of the game? Too many to count?

EDIT: Typos

Whaleyland · « **Reply #2722 on:** November 12, 2020, 09:01:31 PM »

Quote from: Meepledrone on November 12, 2020, 04:23:51 PM

I'm glad to here you received your order without any issues.

What if HiG decides to continue this Map generation spree and gives a chance to all the countries with local publishers of the game? Too many to count?

Don’t make me cry. But honestly, most countries are cheaper to ship from than Germany, so it would probably be an improvement.

corinthiens13 · « **Reply #2723 on:** November 12, 2020, 09:56:46 PM »

Quote from: Meepledrone on November 12, 2020, 04:23:51 PM

I'm glad to here you received your order without any issues.

What if HiG decides to continue this Map generation spree and gives a chance to all the countries with local publishers of the game? Too many to count?

I'd be glad to see a Swiss map, with chip rules involving banks, chocolate, cheese or watches

I got my package two weeks ago (luckily Switzerland's neighboring Germany, I took only 4 days to arrive) with US maps (I like the possibility to join them to make bigger games), map chips, cathedrals, and the Spiel 2020 tile.

corinthiens13 · « **Reply #2724 on:** November 12, 2020, 10:08:07 PM »

Quote from: Whaleyland on November 12, 2020, 03:30:23 PM

Received earlier than expected my package from Cundco. I was surprised that the maps weren't in a tub this time, but considering I had already decided to store the maps flat, this wasn't a major issue. I also had included in the parcel two copies of Halflings (I accidentally ordered a second but it's okay--I have a work copy of the Big Box and my coworkers will probably like this expansion more than any of the ones actually included in the box), a copy of German Cathedrals, and of course Spiel '20. I haven't missed one yet but may end up going bankrupt buying them going forward. I selfishly hope that after 2021's Spiel tile, that they don't release them anymore. More importantly, I don't want them to release any more maps. Six (or seven?) is more than enough and I feel the gimmick has kind of overstayed its welcome with the massive double-sized US map. Plus, shipping for them is extremely cost-prohibitive. I don't mind them re-releasing old expansions in new art or entirely new expansions, but I do like them to be reasonable in size and relevance. I feel that both the Spiel tiles, which are a blatant marketing tool, and the Maps, which are also primarily marketing and also a gimmick copied from Catan and other game companies, have run their course.

Actually, I love the spiel tiles and hope they'll continue to make new ones, they're beautiful.

But I'd also wouldn't like to see many new maps. I like to have a few ones as they change the way you play Carcassonne, but I think there's enough now (just a Swiss map's missing

). Unless they find a way to make a new map that's really different than the others (like the US that had the possibility to be mixed together, for me that was a plus and the reason why I bought them, but I didn't buy any other map yet (playing on a self printed UK map)).

Decar · « **Reply #2725 on:** November 12, 2020, 11:25:15 PM »

Just imagine putting all the maps together to make an enormous Mega World Map Carcassonne Game

corinthiens13 · « **Reply #2726 on:** November 13, 2020, 12:42:39 AM »

Quote from: Decar on November 12, 2020, 11:25:15 PM

Just imagine putting all the maps together to make an enormous Mega World Map Carcassonne Game

That would be awesome

And applying map chip rules of the map on which you placed a tile

cicerunner · « **Reply #2727 on:** November 13, 2020, 12:50:56 AM »

Quote from: whaleyland

Six (or seven?) is more than enough and I feel the gimmick has kind of overstayed its welcome.

I know we all love Carcassonne but it did make me laugh to see the maps singled out for this criticism!

Quote from: Meepledrone

I'm glad to [hear] you received your order without any issues.

Are issues a common thing generally?
I've placed three orders total with cundco.de and the last two have both had issues.
First I received C1 art score tiles instead of C2. Most recently a copy of Watchtowers was missing. In both cases they sent me the correct items but of course they had to pay shipping again. If my experience is typical this seems to be a very shaky business model!

corinthiens13 · « **Reply #2728 on:** November 13, 2020, 12:56:38 AM »

Quote from: cicerunner on November 13, 2020, 12:50:56 AM

Are issues a common thing generally?

I placed about 10 orders at Cundco.de and had an issue only once, they swapped the color of a replacement meeple. They sent it free of charge then.

No other issue in my experience.

wolnic · « **Reply #2729 on:** November 13, 2020, 02:35:54 AM »

Quote from: cicerunner on November 13, 2020, 12:50:56 AM

First I received C1 art score tiles instead of C2.

Did you order from the main item page (which shows the C1 art version of the scoring tiles) or from the individual tile replacement service? I'm surprised they don't include the C2 art score tiles as a separate item (unless they'd have to get them done as a special print job, or because they have large stocks remaining of the C1 art and want to clear them first). But I see that they include "Old version" after the subject, now.