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Title: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: corinthiens13 on December 20, 2020, 11:50:23 PM
Hi everyone,

We played on USA East and West combined together yesterday, this was really fun.

One problem: We played with 230 tiles, as indicated per the rules. And at the end of the game, all the middle of the map was empty ! As the 4 start squares are close to the side of the map, the middle is getting tiles only later in the game. And once every tiles were placed, there was 3 empty columns in the middle (that's about 30 empty spaces), and about 3-4 columns on each sides with only a few tiles.

We then decided to add 50 tiles, and that was far better. We could place them all, and still didn't have to discard any of them ! (during the whole game, we discarded 8 tiles due to the map chip rules, but we didn't have to discard any tile drawed from the tile dispenser).

So my conclusion is: 230 tiles is really not enough ! I strongly recommend to play with:

The playing area at the end of the game, that's 280 tiles, minus 8 that were discarded due to the map chip rules):

(https://am3pap002files.storage.live.com/y4mfOecUHuGvIG8u77w6OM72HYXM03cHgKks9a6js3UOOW2NZ21V1jHSBMAhkK4wPFnuaJpjJ6swQX4d05ekokWIppK0q02CfdBYzK7fjHU73UqLfLsxe3H7sEZDtfIWqKH37Bu5e1iGDr3XaIRQteWSDrwiks8aAhrEaUKnJubc-mOtqHkmWZZlkvVW97khRVg?width=1024&height=576&cropmode=none)


Just for the sight, my tunnel wooden pieces in context:

(https://am3pap002files.storage.live.com/y4mUbOLxniNyWtg5Ly1U-ALJjFDzb9vHH13MvSwntRqt4w5R30E8LIcw9ODnVSRlxIkCQ3IMycJ1Y5dlTNdHq8YiWTHLfrKgug2i14IQiMHARYoInxdtxw7yBntkzdfIawu8h17NfPGwjNkvZ1Vdx8J3aCI2giW7uIFauy-SkvVjwfC1Jnou7QXDeX06A-hz92y?width=1024&height=576&cropmode=none)


Just for the sight, my toll wooden pieces in context (they're a bit too big, but at least we do not lose them on the playing area):

(https://am3pap002files.storage.live.com/y4mnMiqV1OJ6d1lTnEe__Jv9yo6I-PtkLtXPPP-aMjvdUxMzFBRIr5iSpmMVZtWqRleXtuuX9u5qZhygr01wozcabLkbd1E4fYzRkufo-D3vasPy8kixQICQvMG8UDTfKFM1q5m0EJH3m-eGHEu_NHN0_I5mxLD9mtzaYmEIgaIMFepAnNtW3eGC5sIt4bYtNcO?width=1024&height=576&cropmode=none)

Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Vital Pluymers on December 21, 2020, 01:21:32 AM
Those woorden figures look very nice!
 :D
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: corinthiens13 on December 21, 2020, 01:28:42 AM
Those woorden figures look very nice!
 :D

You can see all of them here  ;)
http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=495.msg72908#msg72908 (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=495.msg72908#msg72908)
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Meepledrone on December 23, 2020, 01:21:18 PM
How about adding a note on your recommendation to WICA?  ;)
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Vital Pluymers on December 23, 2020, 05:30:12 PM
Those woorden figures look very nice!
 :D

You can see all of them here  ;)
http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=495.msg72908#msg72908 (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=495.msg72908#msg72908)

That's really impressive!
Great job!!
 :D
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: corinthiens13 on December 23, 2020, 10:51:56 PM
How about adding a note on your recommendation to WICA?  ;)

That'd be great  ;)

To keep a 20 tile range, I think the best is to write:

That's really impressive!
Great job!!
 :D

Thanks  ;)
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Meepledrone on January 16, 2021, 04:52:11 AM
Added a house rule about using additional tiles to the following WICA pages:
* Carcassonne Maps - Basic Rules:
   https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Carcassonne_Maps_-_Basic_Rules (https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Carcassonne_Maps_-_Basic_Rules)
* Map-Chips USA West and East:
   
https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Map-Chips_USA_West_and_East (https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Map-Chips_USA_West_and_East)

Thanks!
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: corinthiens13 on January 16, 2021, 04:53:43 AM
Added a house rule about using additional tiles to the following WICA pages:
* Carcassonne Maps - Basic Rules:
   https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Carcassonne_Maps_-_Basic_Rules (https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Carcassonne_Maps_-_Basic_Rules)
* Map-Chips USA West and East:
   
https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Map-Chips_USA_West_and_East (https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Map-Chips_USA_West_and_East)

Thanks!

Great, thanks!
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Decar on January 18, 2021, 01:07:25 AM
I keep seeing the title of this topic and thinking it's a reference to a James Bond film from the 90s
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: corinthiens13 on January 18, 2021, 01:29:05 AM
I keep seeing the title of this topic and thinking it's a reference to a James Bond film from the 90s
;D ;D ;D

Carcassonne, the dragon never dies!

Carcassonne, the tiles are never enough!

Carcassonne, quantom of the meeple!

Carcassonne, abbey royale

Carcassonne, goldenmeeple

And so on...  ;D
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Meepledrone on January 18, 2021, 03:03:23 AM
Carcassonne, from Russian Promos with love  ;)
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Decar on January 18, 2021, 03:16:12 AM
We already have a DrMeeple.  I'll settle for The Meeple who loved me.
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Meepledrone on January 18, 2021, 03:21:34 AM
Ha ha ha! This is getting wild!  O0
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: shushman on January 18, 2021, 05:25:47 AM
Carcassonne: Meeples are forever
Title: Re: Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !
Post by: Decar on January 18, 2021, 12:10:47 PM
Live and let lie  ;D