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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #60 on: December 28, 2017, 04:15:15 AM »
Q8:
In June, the announcement of a special, limited edition expansion - "The Market of Leipzig" - left those of us without plans to visit either the Leipzig or Essen game fairs feeling somewhat disappointed, then relieved when it became available on Cundco soon afterwards! But according to their post-Essen report, one forum member spent the first three and a half hours of their annual Essen pilgrimage repeatedly queueing up to get hold of as many boxed copies of this expansion as possible. Who was this?

Another easy one for anyone who has been following the forums this year. Few of us would be as determined as MrNumbers to get our hands on as many copies of this special edition expansion as possible (or to produce such a comprehensive write-up of their Essen experiences afterwards)!

Winning response time was: 1m45s

Scores update after Q8:

Decar:   +1(14)
Leven:   +1(13)
MrNumbers:   +3 8)(11)
Piet_Agoras:   +2 :)(11)
thodekey:   +1(11)
ny1050220:   +1(9)
sinscerly:   +1(9)
Willem:   +1(9)
chrismalenurse:   +1(8 )
dirk2112:   +1(8 )
Halfling:   +1(8 )
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(8 )
Squiffything:   +1(8 )
txema25:   +1(8 )
Xanderx12:   +1(8 )
Ivano:   +1(7)
Rosco:   +1(7)
Rickk:   +0 :((5)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((4)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

That's all for today. Will hopefully manage to get through a few more answers tomorrow... so, stay tuned!

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #61 on: December 28, 2017, 04:17:29 AM »
Q7:
In January I proposed the idea of the "10 x 10 challenge" specifically for Carcassonne. This is something I borrowed from BoardGameGeek, but with a twist that involved playing 10 specific expansions on at least 10 occasions each throughout the year. Unfortunately I fell behind after a month or so as I struggled to motivate myself to keep track of all the games I'd played and soon dropped the idea, but not before I'd completed a game against one other CarcC regular via JCloisterZone. Who was this?

It's a shame I didn't stay up to date with this, but combined with the basegame league (and the rest of my life) I just had too much going on at the time :( Anyway, it can be seen from this post that the name I was looking for here belongs to... jungleboy!

Winning response time was: 55s :o :o :o (<--- ridiculous ;))

I think that constitutes a form of stalking by Decar of said jungleboy.

Technically it's Piet_Agoras you should be watching out for as he's the one who answered this question first :P

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #62 on: December 28, 2017, 04:18:37 AM »
Oeh, Decar is on fire! He's doing very well, as is Leven!
I'll keep hope of a comeback, although I'm not sure if i had any fast responses to the later questions :P
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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #63 on: December 28, 2017, 05:06:54 AM »
Technically it's Piet_Agoras you should be watching out for as he's the one who answered this question first :P

Whoops! OK, him too. And you.

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #64 on: December 28, 2017, 05:10:33 AM »
Technically it's Piet_Agoras you should be watching out for as he's the one who answered this question first :P

Whoops! OK, him too. And you.

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #65 on: December 29, 2017, 01:58:47 AM »
Time for some more answers! ;)

Q9:
As much as we all love playing Carcassonne, there's always plenty of room for discussion about other games too. In fact, one particular forum member posted several detailed reviews of various games this year, including Imhotep, MintWorks, Isle of Skye and the Spiel des Jahres award winning Kingdomino. Who was this?

Decar put together a list of all the reviews that various people have written, which can be found here. A quick glimpse through this should reveal that the name I was looking for today was: dirk2112

Winning response time was: 1m45s

Scores update after Q9:

Decar:   +2 :)(16)
Leven:   +1(14)
MrNumbers:   +1(12)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(12)
thodekey:   +1(12)
Willem:   +3 8)(12)
ny1050220:   +1(10)
chrismalenurse:   +1(9)
dirk2112:   +1(9)
Halfling:   +1(9)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(9)
sinscerly:   +0 :((9)
Squiffything:   +1(9)
txema25:   +1(9)
Xanderx12:   +1(9)
Ivano:   +1(8 )
Rosco:   +1(8 )
Rickk:   +0 :((5)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((4)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)
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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #66 on: December 29, 2017, 02:32:01 AM »
Q10:
This grade four/ five class teacher posted in June to tell us about how they were sharing their passion for Carcassonne with their class. I was particularly impressed that this involved watching a "How to play Carcassonne" video at the start of the school year, and playing boardgames every Friday! However, the best part of the post was that one of the boys in the class was given a Carcassonne set for his birthday as a result of this! Who shared this news with us?

This was supposed to be a tricky one, although everyone who attempted it managed to find the correct answer (some taking somewhat longer than others)! Anyone who was browsing the forums back in June might have remembered reading the "Indoctrinating others and more..." thread, which is where it was revealed that SpaZ_88 was the name I was looking for here.

Winning response time was: 4m39s

Scores update after Q10:

Decar:   +1(17)
Leven:   +1(15)
MrNumbers:   +1(13)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(13)
thodekey:   +1(13)
Willem:   +1(13)
sinscerly:   +3 8)(12)
ny1050220:   +1(11)
chrismalenurse:   +1(10)
dirk2112:   +1(10)
Halfling:   +1(10)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(10)
Rosco:   +2 :)(10)
Squiffything:   +1(10)
txema25:   +1(10)
Xanderx12:   +1(10)
Ivano:   +1(9)
Rickk:   +0 :((5)
SamoolSamosa:   +1(5)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #67 on: December 29, 2017, 02:56:18 AM »
Q11:
Despite our mutual love and appreciation of many boardgames (especially Carcassonne of course), it became apparent in February that some of us have somewhat differing opinions over a certain Swedish furniture/ homeware giant. Few people sat on the fence in this fierce debate and it was lovers vs. haters to the bitter end! One member stood out from the rest of the fans in terms of his commitment though, by admitting to owning a special soundtrack CD that is played in the car during journeys to this particular store. Who could possibly do something like this?

I can't fully remember where it originated, but the "You should never go to IKEA" thread was split off from another topic as soon as it became apparent just how strongly some people felt about it. But who was the golden boy (or girl) of IKEA that I was urging you to discover in this question? A quick glance here or here would have revealed that nobody loves IKEA more than... Decar!

Winning response time was: 1m49s

Scores update after Q11:

Decar:   +1(18)
Leven:   +3 8)(18)
Piet_Agoras:   +2 :)(15)
MrNumbers:   +1(14)
thodekey:   +1(14)
Willem:   +1(14)
sinscerly:   +1(13)
chrismalenurse:   +1(11)
dirk2112:   +1(11)
ny1050220:   +0 :((11)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(11)
Rosco:   +1(11)
Squiffything:   +1(11)
txema25:   +1(11)
Xanderx12:   +1(11)
Halfling:   +0 :((10)
Ivano:   +1(10)
Rickk:   +0 :((5)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((5)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #68 on: December 29, 2017, 03:23:48 AM »
A quick glance here or here would have revealed that nobody loves IKEA more than... Decar!

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #69 on: December 29, 2017, 03:27:21 AM »
A quick glance here or here would have revealed that nobody loves IKEA more than... Decar!

Chooselife does not approve of this sentence.

Tell him to come back when he's got a special CD that he saves just for trips to IKEA... :P

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #70 on: December 29, 2017, 03:31:22 AM »
A quick glance here or here would have revealed that nobody loves IKEA more than... Decar!

Chooselife does not approve of this sentence.

Tell him to come back when he's got a special CD that he saves just for trips to IKEA... :P

He has an entire house that he saves just for IKEA.

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #71 on: December 29, 2017, 03:33:43 AM »
Q12:
Sadly, a rather serious-looking computer error caused the loss of our latest Elo ratings update in October. But which forum member had to call technical support to get their laptop fixed?

Poor Jéré. :( :(n) Hopefully we'll get an update soon though O:-)

Winning response time was: 37s :o :o :o (<--- even more ridiculous)

Scores update after Q12:

Decar:   +1(19)
Leven:   +1(19)
Piet_Agoras:   +3 8)(18)
thodekey:   +2 :)(16)
MrNumbers:   +1(15)
Willem:   +1(15)
sinscerly:   +1(14)
chrismalenurse:   +1(12)
dirk2112:   +1(12)
ny1050220:   +1(12)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(12)
Rosco:   +1(12)
Squiffything:   +1(12)
txema25:   +1(12)
Xanderx12:   +1(12)
Halfling:   +1(11)
Ivano:   +1(11)
Rickk:   +0 :((5)
SamoolSamosa:   +0 :((5)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

After 12 questions we're halfway through the quiz and it's looking pretty tight at the top! Decar and Leven are tied on 19 points each but Piet_Agoras is just one point behind them, thodekey is two points behind him and MrNumbers and Willem are one point behind him! It's not too late for anyone to make a late charge and battle for the top spot though, so watch this space as I reveal the remaining answers and points awarded over the next couple of days!

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #72 on: December 29, 2017, 04:06:37 AM »
Q13:
After much searching of sofas, an unlucky forum member discovered in February that they were missing a fairy! :( Fortunately however, another forum member with a spare fairy was on hand to offer a replacement and an agreement was made (presumably) via private message. So today's question is; which forum member was careless enough as to let their fairy escape?

First there was Brexit. Then there was Donald Trump. Then Willem lost his fairy. What is the wrong with the world? :'(

Winning response time was: 1m23s

Scores update after Q13:

Decar:   +1(20)
Leven:   +1(20)
Piet_Agoras:   +1(19)
thodekey:   +1(17)
Willem:   +2 :)(17)
MrNumbers:   +1(16)
ny1050220:   +3 8)(15)
sinscerly:   +1(15)
chrismalenurse:   +1(13)
dirk2112:   +1(13)
Rich_The_Fish:   +1(13)
Rosco:   +1(13)
Squiffything:   +1(13)
txema25:   +1(13)
Xanderx12:   +1(13)
Halfling:   +1(12)
Ivano:   +1(12)
SamoolSamosa:   +1(6)
Rickk:   +0 :((5)
Just a Bill:   +0 :((2)

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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #73 on: December 29, 2017, 04:54:54 AM »
I thought I was answering fast, but you all folks are super race ninjas  ???
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Re: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXVII
« Reply #74 on: December 29, 2017, 04:59:12 AM »
Winning response time was: 37s :o :o :o (<--- even more ridiculous)

I could have done it quicker, but I needed to check if my mind was right :p
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