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What is your favorite New Box Art so Far for CarcII?

Main Game Box
2 (7.1%)
Expansion 1: Inns & Cathedrals
6 (21.4%)
Expansion 2: Traders & Builders
5 (17.9%)
Expansion 3: The Princess & the Dragon
3 (10.7%)
Expansion 4: The Tower
7 (25%)
Expansion 5: The Abbey & the Mayor
0 (0%)
Expansion 6: Count, King & Robber
3 (10.7%)
Expansion 8: Bridges Castles and Bazaars
2 (7.1%)
Expansion 9: Hills and Sheep
0 (0%)
Expansion 10: Manege Frei
0 (0%)

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Offline GinCarc

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Poll: New Box Art
« on: January 31, 2017, 03:08:39 AM »
Hi, I know there are a lot of haters out there when we talk about the new versions of carcassonne, but I personally like the fresh new look on the boxes. What is your feeling/Opinion?

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« Last Edit: April 17, 2017, 11:11:01 PM by GinCarc »

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Re: New Box Art
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2017, 03:24:40 AM »
I think the V2 tower box is vastly superior to V1.  I also like the guy chasing the pigs on Traders and Builders, but you can't tell what they are trading and is the guy with the scrolls a builder or a messanger?  The other boxes are much too happy almost in a creepy way. 

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Re: New Box Art
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2017, 04:02:29 AM »
I always liked that the game mechanics of every expansion are shown in artwork on front of the box although I still miss the shrines of the heretics (which i didn't find in the old artwork as well).  So, good they kept that concept.
And also in general: thumbs up for always depicting the expansion symbol, and always on the same place...something in which the old artwork failed but maybe that's just me being slightly autistic  :yellow-meeple:

- Main Game Box: I prefer the sight of the old artwork down the castle walls although the new artwork depicts nicely all game mechanics of the base game
- Inns & Cathedrals: hooray for the addition of the cathedral in the back, I missed that one in the old artwork.
- Traders & Builders: nice one, much action with the escaping pig, the trade goods and the overloaded builder
- Princess and Dragon: the scale of the dragon and fairy just don't match.  One plus: they added a volcano in the back.
- The Tower: honestly, I agree it's a better version then the old artwork version.
- Abbey & Mayor: not bad but I have the feeling -could be me- that the Mayor had some barrel of wine too many.
- Count, King and Robber: still miss that shrine of the heretics unless that's the shiny thing on the right of the count?
- Manege frei: a bit early to say as I don't know what's inside that box.  But sea lions and elephants in Carcassonne...just doesn't seem that likely to happen... 

I prefer the artwork of Traders and Builders as I prefer it as an expansion as well.

I think the V2 tower box is vastly superior to V1.  I also like the guy chasing the pigs on Traders and Builders, but you can't tell what they are trading and is the guy with the scrolls a builder or a messanger?  The other boxes are much too happy almost in a creepy way. 

For me, Dirk, the bags in the front ar wheat bags, the barrel to the right might be some wine.  And I hope the guy with the scrolls is a builder otherwise he has lots of messages to deliver. :-)

PS: almost all people and even animals are laughing in the new artwork...didn't know the dark ages were so amusing!  :yellow-meeple:

But still, i will always prefer the old fashioned artwork of version 1.  Can't help it.
« Last Edit: January 31, 2017, 04:09:07 AM by thodekey »

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Re: Poll: New Box Art
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2017, 04:05:35 AM »
I also vote for Tower.
BTW, you missed 8th expansion box.
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Re: New Box Art
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2017, 04:10:03 AM »


For me, Dirk, the bags in the front ar wheat bags, the barrel to the right might be some wine.  And I hope the guy with the scrolls is a builder otherwise he has lots of messages to deliver. :-)

Bags of wheat?  I thought they were pies.   :-[

I also vote for Tower.
BTW, you missed 8th expansion box.
I like the green color of this box.  Something about it just pops.   

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Re: Poll: New Box Art
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2017, 09:05:21 AM »
Of the choices given, I think I like Expansion 6's box art the most. But my favorite is probably the new box art for "Bridges, Castles, and Bazaars." I honestly don't mind them trying to freshen things up with new box art. It's the new tile art that doesn't look right with the old tiles that bothers me.

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Re: Poll: New Box Art
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2017, 02:53:24 PM »
I like the princess and Dragon, even if it does have a giantess on the front cover.  It's much better than that wooden-hat-wearing man that Dan warned us about!


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