As I described in the
ACCGSC-thread there are 2 contests being run in parallel from:
NOW until Sunday 7th August 2016 23:59:59 SST. No entries can be submitted after the deadline.
Physical Only ContestNow for the main event!
I've been working on a Solo Variant especially for this event entitled:
Carcassonne: SolomoInspired by JF's '
Carcassonne: Island' in this variant the player is given the task designing a new Duomo; a type of Italian Cathedral. Solomo is a word-play on Solo-mode & Duomo. The player play tiles within the strict confines of the walls of the Solomo, using only the 72-tiles from the base game.
It is assumed a player will be familiar with the basic rules of Carcassonne before attempting this
variant.
The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible!
A full set of rules can be downloaded from here.I'll give you a brief overview of the game's rules:
It's only played with 5 meeple, +1 for scoring!Rule 1: Start by build the Solomo WallsDraw 26 tiles and lay them face down in the following fashion:
Rule 2 : Starting the gameThe first tile is drawn and must be placed on one of the 2 starting locations, marked with a red-X. Subsequent tiles must be placed touching an existing tile, or if available it can be played at the other start location.
Rule 3: Discarding tilesRather than laying a tile you may discard a tile - a discarded tile is placed face up into one of the corners, marked with a red-D.
A discarded tile cannot have a follower played on it. If a tile cannot be legally played, it must be discarded
Rule 4: Use the Solomo Walls to complete features.Features work like Abbey walls, if you are familiar. A feature can be considered terminated, and possibly completed if played against the Walls of the solomo.
Rule 5: CloistersThe walls are considered when scoring cloisters, including corners.
Rule 6: Ending the gameThe game ends when all 72-tiles are laid, or if four tiles have been discarded into the corners of the Solomo and a fifth tile must be discarded.
Rule 7: Perfect Solomo BonusIf you manage to lay all 72 tiles, you score a perfect Solomo and earn an additional 15 bonus points.
Again, check the full rules are more details and examples,Here's a few photos of games I captured. My highest score was 155!!
Here I scored 135, it was a good game, except I managed to play the tiles so I got 2 uncompletable tiles.
Here I scored 140, I'd have done much better if I got some farmers down!
This was my best game, I drew all the cloisters and scored a massive farm:
Please note, I was using an astronomer tile as a replacement for the tile i sent to Dan.Photos as I described previously!
Finally, it would be great to see submissions via twitter, please use the
#gencant #carcsolocon @carcassonne tags.
If you have any questions about Carcassonne: Solomo please see the
Variant Workshop to avoid clutter on this submissions thread.
Good luck everyone.
For the random spot prize, each player will receive 1-chance for each entry they submit. The chances will be picked at random after the contest.
The maximum number of chances will be 5 per player, but you are welcome to submit more. One additional chance will be given to anyone who includes #gencant #carcsolocon @carcassonne in a tweet with their submission.
Contest SubmissionsI should make clear, that contest submissions must include a screenshot from JCloisterzone, or other digital platform.
Physical Submissions MUST include a clear photo showing the entire board and scoretrack at the end of the game
but with follower on incomplete features in situ - this way we can check your maths
PrizesThere will be commemorative personalized tiles!
- The 1st Scoring Player
- A Random Spot Prize
- A Random Spot Prize
- A Random Spot Prize
The random prizes will be awarded as above. Up to 5-chances per player, plus an extra for a tweet including: #gencant #carcsolocon @carcassonne with their submission.
LeaderboardRosco - 190
Leven - 164
Leven 163
Rosco - 156
wolnic - 156
cobyhectic - 154
Cobyhectic - 151
Wolnic - 147
LBZer0 - 145
Danisthirty - 144
cobyhectic - 137
LBZer0 - 135
Danisthirty -135
Wolnic - 133
Rosco - 130
Rosco -123
Danisthirty - 119
Toadflax234 - 118
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