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Carc Central Community => Quizzes, Puzzles and Challenges => Topic started by: jcardwell3rd on June 30, 2015, 08:08:29 AM

Title: Does any one else go into puzzle mode when playing solo?
Post by: jcardwell3rd on June 30, 2015, 08:08:29 AM
 :red-meeple:

I set goals like largest city with all cloisters right side up etc.
I did this one a long time ago when traveling for work.
Title: Re: Does any one else go into puzzle mode when playing solo?
Post by: lomdr on July 01, 2015, 10:34:22 AM
I do like to play Famine in Carcassonne, a solo variant where it's all about resource control.  Would like to do Visitors of Carcassonne, just need to get a River and Inns and Cathedrals, but I'm hashing out something for the former.
Title: Re: Does any one else go into puzzle mode when playing solo?
Post by: danisthirty on July 04, 2015, 10:21:53 PM
Hi jcardwell3rd, thanks for that great photo! It reminds me of the challenge that was set in the first newsletter (http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=924) and some of the fun photos that followed.  :(y)

If you're looking for any other single-player challenges you could try either of these:
 :)
Title: Re: Does any one else go into puzzle mode when playing solo?
Post by: Hounk on August 11, 2016, 02:09:15 AM
I started a few small "expansion puzzles". First, I tried to get all 18 tiles from "Hills & Sheep" in a grid of 6 rows and 3 columns, which was really trivial, although I aimed at a special goal: completing both cloisters and placing all vine yards adjacent to them. Have no camera with me, but one (of probably very many) solutions would be:
CFFC/RFCF/FCCF
FCRR/CFFC/CFCF
RRFR/FCRR/CCFC
FRCC/RFRR/FFCF
CFCC/RFRF/RFFF
CFCF/RRCF/FFRR

However, with "Bridges, Castles & Bazars" it was a bit more of a challenge. (Unless, you make just a row with 12 tiles or two rows with six.) I think it is the lack of FFRR and CCFF tiles, which really limits the possibilities. But after some thought, I found a solution. Can you find one, too? ;)