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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #225 on: December 03, 2014, 01:13:39 PM »
Good news that a statement has been made in English. Thanks kettlefish for any involvement you will undoubtedly have had in bringing this up with HiG...  :(y)

My biggest problem with the new edition has always been the incompatibility of the new and old tiles and the fact that the publishers didn't seem to recognise this or realise that it would be an issue for many people. And that has continued with this statement:

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The front of the tiles has a different style, but as you can see on these pictures, the mix of “old” and “new” is 100% playable.

I would say it is far less than 100% playable.

I totally agree with jungleboy on this. It feels a little bit desperate to repeatedly point this out when it's clear to anyone who already owns Carcassonne that mixing the tiles will not look good (perhaps no worse than some of the greens on existing expansions but these have always been complained about too). Fortunately I appear to be perhaps uniquely tolerant of this and actually quite like this mix, but I don't expect many others to feel the same way as I do. The backs of the tiles are largely irrelevant as far as I'm concerned.

Technically the tiles are playable but they would also be playable if they were just blank tiles with "crfr" (or whatever) written on the front in biro!

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #226 on: December 03, 2014, 01:30:42 PM »
I guess I would have less of a concern if it was new style artwork combined with new functionality – but it is a new look but without any real new game play -why did they bother?

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #227 on: December 03, 2014, 01:52:15 PM »
What strikes me odd is people never had trouble with the various releases before.

I have problems with these too :) The one that upsets me the most is the Cathars, because the artwork is so great by itself but the colouring is very off compared with the regular tiles. That's why I'm happy to have the Besiegers now.

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #228 on: December 04, 2014, 08:00:22 AM »
Z-man Games has the official English rules online now:

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #229 on: December 04, 2014, 03:47:51 PM »
Oh, my... Do the black meeples have a face?!
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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #230 on: December 04, 2014, 03:51:38 PM »
Oh, my... Do the black meeples have a face?!
That is interesting...


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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #231 on: December 04, 2014, 03:56:47 PM »
Looks like this edition was brought to you by the good folks at Fisher Price (your favorite Fisher Price Toys and Baby Gear. Find parenting guides, playtime ideas, advice from experts, kids toys, baby toys and more!)

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #232 on: December 04, 2014, 05:17:47 PM »
Looks like this edition was brought to you by the good folks at Fisher Price (your favorite Fisher Price Toys and Baby Gear. Find parenting guides, playtime ideas, advice from experts, kids toys, baby toys and more!)
ad?!  8)

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #233 on: December 05, 2014, 07:17:46 AM »
Oh, my... Do the black meeples have a face?!

..But not the farmers. They apparently don't need faces..

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #234 on: December 05, 2014, 07:55:05 AM »
Oh, my... Do the black meeples have a face?!

..But not the farmers. They apparently don't need faces..
farmers are lying face down, dead drunk with dispair at the new artwork

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #235 on: December 05, 2014, 01:28:19 PM »
Oh, my... Do the black meeples have a face?!

That is quite bizarre. I get the impression they are trying to target this release at 10 to 12 year-olds. The entire landscape looks like a cartoon. Very strange.

On a related note. Is anyone else confused by what is going on on the front of the box? Is that some guy trying escape out of a window with knotted sheets? And how about the woman looking directly at you...and your shadow projecting onto the box. It's kind of creepy. The theme is incongruous with the low intelligence level of the tile art. It's very paradoxical.  ???
I just drew the perfect tile for my MonKnighThieFarmer!

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #236 on: December 05, 2014, 01:44:16 PM »
Oh, my... Do the black meeples have a face?!

..But not the farmers. They apparently don't need faces..
farmers are lying face down, dead drunk with dispair at the new artwork
I can't stop smiling at this comment.

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #237 on: December 05, 2014, 02:20:58 PM »
...Is anyone else confused by what is going on on the front of the box? Is that some guy trying escape out of a window with knotted sheets? And how about the woman looking directly at you...and your shadow projecting onto the box. It's kind of creepy. The theme is incongruous with the low intelligence level of the tile art. It's very paradoxical.  ???

Yellow and I tried to come up with some captions for them here:  :)

http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=1205.msg14819#msg14819

EDIT: Fortunately there are no faces on the actual meeples themselves!
« Last Edit: December 05, 2014, 02:56:28 PM by danisthirty »

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #238 on: December 08, 2014, 08:28:26 AM »
Oh, my... Do the black meeples have a face?!

..But not the farmers. They apparently don't need faces..
farmers are lying face down, dead drunk with dispair at the new artwork
Well done! :D

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Re: Carcassonne - new Edition - Is that true?
« Reply #239 on: December 09, 2014, 08:07:32 AM »
Today I opened the box of the new edition... I have to admit that the new design is much more beautiful in live then in photo!
the only problem is the green abbot... is lame! :)


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