Author Topic: Other tile laying games thread. (Read 69452 times)

Paul · « **Reply #60 on:** March 09, 2016, 06:34:54 AM »

Quote from: jungleboy on March 09, 2016, 05:43:42 AM

What about carpet laying games?

Carpet Diem!

quevy · « **Reply #61 on:** March 09, 2016, 08:35:45 AM »

Quote from: jungleboy on March 06, 2016, 12:41:18 PM

Quote from: MrNumbers on January 03, 2016, 01:32:34 PM
Squared tiles - Karuba (owns).

I just took my first look at a review for this, it looks interesting!! What do you think of it MrNumbers?

Here is the Game Boy Geek's review:

I have done 2 rounds of this last Friday, a fun little game unpretentious, if I find a good price could become part of my collection.

jungleboy · « **Reply #62 on:** March 09, 2016, 01:48:44 PM »

Quote from: quevy on March 09, 2016, 08:35:45 AM

I have done 2 rounds of this last Friday, a fun little game unpretentious, if I find a good price could become part of my collection.

I fully intended to buy Karuba today, but then I was struck by Marrakech, so I bought that instead!

I just set a personal record for first hearing about a game (this afternoon), going out and buying it (later this afternoon) and getting in my first play (tonight)!

Marrakech is a very simple carpet-laying game with beautiful components and a great theme. We played the variant where the previous player gets to choose Assam’s direction, not the player who is about to roll, which made it much better with more payouts right from the beginning (some people complained that the first 2/3 of the game is boring with no payouts). And even though I won, junglegirl liked it! So we’ll definitely play this one again. It only takes about 20 minutes and it's fun to keep piling carpets on top of one another while watching the bazaar grow.

Here’s the end-game shot of our carpet bazaar:

Decar · « **Reply #63 on:** March 19, 2016, 04:46:26 AM »

Garden Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/109779/garden-dice

chrismalenurse · « **Reply #64 on:** March 19, 2016, 10:16:48 AM »

Keyflower? I know it is more than just tile laying, but there is that part of the game, plus I really just like the game so wanted to mention it and encourage others to give it a try. One other thing it has in common with Carcassonne is trying to get the promos for this game can be quite costly.

Hounk · « **Reply #65 on:** March 20, 2016, 01:19:48 PM »

Another game not in the first post, but looks interesting: Quadropolis.

danisthirty · « **Reply #66 on:** March 20, 2016, 02:06:50 PM »

Quote from: Hounk on March 20, 2016, 01:19:48 PM

Another game not in the first post, but looks interesting: Quadropolis.

I'm growing quite fond of games with a city-building theme. Will have to add this to my wish list!

CKorfmann · « **Reply #67 on:** March 20, 2016, 07:44:07 PM »

Quote from: danisthirty on March 20, 2016, 02:06:50 PM

I'm growing quite fond of games with a city-building theme. Will have to add this to my wish list!

Have you tried Castles of Mad King Ludwig yet. I really enjoy that one.

Hounk · « **Reply #68 on:** April 10, 2016, 03:05:31 AM »

I was checking out other games with the artwork of Andreas Resch, who rendered "Istanbul" (a nice game by the way, I'll probably give another thread, once I played it more often), and found Mauna Kea, which is not on the list yet.

Decar · « **Reply #69 on:** April 10, 2016, 03:36:44 AM »

Two tileblaying games I was made aware of this week:
Citrus from dlp games. You use tiles to lay out a lemon plantation somewhere in Spain/Portugal.

Meeple Wars - got reviewed on dice tower yesterday. Not sure I like the use of the term meeple in a war game - I don't know if they sort permsiion from HiG to use meeple either.

jungleboy · « **Reply #70 on:** April 10, 2016, 05:29:59 AM »

Quote from: Decar on April 10, 2016, 03:36:44 AM

Citrus from dlp games. You use tiles to lay out a lemon plantation somewhere in Spain/Portugal.

Oh wow, thanks for telling us about this - I want it! Great theme, art, components and mechanics.

Here's the BGG page and here's Rahdo's runthrough:

Decar · « **Reply #71 on:** April 10, 2016, 07:27:36 AM »

Yeah, it looks colourful, DLP games are responsible for Orleans, the artist is the same, but the designer is someone else; who had created some prolific games which I've not had the chance to play.

I'll give Rahdo's runthrough a watch this afternoon.

franks · « **Reply #72 on:** April 10, 2016, 09:41:47 AM »

Quote from: Decar on April 10, 2016, 03:36:44 AM

Two tileblaying games I was made aware of this week:
Citrus from dlp games. You use tiles to lay out a lemon plantation somewhere in Spain/Portugal.

Meeple Wars - got reviewed on dice tower yesterday. Not sure I like the use of the term meeple in a war game - I don't know if they sort permsiion from HiG to use meeple either.

I'm also put off by the name Meeple Wars

I'd seen Citrus before but didn't pay much attention to it. Just finished watching Rahdo's (great) play through and like what I saw. I like the similarity to (edit: Temples in) Cacao in how one can control Fincas. It does look difficult to get a hold of (other than resellers) around these parts.