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Quizzes, Puzzles and Challenges / Re: Meeples in a jar.

« on: July 28, 2015, 12:59:30 PM »

116!   

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General / Re: Forum links

« on: April 29, 2015, 12:14:13 PM »

Not sure if your mouse has a middle click but the scroll wheel on a mouse is usually clickable and this will open up links in new tabs.

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General / Re: I love the postman...

« on: April 15, 2015, 06:31:13 PM »

That sounds like a very interesting and creative alternative way of using the Catapult Meep; thanks for the suggestion!

Welcome to the forums too by the way 

Thanks! Longtime player, short-time member.

Ohh those do sound like interesting variety rules meep! May give that a go soon!

Let me know how it goes if you do! I had a lot of fun with this variant last month. My girlfriend and I were both tied after regular end-game scoring and it was all up to the catapult. I scored on only one of my eight shots and she hadn't scored at this point but she had 6 pieces left. She managed to score on her LAST tower piece and get the tie back. Fun stuff.

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General / Re: I love the postman...

« on: April 14, 2015, 01:17:32 PM »

^ooo nice I've got to get my catapult out soon. I play with altered rules. When the carnival tile is drawn, roll the die from the Flying mini-expansion and receive that many tower pieces. At end of the game, take turns trying to catapult tower pieces into a five point cup (if you have remaining meeples in your supply, place on top of tower piece and launch them away for a better chance).

At some point I want to create a three-ringed scoring target, with the innermost ring being 10 points and outermost being 1.

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The Marketplace / Re: WTB: Import Mini expansions

« on: April 13, 2015, 09:58:14 PM »

If you're on Google Chrome there is a translate option that pops on the top-right of the browser. The picture links won't translate but the bottom right button usually submits you through to the next checkout process. Select the PayPal option when you checkout and they will send a PayPal link to your email, click this link and pay and voila.

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General / Re: Big Box 4 (Plus 2012) VS Big Box 5 (Plus 2014) what is the best?

« on: April 11, 2015, 11:44:31 PM »

You can't go wrong with either of these boxes. They both have T&B and I&C which are great expansions that rarely sit out during my games. Here are some thoughts on each as they come to me.

Big Box 4 - The mini-expansions are weak...the Ferries and Goldmines are the only ones I consider but I don't find myself playing with these too often.

Big Box 5 - The two extra colors provided in Box 5 are nice but I think the game starts to loose some of it's magic when adding more than five players. Hills and Sheep is a good expansion that I use frequently because of the vineyard feature. The River mini-expansion included is a plus, it has two vineyard features and sets up a nice starting area before the game unfolds. The Wheel of Fortune could be fun for your group as it adds a bit more randomness and some chaos to the game. Also the extra tiles provided in the Wheel of Fortune feature unique combinations not found in the base game alone.

So...I'd say the variety found in Box 4 dilutes the game and I think Box 5 provides for a better experience. (If you choose Box 5, I wouldn't play with the Shepherd/Sheep until you have a few games in and even then I would question using it.)