Author Topic: I love the postman... (Read 1186606 times)

Chmura · « **Reply #3765 on:** January 20, 2024, 09:59:30 AM »

Quote from: Willem on January 20, 2024, 08:22:51 AM

The story behind them i find more interesting than the scoreboard itself, but it is a fun entry into the world of Carcassonne
Congrats on finding one, and hopefully it didn't costs you an arm and/or leg

Do you know any story connected with this counter?
Will you share it with us? Please!

Decar · « **Reply #3766 on:** January 20, 2024, 10:04:30 AM »

A few posts up:

Quote from: Decar on January 19, 2024, 04:49:17 AM

Well done! I dread to think what you had to do to find it.

I've always appreciated the idea behind this. We've got a load of mis-printed score tiles.... let's get KJW to doodle on some paper-tape, stick them on the board, and sign each of them. At least the proceeds went to a good charity.

PS: I do worry someone of low-moral fibre will use a lovely image like this and replicate it for ebay.

Chmura · « **Reply #3767 on:** January 20, 2024, 12:06:53 PM »

Are you saying that it was dealing with misprinted point counters?

And this defective print was valued with two stickers and the signature of K. J. Wrede?

Willem · « **Reply #3768 on:** January 20, 2024, 01:09:45 PM »

Pretty much, yeah.
The scoretrack is printed in the wrong side of the cardboard, and the other side is white.
They got 2 stickers on them, had KJW sign them and gave them very simple rules. Then sell them for charity, and its become a true collectors item now, as I believe there were only 250 of them

Willem · « **Reply #3769 on:** January 22, 2024, 01:53:58 AM »

My good friend the postman stopped by this morning, and brought me these!

My friend from the Ukraine has been great finding the Russian copy of the Discovery, and added a copy of the Ukrainian Carcassonne Junior at my request!
Very happy with these 2!

Scott · « **Reply #3770 on:** January 22, 2024, 03:12:47 PM »

The postwoman stopped by my place today with the remaining wooden bits that I needed for Willem's prize in the Advent puzzle contest. It's another set of plague and tunnel tokens. I filmed a video for our Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=889998295914371

Death Meeple · « **Reply #3771 on:** January 25, 2024, 12:33:29 AM »

I wanted to add a copy of "The Festival 10 years", in addition of "The Festival 15 years" to my Mega Carcassonne... Cheapest way was actually to purchase this base game with the extention!

The box came in damaged due to poor packaging (all tiles were still in the package, what a relief!).

Time to play our first C1 game (if Wheel of Fortune doesn't count...), I'm sure this will please the C1 team out here

I realise this could be the next forum war (after the River, and the large tiles...): The Festival 10 years - The Festival 15 years: 2 names for a same expansions, or 2 expansions closely related?

Weetek23 · « **Reply #3772 on:** January 25, 2024, 07:50:10 AM »

Congratulations to this lovely acquisition! This is one of my favourite game versions, partly because tit was one of few C1 items apart from the regular boxed expansions that was published in a local version here in the Czech Republic. I am very happy to have it and treat it cautiously, as the shape of the box makes it destined for a damage even when not shipped.

Your post brought back to me again the sheer disapointment that, when coverting The Festival to C3 art, HiG for a reason that I still cannot comprehend and feel as a chance badly missed did not use the occassion to make C3 version of The Festival updated to actual 20 years. Sigh...

Death Meeple · « **Reply #3773 on:** January 26, 2024, 04:04:18 AM »

I totally agree with you, I bought the C3 version in Essen (I don't have the C2 version), I'd would have appreciated a 20 years watermark... And would have bought the C2 version in addition if it was the case!

Linkarssonne (Linksux) · « **Reply #3774 on:** January 26, 2024, 11:44:01 AM »

Did I bought some meeple again ? Yes but not just any meeple !

I bet you never seen a flash pig !

Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

kothmann · « **Reply #3775 on:** January 26, 2024, 01:29:53 PM »

Got a 1995 German Edition of “Linie 1” (“Streetcar” in US).

Like a cross of TransAmerica (all tracks are shared), Ticket to Ride (everyone has secret goal), and Carcassonne (tile placement). Plus an exciting race after your line is completed!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pitov0gcfbeu8gdgzn5um/2024-01-26-15.33.54.jpg?rlkey=cyeeorzoriv9s5dp3lkf1n1ex&dl=0

Death Meeple · « **Reply #3776 on:** January 29, 2024, 05:12:54 AM »

Imagine my satisfaction: this is the only Spiel tile I didn't had!

I feel a bit more complete today

Willem · « **Reply #3777 on:** January 29, 2024, 09:09:26 AM »

Very nice! Must've been hard to find!
But do you have the Spiel 1 tile though?

I got a visit from mister postman today as I was in the office;

With this arrival, I am almost complete in my line up of C3 base games. Only 1 remaining, which is waiting for me at my parents, so I'll soon have them all together!

supertopix · « **Reply #3778 on:** January 29, 2024, 11:17:26 AM »

Quote from: Death Meeple on January 29, 2024, 05:12:54 AM

Imagine my satisfaction: this is the only Spiel tile I didn't had!

I feel a bit more complete today

May I ask the price you paid?

Death Meeple · « **Reply #3779 on:** January 29, 2024, 11:56:46 PM »

@supertopix : to be honnest, 100€. This is way too much for a carton chip, but luckily I bought a cheaper pack of Spiel tiles I could sell away (and just keep those I didn't had), so I could afford this one without using too much of my personnal money

It was one of the last one on BGG, and I just can't find it elsewhere...