Author Topic: The best color matching of carcassonne tiles after almost 20 years for C1 (Read 9443 times)

DrMeeple · « **on:** October 06, 2019, 08:49:06 AM »

After more than 10 years collecting carcassonne matching the colors of the tiles of different expansions has been a headache. Surely for many of you too. There are also many who don’t mind mixing the different shades of colors in a kind of color cocktail, but it isn’t my case.
First of all I have to say that 100% homogeneous is impossible but I think that with these tips they may help you when organizing the games and joining the expansions together with the ideal basic game. Visually you will be surprised and I think that many can be very useful. And very satisfying to watch while playing.
Let's start. You will need first three basic carcassonnes of three different colors with the expansions as follows:

-Carcassonne first edition 2000 of HiG (dark green)
-I&C (rare first edition HiG or limited RGG yellow box 2003).
-The plague
-Corn Circles I
-Windrosen (HiG)
-Monasteries in Germany (Dutch and Belgium Monasteries)
-Cathedrals in Germany
-The labyrinth
-Castles in Germany
-The cult (spielbox)
-Darmstadt

-Carcassonne 10th anniversary edition or 2001 edition of HiG (medium green)
-I&C first edition HiG (no watermark)
-T&B first edition HiG (no watermark)
-P&D first edition HiG (no watermark)
-Tower first edition HiG (no watermark)
-K&B first edition HiG (no watermark)
-GQ #11 (no watermark)
-The festival (no watermark)

-Carcassonne 2012 HiG edition (light green with some yellow tones) Most common edition.
-I&C (with watermark)
-T&B (with watermark)
-P&D (with watermark)
-Tower (with watermark)
-A&M (with watermark)
-C,K&R (with watermark)
-Catapult (with watermark)
-B,C&B (with watermark)
-H&S (with watermark) and River III
-The Cathars
-The tunnels
-Windrosen (spielbox)
-6 minis
-River I&II
-The Count
-Corn circles II
-The school
-Die Belagerer
-Little Buildings
-Half & half I, II
-GQ #11 (2 river tiles)

I hope it is useful and encourages you to play in a harmonious and visually pleasing way. Any opinions or comments are welcome.

UPGRADE 04/2021 (I&C without watermark there is a very dark green version that you can find on limited edition 2003 yellow box RGG or first edition of HiG) (Windrosen has 2 versions, dark green from HiG first version and light green from spielbox second version) (the cathars and GQ #11 can match too with medium green but personally better with light green)

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DIN0 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2019, 09:17:49 AM »

Very nice guide to various shades of green in Carcassonne

Finally I have something to refer to when explaining the topic to someone else!

DIN0 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2019, 09:18:59 AM »

Also, may I ask how did you sleeve the Halflings ?

Meepledrone · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2019, 12:30:08 PM »

Hi DrMeeple,

Thank you for sharing your insights.

+1 merit from me.

Cheers!

DrMeeple · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2019, 01:13:38 PM »

Thank you all! I will make a post explaining how to sleeving halflings. It's not very hard.

Meepledrone · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2019, 01:42:28 AM »

It was about time... Why are you taking so long

DrMeeple · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2019, 03:01:33 PM »

Be patience Meepledrone!

tk · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2019, 12:24:43 AM »

Also I would like to know, how have you sleeved the double tiles from Castles in Germany. Do you use Swan sleeves or some others?
Edit, I have realized that you can put the sleeve from left-hand-side and right-hand-side to meet in the middle. Have you trimmed off one of the flaps?

Meepledrone · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2019, 12:34:57 AM »

No spoilers but DrMeeple has also suceeded in sleeving triple-sized tiles such as the Safari start tile. I leave it here for now.

Halfling · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2019, 10:00:28 AM »

Quote from: Meepledrone on October 10, 2019, 12:34:57 AM

No spoilers but DrMeeple has also suceeded in sleeving triple-sized tiles such as the Safari start tile. I leave it here for now.

Shut the door - Sleeve it out - no way. I tried using Durex but not successful.

Meepledrone · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2019, 11:43:49 AM »

I asked him to create a topic on all this but he is just keeping you waiting to make you all beg.

I'm serious now. He will do it when he finds the time. He is eager to share his lessons learned.

totor66 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 15, 2019, 05:47:09 AM »

Question on first edition of Carcassonne: It has to be the one with 70 scoretrack or it can be any with the thieve on the bow instead of the princess ?

Now to complete All 3 sets, that's quite a challenge !

Any ideas to check in second hand the barcode or such for first edition of expansions 1 - 5 ? For the second shade

Willem · « **Reply #12 on:** October 15, 2019, 08:23:37 AM »

Quote from: totor66 on October 15, 2019, 05:47:09 AM

Question on first edition of Carcassonne: It has to be the one with 70 scoretrack or it can be any with the thieve on the bow instead of the princess ?

I think it is only the HIG first edition, with the 70 point scoretrack. I've got a Dutch 999 Games first edition, will compare the shade of green tonight as i'm curious now

Quote from: totor66 on October 15, 2019, 05:47:09 AM

Now to complete All 3 sets, that's quite a challenge !

If my Dutch 1st edition has the same colour as the HiG version, i think i've got all 3 sets!

Quote from: totor66 on October 15, 2019, 05:47:09 AM

Any ideas to check in second hand the barcode or such for first edition of expansions 1 - 5 ? For the second shade

I've been able to collect all the first editions of the first expansions, without watermark. This was mainly by just searching 2nd hand websites, and scanning the photos for watermarks. Don't know the difference in barcode, but found it (relatively) easy to find these expansions without watermark

totor66 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 16, 2019, 06:09:15 AM »

Challenge accepted !

By the way I couldn't check it at home but is there really a different shade on the 10 +2 GQ 11 tiles ?

Now I hope I won't have to do the same for CII but as I understood, shades can also vary within editions ...