Author Topic: Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXXIII (Read 25789 times)

Meepledrone · « **Reply #75 on:** December 13, 2023, 03:25:36 AM »

- Santa Claus: Ladies and gentlemen!!!
- Fir Tree: (a bird chirps loudly)

- Gingerbread Man: With incredible acrobats!
- Fir Tree: (a twig shakes)

- Santa Claus: With beasts from all over he world!
- Fir Tree: (a branch bends)

- Danisthirty: And an amazing ringmaster!
- Fir Tree: (a gentle breeze whistles)

- Gingerbread Man: Don't miss it!
- Blue Ringmaster: Bravo! I couldn't have done it better!
- Fir Tree: (a bird pecks on its trunk)
- Blue Ringmaster: Yes, you were really amazing!
- Santa Claus: "The Meeple Circus is in town"... superb!
- Blue Ringmaster: Indeed!
- Blue Ringmaster: So clear! So full of energy!
- Blue Ringmaster: Wanna tour with us?
- The Grinch: (whispering to the ringmaster) Will you hire a family of crabs?

Question #13: Santa Claus places this tile on Blue's behalf. The tile has a circus space, so the big top has to move. The player would like to score the acrobat pyramid in this turn as well. How many points does each player score if the token under the big top was the one shown faceup?

Notes:
* This question does not use large meeples.
* This is a mid-game scenario. The game goes on for a few more turns.

PS: Added some notes just in case.

oldbonz · « **Reply #76 on:** December 13, 2023, 04:37:00 AM »

Are they all normal meeples?

Meepledrone · « **Reply #77 on:** December 13, 2023, 04:43:33 AM »

- Meepledrone: This question does not use large meeples.

Meepledrone · « **Reply #78 on:** December 14, 2023, 08:16:12 AM »

- Danisthirty: Today I have something special!
- The Grinch: No way! Crab soup!

- Danisthirty:

- Santa Claus: Don't be mean... They are doing a great job.
- The Grinch: I can say whatever I want... as soon as they are not around.

- Danisthirty: Ahem! Ahem! Behold this outrageous scenario...
- Santa Claus: Wow! How many tiles!

- Yellow Wagon: (stretching lazily) Hey! I've been lost in this city for ages...
- Santa Claus: Will you jump to antoher feature after scoring?
- Yellow Wagon: Nah! I want to get straight back to my supply...
- Yellow Wagon: (yawning) ...and have a nap!
- Danisthirty:

- Santa Claus: What about going to Leipzig?
- Yellow Wagon: Nah! Hard pass!
- Yellow Wagon: The team is understuffed.
- Santa Claus: Weren't you 9 or 10 meeples for this game?
- Yellow Wagon: Nope! It is recomended but no reinforcements came...
- Yellow Wagon: Some meeple stacking keeps them busy!
- Yellow Wagon: The novelty! The hype! The...
- Danisthirty: All right! All right!
- Santa Claus: We have to do something!
- Yellow Wagon: We are so overworked!
- The Grinch: (looking at the others) Don't look at me!
- Yellow Wagon: Your Excellency is free of any guilt!
- The Grinch:

- Yellow Wagon: It's the crabs!
- The Grinch:

- Yellow Wagon: They needed as many meeples as possible to model for them.
- Danisthirty: We'll look into it...
- Danisthirty: But first we'd like to score all this.
- The Grinch: Yeees! I want so see the outcome.
- Danisthirty: Interest in knowing the resulting scoring?
- The Grinch: Of course not!
- The Grinch: I just want to see who gets this wrong!

- Danisthirty: Holy Meeples!!!

Question #14: Danisthirty places this tile on behalf of Yellow. How many points does each player score?

Notes:
* We are applying the basic rules for Little Buildings
* This question does not use large meeples.
* This is a mid-game scenario. The game goes on for a few more turns.

Bumsakalaka · « **Reply #79 on:** December 14, 2023, 01:40:26 PM »

Quote from: Meepledrone on December 14, 2023, 08:16:12 AM

Uff, and this will be followed by 10 extra super mega hard questions

Meepledrone · « **Reply #80 on:** December 14, 2023, 04:31:54 PM »

- The Grinch: Why would you say that?

- The Grinch: Well, if you insist...

Meepledrone · « **Reply #81 on:** December 14, 2023, 04:39:51 PM »

- The Grinch: Unhappy Friday!
- The Grinch: Let's start soon...
- The Grinch: I want to see you sweat a bit...
- Snowman: Who are you talking to?
- The Grinch: I am rehearsing my lines...
- Snowman: Oh! I see!
- Snowman: Well! Do you really have to practice that?
- Snowman: It is your regular speech!
- The Grinch: Well, the audience is different

- Snowman: No participants in the quiz?

- The Grinch: Nope! I'm thinking of a rather crabby audience!

- Snowman: Ooooooh!... Really?
- The Grinch: What about the contestants?
- The Grinch: Ah yes! (clears his throat)
- The Grinch: Unhappy Friday!
- The Grinch: Let's start soon...
- The Grinch: I want to see you sweat a bit...
- Snowman:

Question #15: The Grinch places this tile on Blue's behalf. The player has the teacher and asks for your help with the following questions:
a) Does Solovei Razboynik trap any meeples?
b) How many points does each player score?
c) Is any meeple sent to the bathhouse?
d) How many drawbridges are connected to the road just completed?
e) Can any player send a meeple to the city with the two drawbridges?
f) Who gets the teacher?

Notes:
* This question does not use large meeples.
* This is a mid-game scenario. The game goes on for a few more turns.

Meepledrone · « **Reply #82 on:** December 15, 2023, 04:51:20 PM »

- Gingerbread Man: Going back to castles today...

- Santa Claus: You like them, huh?
- Gingerbread Man: Yes, but they are always a bit tricky.
- Santa Claus: This is what you call a relaxing question after yesterday's trial by fire...

- Gingerbread Man: Bah! The Grinch is derailing a bit with those crabs.
- Santa Claus: Do you know if it is due to a childhood trauma?
- Gingerbread Man: Well, you've seen him... He's all drama.
- Gingerbread Man: Loves the attention... Being in control.
- Santa Claus: Don't know how the crabs keep him at bay.
- Gingerbread Man: Shall we call the Fortune Teller? She may help us...
- Santa Claus: I think she booked a Mediterranean cruise until March to avoid the The Grinch.
- Gingerbread Man: Ha ha ha! She is something.
- Santa Claus: You bet.

- Gingerbread Man: Let's then sprinkle some happiness with a few castles... Shall we?
- Santa Claus: Be my guest!

Question #16: The Gingerbread Man places this tile on Red's behalf. The player completes a small city and builds a castle on it. How many points does each player score if they all want the maximum number of points possible?

Notes:
* This question does not use large meeples.
* This is a mid-game scenario. The game goes on for a few more turns.

NGC 54 · « **Reply #83 on:** December 15, 2023, 06:39:40 PM »

Why does the red player played so bad in Q16? And please do not call the fortune teller, as it is part of a PnP.

Bumsakalaka · « **Reply #84 on:** December 15, 2023, 11:23:54 PM »

It's a tricky question for hypothetical situation

Meepledrone · « **Reply #85 on:** December 16, 2023, 03:38:44 PM »

- Meepledrone: My robotic lips are sealed!

Meepledrone · « **Reply #86 on:** December 16, 2023, 03:42:44 PM »

- Joe Crab: Hey! We just received a copy of the Lucca Map 2023 from Italy.
- Lilly Crab: Oooooooh!!! I heard this event was incredible.
- Tweedy Crab: And this map was...
- Tweety Crab: ...an exclusive promo.

- Lilly Crab: It is very nice, but...
- Joe Crab: I know, the pieces came in the same box.
- Tweedy Crab: We can't find the...
- Tweety Crab: ...assembly instructions.
- Joe Crab: Yes, it is a pity.
- Lilly Crab: And it also seems there are extra pieces...
- Joe Crab: It would be great if we could get some help.
- Lilly Crab: Will anybody be so kind to help us?
- Tweedy Crab: Please, let's attend...
- Tweety Crab: ...next year.
- Tweedy Crab: Please!...
- Tweety Crab: ...please!
- Joe Crab: Can't hear yoooooou!!!

- Tweedy Crab: Please!...
- Tweety Crab: ...please!
- Tweedy Crab: Please!...
- Tweety Crab: ...please!
- Tweedy Crab: Please!...
- Tweety Crab: ...please!
- Joe Crab: Can you hear anything, Lilly?
- Lilly Crab: Seems odd, but everything is silent...

- Tweedy Crab: Please!...
- Tweety Crab: ...please!
- Tweedy Crab: Please!...
- Tweety Crab: ...please!

Question #16.5: The Lucca Map has to be completed by choosing from the following pieces. Can you identify the right pieces and indicate the 3 letters of the squares they should occupy? (3 points)

Liambass · « **Reply #87 on:** December 17, 2023, 02:35:28 AM »

Tricksy!

Meepledrone · « **Reply #88 on:** December 17, 2023, 04:07:56 AM »

- Joe Crab: We know!
- Lilly Crab: That's why we needed your help.

Meepledrone · « **Reply #89 on:** December 17, 2023, 08:20:15 AM »

- Snowman: Ah! I love these magnificent German castles.
- Fir Tree: (a bird coos)

- Snowman: Of course, they have nothing to envy those forests around them.
- Fir Tree: (the breeze swings some branches)

- Snowman: I know, I know!
- Fir Tree: (two twigs break and fall down)

- Snowman: We should ask them.
- Snowman: You already have Fruit-bearing trees...
- Fir Tree: (louldy) I AM GROOT!
- Snowman: Sorry, you feel underrepresented.
- Snowman: No official forest expansions, yes, but Wolnic updated some fan expansions...
- Fir Tree: (an owl hoots)

- Snowman: What! The mountains and the coasts are unionizing?
- Fir Tree: (leaves shaking)

- Snowman: Let's see if we get a response from HiG!
- Snowman: Forest power!

Question #17: The Snowman places this tile on Yellow's behalf. The player has the following questions:
1) Can the player place a tower piece on the tile just placed and capture a meeple? (1 point)
2) How many points would each player score in this case? (1 point)

Notes:
* This question does not use large meeples.
* This is a mid-game scenario. The game goes on for a few more turns.