Combining USA East and West - 220-240 tiles is not enough !

[corinthiens13]

Hi everyone,

We played on USA East and West combined together yesterday, this was really fun.

One problem: We played with 230 tiles, as indicated per the rules. And at the end of the game, all the middle of the map was empty ! As the 4 start squares are close to the side of the map, the middle is getting tiles only later in the game. And once every tiles were placed, there was 3 empty columns in the middle (that's about 30 empty spaces), and about 3-4 columns on each sides with only a few tiles.

We then decided to add 50 tiles, and that was far better. We could place them all, and still didn't have to discard any of them ! (during the whole game, we discarded 8 tiles due to the map chip rules, but we didn't have to discard any tile drawed from the tile dispenser).

So my conclusion is: 230 tiles is really not enough ! I strongly recommend to play with:

• 270 - 280 tiles if playing with the map chip rules (as some may be discarded due to those rules)
• 260 - 270 tiles if playing without the map chip rules

The playing area at the end of the game, that's 280 tiles, minus 8 that were discarded due to the map chip rules):




Just for the sight, my tunnel wooden pieces in context:




Just for the sight, my toll wooden pieces in context (they're a bit too big, but at least we do not lose them on the playing area):





Linkback: https://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=4942.0

[Vital Pluymers]

Those woorden figures look very nice!
 

[corinthiens13]

Those woorden figures look very nice!
 

You can see all of them here 
http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=495.msg72908#msg72908

[Meepledrone]

How about adding a note on your recommendation to WICA? 

[Vital Pluymers]

Those woorden figures look very nice!
 

You can see all of them here 
http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=495.msg72908#msg72908

That's really impressive!
Great job!!
 

[corinthiens13]

How about adding a note on your recommendation to WICA? 

That'd be great 

To keep a 20 tile range, I think the best is to write:

• 260 - 280 tiles if playing with the map chip rules (as some may be discarded due to those rules)
• 250 - 270 tiles if playing without the map chip rules

That's really impressive!
Great job!!
 

Thanks 

[Meepledrone]

Added a house rule about using additional tiles to the following WICA pages:
* Carcassonne Maps - Basic Rules:
   https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Carcassonne_Maps_-_Basic_Rules
* Map-Chips USA West and East:
   https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Map-Chips_USA_West_and_East

Thanks!

[corinthiens13]

Added a house rule about using additional tiles to the following WICA pages:
* Carcassonne Maps - Basic Rules:
   https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Carcassonne_Maps_-_Basic_Rules
* Map-Chips USA West and East:
   https://wikicarpedia.com/index.php/Map-Chips_USA_West_and_East

Thanks!

Great, thanks!

[Decar]

I keep seeing the title of this topic and thinking it's a reference to a James Bond film from the 90s

[corinthiens13]

I keep seeing the title of this topic and thinking it's a reference to a James Bond film from the 90s

Carcassonne, the dragon never dies!

Carcassonne, the tiles are never enough!

Carcassonne, quantom of the meeple!

Carcassonne, abbey royale

Carcassonne, goldenmeeple

And so on... 

[Meepledrone]

Carcassonne, from Russian Promos with love 

[Decar]

We already have a DrMeeple.  I'll settle for The Meeple who loved me.

[Meepledrone]

Ha ha ha! This is getting wild! 

[shushman]

Carcassonne: Meeples are forever

[Decar]

Live and let lie