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General / Re: 2025: What should we expect from HiG
« on: January 20, 2025, 04:23:19 AM »I'm curious to know what they're going to number their new expansion. They went out of their way to number Mists Over Carcassonne as Expansion 11, even though they did not number Wheel of Fortune 16 years ago. Meanwhile, the Expansion 7 slot has been vacant since Carcassonne 2.0.
I think I'd prefer either a complete reimagining of The Catapult, using the same number. Enough time has passed. Alternatively, they could re-release Wheel of Fortune as Expansion 7—they came out around the same time after all—and then make a new Expansion 12.
I think they've already finished creating Big Expansions. And they specifically finished with this expansion Under The Big TOP (10th expansion)
Ghosts is something like a standalone game... I wouldn't count it as the 11th expansion. They gave it the opportunity to be an expansion to the base game, which was a good move. If they didn't, sales would be lower (I'm guessing).
The replacement for the 7th expansion will be something (I'm guessing) new to overshadow the old one. It has to.
They'll have to score well (attract people) with that expansion in particular. I believe they gave themselves enough time to think up and create something new.
And as a classic. They'll stick to creating mini expansions (lower cost of creation) compared to creating a big expansion (need for a box)
Maybe they'll create something for Ghosts too. But I give that less probability.