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What can I say, I'm a sucker and would buy it explicitly for the physical catapult--it would just be a cool addition to the collection!

And yeah, you're not missing anything by passing on the dice game, it's definitely not great, but it's not pretending to be and it's fine enough for what it is.

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I've only played the Dice game a couple of times, but it seems more like a little short travel game, to kill a couple of minutes, rather than a full game

The dice game does exactly what it sets out to do--it's a light, short little party game. It's a filler. For that, I think it's a fun little game. Obviously it's not amazing, but it's a quick game that me and my girlfriend typically use as a fun "tie-breaker" if we're playing a few different board games and keep track of our victories over the night.

The catapult however I don't think fits with Carcassonne's overall playstyle at all--but really, I think comparing the Dice Game to The Catapult is really apples and oranges. The Catapult is part of a larger idea, whereas the Dice Game obviously stands on its own. They're both serving very different purposes, and the Catapult is a purpose I don't really need served. (That said, if it gets reprinted I'll buy it in a heartbeat. Damn you Carcassonne for being so collectible!)

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General / Re: Custom Box
« on: January 21, 2019, 05:35:05 PM »
https://imgur.com/a/yiUEeP2

Pretty big update to the box/collection--I thought you all might want to see what I've changed! I made a tray for the bottom of the box. After I get the mini expansions in on Wednesday I'll officially have everything for Carc2 (minus promos, and still working on Carc1) and I'll do a sort of "final update" after I find a way to get the minis in here somehow (probably build another tray for underneath the chest on the right). I don't store Bridges/Castles/Bazaars or Big Top in here because those techincally belong to my SO and remain on her shelf. (I'll steal them one day.)

What do you all think? Any creative suggestions for how to store the mini expansions in here, too? If you've run across any small boxes that might fit in here and fit the theme, let me know!

And, if I run out of room, I can still shove more in the Sheep tokens bag!

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General / Re: Worst Carcassonne expansion to date
« on: January 09, 2019, 07:46:01 AM »
Sorry guys, but I really have to stand up for my two favourite expansions namely, The Count (which I always include in every game) and the Catapult.

No need to apologize! If it's one thing I love about Carcassonne it's that everyone has different combinations of expansions they love to play with. One I always feel bad about is that I don't really like playing traders and builders all that much, but many tell me that's a must-play for them.

I'm glad you like the catapult! It's definitely good for when you want the game to be silly, I agree there :)

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General / Re: Worst Carcassonne expansion to date
« on: January 08, 2019, 07:52:27 PM »
5. Count, King and Robber - a collection of mini-expansions and as typical for mini-expansion, generally poor design everywhere. River II - this one is ok, but doesn't add much above the regular River, only interesting if you play with Princess and Dragon. Count - absolute nightmare to play with, changes game so much it doesn't feel Carc anymore + very exploitable interactions with other expansions. Cult - too fiddly rules for very little benefit, in short it should be: "shrine cannot ever be next to cloister", because generally that's what it boils down to. King & Robber - difficult to track, but probably ok in smaller games.

The Count is a very annoying expansion to play, I agree wholeheartedly--but, for us, the king and robber part of this expansion is played every game. It's a simple way to encourage building larger roads, and makes you weigh the importance of building larger cities versus smaller, quick cities as the way it scores seems counter-intuitive to the way you earn the King tile. (Earn it by building the biggest city, but the points you get endgame require many cities to be influential.)

Also the Catapult sucks. And, sadly, if they re-release it, I'll buy it -_-

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General / Re: Custom Box
« on: October 17, 2018, 01:29:00 PM »
Thanks guys! I'm glad you like it!

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General / Custom Box
« on: October 17, 2018, 11:10:19 AM »
Hey everyone! I just joined on here, I found out about this website just today! I am excited to begin talking with you all.

I wanted to share my storage solution for all the expansions I own and the different standalone games--I used different sized chests and boxes to make this fancy looking box.

Here is the album: https://imgur.com/a/e4EObDR. Some more details are in there! Anyway, thanks for reading! I look forward to discussing with you!  :blue-meeple:

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