Carcassonne Central: Advent Quiz MMXXII

[Meepledrone]

- Danisthirty: You have to be absolutely ready for a C2/C3 conversion eventually...

[Meepledrone]

- Pixie: Here we go again...
- Flooxie: No one can tell we are not woking our sheets off.
- Pixie: Why? I wonder... We should be resting in peace.
- Flooxie: Because we are dead?
- Pixie: Yeah!
- Flooxie: The afterworld has its obligations too.
- Pixie: Was does today's timesheet say? Any howling?
- Flooxie: Nope! Just "spread contempt and make the Red Farmer suffer..."
- Pixie: It's a pity we had to go outdoors...
- Flooxie: Nah! I didn't want to rewatch Meeplebusters again! Those wooden meeples really give me the creeps...
- Snowman: (through a megaphone) Everyone ready?
- Pixie: (whispering) OK. Let's lie down and let the fun commence.


Question #17: The Snowman has this end-game scenario. How many points does each player score?

[oldbonz]

what is the tile under the red meeple in the upper left?

[Meepledrone]

- Meepledrone: There is a (haunted) castle under Red's guard meeple top left.
- Snowman: By the way, I noticed cemeteries have no mist banks...
- Meepledrone: Yes, maybe that's why ghost love them so much... Their sheets stay dry...

[Meepledrone]

- His Meeple Highness: We have search everywhere to no avail...
- Fortune Teller: I see Your entourage is gone!
- His Meeple Highness: Your powers are strong indeed...
- Fortune Teller: Er...! No, I have eyes, Your Majesty.
- His Meeple Highness: Ahem!
- Fortune Teller:



- His Meeple Highness: So, is there anything We can do?
- Fortune Teller: I shall study my astral charts...
- Fortune Teller: I shall consult my crystal ball...
- Fortune Teller: I shall communicate with the other worlds and dimensions...
- Fortune Teller: I shall confront the void of Destiny...
- Fortune Teller: I shall defy the dark designs of Fate...
- His Meeple Highness: We see that you charge by the hour.
- Fortune Teller: I'm just trying to set the mood...
- His Meeple Highness: We graciously grant you... (sharply) only one minute!!!
- Fortune Teller: Of course, Your Grace!
- Fortune Teller: Please join me in my tent!
- Fortune Teller: I can serve You the most exquisite tea from far aw...
- His Meeple Highness: (interrupting) Don't beat about the bush... or I will demand the assistance of the Royal Meeple Shredder!
- Fortune Teller: (sweating) Of course, of course!!!
- His Meeple Highness: Time is most essential!
- Fortune Teller:
- His Meeple Highness: (stating defiantly) The Royal clock is ticking and the Monarch's patience is running low...
- Fortune Teller: (nervously leafing some rulebooks) Ah oh uuuuuh! The Ro-ro-ro-ro... The Ro-ro-ro-ro...
- His Meeple Highness: (impatient) Will you finish up?
- Fortune Teller: The Royal Riddle!!! The Royal Riddle!!!
- His Meeple Highness: What's that?
- Fortune Teller: (recites in trance)

Seek and find Your Entourage
Trapped and fooled by sabotage.

Many a player were betrayed,
Royal Riddles on them preyed.

Many a player tried before,
Answer right and you will score,

Answer right and you will find
Secret clues never divined.

- Fortune Teller: (back to normal) Arghhh!
- His Meeple Highness: What was that!?!?!
- Fortune Teller: (looking into the void) This has happened before!
- His Meeple Highness: What shall We do? What does it mean?
- Fortune Teller: The contestants will have to help you find a vital piece of information...
- Fortune Teller: Something you forgot!
- Fortune Teller: Something you need to find !
- Fortune Teller: Something you need to find again that will lead you steps to... to...(faints and drops a parchment)
- His Meeple Highness: Wake up! Wake up!
- His Meeple Highness: (perusing the parchment)


Question #17.5: His Meeple Highness needs your urgent help. What is the answer to this Royal Riddle ?

[Willem]

That one was fun!

[Meepledrone]

- Santa Claus: I love The Bets.
- Gingerbread Man: I see! Are you trying them as well today?
- Santa Claus: Of course, isn't it grand?
- Gingerbread Man: Love it! Well done!!!
- Santa Claus: I appreciate all your enthusiasm.
- Gingerbread Man: By the way, have you heard from The Grinch lately? 
- Santa Claus: Not much! It seems he is been visiting all the night clubs and karaokes in the area...
- Gingerbread Man: I never saw him so focused on something...
- Santa Claus: This search is keeping him really busy!
- Gingerbread Man: (to himself) Ah! We may have some peace around here for once...
- The Grinch: (from the distance) I can hear yoooooou! Don't push it!
- Gingerbread Man:
- Santa Claus:


Question #18: Santa Claus places this tile on Blue's behalf. How many points does each player score?

[Meepledrone]

- Danisthirty: Today I'll show you a new...
- The Grinch: Don't even bother! I'll take it from here.
- Danisthirty: Hey! Halfings I and Halflings II are two different expansions...
- The Grinch: Maybe in C1, but in C2 they were combined...
- The Grinch: Look! I'm doing this for your own safety... Go away!
- Danisthirty: That's not very polite...
- The Grinch: If any contestant dares to complain, this time they will have to confront me.
- Snowman: (whispering) These are all Halflings II tiles.
- The Grinch: I don't care! Meeple off!
- Danisthirty: Ok, ok!
- The Grinch: Any criticism? This is ME defending the castle.
- The Grinch: I will poison the river!
- The Grinch: I will burn down its bridges!
- The Grinch: I will desecrate monasteries!
- The Grinch: I will rip apart any rulebooks necessary!
- The Grinch: I will ban the Winter Edition!
- Santa Claus: (shily) What about Christmas?
- The Grinch: That may stay...
- Gingerbread Man: What???
- The Grinch: (lightning flashing) I need something to hate all year long. A motivation to live for.
- The Grinch: (thunder rumbling in the distance) Call it inspirational hatred!
- Santa Claus:
- Snowman: Oh oh!


Question #19: The Grinch picked this end-game scenario for you. How many points does each player score?

Please indicate what set of rules you chose for your answer when dealing with Halflings and double-sized tiles (C1 or C2).

[oldbonz]

the castle tile at the top, is the field interrupted by the city?

[Meepledrone]

- Meepledrone: No, the castle does not interrupt the field.

[NGC 54]

I hope that the quiz will include again an Exp. 11-related question. There is no cemetery, until now.

[KBellon]

Do we need to answer all the question by the 24th of December?
Or what is the last day we can submit our answers?

[Meepledrone]

- Mepledrone: I normally accept answers for a few more days, Dec 28th or so... just in case anyone wants to check their answers and correct any of them.
- Mepledrone: You can also reply to any question skipped down the road.
- The Grinch: Sounds greaat. More time won't save you all from mayhem!

[Bumsakalaka]

- Mepledrone: I normally accept answers for a few more days, Dec 28th or so... just in case anyone wants to check their answers and correct any of them.

Haha, in case that quizz players will save their answers

[Meepledrone]

- Gingerbread Man: This scenario reminds me of your conversations with Kettlefish back in January/Febraury 2022.
- Meepledrone: Shhhhh! No spoilers!
- The Grinch: Stop the smalltalk! You scoundrels have to come with me...
- Gingerbread Man: Ooooh! A grinch on a mission!!!
- The Grinch: Hey! Low life... The Grinch or Your Meepleness!!! Nothing less...
- Gingerbread Man:
- Meepledrone: (bowing) As you please, devilish sire!
- Gingerbread Man: Ahem! OK... Let's get it over with!


Question #20: The Gingerbread Man places this tile on Red's behalf, completing several roads connected to the city of Leipzig. Each player wants to send a meeple each to the city but to various quarters:
- Blue and Red to the Wainwrights quarter
- Yellow to the Bookbinders quarter.
How many points will each player score?

Please indicate what set of rules you chose for your answer when dealing with the double-sized tiles (C1 or C2).