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General / Re: I love the postman...

« on: February 14, 2015, 04:39:50 AM »

Got this yesterday 

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General / Re: Developing a mobile scoreboard

« on: February 09, 2015, 02:32:10 PM »

Hi Tnsol,

I'd also be more inclined to go with your 'Simple' option.

Goodluck!

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The Marketplace / Re: Best place to buy new expansions 1 & 2

« on: February 08, 2015, 04:54:20 AM »

Hi,

I'm also new to Carc and looking to get a copy of Inns and Cathedrals too. I'm also probably going to go down the route of amazon.de as the UK sellers all seem to either be sold out or charging high prices.

Before I order, I wanted to check that the Hans im Gluck sets are equivalent to the Z-MAN ones in that the backs are the same colour? I ask because I read somewhere that the old Rio Grande Sets have slightly different coloured grey backs to the newer sets and so can be differentiated between if picking from piles.

Any advice on this would be appreciated! 

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General / Re: Carcassonne 2.0 + Expansions

« on: February 07, 2015, 09:01:09 AM »

I've read a lot of the discussions regarding the clash between the new and old artwork, but  have to say I really don't mind the difference when playing games. I don't think it impacts the game at all, and I think there has been an over-reaction on here about how much of an issue this is.

Hi Murno, welcome to the forums and thanks for your input on old v new artwork. To be honest, I think it depends on what kind of person you are. I don't own v2.0 and so I've only seen pictures of the tiles mixed together, but personally, I would never mix them because it would just bother me too much. Even little art differences in the colours of the old artwork annoy me (e.g. the colouring of the Cathars, the darker fields of Plague/Festival etc). Of course, I realise that not everyone is this pedantic and I'm sure there are plenty of players who don't mind mixing tiles. But I think it might be fair to say in general that the game tends to attract people who are drawn to the neatness of the landscape and the way it all fits together - and mixing tiles does affect this visualisation (though not the gameplay itself).

Maybe one conclusion might be that the ratio of pedantic people is higher in Carcassonne fandom than in the real world.

Hi Jungleboy , thanks for the welcome 

Yeah I understand everyone will have different aspects of the game that they appreciate more. I think for me right now, it's more about the gameplay itself rather than aesthetics. But if I had been playing a long time and amassed a bigger collection, my opinion might be different   

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General / Re: Carcassonne 2.0 + Expansions

« on: February 07, 2015, 08:26:20 AM »

Hi everyone (first post poster here!) 

I got into Carcassonne at the tail end of last year, at which time I had no idea about the change in art styles nor the vast amount of expansions available. So as it happened, I ended up with the new artwork base set.I really like the new artwork, I'd probably say I like it more than the old style.

Anyway to add my bit on the 'compatibility issue', I've bought a number of expansions (traders & builders, Bridges, Castles & Bazzars, Hills & Sheep, and all the mini expansions) to go with my new version Carcassonne. I've read a lot of the discussions regarding the clash between the new and old artwork, but  have to say I really don't mind the difference when playing games. I don't think it impacts the game at all, and I think there has been an over-reaction on here about how much of an issue this is.

I've been speaking to my local boardgame shop owner about this and he seems sure that at the moment they are reprinting the mini-expansion in the new artwork.