Carcassonne - 9th expansion: Schafe und Huegel (Sheep and Hills)

[Paul]

"Sheep and Hills" sounds better to me.

Maybe it sounded much like Sleeping Pills and they decided that was a no-no. 

Facebook for Z-man, though, has a post they explained it was simply because it sounded better with Hills and Sheep.

 

[wamboyil]

Hmm. I never would associate "Sheep & Hills" with "Sleeping Pills". But now I'm always going to call it that!

On to good news: I just placed my order for it at Amazon.de (2 copies!) since they are now listed as "in stock". 12.99 euros each, and as always, shipping to the US isn't too terribly bad. In about 10 days I should be enjoying my Sleeping Pills! (I mean, Sheep & Hills!)

[Whaleyland]

$21.23 to ship to California. A bit steep for what will likely be a $14.99 expansion (maybe $17.99). Any estimate on when Z-Man is planning to release it? That will decide how I obtain the expansion.

[kettlefish]

The first members at CarcF have now their copy of Sheep and Hills.
The German Rule has the false sentence (page 2 in the rule).
One landscape tile has no sheep watermark.

I have not yet my copy of this expansion.

[Paul]

I can't wait to get my hands on one either. No doubt a bit later than the rest of you guys.

So far, no news from any store here in Sweden about this expansion. Then again, Carcassonne is not the no. 1 game here to make a grand promotion.

As for the price, if it follows the same pricing as any other expansion, it would be from 99 SEK (Swedish Krona) up to 159 SEK depending on the local store itself. That's roughly 15-25 USD or 11-18 Euros.

 

[kettlefish]

$21.23 to ship to California. A bit steep for what will likely be a $14.99 expansion (maybe $17.99). Any estimate on when Z-Man is planning to release it? That will decide how I obtain the expansion.

ZMG will release Sheep and Hills (or Hills and Sheep) in the summer this year.

See ZMG facebook about Hills and Sheep

[Fritz_Spinne]

A bit off-topic here: on the Z-Man homepage they will have the "Kids of Carcassonne" too, but they call it "My First Carcassonne".

[jungleboy]

A bit off-topic here: on the Z-Man homepage they will have the "Kids of Carcassonne" too, but they call it "My First Carcassonne".

That's the same as the French version, which is called Mon Premier Carcassonne.

[wamboyil]

What is the "false sentence" in the German rules that you mention?

The first members at CarcF have now their copy of Sheep and Hills.
The German Rule has the false sentence (page 2 in the rule).
One landscape tile has no sheep watermark.

I have not yet my copy of this expansion.

[Fritz_Spinne]

Der Spieler, der seinen Sch

[kettlefish]

What is the "false sentence" in the German rules that you mention?

The first members at CarcF have now their copy of Sheep and Hills.
The German Rule has the false sentence (page 2 in the rule).
One landscape tile has no sheep watermark.

I have not yet my copy of this expansion.

This - see reply #147:

German rule:
"Der Spieler, der seinen Schaefer werten will, muss dies durch die Aktion Herde erweitern tun."
This sentence is not correct.

The correct sentence is:
Der Spieler, der seinen Schaefer werten will, muss dies durch die Aktion Herde in den Stall treiben tun.

[Paul]

I noticed on Z-man Games site they listed Sheep and Hills for 2-5 players. How come they did not implement the sixth follower colour?

On another note, I've been contacting several local stores and from the replies I got so far, the release for this expansion will take a while longer, at least until the English release. One store plans to sell it in August, which struck me as odd. Don't think I will have to wait that long, though. 

[SRBO]

I noticed on Z-man Games site they listed Sheep and Hills for 2-5 players. How come they did not implement the sixth follower colour?

On the picture of HiG you can cleary see 6 meeples
http://www.hans-im-glueck.de/carcassonne/erweiterungen/schafe-und-huegel/

[Paul]

I noticed on Z-man Games site they listed Sheep and Hills for 2-5 players. How come they did not implement the sixth follower colour?

On the picture of HiG you can cleary see 6 meeples
http://www.hans-im-glueck.de/carcassonne/erweiterungen/schafe-und-huegel/

That it does! So the official site has an error. 

EDIT: In the details is says 2-5 players and on the same page at the content section is says 6 shepherds.

[SRBO]

I noticed on Z-man Games site they listed Sheep and Hills for 2-5 players. How come they did not implement the sixth follower colour?

On the picture of HiG you can cleary see 6 meeples
http://www.hans-im-glueck.de/carcassonne/erweiterungen/schafe-und-huegel/

That it does! So the official site has an error. 

EDIT: In the details is says 2-5 players and on the same page at the content section is says 6 shepherds.

Thats a weird mistake then! But every Carc fan will know this i think.