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From http://www.cliquenabend.de/index.php?page=artikel&artikel=spielwarenmesse09


Edit: Could someone translate the text to English?  I ran it through a translator but couldn't get it translated properly.  Thanks.

Here's the Amazon.de (http://www.amazon.de/Schmidt-Spiele-48192-Kinder-Carcassonne/dp/B001O2S9U6) page.  No image there yet.

From spielbox.de (http://www.spielbox.de/php/aktuellspi091.php4?anz_id=230)


Interesting how the image is slightly different than cliquenabend.de's image.  If any german speakers would like to translate this, you have my thanks!

lol ... you dont want a translation, believe me ;-) you better buy the catapult :-D

Is it that bad?  Can you at tell us whether it's a card game or a tile game?  I think "Karten" is cards, but I'm not sure if it is also used for tiles like what is in Carcassonne.  Also, for those who are wondering, this one sounds like it's a spin-off.

"Who has our new table, it could already read yesterday: Carcassonne is now available in the nursery. The children of Carcassonne has Marco Teubner in the world. As with the original game, the players square cards from a landscape. The fact that all the parts fit together, it makes the young players easier. Nevertheless require tactical decisions are made. Who was the first his children on the playground has placed wins the game. Due to the short time the children can then immediately into the next batch of fall."

Well, that's the Google broken English translation :)

I believe that the German rules call the tiles Karten.

Now Carcassonne hits the children's rooms as well :-)...

As in the original game the players put down quadratic tiles to form a landscape. The fact that all tiles fit together makes it easier for the young players. Still, first tactical decisions have to be made. Who manages to place all his children on the game surface first wins the game. The short duration of a round allows the kids to dive right into the next match.


If you've followed our news table, you could've read it yesterday: Carcassonne is now coming to the children's rooms as well. "The Children of Carcassonne" were conceived by Marco Teubner. As in the original game the players put down quadratic tiles to form a landscape. The fact that all tiles fit together makes it easier for the young players. Still, first tactical decisions have to be made. Who manages to place all his children on the game surface first wins the game. The short duration of a round allows the kids to dive right into the next match.

Yeah, that's it, the second one only has an additional intro.

Thanks Lasers!

This sounds more like a spinoff than an expansion. I'm wondering if quadratic tiles = square tiles or something else...

Just noticed that there is children in the fan-made expansions as well.

Yeah, "quadratisch" means "square", sorry, my bad.

The "all tiles fit together" thing confuses me a bit...

perhaps no roads, no cities, no river ... just faaaaaaaarms :-D so all tiles fit together ;-)

Either that or just crossroads... what a game! ;D

but it looks weird...

It's for kids.  I wonder if the tiles will be larger as well.

Just when we thought it couldn't get worse than Catapult...

Look on the bright side, this isn't going to be an expansion.  It's just a spin-off.

darn, they no bright side, they are skrewing up a great game. if they are OFF on developpement and feel hurried to release so much putrified flesh products, they sahll put the key in the game and let it as that, this will really WORST han the catapult!!! who guess it!?!?!?

i will buy it anyway... fwaaaaaaa

I won't... as Novelty said, it's a spin-off and not an expansion for Carcassonne

What's wrong with a Spin-off, Joff?  You have Ark of the Covenant!

I will probably not buy it as well as it is a stand-alone game and not an expansion.

Stand alone games are great, but not this one by the sounds of it.  My kids are great Carcassonne players and will be bored with this one I think.

if it is NOT an expansion, i will flush it from my want list.

There's no "if"s about it.  It is definately not an expansion as the rules say that the game is won when all the meeples are placed.

Look, this is fairly simple stuff.... It's a stand alone game that's been created for young kids. It's not meant to be bought by 'carcassonne fans' or 'Gamers'.

The fact is that if you reduce Carcassonne to a basic level it is a matching game and therefore, at that simplistic level, ideal for very young children. Then if you aim a game at very young children it has to have a simple look and appeal with bold colours. HiG have seen a market and acted upon it. I have no problem with that. I won't be buying it simply for all those reasons: It's not made for me and I don't have children that fall in the age bracket.

Totally different to the somewhat ill conceived Catapult. Get over it!

Wishmaster is right. We can't compare it to the Catapult. It's like Carcassonne and Kinder von Carcassone were two different games. Carc is made for everyone and KvC is made for children. Anyway, who never played a children game with their or someonelse's kids? Sometimes I do. Who never played football with a kid? Or do you only play football with grown-ups? My DAUGHTER is 6yo and likes better to play football than with her dolls and I do play with her football and with her dolls. Maybe you'll think I'm crazy, but playing kids stuff is good for our mental health and to relieve some stress! I think I'll buy it because I have a daughter who likes Carc and because I collect all sort of Carcs. :) I haven't looked through the rules yet, but I suppose it's a children's must!

BGG is really irritating me. I submitted this game and it was rejected, just like they rejected my submission of Catapult when it was announced.

This has also happened to me a few times... it's really quite annoying!

I did that a week ago and it was rejected earlier this week.  Oh well, at least I tried.

OK, Nuremberg is almost over... does anyone have any info about the game from there?  Pictures perhaps?

Here is a photo:

http://www.gioconomicon.net/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimagepopup&pid=6668&fullsize=1 (http://www.gioconomicon.net/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimagepopup&pid=6668&fullsize=1)

Are there really Carcassonne sweets included? ???

Looks like all the tiles have an RRRR configuration. I wonder what exactly the rules say about placing the meeples...

Thanks Joff.  The tiles there look weird and seems to be bigger than the normal carc tiles.  I guess that's why it's for children.

The sweets are promotional items, they give them away at conventions and shows.
I got some last year and the year before in Essen, so not related to this kids variant

Hm-
Looks reasonably interesting for kids, I'll have to keep my eye out for it once my daughter is a bit older

Another picture of the meeples

(http://www.poeppelkiste.de/messe/2009/nuernberg/verlage/hg-kindercc.jpg)

The tiles look nice!

Edit: Can someone tell me if the item is in stock at amazon.de (http://www.amazon.de/Hans-Gl%C3%BCck-48192-Carcassonne-Kinder/dp/B001O2S9U6)???

It appears to be possible to add it to your shopping cart on Amazon.de. Looks like the item ships from and is sold by a third-party though.

Here is a meeple line up (so you can see the size of the Kids meeple:

(http://www.john-warren.co.uk/carcassonne/images/kids_line_up.jpg)

(http://www.john-warren.co.uk/carcassonne/images/meeples_line_up.jpg)

Yepp - I will get it :)

Have you already purchased it, Joff?