Expansions from the Past Five Months

[Novelty]

OK, I just read the rules, and there are so many grammatical mistakes in it.  Well, I guess that's fair game since RGG does it as well.  The rules uses the term "meeple" which indicates that it's a fan-made expansion.  I'm gonna class this as a fan-expansion of some sort.

[Sekim]

The grammar is very bad indeed. To me, it looks as if the rules originally were written in another language (probably Spanish) and then translated into english with some kinda really bad translating application.

[Whaleyland]

In my experience with Catan "official" translations of German-only projects, I have found that just because something is badly (and incorrectly) translated doesn't necessarily cancel out its official status. What needs to be found out (probably by emailing the person) is did Hans im Glück officially sanction the expansion? Perhaps it is like Cult, Siege & Creativity, which was only done by Rio Grande not HiG (but sanctioned by them). I will restrain judgment until the truth is known. Who makes the Spanish version of Carcassonne? Is it the same company that made this expansion? Will someone please ask the BGG entry's author? I am rather busy today. Thanks!

[Whaleyland]

Alright, I found a few moments so will send the message to the author. However, it states that the Portuguese company Devir is the publisher of the expansion and Devir is the official Carcassonne distributor to the Spanish and Portuguese speaking world so the non-officialness of this expansion is in question. I suspect that it is officially sanctioned but just not available to RGG and HiG. Talk about an exclusive expansion!!! Completists beware. I'll post a response when I get one.

[PresetM]

I found this:
http://bascu.com/?p=176
(scoll down for some pictures)

[Whaleyland]

Finally got a response from somebody about Carcassonne: La Porxada. It was a fan-made expansion created with the support of Devir (the Spanish Carc distributor). Alas, it is but a sticker on a tile and nothing more. No more worries about this expansion; it's completely unofficial according to the books.

[Whaleyland]

If you live in Europe, you can now buy Carcassonne - Die Kornkreise directly from Hans im Glück through their replacement service for only 3 Euro a copy. Information is available on the expansions main page located here. Good news for all Europeans! I've contacted HiG to ask about shipping the expansion to the United States.

[Deatheux]

die kornkreise??

[Whaleyland]

Ja!

[Wishmaster]

Not sure if this threads wandered off topic a bit, however, I was aware of the Bridges.. expansion but not the idea of Crops and Tunnel to be available.

So far I've not got excited enough about bridges, but I quite fancy gettinghold of Tunnels still and might loook out for crops etc when it arrives here in the UK.

Have to say, not so exited these days about Carcassonne.... Catapult, Discovery, Bridges............ They've taken a toll.

Dare I even say.... Dominion has taken over my number one gaming slot? ... thought not. 

[Whaleyland]

Not sure what you mean by "Discovery" but I admit too that Carcassonne has been taking some turns for the worst. Catapult, Cult Places, Tunnels, Wheels of Fortune. Not at all interesting. The concept of Crop Circles is nice but the implementation (um...crop circles?) is rather odd.

BC&B actually has surprised me a bit. I have yet to write a full review, but the bridges are somewhat evil because they can connect fields that otherwise would remain disconnected. The bazaars are annoying and probably only interesting in games with 4 or more people. The castles are also not a bad concept and are really nice for stealing cloisters, an otherwise difficult feat. The problem with the expansion is that there is no connecting theme to it, not that any Carc expansion has done well at that except for Princess & Dragon.

[PresetM]

I contacted the Author of 'La Porxada'. He wrotes me a nice mail. He informed me that only 72 packages exists. He wrote: "The unofficial miniminiexpansion 'La Porxada' was avalaible only last May in Granollers, during the fair jugarXjugar. I'm sorry, but the 72 copies disappeared in a few minutes".
Can someone explain me the rules of 'La Porxada'? I only understand the first half of it...

[Janno]

So is it an official tile or a sticker on a white tile?

[Whaleyland]

So is it an official tile or a sticker on a white tile?

No, it's an unofficial sticker on a white tile that has been given the go-ahead by the appropriate parties. The sticker was placed on 72 tiles and distributed rapidly. Thus you can hypothetically make your own version of the tile using the image provided on Board Game Geek.

[CKorfmann]

Do you think the author would be agreeable to us hosting the La Porxada tile here since it is unofficial?  Could someone ask them?