Cult, war and creativity

[Novelty]

1. some of us were the ones who spent a lot to get the "impossible" tiles.  Making them cheap makes us feel less special.

But they aren't cheap.  They are still expensive.  It's just that now, there is an official alternative to getting them, but that doesn't detract from the fact that those Cathar tiles out there are still rare and therefore expensive.  Completists will still have to hunt down the Cathar tiles at exorbitant prices to complete their collection.

[Joff]

I am actually really pleased with this release. Yes, I do have the Cathars and yes, I already own 2 sets of 5-tile shrines (although my KC&C shrines will be going to my new found gaming family (my sister and her husband) as a freebie). Of course, i'd rather they had placed a watermark on the tiles, but hey, you can't have everything!!!

I will use the Siege tiles in my games, but by using them with the Cathers as per my variant, as this will allow greater flexibility for using the Cathars and the Siege tiles together in a single game and in a unique way. At times I drawn a Cathar tile, but wanted the configuration to complete a city that I owned, without incurring the Cathars penalty, which is what my variant adresses! You see it looks as if they are getting ready to battle on the Siege tiles... replacing with a Cathar tiles means that they have penetrated the city! Simple concept and works.

[canada steve]

Joff, dont get that last posting. The siege tiles in the new set are clearly depicting a city wall under siege, the cathars tiles show the besieging force with a breached wall. Dont see the difference myself when it comes to tile placement.

[Scott]

Joff is using his imagination to pretend that a Cathar tile refers to a success while a Siege tile refers to a failure.

[Joff]

It is imagination

I see the local armies lining up outside the city walls getting ready to take the city by force to expel the Cathars. The battle lines are drawn... they might take the city by force and break the wall down as the entrance to the city is heavily guarded by Cathar extremists ... if they do the Siege tile is replaced with a Cathars tile.

[Novelty]

Thanks to Joff, I got the image for the top of the box (see Carcassonne the guide) and the bottom.  Here's the bottom with the 4 shrine tiles shown.



Joff also sent me the flattened box showing the sides as well!  Thanks again, Joff!

[Scott]

Just got an e-mail from the owner of my FLGS saying that he has this in stock now.

[Novelty]

For those who purchases it online, it's also available on Funagain.com

[Scott]

Just got back from the store. I'm a little surprised that the blank tiles have a canvas finish to them. Are they expecting people to paint on them?

[Novelty]

I think that's the only finish available.  I think they are expecting people to draw on them...

[Deatheux]

finally got those, glad that there is mors "cathar/siege" tiles to bring more value to the farms/farmers/piggy

[mjharper]

Mine arrived in the post the other day (paid twice as much on postage as the thing cost in the first place). Very nice. I'm more excited about this than The Catapult in fact. The new siege tiles are very pretty. I'm inclined to think they're really like The River II was to the original river set, and I think they should be listed that way in the CAR. Effectively, we now have eight Cathar tiles, which is good. And the modification to the escape rule—that a cloister must be adjacent to a besieged city rather than a Cathar (or siege) tile is an improvement too. All in all, an elegant solution to the copyright issue. Thanks, RGG!

The shrine tiles are not even the focus, but still put the Spielbox set to shame for including a new tile. Welcome as well.

Started work on the new draft of the CAR…

[Novelty]

Started work on the new draft of the CAR…

I think this calls for

[Joff]

I think so too  

[mjharper]

Oh, the pressure