New World: A Carcassonne Game

[Novelty]

  Will anyone get this?

[dwhitworth]

Hmm, I've not seen that box yet - but I have heard the rumours.

A search on the RGG site tonight results in this;



Do you have more recent info?

[Tobias]

I've only seen the stated date of realease to May/June. I'll get it though - obviously

[Novelty]

From RGG (see this link):

New World: a Carcassonne game

Type: future new release
Number of players: 2-5
Age of players: 8++
Length: 45 minutes minutes
Languages Available: English
Suggested Retail: $29.95
Release Date: May/June
Status: Will Be Released/Reprinted

Game Description: In this Carcassonne game, players begin as the early settlers of the United States did on the east coast of America. As they explore westward, they build towns, farms, roads, and compete to score more points than the others players. As exploration moves to the west, players who are slow to complete the features they have started will find themselves left behind - with no points!

Author: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Stock Number: 317

[Tobias]

Although, its name seems to be: New World: A Carcassonne Game; not the other way around.

[Novelty]

Although, its name seems to be: New World: A Carcassonne Game; not the other way around.

Warning, pedant in the house   Edited first post to satisfy all those pedants out there.

[Tobias]

Although, its name seems to be: New World: A Carcassonne Game; not the other way around.

Warning, pedant in the house   Edited first post to satisfy all those pedants out there.

Haha, no, what I meant was that unlike all (?) the other spin offs which are named C: blah blah, this isn't.

It's a Carcassonne game, and if I were to take a guess I'd say this is as much Carcassonne, as Elasund is Settlers .. well, or some such 

[canada steve]

Yep I will be getting it as soon as it comes out.

[Joff]

It looks like a card game! Perhaps the picture is nothing to go by though. It just looks like a card!

[dwhitworth]

Looks to me from the description that it is Just-Another-Variation on the theme "lay a tile - place a meeple - complete something - score".

IMHO the original game with carefully selected expansions has pretty well exhausted that theme. It also has some nice variations.

I had hoped we might find someone being a bit more creative like: Lay a tile - place a meeple - optionally, move a meeple/complete/capture/trade - score"

Does anyone know of a game out there that lays tiles like Carc but allows deployed meeples to move later to score in different ways?
I'm thinking of something a bit more complex than a mega-wagon.

[Tobias]

Does anyone know of a game out there that lays tiles like Carc but allows deployed meeples to move later to score in different ways?
I'm thinking of something a bit more complex than a mega-wagon.

Hmm, well... El Caballero maybe, or Metro...

Now, since there are 400 spin offs, and I've played all of them without regret, I'd say that the theme is far from exahusted! Arc, City, Castle, H&G etc .. all are great games! (I've only played City once though).

[Scott]

Alhambra is another tile-laying game with a different formula.

[Wishmaster]

Does anyone know of a game out there that lays tiles like Carc but allows deployed meeples to move later to score in different ways?

...hmm?.... Well I have been trying to tell everyone in another thread 

http://solsticewars.mysite.orange.co.uk/

[Wishmaster]

So... How much more DO we know about this one now? Is it coming out this month, next month... What about the rules?
And as for the very first question... YES, of course I'll get it, can't wait!!

[Scott]

http://www.riograndegames.com/games.html?id=262

That's everything right there. Rules aren't posted yet, but should be there eventually because RGG posts rules for all games on the corresponding game page.