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« Reply #75 on: September 02, 2008, 03:32:31 am » |
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Well, I'm just imagining into the future when we get 5 more shrine tiles from Cult, siege and Creativity. Then we'll have 15 shrine tiles, three of each of the designs, but with different expansion symbols on them. Could still be fun I guess. Come back Jay, all is forgiven! Please please please put new configurations into Cult please please please. I have no qualms about Spielbox reprinting the shrine tiles, if that allows HiG to republish the Cathar tiles in a box set (like perhaps Das Katapult) in future...
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« Reply #76 on: September 02, 2008, 03:36:58 am » |
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I have no qualms about Spielbox reprinting the shrine tiles, if that allows HiG to republish the Cathar tiles in a box set (like perhaps Das Katapult) in future... We should be so lucky. Did I say 'cynical'? I did, didn't I? Well, it might happen... when the pig meeple grow wings... |
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« Reply #77 on: September 02, 2008, 03:40:43 am » |
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Well, it might happen... when the pig meeple grow wings...
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« Reply #79 on: September 02, 2008, 09:56:21 am » |
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I'm ordering this for the new Stone Age huts. The Shrines tiles are a welcome add-on however.
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« Reply #80 on: September 02, 2008, 12:31:44 pm » |
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....But the only good thing about it—and this is the silver lining—is that it is still a new official expansion. I'm sorry, but you can not say this is a NEW expansion just because hey printed a different shadow shape on the tiles. All the tiles are exactly the same as ones previously available with no new rules added. If I bought a CD by my favourite band that had exactly the same version of all songs as another CD by them but had a different logo on the part of the label it would still be the same songs... This is the same! The only decision to be made recgards Carcassonne here is which version of the same cards to go for. In my case as I have not purchased any version I might go for this one, because I'm likely to buy Stone Age at some point. |
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« Reply #81 on: September 02, 2008, 12:46:17 pm » |
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....But the only good thing about it—and this is the silver lining—is that it is still a new official expansion. I'm sorry, but you can not say this is a NEW expansion just because hey printed a different shadow shape on the tiles. All the tiles are exactly the same as ones previously available with no new rules added. If I bought a CD by my favourite band that had exactly the same version of all songs as another CD by them but had a different logo on the part of the label it would still be the same songs... This is the same! Maybe I should have put 'new' in inverted commas. Like I just did  I think it just about qualifies as a 'new' expansion, although it stretches credibility. The tiles are distinguishable, and someone who mixes expansions and then separates them after play can easily do so here. The fact that the tiles duplicate already existing one is, from a gaming perspective, actually irrelevant. I mean, how many straight road tiles were there the basic game? And unlike The River II, there seems to be on logical reason to exclude a second set. Do I think it sucks? Yes. Do I think it's okay to mix them into a game of mega-Carc? Yes. |
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« Reply #82 on: September 02, 2008, 01:20:01 pm » |
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Well, I would not consider this a new expansion, just a re-issue of an 'old' one. Am I disappointed? Yes, I feel a little ripped off, but that's the risk I took when I ordered the magazine and no, the pentagon watermark on the shrine tiles is better than the crown logo, so I will replace the shrine tiles marked with the crown with the nice ones marked with the pentagon... so all is not lost! |
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« Reply #83 on: September 02, 2008, 06:05:00 pm » |
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I also don't think this should be considered as a new expansion. Very disapointed. This should of been released before it was grouped with the River 2, Count and King. Now, most Carc fans have 2 versions of those four mini expansions. Oh Well! I guess all can still be used in Mega Mega Carc  |
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« Reply #85 on: September 03, 2008, 04:50:39 am » |
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Great job on the tuckbox. However, I think the picture of all 5 tiles are a bit too small. Wouldn't it be better to just show the picture of just one of the 5 tiles? Just a suggestion...
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« Reply #86 on: September 03, 2008, 10:09:12 am » |
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they are all there so you can use it as a sorting guide. more relevant for the expansions w/out symbols i suppose.
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« Reply #87 on: September 03, 2008, 01:59:45 pm » |
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I got mine in the mail today and I have two of these so if anyone wants one let me know...
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« Reply #88 on: September 03, 2008, 05:09:29 pm » |
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Enlighten me... where's this mega file? |
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