Fruit Trader

[Novelty]

I was seaching for images for trade tokens when I came upon this variant.  It's created by a guy called Jonathan Wu (maulei on BGG).  I think it's quite good.  Has anyone played with it?

Also, I was wondering if Joff has the rules setup in his nice format 

I also sent the guy an email to invite him here...

[Maulei]

Hi Novelty, this is me.  (Jonathan)

Fruit trader can be download in BGG http://www.boardgamegeek.com/file/download/11989

Some more info can be found here http://www.naturelich.com/games/archives/2005/08/fruit_traders_c.html#more

[Novelty]

Hi Jonathan.  Thanks for dropping by.  I hope you'll spend more time here in future.

[Joff]

No, I have not done these rules. My next project perhaps?

[Cappy]

Yeah, Fruit Traders is on the top of my list, right there with Forests, to print out once I get the Carcassonne Tile Printing Line in working order.

[Novelty]

No, I have not done these rules. My next project perhaps?

Yes please

[wellidesigns]

I really love this expansion, just feeling a bit partial about the pineapple.
I'd replace them by Cavaillons or oranges or something more typically french.

[Cappy]

You know, I've thought long and hard about replacing the pineapple when I print my set out (I know...only a gamer would expend any brain power on such a thing : ), but I finally decided to keep Maulei's original fruit because it's just so... out of place that it's actually quite whimsical.

Besides, I plan to sneak a few apples into the forest (as simply more Fruit Trader tokens) and I liked the symmetry of pineapples and apples.

[Novelty]

Oooh, the poisoned apple tree!  Then we can have Adam and Eve and the Serpent, Snow White and the Wicked Witch and all sorts of fun with a new expansion.  Cappy you should really make that as a variant!  Let me know if you need me to help out with the tiles

[Scott]

I was debating whether to post this link, because it sort of competes with Fruit Trader, but I think to leave it out of the discussion would not be good either.

Fruit Merchants:
http://les-mangeurs-dimages.blogspot.com/2006/08/carcassonne-fruit-merchant.html

[Maulei]

I was debating whether to post this link, because it sort of competes with Fruit Trader, but I think to leave it out of the discussion would not be good either.

Fruit Merchants:
http://les-mangeurs-dimages.blogspot.com/2006/08/carcassonne-fruit-merchant.html

Well, if your concern is originality, the author has admitted that his expansion was inspired from mine.

[Scott]

Yes, I was aware. The talk about alternative fruits made me think of it.

[Cappy]

Maulei, I'm curious: why did you create the mechanic that allows a player to immediately trade away his pineapple token for another trade token? Not that it's a bad rule, I was just wondering what your thoughts behind it were.

I'm wondering if it might not be useful to apply such a house rule to all trade goods.

[Novelty]

Maulei, I sent you a private message regarding this game, just in case you haven't already seen it yet.

Edit: Maulei's expansion page, rules and download.

[Novelty]

And here's the rules updated for CC with the permission of Maulei!  If there's nothing by Sunday, I'll package this up for downloads on the completed expansions page!