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« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2009, 07:04:25 am » |
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« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2009, 11:04:09 am » |
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EDIT: the box cover clearly shows the carcassone-ian building in the picture's background, which none of the other spin-offs have done... So, when are you going to use the knight on horseback as a tile, meepleater?  The girl certainly looks more Indian than southern medieval French/Provinçal. The note in the rules concerning Rome I assume is just an oversight, and it is really referring to the Papacy. The girl looks like a gypsy, but has a Star of David, so I'm confused. Also, could "Roman" = Roma = Gypsies instead of referring to Rome? |
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« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2009, 01:10:57 pm » |
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12th centruy the Jews were hated in most of europe as they were the money lenders. Every large town had a jewery so maybe this expansion brings in something along those lines as in England during the medieval period the Pope did excommunicate due to the certain religious tollerances.
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« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2009, 06:22:22 pm » |
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EDIT: the box cover clearly shows the carcassone-ian building in the picture's background, which none of the other spin-offs have done... So, when are you going to use the knight on horseback as a tile, meepleater?  Are you referring to the sentry? This expansion might take a while to be released if the book has to be translated too... |
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« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2009, 06:56:05 pm » |
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If the Catan book is any comparison, it still hasn't been translated. Let's all hope that the expansion will be released separately in English if they don't translate the book. Either way, I will probably buy this expansion from Germany the second it is available (let's hope July 9th), since I doubt an English version is underway immediately. Especially since HiG still hasn't even announced it yet.
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« Reply #20 on: June 25, 2009, 07:07:44 pm » |
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If the Catan book is any comparison, it still hasn't been translated. Let's all hope that the expansion will be released separately in English if they don't translate the book. Either way, I will probably buy this expansion from Germany the second it is available (let's hope July 9th), since I doubt an English version is underway immediately. Especially since HiG still hasn't even announced it yet.
I agree. I hope at least the expansion part will become available soon. I noticed the Kids of Carcassonne in my local game shop when I bought Traders and barbarians, that seems like a pretty quick translation to me. Btw, is the Catan Book ever going to be translated by Mayfair? |
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« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2009, 04:49:32 am » |
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Btw, is the Catan Book ever going to be translated by Mayfair? I hope so because that book is sounding increasingly interesting. Especially since Catan.com is taking more of its theme these days from the plot of the book, including a bunch of the characters. |
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'There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter'.
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« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2009, 06:06:03 am » |
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Oh, I thought you were referring to Das Buch... but the other book would be interesting. I think we're getting a bit off topic...
I've submitted Das Schicksalsrad as a game to BGG... I'm still waiting to see what happens
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« Reply #23 on: June 28, 2009, 12:21:37 am » |
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Good luck with that. Only once did they add something that I submitted.
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« Reply #24 on: June 28, 2009, 01:05:28 am » |
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I've ntoiced that all the games submitted AFTER this have been accepted, but the ones before this and this haven't yet. More have been submitted after and been accepted too- why is this and the ones above not counting?
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« Reply #25 on: June 28, 2009, 08:28:38 pm » |
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Ultimately, I'm going to have to call this a mini-expansion in a big box. It doesn't sound like it includes any new tiles and it may instead be something rather like the Ticket to Ride Dice Expansion: an expansion that just adds a new element with no new pieces. We will certainly have to keep our eyes open in the new few days!
Didn't it say it could be played as a spinoff though? To me that says there has to be a lot of pieces... |
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« Reply #26 on: June 29, 2009, 06:45:23 pm » |
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I think there is a spin-wheel...like a pin-wheel. And that is possibly the only new piece to add to the game, although it would be nice if they added some new tiles.
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« Reply #27 on: June 29, 2009, 09:07:06 pm » |
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I'd imagine there may be some new tiles in the form of a gypsy (like the one pictured on the box). They might act similar to the catapult tiles...if you pull a gypsy tile, maybe the wheel gets spun? Those are my thoughts at least...and I for one, am looking forward to it.
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« Reply #28 on: June 30, 2009, 03:40:33 am » |
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OK, just found this on HiG's site (scroll down to the reply dated 22/6) with regards to this expansion: Auch überrascht, dass es als Erweiterung angegeben wird, da das ein eigenständiges Spiel ist. Which translates roughly as "Was surprised that this is listed as an expansion as it is an independent game" So I guess this is a spin-off and not an expansion. |
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