Collaborative Expansion of the Month (for Aug 2009, voting takes place in July)

[Novelty]

Each month , as a group, we will concentrate our focus on developing one of the "archived" expansions to get it to "completed".  Archived expansions are those where ideas have been proposed, but little or no work has been done to get it to "completed" (i.e. Public Downloads status.  I propose that as a team/group, we work through the issues and come to consensus about the final idea and then someone or someones (volunteers, hopefully) will create the tiles and the rules to get it ready for download.

Also, during each month, we will also vote on the next expansion that we would like to concentrate on the following month.  The options for August 2009 (voting in July 2009) are:

The Constable - idea by kissybooboo (1 vote previously)

Meeple Upgrades - idea by kjamma4
Foreign Trader - idea by Lakoda
Lord of the Rings - idea by CKorfmann
The "King" and Citadel Meeple - idea by Joff
The Apprentice - idea by Jabberwocky
Icons - idea by Deatheux
Oxbow - idea by Jabberwocky
Four Horsemen of the Acopolypse - idea by PinkPaiseley
Here Be Dragons - idea by Jabberwocky
Vineyards - idea by wellidesigns


Remember, only vote if you are going to contribute (i.e. post your ideas/suggestions) next month.  To those named above - if you would like your expansion to be removed from the list, please let me know.  Vote by posting below, and please state what you'd be willing to contribute.  Thanks.  You may also change your vote if you wish, before the end of June.

Just for the record, the following people are working on:
CKorfmann - Sheep and Shepherds
Novelty - Hog Roast, The Prison (rewrite), Dragon's Nest
skipboris - The Ocean
wellidesigns - Vineyards
Whaleyland - The Moated City of Carcassonne, The Relics

Voting for July's Collaborative expansion will close on the 30th of June.  You may vote for August's Collaborative expansion from now till 31st July - and you may change your votes as many times as you wish in the month of July.  One of the above choices will be removed after the 1st of July when it is selected as the collaborative expansion for July.  If anyone has voted for that expansion here, they will be requested to change their votes.

[meepleater]

I might vote for something different... how about hog roast? 

[Novelty]

I might vote for something different... how about hog roast? 

Hog Roast and Roman Roads/Parthenon both removed!!!  (Tie for last month).  Please change your vote!

I'm voting for The "King" by Joff

Vote count:
The "King": 1

[meepleater]

Just a quick comment, the name might have to be changed... there is already a 'king' expansion...

[Novelty]

Just a quick comment, the name might have to be changed... there is already a 'king' expansion...

Hence the "King" in quotes.  That's the name that Joff used.  Like all other collaborative expansions, the name will be changed to suit things slightly.

[meepleater]

No promises, but in the holidays I *might* be able to work on LOTR (the holidays start in two weeks)... And on the weekend I'll type up the draft rules of monasteries..

[Novelty]

No promises, but in the holidays I *might* be able to work on LOTR (the holidays start in two weeks)...

Should I remove LotR from the list then?

[meepleater]

Keep it on for now, if it gets voted for I could help run it....

[Novelty]

So is your vote for LotR then???

[meepleater]

I guess so.

One thing about these collaborative expansions is that, though it is a good idea to try and get people involved and get them working together, it could potentially end up as making these expansions once a month, simply for the sake of making them, instead of thinking carefully and developing ideas, and that we could end up going the way HiG went, that lead them to the catapult...

Just my two cents worth.

[Novelty]

it could potentially end up as making these expansions once a month, simply for the sake of making them, instead of thinking carefully and developing ideas

That's true.  However, I don't see why we can't develop the idea *before* the collaborative expansion is made (similar to Hog Roast?) while voting for it.  There's a thread for all the expansions that's being voted on (and it's currently also linked in the list above), so if you have a suggestion, then perhaps it might be better to make it before the expansion becomes the collaborative expansion of the month so that whoever that's actually working on the tiles and rules would be able to incorporate your suggestions for that month.  In other words, be proactive, not reactive   Remember, the expansions has been placed on this list because the ideas were originally suggested at least 2 months ago (usually from the development archieve) so there should have been plenty of time for anyone to critically think about them and develop them.  While making suggestions *after* the rules are out isn't a bad thing, it may be by then a bit too late as things are more or less fixed (on paper at least).

Anyways, vote count:
"King" = 1 vote
LotR = 1 vote

Remember, anyone that has already voted can change their vote anytime voting is still going on (so feel free to lobby others over PM to change their vote for your choice!).

[CKorfmann]

I guess I'll vote for LotR since I have already done some work on that.  It would be neat to see it completed.

[Novelty]

I'm changing my vote to Foreign trader.

Vote count:
Foreign Trader = 1 vote
LotR = 2 votes

[wellidesigns]

my vote goes to "Vineyards" and secondly to "Foreign trader'

[meepleater]

 

Kidding... I like that one too...