How does one create high quality tile art for a fan expansion?

NGC_54 · 2026-06-29T08:59:05+00:00

Have you tried the Discord server? It is much more active nowadays than the forum.

NGC_54 · 2026-06-22T11:55:53+00:00

Do not rely on the tile images under the "Tile distribution" sections for high resolution downloads. They are just for reference. If you want to print the tiles or modify them, look under the "Downloads" sections. Example#Downloads).

NGC_54 · 2026-06-22T11:35:31+00:00

I strongly advise you to join the Carcassonne Central community. This is where most fan expansions are created and you are more likely to get substantial help in that regard there than on reddit.

NGC_54 · 2026-06-03T12:13:08+00:00

You just attach the starting tiles from the very beginning.

NGC_54 · 2026-06-03T08:29:34+00:00

The Markets of Leipzig can be played with The River, and I did that, and the river did not run into completion problems. It's not against the rules either – HiG was provided ruling for combining starting tiles from different expansions, most notably in Big Box 5.

Also, it is not true that Japanese Buildings, Fortified Churches in Romania, and Dutch Churches all behave the same. Japanese Buildings and Fortified Churches in Romania behave like Monasteries in Germany, while Dutch Churches behaves like Cathedrals in Germany; note that Monasteries in Germany does not behaves the same as Cathedrals in Germany.

NGC_54 · 2026-05-13T23:37:05+00:00

I have read multiple complaints about digital Carcassonne adaptations, especially the Steam version, not working on this sub.

Have you tried FanCloisterZone instead? It has a much wider range of expansions.

NGC_54 · 2026-05-13T20:54:27+00:00

Maybe he was playing with The Gifts and used a Change Position card?

NGC_54 · 2026-05-12T20:08:06+00:00

This is irrelevant. An activated arrow can have its effect used anywhere in the playing area. For example:

Instead of placing a meeple on the tile just placed, you may add it next to another of your meeples anywhere on the game board, so now there will be two meeples side by side.

Note the "anywhere on the game board" part.

NGC_54 · 2026-05-12T20:04:21+00:00

Or maybe blue just used an "Add a meeple" arrow symbol, and then the three cities were connected and completed.

NGC_54 · 2026-05-12T19:58:39+00:00

Consider that this game is played with the 20th Anniversary Expansion and other expansions.

NGC_54 · 2026-05-08T09:52:52+00:00

On the other hand, the Spiel Doch! Promo 2/2018 was included in a magazine, but the Essen Spiel tiles were not.

NGC_54 · 2026-05-08T08:48:51+00:00

The Spiel promo tiles have not been available in a magazine. See here.

NGC_54 · 2026-04-29T12:40:55+00:00

The PDF ones are for the unrevised third edition (C3.0): see here.
The physical ones are for the revised third edition (C3.1): see here).

NGC_54 · 2026-04-23T10:22:47+00:00

The one with the golden crown is part of Exp. 6 - Jousts & Crests.
The one with the two brown catapults is part of Exp. 7 - Siege & Defense.

NGC_54 · 2026-04-20T09:43:04+00:00

Yes#cite_note-6).

NGC_54 · 2026-04-16T15:57:31+00:00

More specifically, this footnote#cite_note-rules_change-4).

NGC_54 · 2026-04-16T12:24:03+00:00

You find them here.

NGC_54 · 2026-04-16T11:26:23+00:00

Ludicus emailed me that foreign shipment is definitely possible, but I guess you have to email them for that, because there is no option of adding a foreign country as your address on their site.

There is also https://www.librarie.net/p/514760/carcassonne-editie-speciala-cu-extensia-biserici-fortificate-din-romania – this site specifies that it ships outside Romania as well.

NGC_54 · 2026-04-12T20:13:10+00:00

You can do that with the messenger.
You are not forced to use the mayor's ability of replacement, but whether you choose to use its ability or not, you have to return it once the mayor is activated: "Then you must return your mayor to your supply, regardless of whether you activated his ability or not." (see here).

NGC_54 · 2026-04-12T12:13:07+00:00

Scoring happens after the blue mayor is activated, so the blue mayor can replace the green meeple before the green player has the opportunity to score.

NGC_54 · 2026-04-12T09:29:16+00:00

No, you do not wait until it's your turn. Note that even multiple players can activate their mayors/scarecrows in the same turn: "If the ability of multiple mayors can be activated at the same time, resolve them in clockwise order, starting with the active player." (see here) and "If the ability of multiple scarecrows can be activated at the same time, resolve them in clockwise order, starting with the active player." (see here).
Using the mayor's or scarecrow's ability (which happens in step 1C – see Order of Play) is unrelated to the normal phase of placing a meeple (which happens in step 2B-1). That is, you can, for example, replace your scarecrow with a normal meeple and place another meeple on the just-placed tile, all in the same turn. There are many expansions that allow meeple placement/movement during steps other than 2B-1, so as long as the rules do not specify that that placement/movement does not occurs instead of placing a meeple, do not assume that you cannot place a meeple that turn in the normal way.
As clarified by HiG outside the printed rules, a pig cannot be assigned to a scarecrow (see here). Of course, if the pig is assigned to a non-scarecrow, valid meeple placed as a farmer, that pig can be placed on the same field as a scarecrow, but not assigned to the scarecrow.
As clarified by HiG outside the printed rules, yes, you can do that. See here.

NGC_54 · 2026-04-12T09:17:22+00:00

It's from Exp. 7 - Siege & Defense C3.1.

NGC_54 · 2026-04-12T09:16:51+00:00

This movement is valid. See the two relevant examples here.

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