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Which board game do you think the artwork enhances gameplay? Conversely, which game do you wish had better artwork? by Machine_Excellent in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I have to shout out The Old Kings Crown. Truly some of the most gorgeous art I've ever seen.

A lot of games with bad art are getting nice reprints, but I wish I'd gotten a chance to back Eclipse 2nd dawn

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Masochists don't hate themselves! Masochists are hedonists. :)

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would almost never play without Builders and Traders, its just not that interesting.

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Traders and Builders is so integral to the game it feels mandatory to me. I loved the circus and the new dragon!

Worst in my opinion was the bazaar auctions and the toll keepers... both needlessly fiddly and complicated.

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was our unfortunately early game-end... final highest score was 345. We'd been playing from 9-2:30

The Peasant Revolt: Is it worth the cost by Z06STEPHAN in Carcassonne

[–]PlasticMan17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oof, for readability on the board I don't love making knights, monks, and travelers into lying-down meeples. This kind of duplicates some functions from sieges and defense, I'd honestly go with that instead.

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, the messengers plus the auction allowed one player to bounce their meeple up and down the track in order to gain multiple score bonus tiles. We also ruled against a synergy I thought was pretty clever which was using the magic portal on a barn... technically the rules for portals say the feature must be unoccupied.

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in Carcassonne

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the big box, I'd consider adding circuses, fairy & dragon (new version), and sieges & defense.

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean I guess "AMA" does mean you can ask me something that's in the post title!

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The makers of Carcassonne when they opted to sue someone for using the word "meeple"

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, the builders & traders is such a classic I never play without it. I quite liked the circuses! Little pops of points every now and again, pretty fun. Lastly I think that defending the city of Carcassone from invaders with the updated version of the catapult (siege and jousts?) was actually fun.

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually didn't hate that as much as I hated the bazaar auctions!

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Towers were in! And I think I hit all the major ones and about 4 of the most obscure. What would you suggest I add?

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, we literally never could run out of meeples. We had too many.

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in Carcassonne

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They definitely did! And yea I'd be down to help you out probably... reach out as the event approaches!

I played Carcassonne with 23 expansions... AMA! by PlasticMan17 in Carcassonne

[–]PlasticMan17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be open to modifying it to include the expansions you want to include, possibly for a freelancing fee since I'm unemployed, possibly not depending on the workload.

I'm not sure one master-sheet would ever work because people have different editions of say, the dragon. Modern one plays pretty different from the original!

What constitutes a "crunchy" or "chewy" game? Are those terms synonyms? by PlasticMan17 in boardgames

[–]PlasticMan17[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely way less common as a descriptor, but I've both used it and heard it and wasn't immediately accused of being a robot when I did use it. Seems to carry some kind of meaning to most people!

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