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Saint Cornelius

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Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« on: July 05, 2007, 10:29:23 PM »


Great fucking game! Whereas Catan is a fun game to play online, you can't really play it in your living room with your friends - it would be like playing Texas Hold 'Em with everyone's cards on-screen. Carcassonne is totally good for local multiplayer though and in fact, I think it's even better than if you had the board game itself (although the pieces are all made of wood and really pretty) because the scoring system is pretty detailed and letting the CPU handle it is just so much better.

From wikipedia...

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The game board is a medieval landscape built by the players as the game progresses. The game starts with a single terrain tile face up and 71 others shuffled face down for the players to draw from. On each turn a player draws a new terrain tile and places it adjacent to tiles that are already face up. The new tile must be placed in a way that extends features on the tiles it abuts: roads must connect to roads, fields to fields, and city walls to city walls.

Carcassonne is considered to be an excellent family game since the rules are simple, no one is eliminated, and the play is fast. A typical game takes only 45 minutes to play. There is a substantial luck component to the game. However, good tactics greatly improve one's chances of winning.

It's definitely worth the 800 Microsoft points. Check it! And add me if you wanna play online: Cornelius 1973.
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The Fake Shemp

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2007, 11:22:14 PM »
These board games are all so complicated and look intimidating.
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Saint Cornelius

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2007, 11:47:16 PM »
It's really not hard at all, dude. Easy to learn, hard to master.

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2007, 01:55:35 AM »
These board games are all so complicated and look intimidating.

They are german designs-very approachable if you spend 5-10 minutes reading the manual/tutorial and playing a sample game.
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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2007, 02:12:26 AM »
If I download it, Corny - you must play!
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Saint Cornelius

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2007, 02:24:44 AM »
Dude, that's why I made the thread!
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The Fake Shemp

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2007, 06:22:22 PM »
Okay, I downloaded it and it's a ton of fun - my gamertag is The Fake Shemp and I can player later tonight.  Just be aware, I may talk very little to none at all as I've lost my voice (being given mandatory sick leave).
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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2007, 06:44:54 PM »
That's good, I'd rather you didn't talk. It's hard to masturbate with you yappin'
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AdmiralViscen

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2007, 11:22:09 AM »
Should I get this?

Is there some flash version I can sample, or is the demo good?

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2007, 12:24:03 PM »
I've found it pretty enjoyable to play. Just check out the demo.
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AdmiralViscen

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2007, 12:11:26 AM »
Hot shit, bought it after one sample play.

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2007, 12:59:55 AM »
Gamertag is The Fake Shemp.  Let's see if we can play tonight!
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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2007, 01:05:55 AM »
Sorry, I'm goin to bed in a few. Tomorrow night?

I played my first online game, I tied with the guy, and I got the Achievement for beating an opponent by 50+ points.

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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2007, 01:26:47 PM »
this game is actually pretty decent.  the wife and i got into it last night and had a bunch of laughs.  highly recommended for the local multiplayer component alone.
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Re: Anyone playing Carcassonne on XBLA arcade?
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2007, 01:48:47 PM »
Gamertag is The Fake Shemp.  Let's see if we can play tonight!

LOL that's your gamer tag? I was wondering who the fuck that was.

highly recommended for the local multiplayer component alone.

totally! way better than the piece of shit Fuzion Frenzy II  >:(
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