Re: [pbmserv-dev] request for a game (second try): "Carcassone"

[Mark Ballinger <mballinger@ballinger.cx>]

On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 04:30:06PM -0800, Douglas Zander wrote:
> sorry about that, I pressed the wrong button.
> 
> I have had a request for "Carcassone" which I am told is a "Settlers of Catan"
> like game.  As some of you may know, I had thought of doing Settlers of Catan
> for this server but didn't for several reasons, one of which is copyright. 
> (yes, the graphics worked on an 80 column ascii screen!  you could easily see
> what was going on and make everything out... but only for the basic version,
> not the expanded version, the board just fits!  :-)  :-)
> Anyways, if anyone wants to do Carcassone, please reply to this list or to me
> and I'll pass it on to the requester.  Thanks! 

Carcassone is nothing like Settlers, apart from also being copyrighted.

Carcassone is a tile laying game.  You draw a tile, fit in on the table so it adjoins other pieces properly, then decide if you want to place a figure for potential scoring.  See:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/85237

for a recent and very good review.

It would work nicely by email, but probably not legally.