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= | <div style="font-size: 120%; margin: 25px 0px 20px 0px;">'''Welcome to WikiCarpedia, the Carcassonne Complete Annotated Rules Wiki!'''</div> | ||
== Introduction == | |||
[[File:Burg_von_Carcassonne.jpg|right|250px|frame|Carcassonne castle view. Source:[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burg_von_Carcassonne.jpg Wikimedia Commons] ]] | |||
The WikiCarpedia project (or WICA for short) started in July 2018, going live on 1st of September 2018. The founding fathers of the WikiCarpedia are [[User:Decar|Decar]], [[User:MajFrost|MajFrost]], [[User:Meepledrone|Meepledrone]], [[User:Sinscerly|Sinscerly]] and [[User:Wolnic|Wolnic]]. | |||
The main stimulus and source for its creation (besides, obviously love for the game) was the impressive '''Carcassonne Complete Annotated Rules (CAR) document''', heart of the '''CarcassonneCentral''' community. The CAR consists in the English translations of the German rules, with annotations to highlight differences and official clarifications from Hans-im-Glueck where confusion exists. The development of this document began in 2006, and the most recent version (v7.4) was released by Christopher Ober and many others in May 2015. To honour the tremendous work by him and other people for the community you can find below the introduction and credits from the original Standard CAR (S-CAR or Carcassonne Standard CAR ver. 7.4). | |||
A lot has happened since the CAR was last updated back in May 2015. The CAR was focused in the 1st Edition of Carcassonne (Carcassonne I or CI for short) but it included some preliminary information on the new edition (Carcassonne II or CII for short) released in 2014. | |||
Several years have passed and we have witnessed: | |||
* The release of a few expansions for CI not covered in the CAR v7.4 | |||
* The release of new clarifications by HiG between October 2015 and April 2016 available on the CarcassonneCentral forum (thanks to Kettlefish) | |||
* The re-release of several major and minor expansions for CII with some rules changes | |||
* The release of new major and minor CII expansions | |||
* The release of new spin-offs and variants | |||
All this required a step forward in keeping up with the latest developments in the Carcassonne. The CarcassonneCentral forums have long debated many aspects of how to cope with two editions of the Carcassonne basic game and what would be the ideal support for a 21st century CAR. | |||
'''WikiCarpedia (WICA)''' is our response to this challenge to bring you an online CAR that will cover all Carcassonne editions and their expansions (and spin-offs in due time). It covers all the rules and clarifications available and provides you with advanced reference sections beyond anything you found in the CAR. All this in a Wiki format you can browse and search online. | |||
As part of the initiative, we adapted all the footnotes on the CAR from CI to CII and expanded the interactions between expansions in CII to include everything we considered interesting that was omitted on the printed manuals. We also included some community rules to deal with the gaps in the rules of the controversial Halflings. | |||
The reference pages are now your friend. They have become a set of dynamic pages that can be customized through a Expansion Selector. The Expansion Selector allows WICA users to select expansions fully or partially and define a preferred edition whose rules have precedence. The pages that benefit form this customization are next: | |||
* '''Game Reference:''' a high level Order of Play that covers the game preparation, the game and the scoring after the game. This is completely new. | |||
* '''Order of Play:''' an updated version of the one in the CAR reviewed and updated to cover all expansions available up to date. | |||
* '''Scoring During the Game:''' an updated version of the one in the CAR reviewed and updated to cover all expansions available up to date. | |||
* '''Scoring After the Game:''' an updated version of the one in the CAR reviewed and updated to cover all expansions available up to date. | |||
* '''Game Figures:''' an updated version of the one in the CAR, reviewed and extended with a lot more cases to cover all expansions available up to date. | |||
We hope you enjoy using it the same as we enjoyed building it up for you, fellow Carcassonne fan! | |||
== S-CAR introduction == | == S-CAR introduction == | ||
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* David Whitworth, for his summary of figure characteristics | * David Whitworth, for his summary of figure characteristics | ||
* John Sweeney, for hosting a great site and for information about the GQ11. | * John Sweeney, for hosting a great site and for information about the GQ11. | ||
* Scott, Olon Callaway, André Santos, Patrik Wikström (wicke), Cesar Moreno (NoMasOvejas), Jeff Hoffman (Gamemaster), Gilbert Cerise (chiefouray), Brandon Clarke (bwtcf), Brett Myers (disclaimer), and The Broox for proof-reading. | * [[user:Scott|Scott]], Olon Callaway, André Santos, Patrik Wikström (wicke), Cesar Moreno (NoMasOvejas), Jeff Hoffman (Gamemaster), Gilbert Cerise (chiefouray), Brandon Clarke (bwtcf), Brett Myers (disclaimer), and The Broox for proof-reading. | ||
* Eric Weingarten (Little My), Mike LeDuc (ducker), Andy Tinkham (tinkha), Randy Szabadics (ironmule), and The Broox for information about [[Rio Grande Games]] editions. | * Eric Weingarten (Little My), Mike LeDuc (ducker), Andy Tinkham (tinkha), Randy Szabadics (ironmule), and The Broox for information about [[Rio Grande Games]] editions. | ||
* Kevin Wood (kvn299), Ken Shin (dvader123), Brian Mola (ColtsFan76), hester, Vladimír Sýkora, and eddebaby for help in earlier versions of the CAR. | * Kevin Wood (kvn299), Ken Shin (dvader123), Brian Mola (ColtsFan76), hester, Vladimír Sýkora, and eddebaby for help in earlier versions of the CAR. | ||
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Special thanks to the [http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/ CarcassonneCentral], [https://www.carcassonne-forum.de/ Carcassonne-Forum], and [https://boardgamegeek.com/ BoardGameGeek] communities in general. | Special thanks to the [http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/ CarcassonneCentral], [https://www.carcassonne-forum.de/ Carcassonne-Forum], and [https://boardgamegeek.com/ BoardGameGeek] communities in general. | ||
== | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/ CarcassonneCentral], the English-speaking forum for Carcassonne fans home to the CAR | * [http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/ CarcassonneCentral], the English-speaking forum for Carcassonne fans home to the CAR | ||
* [http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=60.0 Carcassonne: The Complete Annotated Rules (Standard Edition) v7.4] | * [http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=60.0 Carcassonne: The Complete Annotated Rules (Standard Edition) v7.4] | ||
* [http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=2125.msg29571#msg29571 Official clarifications (10/2015-04/2016)], by [[Hans im Glück|HiG]] on | * [http://www.carcassonnecentral.com/community/index.php?topic=2125.msg29571#msg29571 Official clarifications (10/2015-04/2016)], by [[Hans im Glück|HiG]] on CarcassonneCentral | ||
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