Comments on: Princess and the Dragon: The Nasty Side of Carcassonne http://www.gamesoverboard.com/2009/05/princess-and-the-dragon-the-nasty-side-of-carcassonne/ Going overboard on board games. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:03:12 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: mercutiom http://www.gamesoverboard.com/2009/05/princess-and-the-dragon-the-nasty-side-of-carcassonne/comment-page-1/#comment-286 mercutiom Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:26:31 +0000 http://www.gamesoverboard.com/?p=182#comment-286 @Massamilino, I have to agree that the Dragon can be wasted, and I often forget to move the Fairy to protect that endangered Meeple when I should. I find that, in a two player game, if you use fewer expansions or even reduce the number of tiles in your base set, you'll actually get more out of both pieces. As for the Princess, yes in a two player game, it's a bit of a cheat. In a multi-player game, however, the Princess saves those cities for your about to lose to an overbearing opponent. It also is great in later game play in those huge multi-players where you and another person have to team up to take down the big bad. @Massamilino, I have to agree that the Dragon can be wasted, and I often forget to move the Fairy to protect that endangered Meeple when I should.

I find that, in a two player game, if you use fewer expansions or even reduce the number of tiles in your base set, you’ll actually get more out of both pieces.

As for the Princess, yes in a two player game, it’s a bit of a cheat. In a multi-player game, however, the Princess saves those cities for your about to lose to an overbearing opponent. It also is great in later game play in those huge multi-players where you and another person have to team up to take down the big bad.

]]> By: Massimiliano Cuccia http://www.gamesoverboard.com/2009/05/princess-and-the-dragon-the-nasty-side-of-carcassonne/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Massimiliano Cuccia Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:01:34 +0000 http://www.gamesoverboard.com/?p=182#comment-285 Yes, but ... the dragon often stroll around eating nothing and moving this (wonderful) meeple is a waste of time especially in a 2players game. While the fairy become a way to forget to add that single point at the start of the turn. And the princess is the rotten thing to do to your opponent ... nothing about strategies, just the luck to come out with such a tile well, after that ... i love it! :-) Yes, but …
the dragon often stroll around eating nothing and moving this (wonderful) meeple is a waste of time especially in a 2players game.
While the fairy become a way to forget to add that single point at the start of the turn.
And the princess is the rotten thing to do to your opponent … nothing about strategies, just the luck to come out with such a tile

well, after that … i love it! :-)

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