{"id":5069,"date":"2020-01-01T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.storeallthebits.com\/site\/?p=5069"},"modified":"2021-10-13T19:54:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T00:54:58","slug":"barbican-xl-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.storeallthebits.com\/site\/2020\/01\/01\/barbican-xl-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbican XL – Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Here are some tips and tricks for getting the most out of our Barbican XL travel box<\/a>, designed to hold the classic Carcassonne base game and up to two expansions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>How do I store the Expansions?<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Extra space and storage options are provided in order to store various collections of expansions.\u00a0 There are 2 tile areas and 2 storage boxes provided in the travel box, along with each player tray having a supplementary storage area.<\/p>

Each tile area is sized to hold 24 standard Carcassonne tiles.<\/p>

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<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/span>What expansions can be stored in the Barbican XL Travel Box?<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Here are recommended configurations for storing expansions in the Barbican XL Travel Box:<\/p>

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Expansion<\/th>Tile Storage Area(s)<\/th>Token Box<\/th>Supplementary Storage<\/th>Player Supplementary Storage<\/th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1 – Inns & Cathedrals (Z-MAN Rules<\/a>)<\/td>24 tiles in one storage area<\/td><\/td><\/td>Large Follower<\/td>The 50\/ 100 point tiles can be replaced by the point tokens provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 – Traders and Builders (Z-MAN Rules<\/a>)<\/td>24 tiles in one storage area<\/td>Trade goods tokens<\/td>Cloth bag<\/td>Pig and Builder followers<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 – Princess and Dragon (Z-MAN Rules<\/a>)<\/td>24 tiles in one storage area + 6 tiles in the other storage area<\/td><\/td>Fairy and Dragon<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 – Abbey and Mayor (Z-MAN Rules<\/a>)<\/td>18 tiles in one storage area<\/td><\/td><\/td>Mayor, Wagon, and Barn<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 – Count, King, and Robber (Z-MAN Rules<\/a>)<\/td>24 tiles (land tiles; king and robber tiles) in one storage area<\/td>Wooden Count, King and Robber markers<\/td><\/td><\/td>Large City tiles will need to go above or below score track resulting in some lid lift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8 – Bridges, Castles, and Bazaars (Z-MAN Rules<\/a>)<\/td>Castle and Land tiles in one storage area
\nSome bridges in other storage area<\/td>		<\/td>Remaining Bridges<\/td><\/td>This takes up the majority of available expansion space<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9 – Hills and Sheep (Z-MAN Rules<\/a>)<\/td>18 tiles in one storage area<\/td>Flock tokens<\/td>Cloth bag<\/td>Shepherds<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 – Under the Big Top (Z-MAN Rules<\/a>)<\/td>24 tiles in one storage area
\n16 tiles in the other storage area<\/td>		Animal tokens<\/td><\/td>Ringmasters<\/td>This expansion hasn’t been verified yet, but looks like it would fit. Big Top may need to go in 2nd storage area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>

NOTE: The following expansions are most likely not compatible with the Barbican XL Travel Box:<\/p>