Carcassonne Tile Set remix for K40 (with river2, the abbot, inns and cathedrals and traders and builders)

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This is a custom design tailored to fit the cutting area of my K40 Chinese laser precisely. Initially, I organized the tiles into three sheets measuring 7 by 4 tiles each. However, upon realizing that my plywood sheets were slightly shorter than the actual width of the laser, I rearranged the tiles into two configurations: three sheets of 6 by 4 tiles and a single sheet of 3 by 4 tiles for the river expansion. I also modified the river tiles to create a second set called "river2" in case I or someone else decides to add the corresponding expansions. Additionally, I darkened the color of the buildings' roofs to differentiate them from the meadows. To achieve this, I used the K40whisperer software with the halftone option enabled. I then proceeded to raster engrave the grayscales at a speed of 300mm/s and 35% laser power, which took approximately an hour to complete. For comparison, my first sheet was engraved at 100mm/s and 20%, resulting in a slightly better finish but taking over three hours. The blue lines were vector engraved at a speed of 25mm/s and 18%, while the red lines were vector cut at 10mm/s and 35%. The wood used is meranti 3-ply, approximately 2.7mm thick plywood. *Update*: I added a garden on nine tiles to extend the abbot feature. *Update2*: I added the "Inns and Cathedrals" extension, consisting of eighteen new tiles, including two gardens to maintain the garden-to-tile ratio. Additionally, I included my set of meeples with a large follower and the abbot. *Update3*: I added the Traders and Builders tokens and meeples, which can be engraved on both sides. To achieve this, simply engrave the Side 1 file, then flip the rectangle vertically and engrave the Side 2 file. There is also a contour cut hidden in the Side 2 file if you prefer not to engrave both sides. *Update4*: I added the Traders and Builders extension tiles.