The Castles of Burgundy

The Castles of Burgundy is a board game for two to four players, set in Medieval Burgundy. It was designed by Stefan Feld and illustrated by Julien Delval and Harald Lieske, and was published in 2011 by Ravensburger/alea. It is considered a classic of the eurogame genre,[1][2] and is cited as one of the most influential board games of the last decade.[3] It uses dice rolling and dice placement, a modular setup, and set collection as its mechanics.[4] The dice and the ability to change them give players a wide range of options.[5]

The Castles of Burgundy
Box cover
Designer(s)Stefan Feld
Publisher(s)Ravensburger
Players2 to 4
Setup time15 minutes
Playing time90 minutes
Random chanceMedium
Age range12 and up
Skill(s) requiredStrategy

Gameplay

In Castles of Burgundy, players collect tiles to fill their personal player boards by drafting them via dice they've collected, and then gain benefits for each tile placed.[6]

Versions

In 2016 Ravensburger released Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game.[7] Ravensburger also released a "roll-and-write" version, The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, in 2017.[8] In 2019 DIGIDICED developed versions for Steam, Android, and iOS.[9]

References
  1. Mendelsohn, Tom (February 24, 2013). "Forget Game Of Thrones. The Best Board Games Are German-Style". Kotaku. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. Smith, Quintin (October 22, 2016). "Essen 2016: Best board games from the biggest board game convention". arstechnica. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  3. Hall, Charlie (November 17, 2019). "The most influential board games of the decade, according to top designers". Polygon. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. Larsen, Luke (June 26, 2015). "The 10 Essential Gateway Boardgames for Converting Non-Gamers". Paste Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. Casey, Matt (2 October 2014). "Making better use of dice in games". BoingBoing. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. Law, Keith (20 June 2018). "The Board Game Merlin Is Startlingly Low on Magic". Paste. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  7. Law, Keith (August 8, 2016). "Every Boardgame We Saw at Gen Con 2016". Paste Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  8. Davis, Marc (August 18, 2018). "Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game Review". The Thoughtful Gamer. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  9. Law, Keith (2019-04-13). "Review: Beloved board game Castles of Burgundy is now an app". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
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