The Castles of Burgundy explained

The Castles of Burgundy
Designer:Stefan Feld
Publisher:Ravensburger
Image Link:The_Castles_of_Burgundy_Box_cover.jpg
Image Caption:Box cover
Players:2 to 4
Ages:12 and up
Setup Time:15 minutes
Playing Time:90 minutes
Random Chance:Medium
Skills:Strategy
Related:The Voyages of Marco Polo, La Granja, Bora Bora
Footnotes:[1]

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.[2] It is considered a classic of the Eurogame genre,[3] [4] and is cited as one of the most influential board games of the last decade.[5] It uses dice rolling and dice placement, a modular setup, and set collection as its mechanics.[6] The dice and the ability to change them give players a wide range of options.[7]

Gameplay

In Castles of Burgundy, players collect hexagonal tiles to fill their personal player boards[8] by drafting them via dice they've collected, and then gain benefits for each tile placed.[9] Players will earn bonuses for filling in a specific region of their board, which is worth more points if done earlier in the game, or for filling all hexes of a specific color on their entire board.[10]

Versions

In 2014 Yucata, the online game portal, released an online play-by-web version.In 2016 Ravensburger released Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game.[11] Ravensburger also released a "roll-and-write" version, The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, in 2017.[12] In 2019 DIGIDICED developed versions for Steam, Android, and iOS.[13]

Reception

A review at Ars Technica described the game as having a "bland theme, dry artwork, chintzy components" but also "some of the best gameplay" in a board game and amongst the "best dice-rolling mechanics in any strategy game".

Notes and References

  1. Book: Goodridge . Michelle . Rohweder . Matthew J. . November 15, 2021. Librarian's Guide to Games and Gamers: From Collection Development to Advisory Services . Bloomsbury Publishing. 9798216110958.
  2. Web site: Castles of Burgundy: Full Credits . boardgamegeek.com . 23 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Forget Game Of Thrones. The Best Board Games Are German-Style. . February 24, 2013 . February 26, 2017 . Tom . Mendelsohn .
  4. Web site: Essen 2016: Best board games from the biggest board game convention. . October 22, 2016 . February 26, 2017 . Quintin . Smith .
  5. Web site: The most influential board games of the decade, according to top designers. . November 17, 2019 . November 18, 2019 . Charlie . Hall .
  6. Web site: The 10 Essential Gateway Boardgames for Converting Non-Gamers. . June 26, 2015 . April 24, 2017 . Luke . Larsen .
  7. Web site: Making better use of dice in games. 2 October 2014. BoingBoing. 12 June 2017. Casey. Matt.
  8. Web site: Ars Technica’s ultimate board game buyer’s guide. Zimmerman. Aaron. Anderson. Nate. Mendelsohn. Tom. Ars Technica. 8 December 2017. 12 November 2021.
  9. Web site: The Board Game Merlin Is Startlingly Low on Magic. 20 June 2018. Paste. 26 November 2019. Law. Keith.
  10. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/04/review-beloved-board-game-castles-of-burgundy-is-now-an-app
  11. Web site: Every Boardgame We Saw at Gen Con 2016. . August 8, 2016 . February 26, 2017 . Keith . Law .
  12. Web site: Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game Review . . August 18, 2018 . June 3, 2019 . Marc . Davis .
  13. Web site: Review: Beloved board game Castles of Burgundy is now an app. Law. Keith. 2019-04-13. Ars Technica. en-us. 2019-04-14.