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Castle Up

Castle Up

2025·Marti Ganduxe, Oriol Ganduxe

Videos
9
Creators
8

Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Castle Up is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 other videos.

2 - 4 players
60 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

CastleUp is a competitive card game for 2-4 players set in the bustling era of the middle ages. Each player embarks on an ambitious journey to establish and grow their own city, vying for influence and supremacy in a world where strategy and cunning are key. The game intricately blends elements of moderate complexity strategy with engaging mechanics of deck building and tableau building. In CastleUp, every card action is a strategic choice, revealing layers of depth as players carefully construct their city. The game features innovative mechanics, such as cards that turn when damaged, maintaining full visibility to all players and adding a layer of tactical foresight. Resource management plays a crucial role, as players must judiciously allocate their assets to outmaneuver their rivals. Designed for competitive players, CastleUp eschews the randomness of dice, focusing instead on skillful planning and execution. As the game progresses through multiple rounds, players take consecutive turns, each action building upon the last towards an intricate web of potential victory. The game concludes when the drawing deck is depleted, with the player amassing the most victory points declared the winner. This title not only challenges the strategic acumen of its players but also invites them to immerse themselves in a richly crafted medieval experience.

Castle Up

Watch first

Learn to play

Castle Up - How to Play Board Game. With Stella and Tarrant19:54

Castle Up - How to Play Board Game. With Stella and Tarrant

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Review

RESEÑA de CASTLE UP | Kickstarter | Opinión juego de mesa15:08

RESEÑA de CASTLE UP | Kickstarter | Opinión juego de mesa

Los Juegos de Ávatar

Los Juegos de Ávatar

Watch it played

KS Preview w/ Oriol & Marti | Castle Up from Wolley Games, Live Teach & Playthrough | Twitch VOD2:24:36

KS Preview w/ Oriol & Marti | Castle Up from Wolley Games, Live Teach & Playthrough | Twitch VOD

Amanda Panda

Amanda Panda

Which Castle Up video should I watch?

Castle Up has 9 videos from 8 creators: 3 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 2 other videos. They date from 2023 to April 2024.

To learn the rules, start with "Castle Up - How to Play Board Game. With Stella and Tarrant" by The Dice Tower, which runs 20 min. For a quicker teach, "Castle Up" by Il Meeple Con La Camicia runs 6 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "RESEÑA de CASTLE UP | Kickstarter | Opinión juego de mesa" by Los Juegos de Ávatar. 3 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "KS Preview w/ Oriol & Marti | Castle Up from Wolley Games, Live Teach & Playthrough | Twitch VOD" by Amanda Panda.

If you like it, try La Familia Hort, Botswana, The Rich and the Good or Moon Colony Bloodbath, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Castle Up - How to Play Board Game. With Stella and TarrantHow to play19:54

Castle Up - How to Play Board Game. With Stella and Tarrant

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

RESEÑA de CASTLE UP | Kickstarter | Opinión juego de mesaReview15:08

RESEÑA de CASTLE UP | Kickstarter | Opinión juego de mesa

Los Juegos de Ávatar

Los Juegos de Ávatar

Is Castle Up for you? A Quick Overview!Review3:32

Is Castle Up for you? A Quick Overview!

ShelfClutter

ShelfClutter

KS Preview w/ Oriol & Marti | Castle Up from Wolley Games, Live Teach & Playthrough | Twitch VODPlaythrough2:24:36

KS Preview w/ Oriol & Marti | Castle Up from Wolley Games, Live Teach & Playthrough | Twitch VOD

Amanda Panda

Amanda Panda

CASTLE UP - Anteprima Kickstarter5:58

CASTLE UP - Anteprima Kickstarter

Il Meeple Con La Camicia

Il Meeple Con La Camicia

Castle Up | Cómo JugarHow to play14:26

Castle Up | Cómo Jugar

Boardies Games 🎲

Boardies Games 🎲

Castle UpHow to play5:31

Castle Up

Il Meeple Con La Camicia

Il Meeple Con La Camicia

Castle Up | Preview | What's Cookin | DeutschReview12:26

Castle Up | Preview | What's Cookin | Deutsch

Board Game Burger

Board Game Burger

Castle Up | Kickstarter Launch Trailer1:20

Castle Up | Kickstarter Launch Trailer

Wolley Games

Wolley Games

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Il Meeple Con La Camicia
Il Meeple Con La Camicia
2 videos of this game
Amanda Panda
Amanda Panda
1 video of this game
Board Game Burger
Board Game Burger
1 video of this game
Boardies Games 🎲
Boardies Games
1 video of this game
Los Juegos de Ávatar
Los Juegos de Ávatar
1 video of this game
ShelfClutter
ShelfClutter
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
1 video of this game
Wolley Games
Wolley Games
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About Castle Up

From BoardGameGeek:

CastleUp is a competitive card game for 2-4 players set in the bustling era of the middle ages. Each player embarks on an ambitious journey to establish and grow their own city, vying for influence and supremacy in a world where strategy and cunning are key. The game intricately blends elements of moderate complexity strategy with engaging mechanics of deck building and tableau building. In CastleUp, every card action is a strategic choice, revealing layers of depth as players carefully construct their city. The game features innovative mechanics, such as cards that turn when damaged, maintaining full visibility to all players and adding a layer of tactical foresight. Resource management plays a crucial role, as players must judiciously allocate their assets to outmaneuver their rivals. Designed for competitive players, CastleUp eschews the randomness of dice, focusing instead on skillful planning and execution. As the game progresses through multiple rounds, players take consecutive turns, each action building upon the last towards an intricate web of potential victory. The game concludes when the drawing deck is depleted, with the player amassing the most victory points declared the winner. This title not only challenges the strategic acumen of its players but also invites them to immerse themselves in a richly crafted medieval experience.

Designers

Marti Ganduxe, Oriol Ganduxe

Artist

Vitaliy Sandula

Publisher

Wolley Games

Categories

Card GameCity BuildingMedieval

Mechanics

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