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2023Stefan Feld
- Videos
- 136
- Creators
- 82
Mostly unboxings and reviews
1 - 4 players70 - 120 minMedium weight
The Castles of Burgundy
2011Stefan Feld
- Videos
- 77
- Creators
- 59
Mainly reviews. The Castles of Burgundy is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 41 reviews, 18 how-to-play guides, 11 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
2 - 4 players
30 - 90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
The game is set in the Burgundy region of High Medieval France. Each player takes on the role of an aristocrat, originally controlling a small princedom. While playing they aim to build settlements and powerful castles, practice trade along the river, exploit silver mines, and use the knowledge of travelers. The game is about players taking settlement tiles from the game board and placing them into their princedom which is represented by the player board. Every tile has a function that starts when the tile is placed in the princedom. The princedom itself consists of several regions, each of which demands its own type of settlement tile. The game is played in five phases, each consisting of five rounds. Each phase begins with the game board stocked with settlement tiles and goods tiles. At the beginning of each round all players roll their two dice, and the player who is currently first in turn order rolls a goods placement die. A goods tile is made available on the game board according to the roll of the goods die. During each round, a player may perform any two of the four possible types of actions: take a settlement tile and place it in the staging area on their player board take a settlement tile from the staging area and place in the corresponding region for the type of tile and adjacent to a previously placed settlement tile, deliver goods with a number matching one of their dice take worker tokens which allow the player to adjust the roll of their dice. In addition to these actions a player may buy a settlement tile and place it in the staging area on their player board. The game ends after the fifth phase is played to completion. Victory points are awarded for unused money and workers, and undelivered goods. Bonus victory points from certain settlement tiles are awarded at the end of the game. The player with the most victory points wins. The rules include basic and advanced versions.
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Which video should I watch for The Castles of Burgundy?
The Castles of Burgundy has 77 videos from 59 creators: 41 reviews, 18 how-to-play guides, 11 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 4 other videos. They date from 2011 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Learn the basics of Castles of Burgundy in less than three minutes" by Clever Move, which runs 3 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Dice Tower Reviews: Die Burgen von Burgund" by The Dice Tower. 35 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "We Play - A Playthrough of "The Castles of Burgundy" (Part 1)" by jPlay, one of 11 playthroughs.
If you like it, try The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition, Civolution, Marrakesh and Bonfire, also by Stefan Feld.
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2024Stefan Feld
- Videos
- 89
- Creators
- 57
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 4 players90 - 180 minVery heavy weight
About The Castles of Burgundy
From BoardGameGeek:
The game is set in the Burgundy region of High Medieval France. Each player takes on the role of an aristocrat, originally controlling a small princedom. While playing they aim to build settlements and powerful castles, practice trade along the river, exploit silver mines, and use the knowledge of travelers. The game is about players taking settlement tiles from the game board and placing them into their princedom which is represented by the player board. Every tile has a function that starts when the tile is placed in the princedom. The princedom itself consists of several regions, each of which demands its own type of settlement tile. The game is played in five phases, each consisting of five rounds. Each phase begins with the game board stocked with settlement tiles and goods tiles. At the beginning of each round all players roll their two dice, and the player who is currently first in turn order rolls a goods placement die. A goods tile is made available on the game board according to the roll of the goods die. During each round, a player may perform any two of the four possible types of actions: take a settlement tile and place it in the staging area on their player board take a settlement tile from the staging area and place in the corresponding region for the type of tile and adjacent to a previously placed settlement tile, deliver goods with a number matching one of their dice take worker tokens which allow the player to adjust the roll of their dice. In addition to these actions a player may buy a settlement tile and place it in the staging area on their player board. The game ends after the fifth phase is played to completion. Victory points are awarded for unused money and workers, and undelivered goods. Bonus victory points from certain settlement tiles are awarded at the end of the game. The player with the most victory points wins. The rules include basic and advanced versions.
Designer
Stefan Feld
Artists
Julien Delval, Harald Lieske
Publisher
alea
Categories
Mechanics