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The Castles of Burgundy
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 30–90 min
- Age
- 12+
- Published
- 2011
- Category
- tile-based game
What this is
In The Castles of Burgundy, players plan, trade, and build their Burgundian estate to prosperity and prominence. Each settlement tile offers a benefit, additional actions, additional money, advancement on the turn order track, more goods tiles, die roll adjustment or victory points. 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.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 30–90 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2011
- Category
- tile-based game
- Designer
- Stefan Feld
- Artist
- Julien Delval
- Publishers
- Hobby World, Ravensburger, Giochi Uniti, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos
- Box size
- 22 × 31 × 7.1 cm
- Photographs
- 2
Publisher
- Hobby WorldOfficial site
- RavensburgerOfficial site
- Giochi UnitiOfficial site
- Grow Jogos e BrinquedosOfficial site
How players rate The Castles of Burgundy
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.
- 2p7.9157 ratings
- 3p8.4157 ratings
- 4p7.8157 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.7/10
- Ease of teach6.5/10
- Gateway friendliness6.0/10
- Component quality7.9/10
- Table presence7.2/10
- Travel friendliness6.8/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.3SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle3.9FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckSwingy6.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.8Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.8LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate3.1SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.8No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table6.0Lap trayTwo tables
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1 further photograph · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookThe Castles of Burgundy: The Castles of Burgundy English InstructionsEN · 16 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
22 × 31 × 7.1 cm
- Shelf volume
- 4.8 L
- Shelf width used
- 7.1 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 4
Source: measured
