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Ravensburger The Castles of Burgundy Board Game - Fun Strategy Game That's Easy to Learn and Play with Great Replay Value

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Style: Castles of Burgundy Classic Game

Brand	Ravensburger
Material	Wood, Cardboard
Genre	Action Drafting, Strategy
Number of Players	4
Minimum Age Recomendation	144

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FUN PLAY EXPERIENCE – In The Castles of Burgundy, players collect game-deciding victory points via trading, livestock farming, city building, or scientific research. The player with the most victory points in the end is the winner.
HIGH QUALITY COMPONENTS – This board game comes with 164 six-sided tiles, 42 goods tiles, 20 Silverlings, 30 worker tiles, 12 bonus tiles, victory point tiles, playing pieces, dice, game board, player boards.
GREAT REPLAY VALUE – Playing time is 30-90 minutes, for 2-4 players.
EASY TO UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTIONS – High quality, easy to understand instructions make it easy to start playing right away. French instructions also included.
LONG TERM QUALITY - Ravensburger has been making products for the hand, head, and heart for over 130 years.

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Ravensburger The Castles of Burgundy Board Game

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The Hundred Years’ war is over and the Renaissance is looming. Conditions are perfect for the princes of the Loire Valley to propel their estates to prosperity and prominence. Through strategic trading and building, clever planning, and careful thought, players add settlements and castles, practice trade along the river, exploit silver mines, farm livestock, and more in this classic Stefan Feld Eurogame.

How to Play:

Players take turns rolling two dice and choosing to move goods tiles from the game board to their player boards; from their player boards onto corresponding numbered and colored regions of their playing fields; to deliver goods in exchange for silverlings; or to take worker tiles.
Play continues, with players completing additional actions and noting victory points for each tile placed.
Five turns are taken per round, with additional victory points awarded for unused money and workers, undelivered goods, and percentage of settlement complete. The player with the most victory points after five rounds wins the game.

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The Castles of Burgundy is a detailed strategy game set in the Loire Valley of France during medieval times. Players assume the role of princes trying to build the greatest estates in the land by becoming more prosperous than their competitors. Over the course of five rounds, players collect points by trading, livestock farming, city building and scientific research. They must buy and sell goods or labor and use action tiles for building, shipping, mining, livestock and knowledge across two game boards. The game is designed for 2-4 board gamers ages 12 and up. A detailed strategy game for dedicated gamers set in medieval France. 15th Century princes devote time and effort to strategically trading and building their prosperity and their estates. Immersive Game of Fame and Fortune Set in 15th Century France Designed for players who relish strategy games composed with intricate details, colorful artwork and quality construction, The Castles of Burgundy challenges players with strategic options to acquire the victory points they need to win the game. Players work between the main game board and their own personal game board to acquire the possesions, points, wealth and knowledge they need to earn victory points. The quest begins from the moment the game starts until it ends, keeping everyone fully engaged and thinking of creative ways to buy, trade or sell as a means of amassing their fortune. Advanced game play rules are included. A Complex Strategy Game that Challenges Players to Think Ahead and Plan Big A game of both subtle and overt strategy, wit and patience, The Castles of Burgundy sparks the imagination with its various animals, land, building and ship tiles, as well as the give and take between the two game boards. Intricate play details promote cause and effect, attention to detail, mathematical calculations and patience. Since the game is played over five rounds, players must develop a strategy and keep the game's objectives clear in their minds over a lengthy time period. Players compete against one another, but also against themselves, as they test strategies that could help them amass their assets more quickly than their opponents. Players Manage Assets and Sharpen Their Business Skills The Castles of Burgundy is for players who prefer games of strategy to those of luck. This is a game with historical perspective with the inspiring theme of France during medieval times. Players must be alert and ready to think clearly across two game boards, intricate details and multiple areas at once. What's In The Box? 164 six-sided tiles, 42 goods tiles, 20 Silverlings (game's currency), 30 worker tiles, 12 bonus tiles, 4 victory tiles, 8 playing pieces, 9 dice, 1 game board, 6 player boards, 1 set of instructions

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15th century princes from the Loire Valley devote their efforts to strategic trading and building in order to bring their estates prosperity and prominence throughout Burgundy. Two dice set the action options, but the players always make the final choices. Trading, livestock farming, city building or scientific research - many different paths lead to the prosperity and prominence of the players. The many ways to gain victory points in this building game require careful thought and extensive planning ahead. The different estates ensure that no two games are alike and that the game remains challenging for a long time.

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12.25 x 8.5 x 2.75 inches

Item Weight

2.2 pounds

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B005UWYK22

Item model number

81243

Manufacturer recommended age

12 - 15 years

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#43 in Dice Games (Toys & Games)
#259 in Dedicated Deck Card Games
#803 in Board Games (Toys & Games)

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November 25, 2011

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just some dude

On the surface, nothing in this game is appealing to me

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2017

Style: Castles of Burgundy Classic GameVerified Purchase

A brief overview of what one gets with this game:

- cheap cardboard components with glossy thin player mats
- barfy-looking artwork
- a theme so thin it is starving
- two colored six-sided dice are the central component of the game, and they are used to determine your possible actions on your turn
- point salad so severe it is a virtual point salad bar
- fiddly to set up and difficult to put away

... so did I accidentally give it five stars? No. The Castles of Burgundy is among my favorite games of all time. I am always willing to play this game. It does not satisfy on any of my more predictable measures of a board game I love, but it succeeds in what a game is ultimately all about - gameplay. Everything in the way this game flows is so perfectly honed that I forgive it for not having much of a theme, for having "goods tiles" that are not even described in any other detail other than the dice number you have to roll in order to sell them, hell, for being centered on dice rolls.

The game is light on strategy but as a tactical game, it is the best I have ever played. For how under-produced the production is, there is always a myriad of decisions that can be made on every single turn. You have fifty decisions to make total in the game, with two dice rolls every single round, with five rounds in every phase (phases not named thematically, but named A, B, C, D, E) - and the goal is to optimize those decisions in such a way that fills your manor with tiles that do have names for theme purpose, but they really amount to nothing more than scoring points here and there. You can use a dice to take tiles offered on the main board that matches the dice number you rolled. You can use a dice to play tiles corresponding to a dice number on your player mat. You can use a dice to sell goods. And you can use a dice to generate two workers (which can modify the number of any dice). Also if you have some silverlings (the scarce money in this game) you can buy from a market in the center of the board.

And that is about it. But it is so fun. Really, really fun. And with how many possible things each tile can do once added to your manor, the way the game comes together, and the paths to victory, can be near-unlimited. All of the different types of tiles can do so many different things, but it never feels overwhelming to learn what they all do, or paralyzing to find the perfect use for them. There is not a linear order that you have to take your actions every turn. The rules are tight, but they are not restricting.

This is a game that has everything I hate in a game, yet totally makes up for it, ALL of it, with its gameplay design and brilliance. It is a title every tabletop fiend should own, even if they don't usually like Euro games. A point salad with all the fixings.

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Richard P. Hern

Buy the original, save the money.

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2020

Style: Castles of Burgundy 20th Anniversary EditionVerified Purchase

The Theme of the review is that what was added was no way justifies the 40%+ increase in price.

The expansions. These are not huge mostly they are single player boards or a few tiles for trade routes. They aren't huge and should not in any way cover the 40% increase in price of the regular edition.

Let's talk art. The art was never good in Castles of Burgundy but it was clear. I lose pieces on the board now and have a devil of a time telling which pieces are which. Doesn't reflect that price increase.

Let's talk quality. Some of the cheapest components I have seen in an anniversary edition, paper thin player boards are the biggest culprit here. The pieces are basic and cheap. Again not worth the 40% price increase.

On to the insert. Uh wait where did it go, oh that is right they didn't add one. In an age when basic editions come with game trayz this is almost unforgivable. Their reason, there was not enough room in the box, my dude half the box is empty there was plenty of room. Again let's harp the theme one more time, this is not worth the 40% increase in price.

The game itself is fantastic and I am happy to have it in my collection. I would recommend it to any friend anywhere. Just save yourself some money and buy the standard edition.

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M K

ADDICTION

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2016

Style: Castles of Burgundy Classic GameVerified Purchase

biggest mistake of this month: buying this game 2 weeks before the midterm!!!!! I am so addicted to this game that before i go to bed and after i wake up, i'm constantly asking/bugging my bf to play this game with me! He seems to like it that I'm asking him to play board games with him all the time but he gets annoyed because I ask him 3 times/day!!!!!! This game is so addicting. At first, i didn't open this game for about a week b/c I am the type of person who takes long time to figure out how the game works and at the same time i don't like watching Youtube review videos to learn. So I always try to figure out the game play through the instruction book and sometimes these instruction books suck so bad that they force me to have to google some game play videos BUT! i was so surprised that despite many people saying the learning how to play CoB will take some time, the instruction book was very short! only 5 pages I think. So it was pretty easy to follow the book and set up and play. It took less than 15min for my bf and I to get used to the game once we started (it took ~30 min to understand the game play solely relying on the book). Since there are lots of reviews on here that explain basic game play I'll just keep going on about how fun this game is! I usually get sick of board games pretty fast so my bf doesn't like to buy new ones very often (I played Pandemic only like twice, risk twice(i like risk btw), whitechapel few times(I still like this game so i want to play a lot but it's so long), hanabi, coup, betrayal at house on the hill only once. but Cob is the game I've played the most out of all the games I own. The content itself i'm not sure it built for re-playability but I sure get lots of play out of it b/c of so many diff strategies! you can either buy farm animals, build building(there are diff kinds), sell goods, or hire workers to win so many diff strategies love this game. I just played this morning and I think i'm gonna have to play another one tonight!

EDIT: it's May 10th 2020 and this is still my favorite board game... Is something wrong with me.. Meanwhile I've bought and played Viticulture (I really like by the way, love feeling like I'm growing grapes and making wine) and Charterstone(such a cute-looking legacy game while most legacy games look so heavy and gloomy) and I loved!!!! them!!!! Still I will never say no to Burgundy haha. I think I like games that have litle itsy bitsy components to them that are like busy-work, Burgundy, Viticulture, and Charterstone all make me do busy work. omg i just realized they're all worker placement games!!! Omg I like worker placement games!!!!!!!! But they're all so different and didn't feel similar to me until I was writing this review.. Wow these people are good at making games

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Carrick

Great game, delux edition (except for box)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2020

Style: Castles of Burgundy 20th Anniversary EditionVerified Purchase

Thematically vaguely set in Medieval France. Each player is an aristocrat controlling a domain. They develop settlements, castles, trade, mines and knowledge. This is done with 'Settlement tiles' placed gradually into your territory. Each has a function and is only suited to certain regions. There are five phases, each of five rounds. The game board starts with settlement tiles and goods tiles. To begin players roll their dice, which decides what options and goods are available. Players then DO two of four possible actions:

1. Take a settlement tile into reserve.
2. Place a settlement tile from reserves onto their player board.
3. Deliver goods .
4. Take worker tokens.

Settlement tiles: Each offers various benefits: additional actions, additional money, advancement in your order of play, more goods tiles, die roll adjustment or victory points. The game ends after the fifth phase and most victory points = Win.

What makes this edition by far the the best of all the many others, is that it includes eight expansions, seven of which were optional extras or promotions and one new to this release. It was very hard to find them all together. It is a bit of a classic and was a Spiele des jahres recommended 2011, and has 10 other prizes or nominations.

I suspect the game is good enough to get another printing of this edition and the one bad feature (thin box card) will then be corrected. The components are otherwise fine. I've put a fablon sticky plastic book cover protection on my box and it's needed!

This is a step up from my popular Catan (with less luck) and Alhambra (with more features) and it is a step in a good direction. The more players the merrier, 4 is best.

Note: Some items sold under this title on Amazon-UK, are Italian, French, German or earlier editions. Some are from overseas sellers with ridiculous postage (sometimes nearly more than the cost of the game itself). This game is widely available in UK without that 'complication'. Watch your picks!

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Michael Dean

Excellent gameplay. Poor quality build.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2020

Style: Castles of Burgundy 20th Anniversary EditionVerified Purchase

When bought I had never played or even seen the game before but now own the App version as well. I only play solo and the game includes specific solo rules that are based upon completion of your "Duchy" rather than just beating your high score. The game seems quite complex at first but it really isn't. You seek to build a Duchy, selecting and placing hex tiles obtained from a main board by allocating dice rolls that can be modified in intriguing and thematic ways. Turns are quick and simple although the rulebook using the words "Phase" and "Round" threw me at first. Having now seen online content comparing this "Anniversary" version with the previous one, I concur with many of their opinions. The components are only of middling quality. I particularly had a problem with the hex tiles being extremely small and very difficult to see and understand. Yes I'm not young but I even had to use a magnifying glass until I could learn what each one was. The boards are correspondingly not just small but flimsy too with a thickness that would be fine for Christmas cards. When I bought what was admittedly described as a "Collectors Edition" of another well known tile laying town/ city building game, that had hex tiles that were 25% bigger than the original and were chunky and a pleasure to handle. Castles of Burgundy is very very disappointing in component quality in what seems a stingy and cost cutting way. Anniversary should be changed to Economy. The game could be almost beautiful but it is just ordinary. All that said, I really like the gameplay and it would be a delight to both solo and competitive players. In effect I would give just 1 or 2 stars to component quality but 4 to the gameplay experience. The latter would be 5 but the integral experience of handling poor quality of the components drags this down. Pity but buy it.

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Jan W.

Verpasste Chancen

Reviewed in Germany on December 18, 2019

Style: Castles of Burgundy 20th Anniversary EditionVerified Purchase

Ich konzentriere mich ausschließlich auf die Änderungen in dieser Auflage. Davon gibt es bei den Regeln keine, daher direkt zu dem, was Besitzer der alten Auflage wissen möchten, falls sie einen Neukauf erwägen.
Auf der Haben-Seite gibt es eine äußerlich Schöne Box (aus ziemlich dünner Pappe).
Endlich sind die Plättchen normal dick, so das man sie auch greifen kann. Graphisch gab es leichte Überarbeitungen. Die Warenplättchen sind nicht mehr ganz so trisst. Die Sechseckfelder wurden von ihren teils schwer zu unterscheidenen Pastellfarben befreit und die Abbildungen etwas verändert. Eine zweiseitige Spielerhilfe für jeden macht das früher kaum identifizierbare Abbild auf dem eigenen Spielplan obsolet. Es wurde entsprechend auch gestrichen. Die Spielerhilfe ist besser, als im Original.
Und natürlich so ziemlich alles, was für dieses Spiel erschienen ist, ist nun in dieser Box, inklusive diverser weiteren Technologien, Tiere, Gebäude, Teamspielvariante und Solomodus. Das ist erstmal alles sehr vorbildlich.

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Der Spielplan ist so derbe unnötigerweise unruhig, das die weiterhin im Verhältnis winzigen Plättchen untergehen. Ich finde das jedenfalls komplett daneben. Was die Illustration der Plättchen selbst angeht, ist die Iconographie zwar besser geworden, aber so winzig, dass man schon sehr nah rankriechen muss, um sie zu unterscheiden. Das gilt für Gebäude und Tiere, aber besonders für die Technologieplättchen. Ich verstehe nicht, wie man diese Chance einfach so verstreichen lässt. Manches ist leicht besser, als frührer, vieles aber sogar schlimmer bzw. schlechter zu erkennen.
Dabei haben sie die Würfelanzeige deutlicher, aber auch hässlicher gestaltet. Zu Gunsten der Übersicht ist mir so eine Entscheidung lieber.
Im Hinblick auf Übersicht hat man zwar ne Spielhilfe gebastelt, aber vergessen, für die manigfaltigen Technologieplättchen ebenfalls, wie für Gebäudefunktion, eine hinzuzufügen. So darf man mit der Lupe das gelbe Plättchen untersuchen, und dann mitten in der Anleitung die Erklärung finden. Wenn das wenigstens auf die letzte Seite gepackt worden wäre.
Schön, dass es ein Plan für 2 bis 3 und separat für 4 Spieler gibt. Schade, dass es keine explizit für 2 gibt. So lenken die nun noch bunteren Aufdrucke für Plättchen weiterhin ab. Ich decke sie wie früher mit schwarzen Plättchen ab.

Und dann ist da noch der Druck, der hart an der Grenze des Zumutbaren ist. Die Rückseiten sind so dermassen schief und unterschiedlich bedruckt, dass ich komplett baff bin. Da ich kein so gutes Gedächtnis hab, ist es spielerisch nicht so wichtig, aber ich will darüber informieren, dass es eine gewisse Erkennbarkeit erzeugt..aber vor allem einfach Mist ist.

Was bleibt ist ein auch in der Neuauflage gutes Spiel, bei dem man beim Redesign einige Chancen verpasst hat. Die Plättchendicke ist und bleibt für mich neben den Erweiterungen der Hauptkaufgrund. Aber es ist ein ungutes Gefühl. Durch diverse Rabatte hab ich es für unter 30 Euro bekommen. 50 ist es nicht wert und die Enttäuschung über das weiterhin streitbare Design hoch. Schade.

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Lottie

Great game

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2021

Style: Castles of Burgundy 20th Anniversary EditionVerified Purchase

Love this game so far. Due to lockdown have only played with 2 players. It's quite easy to pick up strategy. There are lots of choices to make on each go and you have to think ahead. Different map options add some variety. The boards and pieces are tiny. It's necessary to read the numbers and symbols on the tiles, so I had to buy a magnifying glass to put in the box! I would have paid a little more for slightly bigger boards and pieces. But on the plus side it doesn't take up too much space in our ever increasing games cupboard. If you like strategy/building/worker placement type games (Catan, Viticulture, Castles of King Ludwig) I would recommend this game.

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Steve

Great two-player game

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2018

Style: Castles of Burgundy Classic GameVerified Purchase

This game is quite daunting to set up and play for the first time. The mechanics are reasonably straightforward but there are so many different types of building and "knowledge" tiles that it's very hard to keep their functions in mind without a crib sheet so there's a constant irritating need to consult the rule-book which interrupts and slows play. So much so that I wondered if this was really a good choice of game for us. However, after a few plays I created a crib-sheet for each player and this, together with our growing familiarity with the game, made things run much more smoothly. Once you get the hang of it, this is definitely an engaging and rewarding game: it's different every time you play and there's little direct conflict between players (not everyone would see this as plus but we do!). Different players can pursue different tactics and still produce a close result at he end. Overall, excellent to play and highly recommended but it really could do with a player crib-sheet.

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