The Castles of Burgundy

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The Castles of Burgundy
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The Castles of Burgundy is a

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

A player's board

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".[8]

References

  1. ISBN 9798216110958
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  2. ^ "Castles of Burgundy: Full Credits". boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ Mendelsohn, Tom (February 24, 2013). "Forget Game Of Thrones. The Best Board Games Are German-Style". Kotaku. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. arstechnica
    . Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Hall, Charlie (November 17, 2019). "The most influential board games of the decade, according to top designers". Polygon. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. Paste Magazine
    . Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. ^ Casey, Matt (2 October 2014). "Making better use of dice in games". BoingBoing. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b Zimmerman, Aaron; Anderson, Nate; Mendelsohn, Tom (8 December 2017). "Ars Technica's ultimate board game buyer's guide". Ars Technica. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ Law, Keith (20 June 2018). "The Board Game Merlin Is Startlingly Low on Magic". Paste. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. ^ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/04/review-beloved-board-game-castles-of-burgundy-is-now-an-app
  11. Paste Magazine
    . Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  12. ^ Davis, Marc (August 18, 2018). "Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game Review". The Thoughtful Gamer. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  13. ^ Law, Keith (2019-04-13). "Review: Beloved board game Castles of Burgundy is now an app". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
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