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The Castles of Burgundy
DesignersStefan Feld
PublishersRavensburger
Players2 to 4
Setup time15 minutes
Playing time90 minutes
ChanceMedium
Age range12 and up
SkillsStrategy

The Castles of Burgundy is a board game for two to four players, set in Medieval Burgundy. It was designed by Stefan Feld and illustrated by Julien Delval and Harald Lieske, and was published in 2011 by Ravensburger/alea.[1] It is considered a classic of the eurogame genre,[2][3] using dice rolling and dice placement, a modular setup, and set collection as its mechanics.[4] The dice and the ability to change them give players a wide range of options.[5]

In 2016, Ravensburger released Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game.[6] Ravensburger also released a "roll-and-write" version, The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, in 2017. [7] In 2019, DIGIDICED developed versions for Steam, Android, and iOS.[8] In 2013, the French gaming website, BoiteAjeux, released a browser adaptation of the game.[9][10]

Expansions

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The first expansion (2011) introduced 8 new player boards, numbered 10a - 10h. [11]

The second expansion (2012) added 4 new hexes (Park, Goats, Sequential Order, and Worker Tiles). [12]

The third expansion (2013) introduced a new board, designed for the German Board Game Championship 2013 regional qualifying round. [13]

The fourth expansion (2013) introduced a new board type, Monastery boards, with 8 new designs (maps numbered 13a to 13h). This added a new scoring mechanic. [14]

The fifth expansion (2014) introduced a new building type and corresponding science, "The Pleasure Garden," which allows players to use the white "goods" die as if they had rolled it as an additional die.[15]

The sixth expansion (2015) introduced a new type of hex, the Cloister. [16]

The seventh expansion (2016) introduced one new board, created for the German board game championship 2016 regional qualifying round.[17]

The eighth expansion (2017) introduced Trade Routes, a card addition.[18]

The ninth expansion (2017) introduced team maps, meant for 2 vs 2 player. [19]

The tenth expansion (2018) introduced 1 double-sided board for solo play. [20]

According to the 2019 Ravensburger press release, an eleventh expansion will be released with a new, premium edition in 2019.[21]

Awards

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2011 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 2nd Place[22]

2011 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee[23]

2011 International Gamers Award - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee[24]

2011 Meeples' Choice Award[25]

2011 Spiel des Jahres Recommended[26]

2011 Tric Trac de Bronze[27]

2012 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee[28]

2012 Games Magazine Best New Advanced Strategy Game Winner[29]

2012 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee[30]

2012 Spiel der Herzen, Game of the Year 3rd Place Winner[31]

2012 / 2011 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee (USA)

2013 Spiel der Herzen, Game of the Year 2nd Place Winner

2014 Spiel der Herzen, Game of the Year 1st Place Winner (Germany)

References

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  1. ^ Feld, Stephen (2011). "The Castles of Burgundy Rules" (PDF). The Castles of Burgundy Rules PDF.
  2. ^ Mendelsohn, Tom (February 24, 2013). "Forget Game Of Thrones. The Best Board Games Are German-Style". Kotaku. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Smith, Quintin (October 22, 2016). "Essen 2016: Best board games from the biggest board game convention". arstechnica. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Larsen, Luke (June 26, 2015). "The 10 Essential Gateway Boardgames for Converting Non-Gamers". Paste Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Casey, Matt (2 October 2014). "Making better use of dice in games". BoingBoing. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ^ Law, Keith (August 8, 2016). "Every Boardgame We Saw at Gen Con 2016". Paste Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  7. ^ Davis, Marc (August 18, 2018). "Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game Review". The Thoughtful Gamer. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  8. ^ Law, Keith (2019-04-13). "Review: Beloved board game Castles of Burgundy is now an app". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  9. ^ Koitka, Johan (17 Jan 2013). "Latest News from Boiteajeux". Boardgamegeek.com.
  10. ^ diplojak (17 Jan 2013). "New Game: Die Burgen Von Burgund". BoiteAJeux.
  11. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 1st Expansion-- New Player Boards". BoardGameGeek. 2011.
  12. ^ "Castles of Burgundy: 2nd Expansion - New Hex Tiles". BoardGameBliss.com. 2012.
  13. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 3rd Expansion-- German Board Game Championship Board 2013". BoardGameGeek.com. 2013.
  14. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 4th Expansion - Monastery Boards". BoardGameGeek.com. 2013.
  15. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 5th Expansion- Pleasure Garden". BoardGameGeek.com. 2014.
  16. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 6th Expansion-- The Cloisters". BoardGameGeek.com. 2015.
  17. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 7th Expansion: German Board Game Championship Board 2016". BoardGameGeek.com. 2016.
  18. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 8th Expansion-- Trade Routes". BoardGameGeek.com. 2017.
  19. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 9th Expansion- The Team Game". BoardGameGeek.com. 2017.
  20. ^ "The Castles of Burgundy: 10th Expansion – Solo". BoardGameGeek.com. 2018.
  21. ^ Hanger, Katrin (2019). "Presse-Information press material Internationale Spielwarenmesse Nurnberg 2019".
  22. ^ Sonnenberg, Gary. "Deutscher Spiele Preis 2010s". FunBoardGames.org. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Subject: Voting for the 2011 Golden Geek Awards Closes OCT 31st!!!". BoardGameGeek.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  24. ^ "2011 Nominees - International Gamers Awards". InternationalGamersAwards.net. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  25. ^ "2011 Meeples Choice Award Results". OpinionatedGamers.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  26. ^ Kai. "Spiel des Jahres 2011 – The Jury Recommends". MeoplesMagazine.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  27. ^ "Les Châteaux de Bourgogne". trictrac.net. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  28. ^ "Übersicht: As d'Or (Jeu de l'Annee)". superfred.de. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  29. ^ "2012 Games Magazine Best New Advanced Strategy Game Winner". BoardGameGeek.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  30. ^ "Subject: 2012 Golden Geek Awards - Nominees Announced - Voting Now Open!". BoardGameGeek,com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  31. ^ "Spiel der Herzen - Game of the Heart". BoardGameGeek.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.


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