The Castles of Burgundy is a board game for two to four players designed by Stefan Feld, illustrated by Julien Delval and Harald Lieske, and published in 2011 by Ravensburger under its alea imprint. Set in medieval Burgundy, the game uses dice rolling and placement alongside a modular board and set-collection mechanics, as players compete to develop their own regional estate by acquiring and placing tiles representing castles, settlements, mines, and livestock across a personal hexagonal board. Play typically runs about ninety minutes, and the design has been widely praised as a classic of the modern Eurogame genre and cited as one of the most influential board games of the past decade.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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1. The Castles of Burgundy (Wikipedia)
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published in 2011 by Ravensburger/alea
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cited as one of the most influential board games of the last decade
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The Castles of Burgundy is a board game for two to four players
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90 minutes
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12 and up
View the Source2. The Castles of Burgundy (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 90
- Designer: Stefan Feld
- Publisher: alea
- Publisher: Broadway Toys LTD
- Publisher: Giochi Uniti
- Publisher: Grow Jogos e Brinquedos
- Publisher: Hobby World
- Publisher: Maldito Games
- Publisher: Ravensburger AG
- Publisher: Rebel Sp. z o.o.
- Game Category: Animals
- Game Category: Medieval
- Game Category: Territory Building
- Game Mechanic: Delayed Purchase
- Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
- Game Mechanic: End Game Bonuses
- Game Mechanic: Grid Coverage
- Game Mechanic: Hexagon Grid
- Game Mechanic: Open Drafting
- Game Mechanic: Pattern Building
- Game Mechanic: Tile Placement
- Game Mechanic: Turn Order: Stat-Based
- Game Mechanic: Variable Set-up
- Game Mechanic: Worker Placement with Dice Workers
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 4
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