Reply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Variants:: Re: [2025 Solomode] Lord...
by cabbagekingaf Even if you don't change this variant in time for the contest deadline, I'd love to see any developments you test!
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In Which I Become Dicier
by Andrew Watson I used to dislike dice games, associating them with roll-and-move luckfests. The game most responsible for changing my mind is Rajas of the Ganges. It’s a game of worker placement and...
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by Angelcollectoredvinus wrote:pautz wrote:Hey Edin, this a really nice and clever way to simulate an opponent for a Solo game of CoB. As someone who loves CoB and considers it as one of their Top 3 of...
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So far (la) so good
by Michael Janssen-Gibson (Not a lot of gaming here folks, so feel free to skip to the end, check out the origami and I’ll see you next time.) Ever since an aunt sent through some folders including her...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: General:: Re: Why "Best with 2"?
by Oliver_D My last 30 games: 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22p: tense, fast, tactical, strategic, no downtime, and you feel (be it true or not) that you cn somwhow control...
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by FeiJai24 Since I've been recording my plays, I've played 37 times.21 times and 4-players4 times at 3-players12 times at 2-playersMy conclusion is that Castles of Burgundy actually scales very well...
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by mfl134 i only want to play at 4 personally. I like having all the tiles used each game. Game space is different (in a bad way) without that fact IMO
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Strategy:: Re: Two-player game balance
by yozakuraquartette People who say it's not unbalanced aren't playing with players who make it their number one priority to thoroughly disrupt their opponents. No matter how you look at it, disruption...
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by Shader10yozakuraquartette wrote:People who say it's not unbalanced aren't playing with players who make it their number one priority to thoroughly disrupt their opponents. No matter how you look at...
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by Murryozakuraquartette wrote:People who say it's not unbalanced aren't playing with players who make it their number one priority to thoroughly disrupt their opponents. No matter how you look at it,...
View ArticleThread: The Castles of Burgundy:: Rules:: Where to place your castle if you...
by AmassGames Any? Thanks
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by Oliver_D My wife and I have played this and the special edition for years - 2p only. There is no starting player advantage in our experience. We always play with two identical boards (extra copy for...
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by MLBathAmassGames wrote:Any? ThanksThere's a paragraph on the back of the rule book (original edition) explaining that, if you play with a different player board, you choose freely which dark green...
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by AmassGamesMLBath wrote:AmassGames wrote:Any? ThanksThere's a paragraph on the back of the rule book (original edition) explaining that, if you play with a different player board, you choose freely...
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by thecorsetmaker Yes we've just been assuming this is the case. The rule book layout for the Alea Anniversary edition has a really poor layout. It does a good enough job of teaching the game, but it...
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by Gawainyozakuraquartette wrote:People who say it's not unbalanced aren't playing with players who make it their number one priority to thoroughly disrupt their opponents. No matter how you look at...
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by Oliver_DGawain wrote:And? We're talking about a 2-player game, here. Every point you stop your opponent from getting, is just as good as scoring a point yourself. This is 100% a part of the game. As...
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by AmassGamesthecorsetmaker wrote:Yes we've just been assuming this is the case. The rule book layout for the Alea Anniversary edition has a really poor layout. It does a good enough job of teaching...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Strategy:: Re: Two-player game balance
by AmassGames My wife says that if you're second and you place a shop you move along the bridge (moving your counter so it's on top and that the person on top goes first, is that correct?
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by GawainAmassGames wrote:My wife says that if you're second and you place a shop you move along the bridge (moving your counter so it's on top and that the person on top goes first, is that...
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by Froggy_Steveyozakuraquartette wrote:People who say it's not unbalanced aren't playing with players who make it their number one priority to thoroughly disrupt their opponents. No matter how you look...
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Reply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Strategy:: Re: Two-player game balance
by AmassGamesGawain wrote:AmassGames wrote:My wife says that if you're second and you place a shop you move along the bridge (moving your counter so it's on top and that the person on top goes first,...
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by MLBathAmassGames wrote:Thanks, in the anniversary edition we couldn't see it mentioned. She won 205-203-198 I don't think either of the 2019 or 2023 are an "anniversary" edition, so I'm assuming...
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by Shader10MLBath wrote:AmassGames wrote:Thanks, in the anniversary edition we couldn't see it mentioned. She won 205-203-198 I don't think either of the 2019 or 2023 are an "anniversary" edition, so...
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by MLBathShader10 wrote:MLBath wrote:AmassGames wrote:Thanks, in the anniversary edition we couldn't see it mentioned. She won 205-203-198 I don't think either of the 2019 or 2023 are an "anniversary"...
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Episode 224 - Top 10-1 Board Games 2025
by Dean DunningLet's continue our top 50 games!In episode 224, Dean and Deron finish their lists of the top 50 board games by looking at 10-1.If you enjoy our podcast, please consider rating us and...
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Board Game Designers: Stefan Feld
by Igor LarchenkoThe visualization shows Top 10 ★ the most known board games by Stefan Feld ( full map pdf). It's based on number of BoardGameGeek ratings. Lines are "Fans Also Like" connections. List...
View ArticleBoard Game Blitz Podcast Episode 238 - Top of the Top
by AmbieApple Podcasts | YouTube Podcast | SpotifyAmbie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Rescuing Robin Hood, Tiwanaku, and Holiday Hijinks: The Independence Incident....
View ArticleThread: The Castles of Burgundy:: Rules:: Error with Knowledge tile #7 in app.
by bardandfox Knowledge tile #7 scores you 1 additional point per animal tile but the Digidiced app has an error and scores you 2 additional points instead. Also there is no animation/sound effects...
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by SaltyHorse You might want to email Digidiced.
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by AmassGames I won 201-196 board 6 Vs 8.They managed 35 points from animals, plus 12 from the monastery animal bonusI was unlucky in only seeing one white (two) tile, I was so far behind I risked...
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