Reply: The Castles of Burgundy:: General:: Re: Does using different boards...
by eunoia Or you can, like a friend of mine, color-copy multiple copies and laminate every variant board, so people can play with the same board at the same time.
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by Wretched GitFalzir wrote:Some boards are definitely better, and some are definitely worse. I agree. I'm no expert on the game, but it seems to me you can score many more points on the boards with...
View ArticleReview: The Castles of Burgundy:: A Year With The Castles of Burgundy
by DoomTurtle The Castles of Burgundy has made quite a splash since it was first introduced. It was lauded for its unique use of dice, and mitigating the randomness that often comes along with them. I...
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by bkunes This is one of our favorites as well with 50+ plays since picking it up at Gen Con last year. Since then we've picked up Trajan and Macao and hopefully Bruges very soon. Feld has become our...
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by GirlDaddy We have Castles (love it) and are five games into Macao (also loving it)but have not played Trajan. How are you liking it?
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Variants:: Re: Dealing with Goods Tile...
by tzutzy Since we're talking yellows :) I think that the tile that gives you 2 extra VP per each Bonus Colour tile you have the the end of the game is less valuable than other yellow tiles and to me...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Variants:: Re: Dealing with Goods Tile...
by bchlax944 In the scheme of things, though, that tile you ended up taking is one of the "most powerful" in the game. Otherwise, 8 points from a yellow tile is a decent amount, in my opinion. tzutzy...
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by bkunesGirlDaddy wrote:We have Castles (love it) and are five games into Macao (also loving it) but have not played Trajan. How are you liking it?I think Trajan is a fine game. For some odd reason I...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Reviews:: Re: A Year With The Castles of...
by petercox Components for CoB are really terrible. Enough to detract from the game. It's a cash grab, and it's uglied up what should otherwise be a work of art.Trajan however is beautiful component...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Reviews:: Re: A Year With The Castles of...
by freddieyupetercox wrote:Components for CoB are really terrible. Enough to detract from the game. It's a cash grab, and it's uglied up what should otherwise be a work of art.Trajan however is...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Reviews:: Re: A Year With The Castles of...
by DoomTurtlefreddieyu wrote:petercox wrote:Components for CoB are really terrible. Enough to detract from the game. It's a cash grab, and it's uglied up what should otherwise be a work of art.Trajan...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Reviews:: Re: A Year With The Castles of...
by glundee1 This is currently (8/17) a gold box deal on Amazon for 21.99 - Great price for a great game.
View ArticleThread: The Castles of Burgundy:: Rules:: Buy tile action not allowed before...
by icarusmustburn The rules state that the bonus action is "immediately" taken after a Castle is placed. A situation arose during a game where a player could only effectively leverage the bonus action...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Rules:: Re: Buy tile action not allowed...
by pfctsqr Your ruling is correct. Bonus is immediate.
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by RiderPestilence You need to complete the entire action before you can start another one. Just like the rules state, the castle is placed and another tile is immediately placed (or taken) you can't...
View ArticleFriday August 17th - Becoming Spies
by Ben Bateson The blog has been a perilous thing as we move into our seasonal slump, where summer holidays and other frivolities tend to supplant gaming. But I was heartily roused this week by a crowd...
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