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Thread: The Castles of Burgundy:: General:: Why is this Game so Highly Regarded?
by medievalbanquet Just started playing the game a bit. Not sure its really my sort of game- multi-player solitaire for the most part… but, why does it get to #12 here on BGG? For the silly Alea...
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by louper Already covered here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/918132/so-what-makes-thi...Of course, not every game is for every person, so maybe it isn't the game for you.
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by mfaulk80 Different strokes.Without discussing the interaction that is present in CoB, I will say that multiplayer solitaire isn't necessarily a bad thing. It just depends on your tastes. Components...
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by CHRISDH Welcome to a Feld game, the race for victory points. I love the CoB, it doesn't have any direct interaction, but your choices effect other players.
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by wavedog98medievalbanquet wrote:But, really, who can explain why this is such a good game? I'm interested.1. The game has balance. There are several legitimate ways to win.2. The game has meaningful...
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by tkzubaranElegant mechanics and a nice balance are the high points of the game imo.I like the game a lot and it is not multiplayer solitary at all.The components are really pathetic. I rate it a a 4...
View ArticleReply: The Castles of Burgundy:: Variants:: Re: Comeback potential
by davypidcclark wrote: One of the best things about Castles (in my opinion, of course!) is that you can make big changes in your strategy midway through the game, by taking advantages of the tiles...
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by sfox CoB is a decent game, but as has been alluded to in other posts, games which work well for 2 players get a huge boost in their ratings. See also Twilight Struggle. A lot of people have trouble...
View ArticleFile: The Castles of Burgundy:: Summary in Chinese
by klin1982 New File: Summary in Chinese for Board Game: The Castles of Burgundy
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by xipuloxxsfox wrote:CoB is a decent game, but as has been alluded to in other posts, games which work well for 2 players get a huge boost in their ratings. See also Twilight Struggle. A lot of people...
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by sfox Where exactly did I say that a game had to be 'best' as a 2 player game? I very specifically said a game had to be 'excellent' as a two player game. Except for Puerto Rico and Terra Mystica,...
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by xipuloxx"Best", in the context of those user polls, can apply to more than one player count. That is, each user can vote for a game as being best with 2 and 3 and 4 players, if they so wish. They're...
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by HarbingerOfDuhxipuloxx wrote:(Also, you think Power Grid is a very good 2-players game? Really?)sfox wrote:Except for Puerto Rico and Terra Mystica, eight of the top 10 strategy games are very good...
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by mfaulk80HarbingerOfDuh wrote:xipuloxx wrote:(Also, you think Power Grid is a very good 2-players game? Really?)sfox wrote:Except for Puerto Rico and Terra Mystica, eight of the top 10 strategy games...
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by xipuloxxmfaulk80 wrote:HarbingerOfDuh wrote:xipuloxx wrote:(Also, you think Power Grid is a very good 2-players game? Really?)sfox wrote:Except for Puerto Rico and Terra Mystica, eight of the top 10...
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by sfoxxipuloxx wrote:mfaulk80 wrote:HarbingerOfDuh wrote:xipuloxx wrote:(Also, you think Power Grid is a very good 2-players game? Really?)sfox wrote:Except for Puerto Rico and Terra Mystica, eight of...
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by mfaulk80 Actually, the '?' was not in regards to either of your posts. It was in response to HarbingerOfDuh's post which was sandwiched between your responses. It was overly rude, but more...
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by jaysachssfox wrote:CoB is a decent game, but as has been alluded to in other posts, games which work well for 2 players get a huge boost in their ratings. See also Twilight Struggle. A lot of people...
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by xipuloxxsfox wrote:xipuloxx wrote:mfaulk80 wrote:HarbingerOfDuh wrote:xipuloxx wrote:(Also, you think Power Grid is a very good 2-players game? Really?)sfox wrote:Except for Puerto Rico and Terra...
View ArticleAugust holiday gaming weekend
by Al Cott Well, this is my first entry into a BGG blog. :)I have a family of three young lads (Louis-5, Charlie-7 and Seb-9) who love playing board games and a wife who avoids them at all cost (board...
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