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The Castles of Burgundy

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genre, and is cited as one of the most influential board games of the last decade. It uses dice rolling and dice placement, a modular setup, and set collection as its mechanics. The dice and the ability to change them give players a wide range of options.
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described the game as having a "bland theme, dry artwork, chintzy components" but also "some of the best gameplay" in a board game and amongst the "best dice-rolling mechanics in any strategy game".
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In 2014 Yucata, the online game portal, released an online play-by-web version. In 2016
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and illustrated by Julien Delval and Harald Lieske, and was published in 2011 by
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Zimmerman, Aaron; Anderson, Nate; Mendelsohn, Tom (8 December 2017).
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Goodridge, Michelle; Rohweder, Matthew J. (November 15, 2021).
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Index


Designers
Stefan Feld
Ravensburger
Strategy
The Voyages of Marco Polo
board game
Medieval
Burgundy
Stefan Feld
Ravensburger
alea
Eurogame

Ravensburger
Ravensburger
DIGIDICED
Steam
Android
iOS
Ars Technica
Librarian's Guide to Games and Gamers: From Collection Development to Advisory Services
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN
9798216110958
"Castles of Burgundy: Full Credits"
"Forget Game Of Thrones. The Best Board Games Are German-Style"
Kotaku
"Essen 2016: Best board games from the biggest board game convention"
arstechnica

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