The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game cover
2016BGG rank #1,157

The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game

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Players1–4
Time30–60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game?

The Hundred Years' War is over and the Renaissance is looming. Conditions are perfect for the princes of the Loire Valley to propel their estates to prosperity and prominence. Through strategic trading and building, clever planning, and careful thought in The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game, players add settlements and castles, practice trade along the river, exploit silver mines, farm livestock, and more. Similar to the board game, the card game is played in five phases, each consisting of five rounds. The game ends after the fifth phase is played to completion. Victory points are awarded for unused money and workers, and undelivered goods. Bonus victory points from certain settlement tiles are awarded at the end of the game. --description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet CollectionTurn Order: Claim ActionTurn Order: Progressive

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Categories

Card Game

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