How to Play The Castles of Burgundy: 2nd Expansion – New Hex Tiles

Game Objective

Refer to the manual for details on this section.

Preparation (Setup)

To set up the game, the new hex tiles from the 2nd Expansion must be shuffled and added to the corresponding stacks of black tiles and yellow tiles.

Gameplay Flow

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Actions and How to Play

The "New Hex Tiles" expansion introduces new hex tiles with special abilities:

• Turn Order (Yellow): When placing this yellow tile in your domain, the player always becomes first in the turn order with their marker. This advantage applies in both active and passive situations, even if another marker would normally be placed on top.
• Worker Pawns (Yellow): With this yellow tile in your domain, the player can buy worker tokens at any time. The cost is 1 silver to acquire 2 worker tokens from the general supply.
• Park (Building/Beige): When placing the Park in your domain, it can function as any type of building. For example, it can be used as a Warehouse to sell goods, or as a Bank to earn 2 silver.
• Goats (Animal/Light Green): When placing Goats in your pasture, they count as any type of animal (e.g., pigs). If more animal tokens are added later to that same pasture, the Goats are always worth an additional +2 victory points, even if they are now representing another type of animal.

End of Game and Scoring

At the end of the game, the following scoring rules and interaction with technology tokens and knowledge apply:

• The Park can also be considered any building for the purpose of technology tokens (16 to 23), even if it is different from the type you chose during the game.
• The Goats also count as an additional type of animal for the purpose of knowledge token #24.

Refer to the manual for details on other end-game conditions and scoring.

Tips for Winning

• Consider using the yellow Turn Order tile to secure the first position in the turn order, which can be crucial for grabbing desired hex tiles before other players.
• The yellow Worker Pawns tile offers flexibility to acquire worker tokens at any time, which can be useful for activating powerful actions or completing constructions unexpectedly.
• The Park is a versatile building tile that can be adapted to your needs, whether to sell goods or generate silver. Remember that at the end of the game it can be considered any type of building for technology tokens, which can optimize your score.
• The Goats are a type of animal that offers flexibility and victory point bonuses. They count as any animal and give +2 additional victory points if more animals are added to the same pasture. Additionally, they count as an additional type of animal for knowledge token #24 at the end of the game, which can be an extra source of points.