Game Objective

In The Castles of Burgundy, players compete to build the most prosperous estate. You will do this by collecting and placing various tiles on your player board, managing goods, and utilizing workers to optimize your actions. The goal is to accumulate the most Victory Points (VPs) by the end of the game.

Preparation (Setup)

Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção.

Game Flow

The game lasts for 5 phases (A - E), and each phase consists of 5 rounds.

Start of Phase

• All remaining 6-sided tiles are removed and new ones are randomly drawn.
• 5 goods tiles for the current phase are placed.

Round Structure

1. The start player rolls the white die and places a goods tile on the depot corresponding to the die result.
2. All players roll their 2 dice simultaneously.
3. Players take their complete turns following the turn order track (from right to left and top to bottom).

End of Phase

• Players with mines receive 1 Silverling per mine.
• Players with the yellow tile #2 also receive 1 worker tile per mine.

Actions and How to Play

On your turn, you have two actions (one per die). You may also make one optional purchase from the black depot by paying 2 Silverlings.

Dice Actions

• Take one 6-sided tile from depot: The depot is determined by the die result. Place the tile in an empty storage space on your player board.
• Add a tile to your estate: Take a tile from your storage area and place it on your estate. The empty space must match the die result, be adjacent to previous tiles, and match the tile color.
• Sell all goods of one type: The type is determined by the die result. You receive +1 Silverling per sale and 2-4 VPs per tile (depending on whether there are 2-4 players).
• Take 2 worker tiles: This action is taken regardless of the die result.

Worker Tiles

Each worker tile can be used to adjust a die result by +/-1 (this includes wrapping from 1 to 6 and vice versa).

Tile Types and Abilities

• Ships: Take all goods from any 1 depot and add them to goods storage; then, move 1 space right on the turn order track.
• Animals: Provide VPs based on the animals shown on the tile. If the same animals are on the same pasture, they score again.
• Castles: Allow an immediate additional action (acting as an extra die with any result).
• Warehouse: Allows you to sell any one goods type.
• Carpenter’s Workshop: Take any one building tile from the main board.
• Church: Take any one mine, castle, or knowledge tile from the main board.
• Market: Take any one animal or ship tile from the main board.
• Boarding House: Take 4 worker tiles.
• Bank: Take 2 Silverlings.
• City Hall: Add an additional 6-sided tile to your estate.
• Watchtower: Immediately receive 4 VPs.

Placement Rules

• Additional advantages of tiles (except mines) are triggered only when the tiles are placed on the estate.
• When a colored region of any size is completed, it scores VPs in two ways:
  • 1 to 36 VPs depending on its size (1 to 8 spaces).
  • 10 to 2 VPs depending on the game phase (A-E).
• The first player to cover all spaces of one color in their entire estate receives a large bonus tile (5/6/7 VPs for 2/3/4 players). The second player receives the small bonus tile (2/3/4 VPs).

End of Game and Scoring

The game ends after the 5th phase. Final scoring is calculated as follows:

• 1 VP for: each unsold goods tile, each remaining Silverling, and every two worker tiles.
• Points from each VP-bearing yellow tile (tiles remaining in storage space are not scored).

Tips for Winning

• Optimize your regions: Complete colored regions early in the game to maximize the VPs gained from the game phase bonus (which ranges from 10 down to 2 VPs).
• Manage your workers: Use worker tiles to manipulate die results, allowing you to take specific tiles from the depot or place tiles in the exact estate spaces you need.
• Utilize Castles: Prioritize Castles to gain immediate additional actions, effectively increasing the number of moves you can make in a single turn.