The Castles of Burgundy

The Castles of Burgundy

The game is set in the Burgundy region of High Medieval France. Each player takes on the role of an aristocrat, originally controlling a small princedom. While playing they aim to build settlements and powerful castles, practice trade along the river, exploit silver mines, and use the knowledge of travelers. The game is about players taking settlement tiles from the game board and placing them into their princedom which is represented by the player board. Every tile has a function that starts when the tile is placed in the princedom. The princedom itself consists of several regions, each of which demands its own type of settlement tile. The game is played in five phases, each consisting of five rounds. Each phase begins with the game board stocked with settlement tiles and goods tiles. At the beginning of each round all players roll their two dice, and the player who is currently first in turn order rolls a goods placement die. A goods tile is made available on the game board according to the roll of the goods die. During each round, a player may perform any two of the four possible types of actions: take a settlement tile and place it in the staging area on their player board take a settlement tile from the staging area and place in the corresponding region for the type of tile and adjacent to a previously placed settlement tile, deliver goods with a number matching one of their dice take worker tokens which allow the player to adjust the roll of their dice. In addition to these actions a player may buy a settlement tile and place it in the staging area on their player board. 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. The player with the most victory points wins. The rules include basic and advanced versions.

2–4 players90 minRating 8.2#Grid Coverage#Delayed Purchase#Pattern Building

Solo & Team Games

Solo Win from Target 55

Win a solo game with the target marker starting on 55. It still moves down 5 spaces at every reset.

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10 achievements
  • SoloSolo Win on Side A10th Expansion – Solo

    Fill all 37 spaces of the solo duchy's A side (13a in the 2019 edition) within 25 rounds.

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  • SoloSolo Win on Side B10th Expansion – Solo

    Fill all 37 spaces of the advanced B side of the solo duchy (13b in the 2019 edition) within 25 rounds.

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  • DifficultySolo Win from Target 5110th Expansion – Solo

    Win a solo game with the target marker starting on 51. It still moves down 5 spaces at every reset.

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  • DifficultySolo Win from Target 5210th Expansion – Solo

    Win a solo game with the target marker starting on 52. It still moves down 5 spaces at every reset.

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  • DifficultySolo Win from Target 5310th Expansion – Solo

    Win a solo game with the target marker starting on 53. It still moves down 5 spaces at every reset.

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  • DifficultySolo Win from Target 5410th Expansion – Solo

    Win a solo game with the target marker starting on 54. It still moves down 5 spaces at every reset.

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  • DifficultySolo Win from Target 5510th Expansion – Solo

    Win a solo game with the target marker starting on 55. It still moves down 5 spaces at every reset.

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  • DifficultySide B from Target 5510th Expansion – Solo

    Win a solo game on side B with the target marker starting on 55, the hardest solo game the rules suggest.

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  • TeamTeam Game Win9th Expansion – The Team Game

    Win a team game on the basic team duchy (12a in the 2019 edition).

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  • TeamAdvanced Team Board Win9th Expansion – The Team Game

    Win a team game on the advanced team duchy (12b in the 2019 edition, with a choice of starting castle space).

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29 achievements
  • VictoryTwo-Player Win

    Win a two-player game.

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  • VictoryThree-Player Win

    Win a three-player game.

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  • VictoryFour-Player Win

    Win a four-player game.

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  • VictoryAdvanced Setup Win

    Win with a random duchy instead of the shared starting one, choosing your own starting castle space.

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  • VictoryFewer Empty Spaces

    Tie on points and win by having fewer empty spaces in your duchy.

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  • Fame200 Points

    Score 200 points or more in one game and flip your victory point tile to 200.

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  • Fame250 Points

    Score 250 points or more in one game.

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  • EstateLord of Castles

    Fill every dark green castle space of your duchy.

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  • EstateGreen Pastures

    Fill every light green pasture space of your duchy.

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  • EstateMaster of the River

    Fill every blue ship space of your duchy.

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  • EstateSilver Mines

    Fill every grey mine space of your duchy.

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  • EstateMonastery Pilgrimage

    Fill every yellow monastery space of your duchy.

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  • EstateTown Builder

    Fill every beige building space of your duchy.

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  • EstateFirst in Three Colours

    Take three large bonus tiles in one game, one for each colour you complete first.

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  • EstateNot a Space Left

    End a game of two or more players with every space of your duchy filled.

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  • EstateRegion of Eight

    Complete a region of eight spaces for 36 points.

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  • EstateEarly Harvest

    Complete a region in phase A and take its 10-point phase bonus.

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  • EstateTwo Regions, One Turn

    Complete two regions in a single turn.

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  • LivestockA Herd

    Have three livestock tiles of the same kind in one pasture.

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  • LivestockBountiful Pasture

    Score 12 points or more from placing a single livestock tile.

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  • LivestockFour Kinds of Livestock

    Have all four kinds of livestock in your duchy.

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  • TradeAcross the Bridge

    Place ships until your piece reaches the last space of the bridge (turn order track).

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  • TradeBig Sale

    Sell four or more goods tiles of one colour at once.

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  • TradeSix Kinds of Goods

    Sell goods of all six colours at least once in one game.

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  • SilverBlack Depot Regular

    Buy tiles from the central black depot, 2 silver coins each, four times or more in one game.

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  • SilverThree Silver Coins

    Receive 3 or more silver coins from your mines at the end of one phase.

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  • TownEight Buildings

    Build all eight kinds of building in your duchy: market, carpenter's workshop, church, warehouse, boarding house, bank, town hall and watchtower.

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  • TownBuilding Spree

    Chain town halls and castles to place four or more tiles in your duchy in one turn.

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  • MonasteryMonastic Wisdom

    Score 20 points or more from monastery tiles at the end of the game.

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9 achievements
  • ModuleTrade Route Complete8th Expansion – Trade Routes

    Fill every space of your trade route with sold goods.

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  • ModuleMatching Cargo8th Expansion – Trade Routes

    Take a trade route bonus five times in one game by matching a goods tile to its space's colour.

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  • ModuleTwo White Castles5th Expansion – Pleasure Garden

    Place two white castle tiles (5th Expansion: Pleasure Garden) in your duchy in one game.

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  • ModuleFinished by an Inn6th Expansion – The Cloisters

    Complete a region by placing an inn (6th Expansion: The Cloisters).

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  • Duchy boardThree Posts Connected4th Expansion – Monastery Boards

    Connect all three border posts of a border post duchy (11a–11f in the 2019 edition), or all three monasteries of a 4th Expansion monastery board.

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  • Duchy boardNew Player Board Win1st Expansion – New Player Boards

    Win on a 1st Expansion board (10a–10h) under its rule that every new tile must connect to a castle through its own colour.

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  • Duchy board2013 Championship Board3rd Expansion – German Board Game Championship Board 2013

    Win on the 2013 German Board Game Championship board.

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  • Duchy board2016 Championship Board7th Expansion – German Board Game Championship Board 2016

    Win on the 2016 German Board Game Championship board.

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  • ModuleThree Shields

    End a phase with a shield on each of three castles and pay their tribute of 1 silver coin each.

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