The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition - Unboxing & Rambling

[@Sthunderrocker]

They said they couldn't put the writing on the back because the tiles are language independant. Many were hoping for stickers. May be an aftermarket enhancement for some. You are not alone...

[@Flip5ide]

I really hope someone will make some clear stickers cor the back of the acrylic hex's.

[@krahnjp]

@@Flip5ide There will be. it won't be hard, scan the player aid, remove the background, print on clear film, done. DIY, it's likely 20 minutes worth of work (at most), provided you have a scanner and capable printer. I would suspect that AR might even make the file available themselves. But no guarantees on that, of course.

[@alexisperez6675]

ETSY

[@Carsten_de_1981]

Rhado, MvM, Boardgaming ramblings, you - everyone is unboxing. I want my pledge, too!

[@buddywahlquist2467]

Right?!

[@BoardGameCo]

They're coming :)

[@Carsten_de_1981]

@BoardGameCo after seeing the unboxing I am even more excited!

[@buddywahlquist2467]

@@BoardGameCo I need you to get things when I get them! I've had Witcher for l like a month and been playing the heck out of it, but you just recently unboxed it. Conversely, you've got CoB, and there's no telling how long it'll be until I get it. I'm going to need you to get on my schedule...

[@Flip5ide]

I know right!? I feel like I don't need to unbox mine when it turns up 😂

[@ScytheNoire]

When it comes to the plastic hex overlay, you couldn't want something as rigid as acrylic, it would break too easy. They most likely used a plastic with more flex in it so they don't easily break. It's like 3D printing, PETG is less likely to break when compared to PLA because it has some give in it.

[@BoardGameCo]

Totally makes sense

[@crosscutgames]

For some reason, I love that you drink coffee while you ramble and unbox. Very fun and personable - and I love coffee too.

[@Noobwater]

its actually whiskey from the stress of Awaken Realms continuing to make ridiculous component choices :D

[@robertcrist6059]

24:34 HAHAA!! Your legitimate shock the acrylic tiles don't have the building explanation on the back was priceless. Awaken Realms made that clear during the crowdfunding this would be the case, oh also future Alex, there is no space in the box to store the acrylic tiles, something Awaken Realms also mentioned. I could go on why I didn’t back that campaign (I did type it out but felt there is not point to rant) what a joke imo.

[@BoardGameCo]

The acrylics do all fit :) I have another video coming on that

[@EddieRyfari]

@@BoardGameCo gonna look forward to that video Alex!

[@Flip5ide]

​@@BoardGameCodid you get all the acrylic tiles and hex's to fit? Also I'm hoping someone will make some clear stickers for the back of the acrylic hex's.

[@borgcolect]

came for the rambling, less than 2 min in and delivered :)

[@KMReviews]

Many of us have been super annoyed about them not adding the words on the acrylic tiles. It’s not an oversight. They were clear it was to expensive for them and they wanted it to be language independent. They weren’t super clear for anyone not following it closely and already many people are super pissed about backing the acrylic when it Doenst have the words. It’s been a huge thing on their comments lol.

[@Qaaxxx]

Yup. At least they could've printed on both sides on the acrylic tiles, but not that either.

[@krahnjp]

I understand being upset, but in their defense, the description of the tiles is only two sentences long. and the second sentence says there is no text on the back. So it didn't take a deep dive to be forewarned. I almost didn't get the tiles because of that, then decided I didn't care that much and ordered them anyways. Granted, anyone that just clicked all-in, likely didn't read the descriptions, but that's not really entirely AR's fault. But I do agree it should have been more clearly on the main page.

[@CheddahSlammer]

Its says it in the description though, were else are they going to put that info besides updates and the description of the tiles. This is classic board gamers getting nit picky because they didn't read updates and don't simply click on the item they were planning to get, to see if its what they want. I had someone the other day complain about a play mat being too small, when the dimensions are up their.

[@KMReviews]

@@CheddahSlammer it’s in the FAQs and the description of the add on. However, if you just back the pledges it gives a generic overview. Usually upgraded pieces in games are the same exact thing but just a better material (wood, acrylic, etc). There was no reason to check the faq or description of the specific add on as it felt self explanatory. “Oh these are the same hexes but acrylic”. So what they should have done is on the pledges or on the main page of the campaign, has “acrylic tiles do not have text on the back”. Simple as that. I’ll ultimately be fine because I know someone will make a sticker sheet but it is annoying. But it’s also understandable from a business cost perspective.

[@KMReviews]

@@krahnjp exactly, most people that got them had them included on a pledge and didn’t see the description. It’s in the FAQs and stuff, but usually upgraded resources and tiles in games are the same exact thing just a better material. It was just assumed by many it would be the same and have words since there was nothing on the main page or pledge descriptions saying otherwise. It’s understandable from a business cost perspective but I have a feeling many casual Kickstarter backers will be very surprised as Alex was. Eventually someone will have a sticker sheet.

[@4ngeIwing]

The lack of descriptive text on the back of the acrylic hex tokens were intentional, it's to make the premium tokens pack completely language independent. I bought it too but I really wish that they at least provided us with sticker sheets we can buy separately and stick on ourselves if we had to :(

[@VampguyN85]

Yep there was so much drama over this on Gamefound. And the devs made it oretty clear early on what their decision was and why.

[@Doujou]

Only reason I didn’t do any acrylic in the end when I found that out. Disliked that decision so much.

[@ScytheNoire]

I missed that in the campaign. Disappointed they didn't do that.

I also skipped the acrylic tokens for the same reason

[@craigbryant6312]

I’m pissed off - that decision should been clear on the final pledge manager as didn’t know like alex that they weren’t adding text to the hexes. Makes them worse than the cardboard version

[@elzheiz]

I'm interested to know if the minis end up being more annoying than awesome after a few game! Main reason I didn't back them :( The rest looks stunning, I cannot wait!

[@sapien01010]

Admit it, Boardgame: The Musical is in your future

[@sethwinslow]

Reserving judgement on the terrain pack here. I ordered it because the FOMO on super cool and awesome trumped the rational expectation that “they’ll just get in the way.” Like many, I’m planning on sticker it the acrylic tokens. Can’t wait for my copy.

[@MerrillWhiteKalEl]

I am still anxiously waiting for mine. I got everything except the minis. I may regret it later, but I had to save some money and space and I will already have the super nice acrylic tiles.

[@Qanthor]

Same here, got all but no minis (no regrets)

[@garylaframboise2721]

I backed this and can't wait for my copy. I had the opportunity to play test the solo mode and loved it. Thanks for the video. Take care

[@amethyst3126]

That’s why I didn’t get the acrylic tiles, because I wanted the writing on the back

[@BoardGameCo]

Totally makes sense.

[@ScytheNoire]

Just sold my old copy recently, since I saw they had starting shipping these. As Backer #1 on this campaign, I'll probably be one of the last to get it being in Canada. Disappointed about no labels on the back of the acrylic tiles. I didn't get the terrain, since I thought it would just make it harder to play, but not sure if that was the right move, especially now that I see the acrylic tiles lack the back text.

[@ruleaus7664]

Why do you want labels on the back of the tiles? That seems useless because the rule book and/or reference sheet can give that information. Plus, you don't need that once you already know how to play the game.

[@spielmill1755]

This is so gorgeous. We didn't get the extra terrain tiles and now we're kind of regretting it 😍

[@BoardGameCo]

I imagine it will be available at some point.

[@deano2099]

Soft acrylic insert is likely so it doesn't snap. You make something that thin with hard plastic and it'd be very easy to damage.

[@kyutu]

So excited to get my copy of CofB and now that I have seen an unboxing!!!!! And I have never even played the older version of the game…. ❤

[@BoardGameCo]

It's an amazing game.

[@tehpickle1250]

But but but the castles tiles are… Burgundy! How can you not like? 😅 Everyone and their dog had ragged on AR about the acrylic tiles not having text on the back, and rightly so. I’ll learn what the new icons mean in a jiffy, but it’s a really backwards design decision that makes the game more difficult to learn for newcomers.

[@nihlify]

Just don't play with the acrylic tiles when teaching the game then

[@BoardGameCo]

Yep, it doesn't bother me but I think it is a weird design choice

[@CheddahSlammer]

If I remember correctly when you clicked on the description on the campaign page for the acrylic tiles, it stated that their was going to be no writing on the back. I still got them as they were included in the all in, but planned on just using the mini's with the normal tiles.

[@EddieRyfari]

Very excited to get this into my hands. Been annoyed by the lack of text on the back of the tiles from the start, they were advertising the text on the cardboard like they re-invented the wheel and then dont use it on the acrylic ones.... well cardboard doesnt feel deluxe to me, so I got them anyway. Also happy they gave the option to replace all other cardboard in the game, not happy that they said it wont fit into the main box (but I am gonna somehow) I do not regret not getting the terrain pack, cause it looks cool and all, but I think it will be to fiddly. thnx for the video Alex

[@scottrenfer2735]

Can't wait for this to arrive! This is my second most anticipated of 2023, after Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies. I've never played Castles of Burg, so this will be my first experience. Thanks Alex!

[@riddlesphinxx]

Just wondering, does the acrylic tile (not hex) insert fit into the same place as the token holder in the normal box?

[@BoardGameCo]

I'll be covering this in a follow up video where I talk about whether it's worth it.

[@Arturowsky_]

I do want to know the same!

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Woop woop! Playing our first game right now! Same game, but looks and feels so good! 🤩

[@BoardGameCo]

Played it a few days ago, and will be diving in again soon 🙂

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

It’s a lot of fun for sure 🥳 Hope everything is good with you! Let’s catch up soon 😁

[@romanmeilinger4666]

I have loved almost every design decision they’ve made for this…That being said, it physically pains me to see the back of the box for the first time, and NOT ONLY did they display 2 players playing on the 3-4 player side of the board, but they also had the blue player tracker on the board instead of purple when that’s who they had playing with yellow 🤦🏼‍♂️ my OCD is twitching in its grave 🥴😵‍💫💀

[@joseg.6187]

Writing on the back, was a deal breaker for me. It was mentioned in the campaign.

[@krahnjp]

On the description for the acrylic tiles, it says that they do not include text on the back so that they are language independent. I imagine multiple runs of acrylic tile variants is much more expensive than printing alternative cardboard tokens by language.

[@Josh-hz8vz]

They could have just chosen 1-2 languages to cover the vast majority of their backers. Not a great excuse. What they really mean but don’t want to say is they just simply don’t want to pay the cost. And that’s fine, they should be more upfront and say that. I still think a sticker sheet or something was a cheap friendly option they could have given.

[@krahnjp]

@@Josh-hz8vz They expressly stated that "Everything language-dependent from this campaign will be available in English, Polish, French, German, Italian, and Spanish." So they would have to print all those languages. Would you be 100% happy with the two language solution if those two languages were German and Polish? Everything in your box is English EXCEPT for the premium tiles? I also think that player aids are a "cheap friendly option." And the one I prefer, so I'm glad they chose them. But I get that I might be in the minority. And they could have included both, but stickers make a premium item noticeably not premium feeling anymore. No, imo, for premium tiles, they needed to either print all languages, or none. The former is clearly what we all wanted. But I understand why they chose the latter. And, given that they were clear about it in the description, there has to be at least a little consumer responsibility as well.

[@Josh-hz8vz]

@@krahnjp if German and Polish were an overwhelming majority of the sales then I think that’s fair. It’s obvious based on the shipping volumes and where the games are headed that the overwhelming majority is English anyway. They would have sold more had they done it. You can choose to believe that or not.

[@williammyles]

Great unboxing as always mate thanks so much 😊

[@adamras2002]

ill take the playmat if you don't want it!

[@crastorhale7438]

The acrylic hex tiles have caused quite the s&$tstorm. Even though they stated several times during the campaign, in the comments, the FAQ and the actual product description that there would be not text on them. I could just as well start complaining that the 3D models don't have text on the reverse side. Why not for such an exclusive ultra-delux upgrade?

[@david6294]

Can already see that all the unnecessary miniatures will block the view of the boards for other players and will become annoying. Glad I went for the no miniatures option.

[@sewaprolo]

100% agree. Completely unnecessary, and now that I see them on top of the boards, they're definitely overkill. Useless. I'm also glad I went only for acrylic.

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

They openly said they would not put the writing on the back regardless of the fans begging them to do so.

[@Saylor28]

Can't wait for my copy to arrive. I fell in love with this game because of you.

[@chillionaire7114]

24:30 - the "rationale" / "reason" / "excuse" for no writing on the acrylic hex tiles had to do with making them language independent. I'm assuming the cardboard printing process for each language copy is different from the acrylic hex process, or if they couldn't anticipate demand enough.... I don't know, not that the world revolves around English, but why not at least print in one language for the majority of backers.

[@mikaelleferfort8289]

I didn't backed it ... if you were to buy the game, which version will you choose ? Basic ? Anniversary ? Or Special (retail) ?

[@z-man7312]

A lot of people asked for writing on the back of the acrylic tiles. They intentionally kept it off because there were different languages. Doesn’t explain why they still did it on the cardboard tiles, and it also doesn’t explain why they wouldn’t at least help the English-speaking audience rather than help nobody at all. Like with virtually all the feedback they solicited during the campaign, they just ignored what a large group of backers were requesting. The same goes for many people asking for just 1 more bag to use for the goods tiles.

[@glenviewjeff]

No joke: could you please do a re-boxing video? I have no idea how to get mine back together nicely.

[@BoardGameCo]

I did! Look for my Was It Worth It video.

[@kyutu]

Alex… you’re smelling the miniatures… I’m worried about you 😮

[@BoardGameCo]

lol I'm fine....sniiffffffff

[@oliverlam5208]

Omg cannot wait for this.

[@BoardGameCo]

It's excellent :)

[@Paraboloid0]

The 3d tiles actually look good. I didn't get them or the acrylic tiles as I thought that having the tile backs would be better. Minor regrets now.

[@BoardOfView]

Hey Alex, please make the review saying how was your experience with the minis. It was the only thing I didn't get it because was too expensive for the risk of not using it. But since it's my favorite game of all time, I might search for it in the future.

[@BoardGameCo]

Coming soon :)

[@maxf.7262]

Ty for tjis video & rumbling!

[@XlearRetroWave]

The writing on the back was criticized so many times by fans and we were all not heard, a shame 😟😟

[@craigbryant6312]

I’m so shocked AR made that decision i feel shafted by that decision i would of not got them if it was made clear no printing on the back of acrylic tiles

[@EddieRyfari]

@@craigbryant6312 well they made it very very clear imo. I still dont like it, but they did make it clear

[@Flip5ide]

​@@craigbryant6312it was made clear, it was especially made clear in the comments section from everyone asking over and over again.

[@gingerscholar152]

do you know (or can you find out) if the acrylic tile upgrades are going to be available through retail? I couldn't afford the big box bling, but those tiles look like they would be a nice upgrade to my copy.

[@zemm6973]

Hi, thank you so much for your videos, I turn to them periodically. Tell me, please, do all these tokens and miniatures fit in one box?

[@Flo_-ox2qe]

I want to know what i can pack into the box. I will not punch out the cardboard ones and lay them down under the trays in the box. Will the Acrylic tiles all fit in the box? I hate having too much boxes around

[@BoardGameCo]

They do, follow up video coming soon

[@georgiosiosifidis7922]

Regret not adding the acrilic tiles to my pledge.

[@VampguyN85]

Hopefully I get mine in July. But probably August. Who knows. Funny you didn't love the red on the boards. Many people on Gamefound complained about the tan or brown they don't like. I will have to wait and see it in person to decide.

[@harmarize]

So what would be the point of having both the acrylic hex tiles, and the terrain minis? Seems kinda pointless. The acrylic hex would only be used for the drafting then? Sure the minis look cool (especially the animals), but man it would slow gameplay down alot after everytime putting a tile in your city having to find the right mini, plus the extra room the trays take up on your table as well...

[@TheClyd3Man]

You got it. Acrylic to draft, then mini for the looks on your duchy board. This is overproduced, no 2 ways about it. End game with board full of minis do look cool though.

[@leecurkeet7654]

Tiles look great but The 2011 board looks way better than this new board. Will these tiles fit on the old board if we want to use that?

[@TheClyd3Man]

No, because the tiles are 30% larger than previous printings.

[@jankogo]

Did you find the trading routes expansion in there?

[@Flip5ide]

Pretty sure I saw it in another of the new unboxing videos, as far as I know it's meant to be all previous expansions plus the new vineyard expansion.

[@Mike_James]

How bad was your box ripped? so sad to see it that. i know that pain lol. grats on getting the game! it wanted to grab it and stupid grown people things got in the way lol.

[@BoardGameCo]

Not the worst..a little rip and some tape.

[@boardgamemusic]

nice vocals (and nice unboxing) 🙂

[@ColasTeam]

I actually backed this but had to drop out because Poland mail still isn't sending to south America despite Covid being mostly over :/ this was really sad to watch, I want my copy! 🤣🤣 I hope this is available at retail, because it looks like the best version of the game so far.

[@CheddahSlammer]

Awakened Realms usually has reprints/remakes come out for all their games.

[@t00manyusernames]

Missing an "L" in your title Alex! (Castles, not Castes)

[@BoardGameCo]

Fixed thanks!

[@gerbie42]

Great unboxing. I actually backed this to gift to my brother who has owned the 1st edition of the game since forever. So it's going to be a nice surprise for him. I backed up-to the acrylic tiles, the full-terrain tiles definitely look cool, but from a game-flow standpoint I couldn't justify spending that much more money on it. Two biggest reasons are it becomes a lot more fiddly and in my experience 3D terrain things (mainly the castles) often block the view for other players, so it'd be a tad more difficult to glance and see what's going on at eachother's boards.

[@NODHLAN]

Where my pledge too!!! 😅

[@laurentantares6147]

Be adult and throw all of that to the rubish.

[@BoardGameCo]

lol as an adult I definitely have agency....but I'm not using it for the same things you are

[@laurentantares6147]

@@BoardGameCo I don't understand the meaning of your answer, sorry, not being an English speaker, we don't have the same shade of words. Presenting for children is different... 😉

[@warbrothers7745]

Nive

[@TheLuminousCleric]

This still looks awful though.

[@jonathanleach383]

Just such a horrendous looking game, its actually hilarious - its worse than the original which I thought was impossible 😂😂

[@starvrosleem]

Sure it looks cool but man is this a step down in game flow.

[@jgregveneklasen2657]

It looks very "fiddly", yes

[@gerbie42]

Agreed. I mean the full terrain tiles definitely look cool but I 'only' backed up-to the Acrylic tile specifically for game-flow reasons. One other reason for not getting the full terrain tiles is actually some experience I've had with D&D full terrain and miniatures. When you're sitting around the table with multiple players 3d terrain often blocks the view. And in CoB you sorta want to view eachother's boards which is already kinda difficult from the other side of the table, but with those terrain tiles blocking the view it'd be even more difficult.

[@jonathanleach383]

This game is just one giant mess

[@BoardGameCo]

I absolutely feel that this is the best version of castles out there.. on the other hand, whether it's worth the price point is a different question entirely.

[@DJ-mz7td]

Great opening! Loved your reaction to the missing text! Still waited for mine, did you get special treatment on delivery?