The Castles of Burgundy Special Edition - We Play It!

Round One - The Castles of Burgundy Special Edition - With the Vineyards Expansion
The Castles of Burgundy is among our favorite games of all time, and this special edition just cements that fact. Is it the gloriously beautiful components and presentation? Sure, but the expansion content, particularly the Vineyards, will be a must-use element for us from this point forward. Watch the full first round, and then hear about our whole experience!
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[@Exozik]

I really like you too reviewing games. You guys are a good duo!

[@MrJmarzetti]

Thanks for the quick play through and showing the new components. This is a great game. I still have the original version, but this looks so much better.😎

[@gottimighty]

At 17:21 Ryan could have easily placed the building tile in the "3" spot just above his castle..............oh well.

[@meeple]

Yeah 😅

[@gurnblanston2848]

I've been kicking myself for missing the campaign, but I late pledged for it, and am very excited about it. Everything in it looks amazing.... except those custom dice. I'm not a fan of those. They look confusing. We'll see once I have them in hand; worst case, I'll just replace them with some other dice.

[@chinheat9565]

Still on the fence, what I wonder is if anything stuff from the gamefound campaign exclusive? Like you can’t get it anyway else.

[@albinoorkalbertson]

AR has confirmed the dice will be re-designed.

[@davidpurkiss4681]

Not a fan of the custom dice, the Castle Minis seem OK (as they aren't needed) although as I'd only play CoB with the expansions (to make the game interesting for me) I don't see how the shields expansion would work with the mini's, so I'd need to use the Castle tiles with that expansion module anyway.

[@jankogo]

I can´t wait for my copy.

[@ricardp60]

Hi guys, thanks for the playthrough. At min 20:00 can you place a wine tyle on the second level if the first has not been completed? The wineyard extension looks like a lot of fun. Can't wait to play it. I must say though, I am very disappointed with the new dice. It is so difficult to read them in particular your opponent(s). Great video!

[@ThrehaneMiniatures]

Time to late pledge. The neoprene mat is a big hook for me. The dice, not so much. Great video!

[@KMReviews]

They are redoing the dice

[@stevenbonham7136]

Isn’t everyone supposed to start with one coin?

[@idjester]

that is great... really looking forward to getting it after I just got the 20th anniversary edition.. but hell its looks good enough to get it again..

[@meeple]

This is what that anniversary edition always should have been. 😉

[@scottebert5520]

Dang those dice are terrible

[@KMReviews]

They already said they are redoing them

[@hatchimmmmm]

Only kickstart? Or retail too?

[@nickadams8460]

I dont like the dice. They look really hard to read with 4 pips on every dice and then the real pips! Strange design choice. They also look nothing like the dice faces that are printed on the boards. When my copy comes I think I will be replacing those straight away.

[@KMReviews]

They are changing the dice

[@sandrabasel1545]

Does anyone know how good the new solo mode is? I am on the fence, love the look, hate the fact that the box is so big ... more solo is a big pro..

[@gurnblanston2848]

Rahdo talks about the new solo mode in his final thoughts video for the game. Makes it sound very good.

[@sandrabasel1545]

@@gurnblanston2848 thank you for the info, but if I understand correctly, he didn't try it yet, he's just excited that you can also use it to spice up a two or three player count. But maybe I didn't understand everything, English is not my first language ☺

[@gurnblanston2848]

@@sandrabasel1545 You have it right. He said he has not tried it yet, but he's excited by what he's read about it, and the way he describes it makes it sound pretty fun. He also mentions that the rulebook talks about 2 solo modes, an original one and a new one. The way he describes the new one makes it sound fun for solo, and he mentions you can use it to add in a 3rd player if you have just two people. I wish he had tried it so he could give a full opinion, but it sounds encouraging.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

It sounds like they didn't include the solo expansion board that you can get for the original version of the game. Although if I want to play solo I just play it online against an AI or against opponents on BGA.

[@albinoorkalbertson]

The new solo mode is Feld approved. I'd be surprised if AR didn't release anything before the pledge manager closes.

[@monsterseweg89eersterechts75]

Simon

[@RazBaz07]

Sheeesh... well, I know AR Is listening to the comments they get for their games (Alea not so much), so here Is one more comment about the dice. Needs to change.

[@KMReviews]

They already said a while ago they are changing those

[@Carsten_de_1981]

From now on it will be impossible to play this without minis. 😂

[@KMReviews]

It’s a shame the words on the back are ONLY the cardboard.. I upgraded to acrylic but it Doenst include that,. So it’s an upgrade to feel, downgrade to functionality.