This game has sat on my shelf for years. My wife and I played it a handful of times. Since we got our new addition we’ve played it 6 times in three days. This edition is a game changer figuratively and literally.
Same here. It was difficult to teach with the tiny tiles and fiddly to set up. This is so much better, with the writing on the back of the tiles, the bags to mix them and the bigger tiles with the plastic grid. We played the old one just once or twice but have played this 3 times in 2 days. It also looks beautiful.
@@SethAGonzalez I kick myself for not adding the tokens. I just have the pack with sundrop, acrylic hexes and playmat. But now i see i have to use cardboard workers... what a shame. was not paying attantion. Now i have acrylic and cardboard at the same time. Doesent like that 😂
I went with option 4... The Royal Pledge (142 euros), comes with acrylic tiles, sundropped miniatures, playmat, but does not come with the 3D tiles, and I think I will be happy with it. The 3D tiles do seem like they will get in the way too much and will not be worth the extra money when the acrylic tiles are so nice to begin with. I have not played CofB yet, but from watching playthroughs I think it is a game I will enjoy very much.
Hopefully, you also got the acrylic tokens add-on. Many people didn't realize that the acrylic tiles that come with the Royal Pledge don't include the acrylic tokens that were later offered during the pledge manager.
It looks amazing, and I love the acryllic tiles and so many of the improvements. I ended up not going for it because it was hard to justify spending so much on a game I already owned (and acquired secondhand for $20), and I do like how compact the first edition box is. Maybe I can go for it if I do a major cull down the road because I don't ever see CoB leaving my collection.
This is a very valid point, but I would say the cheapest version of the special edition is far better in value and production than the original with all expansions. Tracking down every prior expansion with the first edition base game I found was $220 before shipping and a task in itself to track down old prints of the expansions. Whereas the cheapest special edition without acrylic and minis was $85 and came with every expansion and the new expansions as well as the upgraded player boards. I think that makes the base special edition is well worth it in that case.
I'm THAT GUY who NEVER has played CoB before but still backed COB: Special Edition with acrylic tiles and Sundrop. (No mini pack or player mat) - so yeah pretty expensive for not knowing if the game is for me. LMAO The way I see it is, it's sitting at #17 on the BGG Top 100 games for a reason. I guess this game is pretty epic and I believe I will like it a lot. It's a classic and I want to explore this game from top to bottom. This premium version will be gorgeous on the table and I have a feeling I will love it.
Close to same boat. I backed all in never playing before and just this week started playing on BGA and now I can’t stop. I am very excited for my copy to arrive but potentially will sell some of the add ons the more unboxings I see. Takes up so much room and with the miniatures adding some time that just might make it too long playing with them
Thank you, Alex! Truly respect your explanation of your roles and potential biases, and your ability to still be critical of the things you feel critical about. Very well balanced. Looking forward to getting my copy!
There was a comment about being new to this game and still backing with the acrylic add-ons. I did that along with the playmat. My family loves European History and I believe this aesthetic and theme will draw them into it. Was it an excessive purchase? Probably. That being said, I believe that I’ll have a great time with this game. Tactile feel and artistic experience are huge factors in my enjoyment of the hobby so I really believe this will ultimately feel worth it to me personally.
Love this one! I passed on the minis (except the castles), which I’m ok with. I would have loved to have them too but they would have increased shelf and table space while making the gameplay a bit more cumbersome. I may try to track them down at a later date but for now I’m just so excited to get this to the table!
I've noticed something from Awaken Realms games: They are horrible at the small details. Game trays that don't fit in the box, mis-alignments, white pips on yellow dice, coloring issues. I remember previous games having many issues too. They just always seem to miss the overall package. They aim so high, but always seem to miss. I think this is what makes Awaken Realms an A-tier publisher and not an S-tier publisher. They just miss the overall target, get close, but miss.
One of the Nemesis expansions has a card count misprint in the rulebook. Led to me wasting hours digging through boxes trying to figure out where the two missing crafted gear cards were, only to google that it’s a misprint 🤦♂️
Correct. the same also applies to the Dutch version of War of the Rings (first edition). The Dutch manual states that there must be 7 dice of 1 color, while in the English version there must be 6. I bought the game second hand and the seller couldn't find the seventh one, so I got a discount. but I was able to find a set of 2 dice on the internet and ordered them. Only afterwards did I discover that the 7 was a printing error!
The box insert should have been built completely around the acrylics, then the cardboard only pledges could have had some foam or something to bulk out the extra space. Definitely the plastic overlay not matching the inserts is crappy quality control, out of all the playtesters no one noticed that problem??? Pretty crappy.
I got the base level (with the sundrop for the castles) pledge. I only got into boardgames within the last 4 years or so, and I've never owned a copy of this. But I fell in love with this game on BGA. So, for me, it felt worth getting this base edition. I'm not someone who feels like minis are critically important, so that's why I didn't go for the all-in.
Good summary Alex. I didn't back the Special Edition as I don't play my old copy of Castle of Burgundy enough and when I do play it, I enjoy it (without the bells and whistles). I hear ya on your pet peeve of the tile overlay - I have the same pet peeve with my Azul overlay. Other reasons I didn't back include the cost (especially once converted to New Zealand dollars) and just not having the space these days for big box games. I think the acrylic tiles look great but overall, I can't justify the cost, and that includes on most Kickstarters now. Sadly cost of living increases (and a weak NZ$).
For me (and I like Castles of Burgundy a lot), the number one reason I would buy the new version is for the writing on the back of the tiles. So I would probable save the money because I do not need the upgraded acrylic tiles. I have another game that has a similar feature, and boy that is nice. It beats player aids hands down. The one thing I saw that I really do not care for is the change of color of the castles. I wish they could have kept the old color.
Wow, I bought this game with acrylics, haven't played previously and found I love this game, I was worried about acrylic tiles not having printing on the back (I was prepared to download stickers they provide to put on back) but discovered dont need to the game is not hard to pick up and the reference sheet is amazing as tiles have a number you can cross reference. great game, no regrets!!! 😀😀😀
To be fair, if you got the acrylic tiles and the neoprene mat, you basically have two copies of the game in one package. Add an extra set of dice and player/progress markers and you'd have two playable versions of the base game (minimally). Also, if some ingenious person(s) creates a set of 2-sided neoprene player boards, you'd have a version to bring camping or play in the hot tub.
@@boardgamerenaissance540 I'm just looking to source the a good waterproof set of player mats now. Then I won't be stuck playing my DIY camping Azul anymore.
No. Alea/Ravens sold us our by printing a nice edition in 2019 and then instead of offering new content with acrylic tiles, they handed the rights over to Awaken Realms, a mini-driven company which has no business producing this style of game. It was an easy cash grab on wildly overproducing one of the longest celebrated euros. Sucks. I bought it, but it was a very frustrating purchase. I was very happy with theb2019 edition. TONS of content for $35-40. No one is going to be using them after a handful of games.
I have the older Alea version and had no idea that the 2019 version had rules on the tiles, so for me, this is really a non-issue. I didn't expect Awaken to create an insert for the acrylic stuff because it was an optional add-on. As far as the building minis, it has literally been known since they announced them in the campaign how they work, so anyone having issues with that should pay attention more.
David Turczi's solo mode and the Stefan Felds vinyard expanion make it a no brainer for me. And with all the negativity around pricing, compared to other games this is a serious bargain. Acrylic tiles for 33€ I have no idea how were able to make that possible at that price point. They have to be subsidizing the costs, I can't imagine they are making any money on these. Others would price these at 50€ and that would have been fair. 20€ for acrylic everything else, thats insane?! Others would price this at least at 30€. This is all including taxes. Other companies would add that on top and again that would be fair. 85€ for a great base game with all expansions in existance with two exclusive expansions that are HUGE. How is this only 85€?! And minis for 10€ more?! Madness! Those coins would be atleast a 15€ upgrade in other campaigns. Wood and bags atleast 15€ aswell. So the Gameplay All In gameplay costs 55€... absolute madness. I doubt any money is being made here..
We are new owning CoB, but always believed it was "our type of game" and backed the basic pledge. It is more than well worth the difference between the cost of the basic older game and this mega one. Bigger tiles, tile rules printed on the tiles, loads of duchy variations, many expansions, quality components and a great look and feel. Once we had read the basic rules we never had to refer to the rule book again; everything is either on the board, on the tiles or included on the well-designed help cards.
The overlay not fitting will drive me nuts! It's either lazy testing and not fully caring about the customer experience, both things are bad. After watching this video, I'm so happy that I went with the base version.
I would have told you it was absolutely worth it, until I found out the acrylic tiles do not have the text descriptions on them. Because just having the description on the tiles would have been fantastic. At some point I'll need to make some stickers for the backs of the acrylics. It's also a pain that they didn't make the box just accommodate the acrylics. I don't think the buildings were worth it because that just would have been a pain in the ass to use. Not the castles mind you, but the additional buildings What I mean by pain in the butt is that pulling the tiles from the bags, switching them out for buildings mid play, is just a lot. So I guess I land on no, I should not have bought this. Actually the new boards, and a copy of the same board for everyone, thats nice. So I'll recant back to a middle position that without the buildings its worth it if you love the game.
Isn't the player aid anyway better/faster way to check the tile description than turning the tiles around? I mean, it would have been nice to have the description on the acrylis tiles as well, but I don't think I would use them much
@@Deadomen123I was initially upset about this and then the more I thought about it, I think the player aid is easier. It could be disruptive keeping pulling up every single tile looking at them. But I’ll definitely get stickers when they are available.
100% imo that the player aids are WAY easier than having to pick up already placed tiles to check the abilities, or ask other players to do so for you.
Yeah your two reasons (insert not being designed for them and no descriptions on back) is why I did not back the acrylic tiles... and the tiles were never happening for me due to the space and cost. I stuck to the base pledge and figured that was a good balance of cost vs premium and am very much looking forward to it.
So... the player aid is about 1000% better than what was included in the version I have... playing with the bakelite tiles? Refer to the amazingly useful player aid!!!!
It's so funny that people refer to all the expansions in this edition as one of the main selling points, the other being the component quality. Personally I prefer the humble components of the original version and haven't been induced by any visual upgrades so far. But as far as the expansions go, it's hilarious. When I bought a copy of Notre Dame it came with an expansion for Burgundy and I still keep it in the Notre Dame box. That's how interested I am in them. Gosh sometimes I'm so thankful for consumerism. If more people were like me the industry would die and what good would that do me?
I may simply add some accent colors to the buildings. This is, painting the base to match the main hex color and like paint the bank tower roofs silver.
I went all in baby! Hopefully I can find a good painter to fully paint the minis to match the tile art. Great video, love your honesty and fine detailed analysis.
Love this edition. Got it twice. Once for me and once for my parents who played this game over 1000 times. My acrylic hex tiles arrived, neither arrived with the acrylic score tiles or workers; which is a shame. Our only negative is the Knowledge tiles for four points per building, the icon of which building it scores for is so small it’s almost impossible to see. Definitely for an 80 year old, and the reference sheet just says “four points for each of the listed building type” so it’s useless. We have to get out a phone or magnifier to actually see what the tile is. Everything else is amazing and we play this game 2-3 times a week.
I have never played Castles of Burgundy but I've watched enough TH-cam videos of playthroughs that I knew I would love the game... so I forked over about $150 USD for the special edition. I feel it was worth it. I'm glad I didn't pay extra for the acrylic tiles since I am new to the game and rely on the print on the back of the hexes. I am very happy with my purchase.
I’ve also heard the complaints regarding the acrylic tiles not having text. For me, this seems like an odd issue since there are player aids. I’d much rather look at the player aids a few games than have tiles upside down and not see the art. To each their own. I’m not judging others. I simply feel like it’s a complaint that doesn’t resonate with me very much.
Good overview. I'm hoping someone will replicate the tile text for clear vinyl printing aftermarket. For the price of all in, there is no excuse for not providing an improved insert and alligned tile sheets!
Thanks for the great detailed review! I think you missed pointing out the huge amount of mini expansions (team mode etc.) included in this version + 2 exclusive major expansions (vineyard and solo mode) which come with the box and are worth a ton of money on their own. It´s not only the better game components in the special edition.
@@BoardGameCo Oh, I didn´t know that. I was comparing it to the base game back in the day. Chateau solo mode is also underestimated imho. I never play solo, but this one looks fun.
My all-in arrived this week. Thanks for the video. 19:46 Noticed the tape on one edge of the box. I was thinking how unfortunate that is for you when i started to put everything back in the box and an edge also ripped on mine 😢 i decided to tape it on the inside tho to hide the sheen.
There have been a few pledges similar to this one that I've backed that i wonder if i shouldve just bought retail. Im glad I'm getting this one with all the premium components. But without calling out the others by name, i wish i didnt back a few and just bought them for cheaper at retail (current preorder sale prices) since the extras from KS isnt anything special or needed. I wont miss the extras and feel jipped. Uts made me no longer back certain companies on crowd funding.
The overlay not lining up, and some of other things will drive my ocd crazy. I get tunnel vision on the smallest things and obsess for months. And I'm someone who has never played the game before or seen it before this campaign, and I backed the royal sundrop and added on the mat and tokens lol. But this is the case with everything I've backed on Gamefound or Kickstarter over the past few years. Every game has been brand new to me, and I've enjoyed each one so far.
I love the game. I love the way this version looks. I can't wait to have it in hand. I cannot rationally justify the cost. But not all justification is rational. I will enjoy this immensely.
You know when you see a burger join advertise their tripple patty, double bacon cheese burger with a fried egg on top? And you say...well no wonder everyone is over weight/health issues these days. dk this gives me those vibes. Keeping my 10th anniversary. But hey, no harm in liking this version for all the fans out there.
@@ianw0ng I understand. And I Think that's fine. I also think it's fine if gamers, like me, like a variety of different titles for different personalities, situations and moods. I am gonna buy the 20th anniversary version for that reason. I see you point of view though
Does the Acrylic tiles include tiles like the geese expansion? and all other expansions? or do we need to MIX acrylic with cardboard when we want to play with the expansions? Thanks
Great work, though I almost need to slow your video down by a third to half to keep up with you, he he. You mentioned three different options of purchasing on the end. I suggest one more - Getting the Special Edition with all the acrylic parts, but not the miniatures. Thanks for all your assistance!!!
Wish you have shown the retail version insted of rubbing in our faces that you got all the extra content, because we all want, if we could afford it, the acrylic tiles and such, this is one of my favorite games of all time, I'm just a litte tired that everybody show all that you miss if you don't pay the all inn campaign.
Awaken Realms still can't make inserts right. They just need to hire it out, because they have consistently failed on this. Too many publishers, especially crowd funding ones, just don't realize how hard it is to make a good insert and do it right. I'd say that three-quarters of the inserts in games I get, many crowd funded, are just complete trash and I end up having to 3D print a proper one. I wish they'd just get professionals to do it, or don't waste the time and money on doing a half-assed job.
What are your feelings concerning the playmat? I got it as part of the pledgelevel I chose, but am thinking of selling the playmat in order to "part finance" the rest of the pledge. Or is it a keeper?
What do you think of the new Vineyard expansion, Alex? That was the thing I was most interested in. Ultimately, I passed on pledging because I couldn't justify to myself making that pledge just for the one expansion, (though if there was a decent secondhand copy later...) As it is, we don't play with all the expansions right now, just the Trade Routes (always) and the White Castle (most of the time).
I liked Castles when I first played it, but found it annoying looking at the player aid all the time to remember what all the monasteries did and couldn't stay interested. Then I discovered it on BGA and the tooltips resulted in me playing the game a dozen times a week. So it was a no-brainer to get the Special Edition (no miniatures) because of the text being printed on the tiles. After playing it enough on BGA, I've mostly memorized the tiles, so I also got the acrylic tiles for when I play with others that know the game well. That's all I felt I needed though. The miniatures (like the miniatures for Catan or Terraforming Mars) were a bit too much for me.
The most annoying thing for me is that the insert is not ment for your premium stuff. yes I got the acrylic tokens and tiles and yes I knew it wasnt ment to fit, cause they mentioned it alot. But still, I cant have a deluxe edition while I still have cardboard arround, and I still think they should have made it fit. probably it was all designed with the retail edition in the back of their minds.
I personally think descriptions on the back of the tiles were more of a player nuisance, I personally would be annoyed playing a 4 player game with 3 people reaching and grabbing tiles on my turn constantly picking up and down the tiles I am trying to work and plan with. I have seen a play review where someone acknowledges this and it validated my concerns. I think keeping the acrylic tiles language-independent was a smart move for production. Especially when player aides literally have all the info right there for you and allow you to look at more tiles descriptions faster picking up one player aide as opposed to someone grabbing a tile flipping it over setting it down and repeating every turn on and off their turn.
Also you are kinda saying that this is not the definitive version of the game because they didn't listen to the backers. Lots of people were very very vocal about getting all the acrylics to fit in the box, that i think was the biggest mistake of this project, i know the text on the back of the acrylics was bought up a lot but that is pretty much solved with the player aids. Also i hope Awaken Realms look at how they ran this project and improve on the next projects, mainly the lack of seeing the finished project before the pledge manager closed, that put a lot of people off.
I decided to wait and see if there will be a retail version of this game with the new art. I felt annoyed that the components I'd expect from a deluxified version were thrown as costly addons, some of which were told not to fit in the core box, and the rest of the deluxifications felt lacking (disappointed in the dice especially even after changes to readability).
Then the basic pledges would of all have been 30€ higher? I get the insert issue but come on. The add ons if you compare it to other deluxified add ons for other games are dirt cheap
@@stormburns What is cheap or expensive is subjective, and I'm glad for everyone for whom this version was perfect both in price and content. As someone who's only played the game once all I was looking for was better art and maybe blinged up quality components. And I'll get the better art from when it hits retail.
Silly question I don’t think I saw mentioned in this video as a pro/con. Is the Châteauma solo play only going to be available in this edition or does anybody think that it will be made available in the 20th anniversary edition?
It is amazing game and the default special edition is major improvement over the original and very worth it the acyclic tiles is almost a must but the cardbords are just fine. The minis are amazing but dont add that much for the price plus a bit of work while playing. So love the completeversion but the base special is already amazing value
Thanks for your honest opinions. As someone who wanted to back and then missed out (yes even the late pledge). Will any of this be coming to retail or available to order in some other way?
I opted out of the minis because of the extra overhead and table space. I didn't even think about the presentation. Looking straight down at the board is really lack luster with the minis.
huh. 19:30 The inserts were built around basic tiles...I could have sworn during the campaign it was promised that the inserts would easily fit the acrylic tiles You bring up some really good points. The production of the game at a high level is amazing but it's the small misses, e.g. the hex and overlay or the tile inserts, that will really disappoint for a premium/deluxe/collector's edition of a game. These oversights are surprising considering it's AR that produced it
While I am not a fan of most of the overproduced plastic toy fests that is modern crowdfunded projects, I am a fan of big bog heirloom editions (I'm giving you a free marketing term here boardgame industry please feel free to use it), of time-tested games. Games like Ticket to Ride 10th Anniversary Edition, Catan 10th Anniversary, and now Castles of Burgundy, and judging by how well it did so does much of the board game community. I only wish some companies would take note and do for games like Agricola, Terra Mystica, and Terraforming Mars what Awakened Realms did for CotB. (That Agricola 15th anniversary edition is just shameful.)
I was going to back this but then I watched room and board five reasons not to and got the special edition for I think 45 shipped. Incredibly happy with my decision. Yeah the minis look nice and all but the game is pretty much the same.
I’d love to see a gameplay video with these components. You play it enough that it could be easy content. Could also use a “how to play” video from an expert such as yourself.
Argh the overlay and the board sheet not lining up. That would make my skin itch haha. I could see it not bothering most people and should bother us but my self-diagnosed OCD would never let me look away from that.
Personally I think it is worth it no matter what tiles you get. Get what you like. This is an investment. The price is good. This coming from someone who has thousands of dollars invested in 40k. The first thing any player/gamer should think before buying anything. How much time am I going to dedicate to this game? How many times will I play this game in a week, month, year? Happy gaming everyone, may your days be filled with new players and your games be ever improving.
Caveat to my comment: I have not received my copy yet, so this is all conjecture. Oh, and I DON’T work for GF (Sorry, couldn’tt resist the dad joke). With that out of the way, I totally see your point re: the Sundrop colors being muted, and the downside. That said, there is something beautiful about looking at Jerusalem from the surrounding hillsides - the center city gleams from the near-uniformity of the colors of the Jerusalem stone buildings. These minis are different colors, but I wonder whether there is the same kind of upside to the muted colors.
I know, lol. My point wasn’t about the geography. My point was about the minor complaint regarding the miniatures muted colors that blend together, and sort of match (at least the browns, mines, an castles). If you ever have a chance to go to Jerusalem, not Burgundy, you will see that every building is made of the same type of cream/off-white stone in a variety of cuts. The overall effect is stunning. Before you comment, I know that the game minis aren’t cream colored. So I wasn’t commenting on either the geography or the color. Rather, I was hypothesizing on the overall effect of looking at the minis of all similar muted from the heights of the seats around the table
But the pawn to count points it's absolutely not ergonomic. It happens a lot to be even in the points track. It is very uncomfortable to set them in the same space, in particular when you play in 4 players.
Was getting the version with the acrylic hexes during the campaign, but when i found out that there wasnt going to be text on the back, i dropped down to the 95$ version.. but now Im sitting back with a sour taste i my mouth before the game have arrived 😕
I'm a little confused... this was a campaign I backed a while ago, and I'm waiting for it to arrive soon. But I didn't get everything, and am regretting that a bit. But you're talking about this like it's something people can just go get right now? Is it still available for people to get? Can I pick up the tokens?
I also missed the tokens. I have got the acrylic hexes but not the tokens. At the time of backing I was not clear about the situation. So I will leave the acrylic hex in the box right away. I will not even open the box one. They will be seald until i got the tokens at retail or sale of leftovers. If i cant geht my hand on the acrylic tokens, I will only play with all cardboard. I dont like the Idea of having half acrylic und half cardboard. Specially the workers!
I think he means the original games before this version from Awaken Realms, they are still available. Of course you'd trade the looks and bling for a way lower pricepoint.
@M. Haas this was my exact situation. I got gameplay all-in, saw the description included acrylic hexes, and didn't realize there was a different acrylic tokens set.
The problem is that if you never played this game and you go out and buy the regular game and then you fall in love with it, what happens then? You spend another 120euro? LOL. I guess if your a hardcore collector then you will get it not matter what. Will this game head on to the retail stores?
I ummed and aahed on all the add-ons on this for a while but in the end just went with the basic Special Edition. The deluxe add-ons looked nice...but the price for them did not.
But Alex, you are leaving another category of people out: I went out and bought the original Castles of Burgundy, yet there is something about it - about the lack of production value and the closeness in a couple of the colors - which the 2nd version didn't fix. I couldn't get the original Castles of Burgundy to the table - and I think that this version is the game is the solution, which will fix that!... But according to you, I am in the class which should skip this version. That is why I made that point at the top of this article, you are leaving out the people who are willing to pay for quality of lack of quality/production value. For them, this is the best version of the game - end of story!
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This game has sat on my shelf for years. My wife and I played it a handful of times. Since we got our new addition we’ve played it 6 times in three days. This edition is a game changer figuratively and literally.
Same here. It was difficult to teach with the tiny tiles and fiddly to set up. This is so much better, with the writing on the back of the tiles, the bags to mix them and the bigger tiles with the plastic grid. We played the old one just once or twice but have played this 3 times in 2 days. It also looks beautiful.
Backed with acrylic tiles, sundrop, and no mini pack. Absolutely can't wait for it to arrive.
Same! I wish I would have gotten the player mat though. Kicking myself for that!
@@SethAGonzalez I kick myself for not adding the tokens. I just have the pack with sundrop, acrylic hexes and playmat. But now i see i have to use cardboard workers... what a shame. was not paying attantion.
Now i have acrylic and cardboard at the same time. Doesent like that 😂
Same.
@@M_Haas Hopefully you and I will be able to find and order the extras that we missed!
@@SethAGonzalez That would be awesome! Hope we will have the opportunity fot that :)
I went with option 4... The Royal Pledge (142 euros), comes with acrylic tiles, sundropped miniatures, playmat, but does not come with the 3D tiles, and I think I will be happy with it. The 3D tiles do seem like they will get in the way too much and will not be worth the extra money when the acrylic tiles are so nice to begin with. I have not played CofB yet, but from watching playthroughs I think it is a game I will enjoy very much.
this is the best deal.
Hopefully, you also got the acrylic tokens add-on. Many people didn't realize that the acrylic tiles that come with the Royal Pledge don't include the acrylic tokens that were later offered during the pledge manager.
@@markanderson100 I did indeed miss this :(
This is exactly what I did as well.
It looks amazing, and I love the acryllic tiles and so many of the improvements. I ended up not going for it because it was hard to justify spending so much on a game I already owned (and acquired secondhand for $20), and I do like how compact the first edition box is. Maybe I can go for it if I do a major cull down the road because I don't ever see CoB leaving my collection.
This is a very valid point, but I would say the cheapest version of the special edition is far better in value and production than the original with all expansions. Tracking down every prior expansion with the first edition base game I found was $220 before shipping and a task in itself to track down old prints of the expansions. Whereas the cheapest special edition without acrylic and minis was $85 and came with every expansion and the new expansions as well as the upgraded player boards. I think that makes the base special edition is well worth it in that case.
I'm THAT GUY who NEVER has played CoB before but still backed COB: Special Edition with acrylic tiles and Sundrop. (No mini pack or player mat) - so yeah pretty expensive for not knowing if the game is for me. LMAO The way I see it is, it's sitting at #17 on the BGG Top 100 games for a reason. I guess this game is pretty epic and I believe I will like it a lot. It's a classic and I want to explore this game from top to bottom. This premium version will be gorgeous on the table and I have a feeling I will love it.
Close to same boat. I backed all in never playing before and just this week started playing on BGA and now I can’t stop. I am very excited for my copy to arrive but potentially will sell some of the add ons the more unboxings I see. Takes up so much room and with the miniatures adding some time that just might make it too long playing with them
I went all in with this game + the additional acrylic tiles. I'm a sucker for beautiful games.
Thank you, Alex! Truly respect your explanation of your roles and potential biases, and your ability to still be critical of the things you feel critical about. Very well balanced. Looking forward to getting my copy!
Thank you! Appreciate it!
There was a comment about being new to this game and still backing with the acrylic add-ons. I did that along with the playmat. My family loves European History and I believe this aesthetic and theme will draw them into it.
Was it an excessive purchase? Probably. That being said, I believe that I’ll have a great time with this game. Tactile feel and artistic experience are huge factors in my enjoyment of the hobby so I really believe this will ultimately feel worth it to me personally.
Love this one! I passed on the minis (except the castles), which I’m ok with. I would have loved to have them too but they would have increased shelf and table space while making the gameplay a bit more cumbersome. I may try to track them down at a later date but for now I’m just so excited to get this to the table!
I've noticed something from Awaken Realms games: They are horrible at the small details.
Game trays that don't fit in the box, mis-alignments, white pips on yellow dice, coloring issues.
I remember previous games having many issues too. They just always seem to miss the overall package. They aim so high, but always seem to miss.
I think this is what makes Awaken Realms an A-tier publisher and not an S-tier publisher. They just miss the overall target, get close, but miss.
One of the Nemesis expansions has a card count misprint in the rulebook. Led to me wasting hours digging through boxes trying to figure out where the two missing crafted gear cards were, only to google that it’s a misprint 🤦♂️
Correct. the same also applies to the Dutch version of War of the Rings (first edition). The Dutch manual states that there must be 7 dice of 1 color, while in the English version there must be 6. I bought the game second hand and the seller couldn't find the seventh one, so I got a discount. but I was able to find a set of 2 dice on the internet and ordered them. Only afterwards did I discover that the 7 was a printing error!
The box insert should have been built completely around the acrylics, then the cardboard only pledges could have had some foam or something to bulk out the extra space.
Definitely the plastic overlay not matching the inserts is crappy quality control, out of all the playtesters no one noticed that problem??? Pretty crappy.
Before I watch it..let me guess: The answer is -> it depends.
Yes :)
I got the base level (with the sundrop for the castles) pledge. I only got into boardgames within the last 4 years or so, and I've never owned a copy of this. But I fell in love with this game on BGA. So, for me, it felt worth getting this base edition. I'm not someone who feels like minis are critically important, so that's why I didn't go for the all-in.
Seems like a perfect opportunity to work on my Speed Painting.
Going to look soooooo good.
Good summary Alex. I didn't back the Special Edition as I don't play my old copy of Castle of Burgundy enough and when I do play it, I enjoy it (without the bells and whistles). I hear ya on your pet peeve of the tile overlay - I have the same pet peeve with my Azul overlay. Other reasons I didn't back include the cost (especially once converted to New Zealand dollars) and just not having the space these days for big box games. I think the acrylic tiles look great but overall, I can't justify the cost, and that includes on most Kickstarters now. Sadly cost of living increases (and a weak NZ$).
For me (and I like Castles of Burgundy a lot), the number one reason I would buy the new version is for the writing on the back of the tiles. So I would probable save the money because I do not need the upgraded acrylic tiles. I have another game that has a similar feature, and boy that is nice. It beats player aids hands down. The one thing I saw that I really do not care for is the change of color of the castles. I wish they could have kept the old color.
Wow, I bought this game with acrylics, haven't played previously and found I love this game, I was worried about acrylic tiles not having printing on the back (I was prepared to download stickers they provide to put on back) but discovered dont need to the game is not hard to pick up and the reference sheet is amazing as tiles have a number you can cross reference. great game, no regrets!!! 😀😀😀
I 100% agree. One would think that they would have a gap between the map hexes to allow for the overlay grid.
Ya, that one sadly bothered me likely the most
I wonder if this is something we can fix with 3d printed overlays
I hope so because hopefully it's on a boat heading to me at the moment 😅
Lol same
To be fair, if you got the acrylic tiles and the neoprene mat, you basically have two copies of the game in one package. Add an extra set of dice and player/progress markers and you'd have two playable versions of the base game (minimally). Also, if some ingenious person(s) creates a set of 2-sided neoprene player boards, you'd have a version to bring camping or play in the hot tub.
That’s actually phenomenal thinking!
@@boardgamerenaissance540 I'm just looking to source the a good waterproof set of player mats now. Then I won't be stuck playing my DIY camping Azul anymore.
No. Alea/Ravens sold us our by printing a nice edition in 2019 and then instead of offering new content with acrylic tiles, they handed the rights over to Awaken Realms, a mini-driven company which has no business producing this style of game. It was an easy cash grab on wildly overproducing one of the longest celebrated euros. Sucks. I bought it, but it was a very frustrating purchase. I was very happy with theb2019 edition. TONS of content for $35-40. No one is going to be using them after a handful of games.
I have the older Alea version and had no idea that the 2019 version had rules on the tiles, so for me, this is really a non-issue. I didn't expect Awaken to create an insert for the acrylic stuff because it was an optional add-on. As far as the building minis, it has literally been known since they announced them in the campaign how they work, so anyone having issues with that should pay attention more.
I'm so glad I backed the normal pledge. The acrylic tiles do nothing for me and love the idea of the reverse printing
David Turczi's solo mode and the Stefan Felds vinyard expanion make it a no brainer for me.
And with all the negativity around pricing, compared to other games this is a serious bargain.
Acrylic tiles for 33€ I have no idea how were able to make that possible at that price point. They have to be subsidizing the costs, I can't imagine they are making any money on these. Others would price these at 50€ and that would have been fair. 20€ for acrylic everything else, thats insane?! Others would price this at least at 30€.
This is all including taxes. Other companies would add that on top and again that would be fair.
85€ for a great base game with all expansions in existance with two exclusive expansions that are HUGE. How is this only 85€?! And minis for 10€ more?! Madness!
Those coins would be atleast a 15€ upgrade in other campaigns. Wood and bags atleast 15€ aswell. So the Gameplay All In gameplay costs 55€... absolute madness. I doubt any money is being made here..
We are new owning CoB, but always believed it was "our type of game" and backed the basic pledge. It is more than well worth the difference between the cost of the basic older game and this mega one. Bigger tiles, tile rules printed on the tiles, loads of duchy variations, many expansions, quality components and a great look and feel. Once we had read the basic rules we never had to refer to the rule book again; everything is either on the board, on the tiles or included on the well-designed help cards.
The overlay not fitting will drive me nuts! It's either lazy testing and not fully caring about the customer experience, both things are bad. After watching this video, I'm so happy that I went with the base version.
I would have told you it was absolutely worth it, until I found out the acrylic tiles do not have the text descriptions on them. Because just having the description on the tiles would have been fantastic. At some point I'll need to make some stickers for the backs of the acrylics.
It's also a pain that they didn't make the box just accommodate the acrylics.
I don't think the buildings were worth it because that just would have been a pain in the ass to use. Not the castles mind you, but the additional buildings What I mean by pain in the butt is that pulling the tiles from the bags, switching them out for buildings mid play, is just a lot.
So I guess I land on no, I should not have bought this. Actually the new boards, and a copy of the same board for everyone, thats nice. So I'll recant back to a middle position that without the buildings its worth it if you love the game.
Isn't the player aid anyway better/faster way to check the tile description than turning the tiles around? I mean, it would have been nice to have the description on the acrylis tiles as well, but I don't think I would use them much
@@Deadomen123I was initially upset about this and then the more I thought about it, I think the player aid is easier. It could be disruptive keeping pulling up every single tile looking at them. But I’ll definitely get stickers when they are available.
100% imo that the player aids are WAY easier than having to pick up already placed tiles to check the abilities, or ask other players to do so for you.
Yeah your two reasons (insert not being designed for them and no descriptions on back) is why I did not back the acrylic tiles... and the tiles were never happening for me due to the space and cost. I stuck to the base pledge and figured that was a good balance of cost vs premium and am very much looking forward to it.
Re-boxing this thing is a nightmare! And I can't understand why there was no writing on the back of the acrylic tiles.
So... the player aid is about 1000% better than what was included in the version I have... playing with the bakelite tiles? Refer to the amazingly useful player aid!!!!
I don't disagree at all :)
It's so funny that people refer to all the expansions in this edition as one of the main selling points, the other being the component quality. Personally I prefer the humble components of the original version and haven't been induced by any visual upgrades so far. But as far as the expansions go, it's hilarious. When I bought a copy of Notre Dame it came with an expansion for Burgundy and I still keep it in the Notre Dame box. That's how interested I am in them. Gosh sometimes I'm so thankful for consumerism. If more people were like me the industry would die and what good would that do me?
I may simply add some accent colors to the buildings. This is, painting the base to match the main hex color and like paint the bank tower roofs silver.
I got everything, except the minis. So excited for it to arrive!
Enjoy it :)
I went all in baby! Hopefully I can find a good painter to fully paint the minis to match the tile art. Great video, love your honesty and fine detailed analysis.
Love this edition. Got it twice. Once for me and once for my parents who played this game over 1000 times.
My acrylic hex tiles arrived, neither arrived with the acrylic score tiles or workers; which is a shame.
Our only negative is the Knowledge tiles for four points per building, the icon of which building it scores for is so small it’s almost impossible to see. Definitely for an 80 year old, and the reference sheet just says “four points for each of the listed building type” so it’s useless.
We have to get out a phone or magnifier to actually see what the tile is.
Everything else is amazing and we play this game 2-3 times a week.
One of the few KS’s I’ve went All In. Time will tell if I regret doing so.
I have never played Castles of Burgundy but I've watched enough TH-cam videos of playthroughs that I knew I would love the game... so I forked over about $150 USD for the special edition. I feel it was worth it. I'm glad I didn't pay extra for the acrylic tiles since I am new to the game and rely on the print on the back of the hexes. I am very happy with my purchase.
I’ve also heard the complaints regarding the acrylic tiles not having text. For me, this seems like an odd issue since there are player aids. I’d much rather look at the player aids a few games than have tiles upside down and not see the art.
To each their own. I’m not judging others. I simply feel like it’s a complaint that doesn’t resonate with me very much.
Good overview. I'm hoping someone will replicate the tile text for clear vinyl printing aftermarket. For the price of all in, there is no excuse for not providing an improved insert and alligned tile sheets!
Ya the tile alignment bothers me a bit.
The biggest fumble is not having rules text on the back of the acrylic tiles :(
The pet peeves are not pet peeves at all. For the price we paid for this version, those are unfortunate oversights.
Nothing will ever be perfect for everyone. It's always tricky knowing what's a reasoable complaint vs my own personal peeves.
@@BoardGameCo - We have the same peeves. But, as we get older, you'll tend to not care as much.
Thanks for the great detailed review!
I think you missed pointing out the huge amount of mini expansions (team mode etc.) included in this version + 2 exclusive major expansions (vineyard and solo mode) which come with the box and are worth a ton of money on their own. It´s not only the better game components in the special edition.
The most recent edition before this, had nearly all of the expansions included. This one definitely has the vineyards expansion though.
@@BoardGameCo Oh, I didn´t know that. I was comparing it to the base game back in the day. Chateau solo mode is also underestimated imho. I never play solo, but this one looks fun.
My all-in arrived this week. Thanks for the video. 19:46 Noticed the tape on one edge of the box. I was thinking how unfortunate that is for you when i started to put everything back in the box and an edge also ripped on mine 😢 i decided to tape it on the inside tho to hide the sheen.
Even if you did paint the sundrop minis, the sundrop is a good start, that base works if you ask me.
Yep, for sure
We owned the 2019 edition and love it. Almost backed this without miniatures, just decided the return on the investment wasn't there for us.
Wasn’t?
@@siturl5834 thank you
@@Paul-ro6py Same opinion here btw…. Although I might be tempted if it ends up far cheaper on retail.
There have been a few pledges similar to this one that I've backed that i wonder if i shouldve just bought retail. Im glad I'm getting this one with all the premium components. But without calling out the others by name, i wish i didnt back a few and just bought them for cheaper at retail (current preorder sale prices) since the extras from KS isnt anything special or needed. I wont miss the extras and feel jipped. Uts made me no longer back certain companies on crowd funding.
I went all-in with this game and am eagerly waiting for my copy.
The overlay not lining up, and some of other things will drive my ocd crazy. I get tunnel vision on the smallest things and obsess for months.
And I'm someone who has never played the game before or seen it before this campaign, and I backed the royal sundrop and added on the mat and tokens lol. But this is the case with everything I've backed on Gamefound or Kickstarter over the past few years. Every game has been brand new to me, and I've enjoyed each one so far.
You skipped the best pledge level IMHO: Just add the acrylic tiles and tokens. I love the tiles.
I love the game. I love the way this version looks. I can't wait to have it in hand. I cannot rationally justify the cost. But not all justification is rational. I will enjoy this immensely.
I love your second last sentence and agree completely
You know when you see a burger join advertise their tripple patty, double bacon cheese burger with a fried egg on top? And you say...well no wonder everyone is over weight/health issues these days. dk this gives me those vibes. Keeping my 10th anniversary. But hey, no harm in liking this version for all the fans out there.
Not sure I follow your analogy at all?
for $200-300 u can buy 4-5 games. so i just bought burgundy and skipped the other 4 games. easy. 😊
Lol lol 😂😂😂
This is funny. I shall do the opposite 😅 to each their own
@@BlueTorchWeddings not everyone needs hundreds of games. for some, a few special ones can suffice. quality over quantity.. not hard to understand.
@@ianw0ng I understand. And I Think that's fine. I also think it's fine if gamers, like me, like a variety of different titles for different personalities, situations and moods. I am gonna buy the 20th anniversary version for that reason.
I see you point of view though
@@BlueTorchWeddings got u. cheers mate. 😊
Does the Acrylic tiles include tiles like the geese expansion? and all other expansions? or do we need to MIX acrylic with cardboard when we want to play with the expansions? Thanks
Yes on expansions , but there are two different Acrylic sets if you wanted everything.
@@BoardGameCo so just to confirm, the acrylic tiles do include the animal tiles for GEESE. :)
Great work, though I almost need to slow your video down by a third to half to keep up with you, he he. You mentioned three different options of purchasing on the end. I suggest one more - Getting the Special Edition with all the acrylic parts, but not the miniatures. Thanks for all your assistance!!!
Wish you have shown the retail version insted of rubbing in our faces that you got all the extra content, because we all want, if we could afford it, the acrylic tiles and such, this is one of my favorite games of all time, I'm just a litte tired that everybody show all that you miss if you don't pay the all inn campaign.
Awaken Realms still can't make inserts right. They just need to hire it out, because they have consistently failed on this.
Too many publishers, especially crowd funding ones, just don't realize how hard it is to make a good insert and do it right. I'd say that three-quarters of the inserts in games I get, many crowd funded, are just complete trash and I end up having to 3D print a proper one.
I wish they'd just get professionals to do it, or don't waste the time and money on doing a half-assed job.
turn the plastic hex holder over and it should keep the mat in place so that the tiles will line up.
Interesting, I'll have to try that
You should sign up for a speed speaking competition. I mean that as praise 🙂
Appreciate it :)
What are your feelings concerning the playmat? I got it as part of the pledgelevel I chose, but am thinking of selling the playmat in order to "part finance" the rest of the pledge. Or is it a keeper?
I actually really like the play mat, and while it doesn't fit in the box, it does fit nicely next to it on the shelf
What do you think of the new Vineyard expansion, Alex? That was the thing I was most interested in. Ultimately, I passed on pledging because I couldn't justify to myself making that pledge just for the one expansion, (though if there was a decent secondhand copy later...) As it is, we don't play with all the expansions right now, just the Trade Routes (always) and the White Castle (most of the time).
I liked Castles when I first played it, but found it annoying looking at the player aid all the time to remember what all the monasteries did and couldn't stay interested. Then I discovered it on BGA and the tooltips resulted in me playing the game a dozen times a week. So it was a no-brainer to get the Special Edition (no miniatures) because of the text being printed on the tiles. After playing it enough on BGA, I've mostly memorized the tiles, so I also got the acrylic tiles for when I play with others that know the game well. That's all I felt I needed though. The miniatures (like the miniatures for Catan or Terraforming Mars) were a bit too much for me.
The most annoying thing for me is that the insert is not ment for your premium stuff. yes I got the acrylic tokens and tiles and yes I knew it wasnt ment to fit, cause they mentioned it alot. But still, I cant have a deluxe edition while I still have cardboard arround, and I still think they should have made it fit. probably it was all designed with the retail edition in the back of their minds.
I personally think descriptions on the back of the tiles were more of a player nuisance, I personally would be annoyed playing a 4 player game with 3 people reaching and grabbing tiles on my turn constantly picking up and down the tiles I am trying to work and plan with. I have seen a play review where someone acknowledges this and it validated my concerns. I think keeping the acrylic tiles language-independent was a smart move for production. Especially when player aides literally have all the info right there for you and allow you to look at more tiles descriptions faster picking up one player aide as opposed to someone grabbing a tile flipping it over setting it down and repeating every turn on and off their turn.
Also you are kinda saying that this is not the definitive version of the game because they didn't listen to the backers.
Lots of people were very very vocal about getting all the acrylics to fit in the box, that i think was the biggest mistake of this project, i know the text on the back of the acrylics was bought up a lot but that is pretty much solved with the player aids.
Also i hope Awaken Realms look at how they ran this project and improve on the next projects, mainly the lack of seeing the finished project before the pledge manager closed, that put a lot of people off.
Is this even going to retail with all the deluxe materials?
only the standard pledge level, so no acrylic tiles and no miniatures
I decided to wait and see if there will be a retail version of this game with the new art. I felt annoyed that the components I'd expect from a deluxified version were thrown as costly addons, some of which were told not to fit in the core box, and the rest of the deluxifications felt lacking (disappointed in the dice especially even after changes to readability).
Then the basic pledges would of all have been 30€ higher? I get the insert issue but come on. The add ons if you compare it to other deluxified add ons for other games are dirt cheap
@@stormburns What is cheap or expensive is subjective, and I'm glad for everyone for whom this version was perfect both in price and content. As someone who's only played the game once all I was looking for was better art and maybe blinged up quality components. And I'll get the better art from when it hits retail.
Silly question I don’t think I saw mentioned in this video as a pro/con. Is the Châteauma solo play only going to be available in this edition or does anybody think that it will be made available in the 20th anniversary edition?
It is amazing game and the default special edition is major improvement over the original and very worth it the acyclic tiles is almost a must but the cardbords are just fine. The minis are amazing but dont add that much for the price plus a bit of work while playing. So love the completeversion but the base special is already amazing value
What are the science tiles you are referencing?
Thanks for your honest opinions.
As someone who wanted to back and then missed out (yes even the late pledge).
Will any of this be coming to retail or available to order in some other way?
Someone who knows how to paint minis will turn this game into a masterpiece.
I opted out of the minis because of the extra overhead and table space. I didn't even think about the presentation. Looking straight down at the board is really lack luster with the minis.
It depends? Dang. I didn’t see that one coming. Haha
I love it...but I'm reluctant to casually say that a $120-$300 game is worth it when there's a $40 version.
huh. 19:30 The inserts were built around basic tiles...I could have sworn during the campaign it was promised that the inserts would easily fit the acrylic tiles
You bring up some really good points. The production of the game at a high level is amazing but it's the small misses, e.g. the hex and overlay or the tile inserts, that will really disappoint for a premium/deluxe/collector's edition of a game. These oversights are surprising considering it's AR that produced it
Yes, both things are true, I love this version of the game, and I wish some small tweaks were better
Etsy has stickers for the backs of the acrylic tiles.
Oooh nice :)
While I am not a fan of most of the overproduced plastic toy fests that is modern crowdfunded projects, I am a fan of big bog heirloom editions (I'm giving you a free marketing term here boardgame industry please feel free to use it), of time-tested games. Games like Ticket to Ride 10th Anniversary Edition, Catan 10th Anniversary, and now Castles of Burgundy, and judging by how well it did so does much of the board game community. I only wish some companies would take note and do for games like Agricola, Terra Mystica, and Terraforming Mars what Awakened Realms did for CotB. (That Agricola 15th anniversary edition is just shameful.)
Terraforming mars big box 3d is allready available.
Agreed. I would add that Rah deluxe is amazing as well.
@@jankogo I forgot that one and you are totally correct should be included in that list.
Do the castle minis come with the base set?
The castle and player minis do but there was a pledge that came without them.
When and where are they selling the retail version?
Thank you for your honest opinion
Can I still get the cheap special edition and where?
Does the new COB base game have the text on the back?
I was going to back this but then I watched room and board five reasons not to and got the special edition for I think 45 shipped. Incredibly happy with my decision. Yeah the minis look nice and all but the game is pretty much the same.
I’ll see what the retail version and expansion cost when it goes to retail. If it’s expensive I’ll get the 2nd addition. I don’t need it “Beeger”😊
This thing costs whopping 215,30$ in my country! I think I'll just stick with the standard one.
lo fair :)
I’d love to see a gameplay video with these components. You play it enough that it could be easy content. Could also use a “how to play” video from an expert such as yourself.
I love this game enough, I assume it will happen :)
Just as FYI if I recall correctly they didn't put printing on the acrylic tiles because the cost of doing it in multiple languages was expensive.
Argh the overlay and the board sheet not lining up. That would make my skin itch haha. I could see it not bothering most people and should bother us but my self-diagnosed OCD would never let me look away from that.
Personally I think it is worth it no matter what tiles you get. Get what you like. This is an investment. The price is good. This coming from someone who has thousands of dollars invested in 40k.
The first thing any player/gamer should think before buying anything. How much time am I going to dedicate to this game? How many times will I play this game in a week, month, year?
Happy gaming everyone, may your days be filled with new players and your games be ever improving.
Do you know when the rest of us will be getting ours? There has been no communication in a while.
Caveat to my comment: I have not received my copy yet, so this is all conjecture. Oh, and I DON’T work for GF (Sorry, couldn’tt resist the dad joke). With that out of the way, I totally see your point re: the Sundrop colors being muted, and the downside. That said, there is something beautiful about looking at Jerusalem from the surrounding hillsides - the center city gleams from the near-uniformity of the colors of the Jerusalem stone buildings. These minis are different colors, but I wonder whether there is the same kind of upside to the muted colors.
Jerusalem??
The game takes place in France, the Burgundy region, which is famous for it's wines.
I know, lol. My point wasn’t about the geography. My point was about the minor complaint regarding the miniatures muted colors that blend together, and sort of match (at least the browns, mines, an castles).
If you ever have a chance to go to Jerusalem, not Burgundy, you will see that every building is made of the same type of cream/off-white stone in a variety of cuts. The overall effect is stunning.
Before you comment, I know that the game minis aren’t cream colored. So I wasn’t commenting on either the geography or the color. Rather, I was hypothesizing on the overall effect of looking at the minis of all similar muted from the heights of the seats around the table
But the pawn to count points it's absolutely not ergonomic. It happens a lot to be even in the points track. It is very uncomfortable to set them in the same space, in particular when you play in 4 players.
I’ll see what the retail version and expansion cost when it goes to retail. If it’s expensive I’ll get the 2nd edition. I don’t need it “beeger”😊
How do you even dare to question this? 😂
yeah.. how dare he!
Was getting the version with the acrylic hexes during the campaign, but when i found out that there wasnt going to be text on the back, i dropped down to the 95$ version.. but now Im sitting back with a sour taste i my mouth before the game have arrived 😕
Don't. I made the same change and I can't be happier that I did.
I'm a little confused... this was a campaign I backed a while ago, and I'm waiting for it to arrive soon. But I didn't get everything, and am regretting that a bit. But you're talking about this like it's something people can just go get right now? Is it still available for people to get? Can I pick up the tokens?
I also missed the tokens. I have got the acrylic hexes but not the tokens. At the time of backing I was not clear about the situation. So I will leave the acrylic hex in the box right away. I will not even open the box one. They will be seald until i got the tokens at retail or sale of leftovers. If i cant geht my hand on the acrylic tokens, I will only play with all cardboard. I dont like the Idea of having half acrylic und half cardboard. Specially the workers!
I think he means the original games before this version from Awaken Realms, they are still available. Of course you'd trade the looks and bling for a way lower pricepoint.
@@Sini-Haapanen ahh I see :)
@M. Haas this was my exact situation. I got gameplay all-in, saw the description included acrylic hexes, and didn't realize there was a different acrylic tokens set.
@@Sini-Haapanen he spends the entire video talking about buying the new version. My question is, is this still possible?
Nice review!
The problem is that if you never played this game and you go out and buy the regular game and then you fall in love with it, what happens then? You spend another 120euro? LOL. I guess if your a hardcore collector then you will get it not matter what. Will this game head on to the retail stores?
You got wooden hex tiles? How did you get wooden hex tiles? :P
Wooden crates, not hex tiles.
I ummed and aahed on all the add-ons on this for a while but in the end just went with the basic Special Edition. The deluxe add-ons looked nice...but the price for them did not.
But Alex, you are leaving another category of people out:
I went out and bought the original Castles of Burgundy, yet there is something about it - about the lack of production value and the closeness in a couple of the colors - which the 2nd version didn't fix.
I couldn't get the original Castles of Burgundy to the table - and I think that this version is the game is the solution, which will fix that!...
But according to you, I am in the class which should skip this version. That is why I made that point at the top of this article, you are leaving out the people who are willing to pay for quality of lack of quality/production value. For them, this is the best version of the game - end of story!
I think that if you're someone that wouldn't play the original but will this one...then yes, you should of course do that.
First KS my wife forced me to go all in