![]() I’d definitely recommend Castles to anyone who likes a good puzzle - you can think and plan and see your castle come together, which is a nice rewarding feeling. But like a parent mixing chopped up cauliflower into some buttery mashed potatoes, Ted Alspach has tricked us all into doing maths while we think we’re just building a fun little castle! So sneaky of him. This might all sounds like a really complicated math problem. If only the king knew that his contractors were building his castles completely out of pre-fab rooms and they’re all giving each other kickbacks! What a sucker. The Master Builder goes last and pays the bank for her selection, and then the building supply is replenished and the role of Master Builder passes to the next player. The others take turns paying the Master Builder for the room they want, or paying her a set fee for stairs or a hallway, or passing and taking some money from the bank. These values must be weighed against the relative costs, which are set by the Master Builder at the start of each round. Maybe I should have been an architect…Īll of these various factors affect each room’s value. Completing a room (connecting all its entrances to other entrances) also yields an immediate bonus. Or rooms that are L-shaped, with an area of exactly 350 square feet each.Īdditionally, each room has its own base aesthetic value, and many offer bonuses (or penalties) for proximity to other types of rooms. Maybe the king will want your particular castle to feature as many kitchens as possible. ![]() He’s also got some secret requests for each player. Everyone gets two personal objectives to start the game, which offer Victory Point bonuses for building certain types of rooms. So the king wants a half-finished torture factory? If only it were that easy. Take our most recent game for instance, where the King’s Favors included “most unfinished rooms” and “most square footage of basement space”. Each game the king has several public criteria (“King’s Favors”) upon which he scores each player’s work, and they’re always sensible and not at all creepy. In Castles, players are rival builders seeking to win the favor of the Mad King through building the most impressive castle. I first played Castles of Mad King Ludwig about two years ago, and since that time it has become a go-to selection when my wife and I want to play a medium weight 2 player game. First though, let’s jump right in to this week’s double feature, as I compare two very similar Top 100 games - Suburbia and Castles of Mad King Ludwig. If you guessed answer D, you’re right! If you guessed something else, I look forward to hearing your explanation in the comments section below. Can you guess whether this is Neuschwanstein Castle or a suburb? Friday’s at Neuschwanstein.Ĭ) Suburban architecture is heavily inspired by the works of composer Richard Wagner.ĭ) Each setting serves as inspiration for a Top 100 game by designer Ted Alspach which involves elements of variable pricing, tile laying, spatial planning, and a mix of shared and hidden individual objectives.Į) All of the above. Question: What does the iconic Neuschwanstein Castle have in common with a generic cluster of suburban sprawl?Ī) Both have been featured as the setting for multiple Pixar movies.ī) There’s a really popular T.G.I.
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