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The Castles of Burgundy

Dice-driven strategy board game about trading and building estates

DIGIDICED · Released Feb 27, 2019

CasualIndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 280
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
11
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
2 years ago
Nov 28, 2023

What is The Castles of Burgundy?

This digital strategy board game casts you as a prince developing an estate in the 15th-century Loire Valley. Each round, two dice determine your available actions as you trade, raise livestock, build cities, and pursue research. The player with the most victory points wins.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning several turns ahead
  • +you want different ways to earn points
  • +you like playing board games against AI or friends

Not for you if...

  • you dislike dice limiting your choices each round
  • you prefer simple scoring over layered strategy

What players say

81% of 280 reviews are positive

Players praise the board game adaptation and its strategic depth. Several say the interface and board layout take time to understand.

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The Castles of Burgundy

The Castles of Burgundy system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP2+
Processor
1 Ghz
Graphics
DX9 (shader model 3.0)
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
5
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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