In the tile-laying game Castles of Mad King Ludwig, players are tasked with building an amazing, extravagant castle for King Ludwig II of Bavaria.one room at a time. You see, the King loves castles, having built Neuschwanstein (the castle that inspired the Disney theme park castles) and others, but now he’s commissioned you to build
In the tile-laying game Castles of Mad King Ludwig, players are tasked with building an amazing, extravagant castle for King Ludwig II of Bavaria.one room at a time. You see, the King loves castles, having built Neuschwanstein (the castle that inspired the Disney theme park castles) and others, but now he’s commissioned you to build the biggest, best castle ever – subject, of course, to his ever-changing whims. Each player acts as a building contractor who is adding rooms to the castle he’s building while also selling his services to other players.
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How can you not love a game about building castles? We host a weekly games night, and have over 200 games on the shelf. I mention this to let you know that when I review a game, I have some exeperience with games. We all have different tastes in games, so I will try to let you know why I have the opinion that I do about a game.
A Likely 2015 Spiel des Jahres Nominee – (Okay, so maybe not, but… see edited review) While it might be early to predict a nomination that’s typically announced in May, I’d be very surprised if this doesn’t land one. It’s got everything I want as a gamer (challenging choices, player interaction, nice components, great theme), while also being accessible to “non-gamers” or novices to euro/designer/strategy games.
Medieval Tetris…where to put the dungeon….. Awesome board game. Have had great fun playing this one. Easy to learn but has a good deal of strategy for all players. Building castle floor plans is fun as you try to figure out how to optimize your points/budget/room connections. Highly recommend for 1-4 players.