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Castle Dice

Game ID: GID0061335
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2013
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Description

Castle Dice is a light dice-drafting game in which the players have been ordered by the king to build castles along the borders of the kingdom. The player who can create the greatest castle will become the new heir to the throne. Players will explore the land by rolling the dice, and then take turns gathering resources from them. These resources are then used to hire workers and improve castles. Players must gather and spend wisely as the Barbarians from the neighboring lands will attack players and steal their resources throughout the game. At the end of seven turns, the player who has built the greatest castle (earned the most victory points) wins the game!

Description

Castle Dice is a light dice-drafting game in which the players have been ordered by the king to build castles along the borders of the kingdom. The player who can create the greatest castle will become the new heir to the throne. Players will explore the land by rolling the dice, and then take turns gathering resources from them. These resources are then used to hire workers and improve castles. Players must gather and spend wisely as the Barbarians from the neighboring lands will attack players and steal their resources throughout the game. At the end of seven turns, the player who has built the greatest castle (earned the most victory points) wins the game!

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Pros
  • large box
  • massive number of dice
  • tons of dice
Cons
  • slow gameplay
  • long game time
Thematic elements
  • castle building
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  • Formula D is really the epitome of roll and move games in the modern era
  • Settlers of Catan which was perhaps the most significant euro game that really sparked this whole new wave of modern board games
  • Yahtzee has become a mechanic in its own right
  • epitomises dice games really and how far they've come
  • this is a bit of a tricky one to learn, it's well worth the effort
  • ridiculously more fun than it should be
  • playing with children it's fantastical
  • absolutely brilliant
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