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Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition

Game ID: GID0061650
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2022
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Description

In 2014, Castles of Mad King Ludwig brought out the interior designer in all of us with its unique combination of mechanisms and opportunity to be a visionary architect at work! It became an instant classic for many, wanting to play again and again creating endless, luxurious castles, while also attempting to achieve the most victory points over their opponents. This incredible collector's edition of the tile placement classic would be oh-so-pleasing to King Ludwig II of Bavaria…

Featuring:

All New Artwork
An incredible Dual Sided Scoreboard
GameTrayz Storage Organizers
Weighted Swan Player Markers
New Kings Favors & Bonus Cards
Existing Expansions
The New Royal Decrees Expansion
The New Towers Expansion: Including 8 detailed 3D Miniatures
5th Player Option & More!

—description from the publisher

Description

In 2014, Castles of Mad King Ludwig brought out the interior designer in all of us with its unique combination of mechanisms and opportunity to be a visionary architect at work! It became an instant classic for many, wanting to play again and again creating endless, luxurious castles, while also attempting to achieve the most victory points over their opponents. This incredible collector's edition of the tile placement classic would be oh-so-pleasing to King Ludwig II of Bavaria…

Featuring:

All New Artwork
An incredible Dual Sided Scoreboard
GameTrayz Storage Organizers
Weighted Swan Player Markers
New Kings Favors & Bonus Cards
Existing Expansions
The New Royal Decrees Expansion
The New Towers Expansion: Including 8 detailed 3D Miniatures
5th Player Option & More!

—description from the publisher

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Pros
  • Reputable game on good track record
  • Collectors edition with nice components
  • Includes expansions
Cons
  • Colossal version too large for table space
Thematic elements
  • medieval
  • castle_building
Comparison games
  • Between Two Castles
  • Castles of Burgundy
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  • pandemic shame which is i just went on a kickstarter spree while i was living in egypt
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  • there's nothing wrong with that because i think this is going to be a great game
  • it might be number 23 which is something that is not being put out until tomorrow
  • i just want to see that in motion and working on the table
  • if you really enjoy some games by you know certain makers you're probably going to like in another one
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