Is The Castles of Burgundy Special Edition Worth It?

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The long awaited special edition of The Castles of Burgundy is finally here! So many upgrades from tokens to miniatures, this version is so much prettier to look at…but does it live up to expectations? Here are my thoughts on The Castles of Burgundy special edition.

TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Overview
0:00:49 - Gamefound Disclaimer
0:01:13 - My Background With The Castles of Burgundy

What I Like
0:02:30 - Consolidated Rulebook
0:02:55 - Vineyards Expansion
0:04:46 - Everything’s Bigger
0:05:53 - Acrylics Are Beautiful
0:06:43 - Art Is A Mixed Bag
0:10:27 - All Boards Are Improved
0:11:59 - Building Miniatures
0:13:45 - Metal Coins
0:14:19 - Worker Tokens
0:14:36 - Tile Bags

What I Don’t Like
0:15:54 - Building Art Is Mixed
0:16:36 - Full Premium Has Trade Offs
0:17:24 - Acrylic Tiles Don’t Have Rules Printing
0:18:58 - Insert Is Built Around Basic Tiles
0:22:16 - The Overlay Doesn’t Fit The Board Sheets
0:23:39 - Tiles vs Miniatures
0:24:42 - Color Tones Are Muted On Miniatures
0:27:13 - Is It Worth It?

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[riverwulf]

This game has sat on my shelf for years. My wife and I played it a handful of times. Since we got our new addition we’ve played it 6 times in three days. This edition is a game changer figuratively and literally.

[fingolfinfinwe]

Backed with acrylic tiles, sundrop, and no mini pack. Absolutely can't wait for it to arrive.

[MerlinsManor]

I went with option 4... The Royal Pledge (142 euros), comes with acrylic tiles, sundropped miniatures, playmat, but does not come with the 3D tiles, and I think I will be happy with it. The 3D tiles do seem like they will get in the way too much and will not be worth the extra money when the acrylic tiles are so nice to begin with. I have not played CofB yet, but from watching playthroughs I think it is a game I will enjoy very much.

[sleepykid]

It looks amazing, and I love the acryllic tiles and so many of the improvements. I ended up not going for it because it was hard to justify spending so much on a game I already owned (and acquired secondhand for $20), and I do like how compact the first edition box is. Maybe I can go for it if I do a major cull down the road because I don't ever see CoB leaving my collection.

[TableTopTroubadour]

Thank you, Alex! Truly respect your explanation of your roles and potential biases, and your ability to still be critical of the things you feel critical about. Very well balanced. Looking forward to getting my copy!

[SethAGonzalez]

I'm THAT GUY who NEVER has played CoB before but still backed COB: Special Edition with acrylic tiles and Sundrop. (No mini pack or player mat) - so yeah pretty expensive for not knowing if the game is for me. LMAO The way I see it is, it's sitting at #17 on the BGG Top 100 games for a reason. I guess this game is pretty epic and I believe I will like it a lot. It's a classic and I want to explore this game from top to bottom. This premium version will be gorgeous on the table and I have a feeling I will love it.

[SKGuna_writer]

I went all in with this game + the additional acrylic tiles. I'm a sucker for beautiful games.

[ScytheNoire]

I've noticed something from Awaken Realms games: They are horrible at the small details.
Game trays that don't fit in the box, mis-alignments, white pips on yellow dice, coloring issues.
I remember previous games having many issues too. They just always seem to miss the overall package. They aim so high, but always seem to miss.
I think this is what makes Awaken Realms an A-tier publisher and not an S-tier publisher. They just miss the overall target, get close, but miss.

[LeeKenshin]

My all-in arrived this week. Thanks for the video. 19:46 Noticed the tape on one edge of the box. I was thinking how unfortunate that is for you when i started to put everything back in the box and an edge also ripped on mine 😢 i decided to tape it on the inside tho to hide the sheen.

[Flipide]

The box insert should have been built completely around the acrylics, then the cardboard only pledges could have had some foam or something to bulk out the extra space.
Definitely the plastic overlay not matching the inserts is crappy quality control, out of all the playtesters no one noticed that problem??? Pretty crappy.

[ilqrd.]

Before I watch it..let me guess: The answer is -> it depends.

[reznor_]

Love this one! I passed on the minis (except the castles), which I’m ok with. I would have loved to have them too but they would have increased shelf and table space while making the gameplay a bit more cumbersome. I may try to track them down at a later date but for now I’m just so excited to get this to the table!

[paulnewsham]

Seems like a perfect opportunity to work on my Speed Painting.
Going to look good.

[karansaraf]

Where can I buy the premium edition that has the miniatures for the mines/bank/ships/buildings etc and the more premium/acrylic tiles? I can only find the special edition that has the castle miniatures but no the miniatures for the other buildings.

[Flipide]

I hope so because hopefully it's on a boat heading to me at the moment 😅

[palmcrazysg]

Does the Acrylic tiles include tiles like the geese expansion? and all other expansions? or do we need to MIX acrylic with cardboard when we want to play with the expansions? Thanks

[tonybowers]

I 100% agree. One would think that they would have a gap between the map hexes to allow for the overlay grid.

[bwilliams]

I got the base level (with the sundrop for the castles) pledge. I only got into boardgames within the last 4 years or so, and I've never owned a copy of this. But I fell in love with this game on BGA. So, for me, it felt worth getting this base edition. I'm not someone who feels like minis are critically important, so that's why I didn't go for the all-in.

[EfrainRiveraJunior]

Re-boxing this thing is a nightmare! And I can't understand why there was no writing on the back of the acrylic tiles.

[ianwng]

for $200-300 u can buy 4-5 games. so i just bought burgundy and skipped the other 4 games. easy. 😊