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Castle Capers

Castle Capers

(Web published) · 2009
2–430 min10+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.6 BGG
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Castle Capers is a 4 player worker placement, castle defense, battle game. Cannonballs will fly and walls will crumble as everyone charges across chaotic battlefields and storms enemy castles.

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Castle Capers is a 4 player worker placement, castle defense, battle game. Cannonballs will fly and walls will crumble as everyone charges across chaotic battlefields and storms enemy castles.

The goal of the game is to rescue your captive king before everyone else, while stealing as much gold as you can. Each round consists of a soldier placement phase and a battle phase.

In the soldier placement phase you gather offensive and defensive weapons to prepare for the upcoming battles. You also choose in which of the three battlefronts to deploy your forces.

After everyone has placed their soldiers the battle phase begins. In this phase everyone attacks any opposing army and storms the enemy castle if they are victorious in combat. If you successfully break through the enemy's walls you can rescue captives and steal gold.

The winner is first player to save their king and have the most gold at the end of the game.

Castle Capers is quick, light weight battle game that is played best with 4 players, although a 2 player variant board is included.

Reimplemented By:

 Castle Dash
🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.6 / 10
Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs

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Castle Capers is a medieval game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Castle Capers — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Castle Capers support?
Castle Capers is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Castle Capers take?
A game of Castle Capers takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Castle Capers for?
Castle Capers is recommended from age 10.
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