The Castles of Burgundy

Players receive a matching player board and overview board, a starting castle placed in the center of their duchy, three random goods tiles in storage, one silver coin, two dice, and two player markers. The starting player is chosen randomly, and players receive ascending worker tokens based on turn order. The main board is filled with hex tiles in depots, goods tiles for each phase, and black-backed tiles in the center. A white die is given to the first player.

The objective is to lead your estate to prosperity and earn the most prestige by cleverly acquiring structures, farmlands, mines, and ships to fill your personal duchy board and score the most victory points over the course of the game.

The game spans five phases, each consisting of five rounds. At the start of a round, players roll their two dice, and the first player rolls a white die to move a goods tile to a depot. On your turn, you spend each die to perform an action: take a tile from a depot into storage, place a tile from storage into your duchy matching the die and color, sell matching goods for coins and points, or take two workers. Workers can be spent to adjust your die values up or down.

Points are scored immediately when placing certain tiles, such as livestock or watchtowers. Completing entire colored regions of your duchy awards points based on the region size and the current phase, with early completion yielding higher bonuses. Additionally, finishing all spaces of a specific color first grants a unique bonus token. Selling goods also awards points per tile.

The game concludes at the end of the fifth phase when all goods tiles are depleted. Final scoring awards one point for every unsold goods tile, one point per silver coin, and one point for every pair of worker tokens. Any end-game monastery bonuses are calculated. The player with the most victory points wins, with tie-breakers going to the player with the fewest empty hexes, then the player further back on the bridge.