In the tile-laying game Castles of Mad King Ludwig, players are tasked with building an amazing, extravagant castle for King Ludwig II of Bavaria...one room at a time. You see, the King loves castles, having built Neuschwanstein (the castle that inspired the Disney theme park castles) and others, but now he's commissioned you to build the biggest, best castle ever — subject, of course, to his ever-changing whims. Each player acts as a building contractor who is adding rooms to the castle he's building while also selling his services to other players.
In the game, each player starts with a simple foyer. One player takes on the role of the Master Builder, and that player sets prices for a set of rooms that can be purchased by the other players, with him getting to pick from the leftovers after the other players have paid him for their rooms. When a room is added to a castle, the player who built it gains castle points based on the size and type of room constructed, as well as bonus points based on the location of the room. When a room is completed, with all entranceways leading to other rooms in the castle, the player receives one of seven special rewards.
After each purchasing round, a new player becomes the Master Builder who sets prices for a new set of rooms. After several rounds, the game ends, then additional points are awarded for achieving bonus goals, having the most popular rooms, and being the most responsive to the King's demands, which change each game. Whoever ends up with the most castle points wins.
This was my choice as a city builder game. I prefer the artwork to others. Like that it has a solo mode option too! Great game.
Lots of ways to get points, must most of them are contextual; you will get more for doing certain things in certain games. Building a weirdly constructed castle is just fun in a fundamental way. The bidding mechanism where one player sets the price and the others pay him for tiles, is clever and rewarding.
This game is almost like everyone doing their own thing in one game together but it is super satisfying when you create a nice castle!
One of the few bidding games where the auctioneer gets the money. And you build a castle.
One of my favorites, Tile laying, castle building, if you are a master builder, you have to set the price for each tile in the market. It's nice to look at your castle when you are done building it, especially if you have visited the real Mad King Ludwig's Castle in Germany.
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Wonderful art craft for children. My daughter loved it.