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Between Two Castles Essential Edition

Collaborate simultaneously with the players to your right and left to create two impressive castles and prove that you can perfectly balance cooperation with competition

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Between Two Castles Essential Edition – Stonemaier Games

The Between Two Castles Essential Edition is an award-winning strategy board game that uniquely combines tile placement, drafting, and cooperation among players. Created by Ben Rosset and Matthew O’Malley from Stonemaier Games, it is one of the most original experiences in the realm of modern eurogames.

Unlike most strategy games, here you do not just build one castle. Each player collaborates simultaneously with their left and right neighbor, creating two different castles. In each round, you choose two tiles from your hand, reveal them simultaneously with all the others, and decide together with each partner where the new rooms will be placed.

Each room has unique scoring properties. Bedrooms, libraries, ballrooms, dining rooms, gardens, basements, throne rooms, and dozens of other spaces create countless combinations and strategic choices. The correct arrangement of tiles is as important as their selection, as each castle is scored differently.

The biggest peculiarity of the game lies in the way of winning. The final score of each player is not the best of their two castles but the lowest score between the two. This means that it is not enough to create an excellent castle; you must invest equally in both. Balance, proper communication, and strategic planning are key to victory.

The Essential Edition is the most complete commercial version of the game, as it includes the base game Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig along with the expansion Secrets & Soirees, which adds new content, more rooms, additional scoring methods, more strategic options, and support for up to 8 players. Additionally, all components are stored in high-quality Game Trayz, significantly reducing setup and cleanup time.

With a duration of about one hour, excellent replayability, and a unique combination of cooperation and competition, the Between Two Castles Essential Edition is an ideal choice for groups, families, and friends of modern strategy board games.


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Weight2,800 kg
Dimensions35 × 35 × 10 cm
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Features

Publisher: Stonemaier Games
Designers: Ben Rosset, Matthew O’Malley
Illustrators: Beth Sobel
Series: Between Two Castles
Year of release: 2022 (Essential Edition)
Players: 1-8
Age: 14+
Playing time: 45-60 minutes
Difficulty rating (BGG Weight): 2.31 / 5
Category: Strategy Board Game
Mechanisms: Tile Placement, Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Variable Scoring, Cooperative Play, Solo / Automa
Theme: Medieval Castles, Architecture
Solo Play: Yes
Edition: Essential Edition
Includes expansion: Yes – Secrets & Soirees
Language: English
Language dependence: Moderate

 

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