The Castles of Burgundy Expansion Rules if you hate rulebooks

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1st Expansion: Duchy Boards (11-18)

• Setup:
  • Each player receives one random duchy board numbered 11-18.
• Optional Rules:
  • Tiles must be placed next to at least one previously placed tile.
  • New hex tiles must be adjacent to a castle or connected by tiles of the same color to a castle.
  • New castles can be placed as usual.
  • For 5 victory points and both die actions, a player can retrieve an unclaimed/purchased castle tile and place it in storage.

2nd Expansion: Additional Hex Tiles

• Monastery Tiles:
  • Turn Order Track (#27): Your marker is always placed on top if in a stack with other markers.
  • Workers (#28): Buy 2 workers for 1 silver coin anytime.
• Building Tile:
  • Crane (Black): Trigger the effect of any building tile when placed. Counts as a building of your choice during final scoring.
• Livestock Tile:
  • Geese (Black): Score 2 points plus points for another livestock type in the same pasture. Counts as an additional type for monastery tiles #7 and #24.

4th Expansion: Border Post Duchy Boards (23-30)

• Setup:
  • Place the border post bonus tile on the board.
  • Each player receives a random duchy board numbered 23-30.
• Gameplay:
  • Connect two border posts to score victory points based on the current phase.
  • First and second players to connect all three border posts get the corresponding bonus tile and score 5/6/7 and 2/3/4 points respectively.

5th Expansion: The White Castles

• Setup:
  • Mix the white castle tiles into their respective supplies.
• Gameplay:
  • Place a white castle to take an action using the current result of the white die (can use workers to change the rolled number).

6th Expansion: The Inns

• Setup:
  • At the beginning of each phase, place an inn next to the central black depot.
• Gameplay:
  • Inns are not removed at the end of each phase.
  • Buy inns for 2 silver coins and place them on a key space.
  • Inns can be placed on any empty hex space but only one per color area. Inns increase the area size by 1.

8th Expansion: The Trade Routes

• Setup:
  • Each player receives trade route tiles (4 players: 3 tiles; 3 players: 4 tiles; 2 players: 5 tiles).
  • Place the tiles in a random order below your player board.
• Gameplay:
  • Place sold goods on trade route spaces to gain bonuses if the number matches the trade route space.

9th Expansion: The Team Game

• Setup:
  • Form teams of 2 players.
  • Teams receive combined resources and team boards.
  • Place turn order markers for round 1 as A1, B1, A2, B2.
• Gameplay:
  • Use base game rules with shared resources and storage spaces.
  • Players cannot use each other’s private hex tiles or dice.
• Final Scoring:
  • Sum the victory points of both team members. The team with more points wins. Tiebreaker: fewer empty spaces in the duchy.