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The Castles of Burgundy Solo Rules if you hate rulebooks

Condensed How to Play The Castles of Burgundy Solo Rules for those who hate trawling through the rulebook.

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Start with:
- 1 silver coin
- 2 workers
- 3 random goods tiles (placed next to your player board)
Place a castle tile on any burgundy castle space in your duchy:
- Side 33 for beginning players
- Side 34 for advanced players
No restriction on the number of different types of goods you may collect
Use the white die in addition to your color’s dice and playing pieces
Place your victory point marker on the start space of the victory point track
Place your turn order marker as the “target victory point marker” on space 50 of the victory point track
Follow 2-player game setup instructions, using the appropriate side of the board

Play 25 rounds
Beginning of Each Round:
- Roll all 3 dice
- Place the topmost goods tile on the depot indicated by the white die
- Remove a hex tile from that depot (top to bottom). If the depot is empty, remove from the next depot in clockwise order
- Perform your 2 die actions as usual
Scoring Adjustments:
- Expand to other regions via the rivers only
- Placing a Ship:
  - Take all goods from a chosen depot, then remove all other goods from all depots
  - Option to exchange any 5 goods tiles for a hex tile from the central black depot (placed face down on a key space)
  - A black hex tile can be placed on any color space in your duchy but has no other effect
- Monastery Tiles: Score victory points immediately after placing
- Completing a Color: No victory point bonus; instead, choose a hex tile from the black depot and place it in your duchy, applying its effects
- Victory Points:
  - Advance your marker as usual
  - You may buy additional victory points (1 silver coin per point)
  - Upon reaching the target victory point marker:
    - Reset your marker to the start space (lose any excess points)
    - Decrease the target marker by 5 spaces (minimum 5 points)
    - Perform a die action of your choice immediately after resetting

Win by filling all 37 hex spaces of your duchy within 25 rounds
Adjust difficulty by setting the initial target victory point marker:
- Lower than 50 for easier game
- Higher than 50 for more challenging game
Reduce the target marker by 5 points each time you reset it

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