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Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a competitive tile-drafting game in which each tile is a room in a castle. You work together with the player on your left to design one castle, and with the player on your right on another castle. To win, you have to share your attention and your devotion between two castles.
45m - 60m
2 - 5+ Players
Ages 10+
astroglide
When I played this I found it fairly wonky, tiny-texted, and very annoying to score. I've kept thinking about it afterward, though, and I really love the halfway-between-your-neighbors bit with a game and even some theme on top of it. If this had a phone app which would auto-score it for you, that would be pretty amazing. As-is, I think it's still looking really promising, esp. on the social side due to neighbors. UPDATE: IT HAS A PHONE APP WHICH AUTO-SCORES IT FOR YOU!!
Abdul
Great gateway game that plays more like a cooperative game despite the individual scoring. Very light on strategy but there is enough going on with the drafting and room bonuses to keep it interesting. Working with your partners on shared castles is enjoyable and it is fun seeing how wildly different each castle turns out. The rules and scoring might be a little intimidating to complete beginners, so alternate with experienced players for the seating areangements.
aliplaysalot
A great successor of Between Two Cities. The trays the game comes with are top notch. Definitely one of the best games component- and game-play wise as well.