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Castles of Mad King Ludwig : Secrets

Expansion of: Castles of Mad King Ludwig

Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets is an expansion for Castles of Mad King Ludwig that will help you build even more amazing, crazy castles than ever before!


45m - 90m

1 - 4 Players

Ages 13+
This mechanic requires you to place a bid, usually monetary, on items in an auction of goods in order to enhance your position in the game. These goods allow players future actions or improve a position. The auction consists of taking turns placing bids on a given item until one winner is established, allowing the winner to take control of the item being bid on. Usually there is a game rule that helps drop the price of the items being bid on if no players are interested in the item at its current price.
Auction/Bidding
Betting/Wagering games are games that encourage or require players to bet money (real or in-game) on certain outcomes within the game.
Betting/Wagering
Card drafting games are games in which players pick cards from a limited subset, such as a common pool, to gain some advantage (immediate or longterm) or to assemble hands of cards that are used to meet objectives within the game.
Card Drafting
Pattern Building is a system where players place game components in specific patterns in order to gain specific or variable game results. For example: placing chips on 2, 4, 6, 8 on a board gets the player an action card they can use later in the game.
Pattern Building
The primary goal of a set collection mechanic is to encourage a player to collect a set of items.
Set Collection
Tile Placement games feature placing a piece to score VPs, with the amount often based on adjacent pieces or pieces in the same group/cluster, and keying off non-spatial properties like color, "feature completion", cluster size etc.
Tile Placement

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  1. 5 out of 10

    It's not a must have but adds some fun restrictions, scoring bonuses and new rooms. Easily fits in the base box which I always appreciate.

  2. 7 out of 10

    Nice expansion that doesn’t add too much complexity. The secret passages are something I always felt was missing from the base game about grandiose castles, but gameplay-wise they didn’t add much. The best part are the moat pieces that offer real restrictions to your building.

  3. 7 out of 10

    Moats: Feels like a downgrade from the borders of "Suburbia." Those were unique. These are all identical. Plus, they devalue the bonus cards rewarding you for really big rooms since you'll have less space to play with. Secret Passageways: I like them in concept, but placing them will be highly conditional. A fine addition, but not essential. New King's Favors: Who cares? The base game provided more than enough. New Rooms + Swans: This is what makes the expansion for me. The rooms themselves are fine. The swans add a new dimension to setting market prices. Now you have to weigh the value of those swans to other players. That extra consideration makes the Master Builder role more fun.

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What secrets are lurking in the shadows of King Ludwig’s castle? Dozens of hidden swans are scattered throughout thirty new rooms in Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets. Ludwig is particularly fond of these swans, which provide both much-needed cash at any time or can be collected for big bonuses at the end of the game. Surrounding and protecting your castle are new moats, making every room inside it even more valuable. The King has come up with more favors, including one for creating courtyards. Finally, secret passages enhance connections and muffle sound from activity rooms.

Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets is an expansion for Castles of Mad King Ludwig that will help you build even more amazing, crazy castles than ever before!

Ages

13+
Designer

Ted Alspach
Mechanics

Auction/Bidding, Betting/Wagering, Card Drafting, Pattern Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement
Play Time

45m – 90m
Players

Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Publisher

Bézier Games
Theme

Expansion for Base-game, Post-Napoleonic, Puzzle
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