Castles of Mad King Ludwig : Secrets
Expansion of: Castles of Mad King LudwigCastles 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+
carlsbad
As Castles is a family favorite, we found the expansion somewhat disappointing. The main problem is that the moats just slow the game down too much. It's slow enough as is with the ordering of what to sell and then selection, but then restricting the size and positioning of everything just turns players into sloths. The swan thing is pretty tacked on and useless too. I suppose having new rooms is just "more of a good thing", but yeah, moats seem to make our games worse, not better.
BenGuilbaud
Worth it just for the extra rooms. Secret passages and moats are fun for a bit of change if you play the game a lot, but they don't make the game fundamentally better. The swan bit looks confusing and not very interesting.
Clivelaw
Very good extension to an already good game. Adds the possibility of restricting oneself to get more bonuses by building moats around one's castle, and enhances the decision-making process by adding secret passageways and swans to build up combinations of rooms.