The Castles of Burgundy · Big box

The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition

Depends on your group

Our take: Hardcore fans like it (Meeple Mountain and r/boardgames owners call it a very happy purchase) but it is a $149 big box; if you only want the 20th Anniversary content, the cheaper 2019 edition has Shields, Trade Routes, Team and Solo. See the Vineyard row for the main extra.
What you need first: Complete game: base game plus every expansion above, Vineyard and the Châteauma solo bot. Does not need another copy of the base game.

What it adds: Redesigned art, double-layered player boards with hex-holder frames, cloth bags for tiles, metal coins, plastic castles and player pieces, the 2019 edition's expansions plus the older promo boards, the new Vineyard expansion, and the Châteauma solo/automa bot (also usable to add a third player).
What it fixes: Fixes fiddly setup and tiles shifting on the board (frames, bags) and adds a bot for solo play.

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