The Castles of Burgundy expansions
The Castles of Burgundy: 8th Expansion - Trade Routes vs The Castles of Burgundy: 2nd Expansion - New Hex Tiles
| Question | The Castles of Burgundy: 8th Expansion - Trade Routes | The Castles of Burgundy: 2nd Expansion - New Hex Tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Our label | Worth it | Worth it |
| Buy order | #2 for The Castles of Burgundy | #3 for The Castles of Burgundy |
| What it adds | Trade-route tiles with 3 spaces each. Each player gets 5 tiles (2 players), 4 (3 players) or 3 (4 players) and lines them up under their board; sold goods go onto the route left to right, and you get the bonus shown when the tile's number matches the route space. | 4 new hex tiles (a Park that acts as any building, Goats that count as any animal, a Sequential Order tile that keeps you on top of the turn order, and a Worker tile that lets you buy 2 worker tiles for 1 silver) shuffled into the existing supplies. |
| What it fixes | Gives selling goods a more varied payoff than the base game's fixed sale spaces. | — |
| Type | Mini expansion | Mini expansion |
| Players | 2–4 players | 2–4 players |
| Rules load | About the same rules load | About the same rules load |
| Best for | Fine for any group | Fine for any group |
| What you need | Just the base game | Just the base game |
| Price guide | — | — |
| More | The Castles of Burgundy: 8th Expansion - Trade Routes details | The Castles of Burgundy: 2nd Expansion - New Hex Tiles details |