The Castles of Burgundy: 4th Expansion – Monastery Boards

About this expansion

The Castles of Burgundy: 4th Expansion – Monastery Boards is an expansion for 2–4 players that adds new monastery boards to the game, with play lasting about 30 minutes.

This expansion introduces four new game boards, numbered 13a to 13h. The boards are printed back to back as 13a–13e, 13b–13f, 13c–13g, and 13d–13h, giving players additional board options for The Castles of Burgundy.

Each new board has monasteries printed next to the play area. During the basic game, players can now work toward connecting these monasteries through their developing estates.

Whenever a player creates a direct, straight connection between two monasteries using five connecting tiles on their game board, they immediately earn 5 victory points. These connection points can add up throughout the game and create a new scoring goal alongside the regular gameplay.

• Complete one monastery connection with 5 connecting tiles to earn 5 victory points.
• The first player to complete all three connections earns an additional bonus.
• The second player to complete all three connections also receives a bonus.

The first-place bonus is 5, 6, or 7 victory points in a 2-, 3-, or 4-player game. The second player to finish all three connections earns 2, 3, or 4 victory points, respectively.

With three 5-point connection rewards and a possible first-place bonus of 7 points, a player can earn a maximum of 22 additional victory points during one game. The Castles of Burgundy: 4th Expansion – Monastery Boards adds a focused race for monastery connections while preserving the basic game’s play.