Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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What would possess you to buy something you already own? Ryan weighs in on the various incarnations and spin-offs of The Castles of Burgundy, culminating in this fancy piece of kit.
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0:00 Introduction
4:04 A quick blurry camera adjustment
4:55 The letter
8:00 Acrylic Tiles vs minis
10:04 BG Stats settles arguments
11:46 Into the main box
13:14 Player boards
15:00 Metal coins, commerce tiles, dice, drawbags, and tokens
16:49 Tile holders, player busts, castle minis, and overlays
19:41 Castles of Burgundy OG vs Special Edition
21:45 Very nice tile holders (and praise for the Art Director)
22:47 Vineyards tray
25:00 The appeal of Castles of Burgundy
25:40 Acrylic Hexes
27:27 Puerto Rico Special Edition
31:44 How do the acrylics fit in the box?
32:28 Why does Awaken Realms hate Ryan?
33:02 Acrylic Tiles vs minis (again)
34:26 Do the Acrylic Tiles fit in the box?
35:19 Neoprene mats: new board game fear unlocked
37:07 Are the yellow tiles improved?
38:17 Elsewhere Electric and its board game inspired iconography
43:27 Vineyard tiles
43:50 Rewatching unboxings to find lost pieces
44:50 Are there enough coins?
45:15 Are the castle minis too tall?
45:57 Punching cardboard
47:42 Consulting the internet for reboxing instructions
48:40 Are big boxes the last nail in the coffin for board games?
49:32 Continuing reboxing
53:30 Putting it all back together
55:21 Memmmmmoriiiiiies
55:45 Do you have to throw out some of these insert trays?
58:55 Searching for a better insert on Thingiverse
1:00:15 The Cardinal Sin of big box inserts
1:01:40 3d printed inserts vs vacuformed trays
1:04:23 Creating reboxing explosion maps for 3d inserts
1:05:19 What do you think?
1:06:28 Epilogue: 3d printed insert
Here's the excellent 3d printed insert by ahennings (remixed by jscherpelz) from the end of the video:
thingiverse.com/thing:6246127
Check out Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition on Board Game Geek:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363622/the-castles-of-burgundy-special-edition
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Join my crew on Patreon:
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What would possess you to buy something you already own? Ryan weighs in on the various incarnations and spin-offs of The Castles of Burgundy, culminating in this fancy piece of kit.
Use these links to skip ahead:
0:00 Introduction
4:04 A quick blurry camera adjustment
4:55 The letter
8:00 Acrylic Tiles vs minis
10:04 BG Stats settles arguments
11:46 Into the main box
13:14 Player boards
15:00 Metal coins, commerce tiles, dice, drawbags, and tokens
16:49 Tile holders, player busts, castle minis, and overlays
19:41 Castles of Burgundy OG vs Special Edition
21:45 Very nice tile holders (and praise for the Art Director)
22:47 Vineyards tray
25:00 The appeal of Castles of Burgundy
25:40 Acrylic Hexes
27:27 Puerto Rico Special Edition
31:44 How do the acrylics fit in the box?
32:28 Why does Awaken Realms hate Ryan?
33:02 Acrylic Tiles vs minis (again)
34:26 Do the Acrylic Tiles fit in the box?
35:19 Neoprene mats: new board game fear unlocked
37:07 Are the yellow tiles improved?
38:17 Elsewhere Electric and its board game inspired iconography
43:27 Vineyard tiles
43:50 Rewatching unboxings to find lost pieces
44:50 Are there enough coins?
45:15 Are the castle minis too tall?
45:57 Punching cardboard
47:42 Consulting the internet for reboxing instructions
48:40 Are big boxes the last nail in the coffin for board games?
49:32 Continuing reboxing
53:30 Putting it all back together
55:21 Memmmmmoriiiiiies
55:45 Do you have to throw out some of these insert trays?
58:55 Searching for a better insert on Thingiverse
1:00:15 The Cardinal Sin of big box inserts
1:01:40 3d printed inserts vs vacuformed trays
1:04:23 Creating reboxing explosion maps for 3d inserts
1:05:19 What do you think?
1:06:28 Epilogue: 3d printed insert
Here's the excellent 3d printed insert by ahennings (remixed by jscherpelz) from the end of the video:
thingiverse.com/thing:6246127
Check out Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition on Board Game Geek:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363622/the-castles-of-burgundy-special-edition
.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo.
Email Ryan: nightsaroundatable [at] gmail (dot) com
Chat with Ryan and friends on Discord: discord.gg/mJyMjef
Stream with Ryan on Twitch: twitch.tv/nightsaroundatable
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/roundatable
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/nightsaroundatable
Visit our Website: nightsaroundatable.com
Dance like you're at a castle: youtube.com/watch?v=JiE17pvisBg
