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- 7.5
Castles of Mad King Ludwig
- 1–4 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2014
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Expansion for Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition
Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal
2022
Rules assistance for Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
Rules assistant for Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal
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Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal is an expansion for Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition released in 2022 for 1–5 players. It was designed by Ted Alspach.
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About the game
Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal contains enlarged room tiles, tile trays with lids doubling as within-game tile holders, and a score track adjusted to the setup with the larger pieces (as they are not stored on the track in contrast to the standard game). The tiles are twice as big (i.e. four times bigger in area) compared to the standard tiles. The expansion allows the Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's edition to be played with larger pieces, especially convenient for solo play and conventions. For playing the game, the expansion requires the cards, card trays, and game pieces (player markers, coins, towers, tokens, etc.) of the base game. The expansion contains a gameplay differences compared to the base game: The Foyer tiles (i.e. the starting tile for each player) of the base game have three entrances at both sides of the tiles. The Foyer tiles of the "Colossal" expansion have three entrances on one side and four entrances on the other side, thus allowing more variation in the starting position. This expansion was available as a bundle with Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Royal Collector's Edition in the Kickstarter campaign.
Questions and answers
Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal supports 1–5 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal are: Ted Alspach. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Colossal as an expansion for Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition to use it. Check that your edition of Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.