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THE WHITE CASTLE - BASE GAME (ENGLISH)
SKU: 8436607940593
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Description
The heron flies over the Himeji sky while the Daimyo, from the top of the castle, watches his servants move. Gardeners tend the pond, where the koi carp live, warriors stand guard on the walls, and courtiers crowd the gates, pining for an audience that brings them closer to the innermost circles of the court. When night falls, the lanterns are lit and the workers return to their clan.
In The White Castle, players will control one of these clans in order to score more victory points than the rest. To do so, they must amass influence in the court, manage resources boldly, and place their workers in the right place at the right time. The authors are Sheila Santos and Israel Cendrero, the duo known as Llama Dice who also designed the successful The Red Cathedral with Devir. In this case, we leave the Moscow of Ivan the Terrible behind to explore the most imposing fortress in modern Japan, Himeji Castle, where the banner of the Sakai clan flies under the orders of Daimyo Sakai Tadakiyo.
The White Castle is a Euro type game with mechanics of resource management, worker placement and dice placement to carry out actions. During the game, over three rounds, players will send members of their clan to tend the gardens, defend the castle or progress up the social ladder of the nobility. At the end of the match, these will award players victory points in a variety of ways.
The central panel shows Himeji Castle in all its splendor, divided into several zones. The largest is inside the castle, with the Room of the Thousand Carpets, where the courtiers must ascend socially until they reach the circle closest to the Daimyo to enjoy his favor. There is also the pond and the gardens, patiently tended by the gardeners where everyone can relax and contemplate its beauty without restriction. Another important area is the wall and the outside of the castle, where the warriors patrol and stand guard. Finally, we find the area of the three bridges, where the three types of dice that can be used to carry out actions are accumulated, and the personal domain of each player, where they will keep track of their resources and where they will have the reserve of workers.
With accessible rules and a very careful setting, The White Castle is a very versatile title that will fit in with different gaming groups. As is tradition with Llama Dice titles, its sleek and simple design belies a great deal of strategic depth within the grasp of players.
Games containing several languages, of which French is not one.
THE WHITE CASTLE - BASE GAME (ENGLISH) is categorised BOARDGAMES / ADVANCED GAMES / RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GAMES and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
In The White Castle, players will control one of these clans in order to score more victory points than the rest. To do so, they must amass influence in the court, manage resources boldly, and place their workers in the right place at the right time. The authors are Sheila Santos and Israel Cendrero, the duo known as Llama Dice who also designed the successful The Red Cathedral with Devir. In this case, we leave the Moscow of Ivan the Terrible behind to explore the most imposing fortress in modern Japan, Himeji Castle, where the banner of the Sakai clan flies under the orders of Daimyo Sakai Tadakiyo.
The White Castle is a Euro type game with mechanics of resource management, worker placement and dice placement to carry out actions. During the game, over three rounds, players will send members of their clan to tend the gardens, defend the castle or progress up the social ladder of the nobility. At the end of the match, these will award players victory points in a variety of ways.
The central panel shows Himeji Castle in all its splendor, divided into several zones. The largest is inside the castle, with the Room of the Thousand Carpets, where the courtiers must ascend socially until they reach the circle closest to the Daimyo to enjoy his favor. There is also the pond and the gardens, patiently tended by the gardeners where everyone can relax and contemplate its beauty without restriction. Another important area is the wall and the outside of the castle, where the warriors patrol and stand guard. Finally, we find the area of the three bridges, where the three types of dice that can be used to carry out actions are accumulated, and the personal domain of each player, where they will keep track of their resources and where they will have the reserve of workers.
With accessible rules and a very careful setting, The White Castle is a very versatile title that will fit in with different gaming groups. As is tradition with Llama Dice titles, its sleek and simple design belies a great deal of strategic depth within the grasp of players.
Games containing several languages, of which French is not one.
THE WHITE CASTLE - BASE GAME (ENGLISH) is categorised BOARDGAMES / ADVANCED GAMES / RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GAMES and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.
Editor :
DEVIR
Autors : Isra C.,Shei S.
Artists : Joan Guardiet
Complexity : 3.02
Age : 12+
Average Time : 80-80 MIN
Difficulty level : HARD GAME
Players quantity : 1-4
Autors : Isra C.,Shei S.
Artists : Joan Guardiet
Complexity : 3.02
Age : 12+
Average Time : 80-80 MIN
Difficulty level : HARD GAME
Players quantity : 1-4
SKU: 8436607940593
Customer reviews
Store Reviews from our Customers
Guillaume J. | Report this review |
23/12/2024 | |
Easiest 5 stars | |
There’s not a doubt in my mind this game is a 5 stars! It’s so mind bending and so tight with only 9 actions per games. There’s also a lot of variability since the board is procedurally setup so no games are ever the same. Plays amazing at 2 players. |
Anna-Lena J. | Report this review |
25/12/2024 | |
Great | |
Great game. Its a dice drafting mechanism game with strategies. Medium play time as the game has 3 rounds. Well developed design and pretty boardgame. |
Nedeljko D. | Report this review |
31/12/2024 | |
Un brainburner par excellence ! Avec l'extension encore mieux ! La durée pour une partie ne se prolonge pas vraiment à 2 ou 3 ! Une vrai réussite ! Le mode solo est magnifique ! Un Highlight 2023 |
Stephen A. | Report this review |
01/02/2025 | |
white castle | |
Although not quite what I expected, this worker management game hits all the right notes for me. A bit complex yet not tense. Plays well at all player counts. |
MARTINE D. | Report this review |
25/02/2025 | |
Wow castle! | |
Un excellent jeu, bien construit, pas trop long, super solo. Bref j’adore. Les graphiques sont un peu moins mon genre, mais le matériel est de bonne qualité. |
Rick V. | Report this review |
02/03/2025 | |
Fun Combos | |
Fantastic components, wish there was more game play use of the Koi round marker and the crane turn markers. Reminds me of Castles of Burgundy with the fun combos. It's a bit of a race with yourself to max out your score in just 9 moves. Love the die placement and the bridge mechanism for sliding middle dice to one end or the other. Lots of repeat plays ahead to try to figure out some of the puzzle (earlier combos, better and longer chains of combos). Fun fun fun! |
Audrey P. | Report this review |
05/03/2025 | |
Un jeu concis mais complexe | |
Après une partie, on comprend pourquoi ce jeu est bien coté. J'ai joué une partie à deux joueurs et la durée de notre première partie était de 60 minutes. J'aime le fait que tout ce décide sur 9 tours. Le jeu est complexe, mais s'apprends vite. |
Gilles-Paul G. | Report this review |
10/04/2025 | |
Popular for a reason | |
A quality game. |
Michel C. | Report this review |
23/05/2025 | |
Excellent! | |
Ce jeu est un ''worker placement'' dans lequel on ne fait que 9 actions, mais chaque action peuvent ''cascader''. Un jeu a la mécanique simple, mais aux décisions extremement intéressantes! Je le recommande vivevement! |
Jean-Maxim B. | Report this review |
17/08/2024 | |
Satisfaisant et rejouabilité | |
Un jeu où il faut faire le mieux qu'on peut avec les 9 actions qu'on aura dans la partie. La production est incroyable pour le prix. Il est super beau. Chaque partie, la valeur des dés est différentes, ce qui augmente la rejouabilité. |
Eric P. | Report this review |
04/06/2024 | |
une gestion de dés très stricte | |
Petite boite, bon prix mais un jeu très stratégique. Le matériel est beau et la mécanique du jeu, bien qu'elle demande 1 ou 2 parties pour se familiariser, est clair et assez simple. Vous avez 9 actions ou plutôt 9 dés a repêcher pour tenter de faire le plus de combo possible qui se traduiront par des point de victoire. Un beau casse-tête d'efficacité et de combo assez restrictif que je recommande |
Valérie M. | Report this review |
12/06/2024 | |
Mitigée | |
Nous avons joué à ce jour uniquement 2 parties et mon avis est très mitigé. Belle mécanique mais la game est tellement courte que nous restons sur notre faim. À voir ! |
DAVID L. | Report this review |
21/06/2024 | |
Très bon jeu | |
J'ai beaucoup apprécié la seule partie que j'ai jouée. Le matériel est de bonne qualité et la facture visuelle du jeu est splendide. Les règles sont faciles à prendre en main et les partie sont relativement courtes. Le prix du jeu est raisonnable et comme il n'y a pas de texte dans le jeu, on peut y aller avec la version anglaise qui est moins chère et trouver les règles en français en ligne. Mon seul bémol est la taille de la boite. C'est pas facile de tout y faire entrer, ils auraient pu la faire légèrement plus grosse et elle aurait tout de même été considérée comme une petite boite. |
Jean-François R. | Report this review |
04/09/2024 | |
Jeu passionnant dans une petite boite! | |
Le Château Blanc est un jeu de société captivant qui vous plonge dans le Japon féodal. En tant que joueur, vous incarnez un chef de clan cherchant à démontrer sa supériorité en optimisant ses actions sur un plateau richement illustré. Le jeu se distingue par ses mécaniques de gestion de ressources et de placement de dés, où chaque décision est cruciale pour progresser sur l’échelle sociale. Les 11 cases d’action offrent une variété stratégique intéressante, bien que la complexité du plateau puisse parfois rendre la lecture des icônes difficile. Malgré ce petit défaut, le matériel de jeu est de haute qualité et les illustrations sont magnifiques, rendant chaque partie immersive. Le Château Blanc est un jeu exigeant mais gratifiant, parfait pour les amateurs de jeux de stratégie qui apprécient une planification minutieuse et une gestion rigoureuse des ressources. C’est un ajout incontournable pour toute ludothèque de passionnés de jeux de société. |
Jean-François B. | Report this review |
20/09/2024 | |
Excellent jeu | |
Très bon jeu, beau matériel. Vraiment pas déçu de l'achat et j'attends avec impatiente la sortie de l'extension matcha pour rajouter de nouveaux éléments au jeu. |
Robin B. | Report this review |
18/12/2024 | |
À essayer | |
Il sera offert en cadeau à Noël. Mais nostalgie… tu nous tiens. Nous sommes allés au Japon, et nous avons vu le château du jeu. Ce sera une sorte de retour au butane en jouant. |
sebastien g. | Report this review |
25/05/2025 | |
Excellent jeu avec bonne complexité et durée très raisonnable d’environs 1h. Aussi bien à 2 qu’à 3, et comme les tuiles sont disposées aléatoirement la rejouabilité est excellente. Très bon achat à petit prix! |
Denis P. | Report this review |
16/06/2025 | |
Gros coup de cœur | |
Je m’étais renseigné sur le jeu et je savais que j’allais aimer, mais pas autant que ça. Rapide à mettre en table et à jouer, le jeu a une belle profondeur avec ou sans l’extension. |