Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Build a shared three-dimensional castle, grow a guild deck, and compete for influence over every newly enclosed bailey.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Deck / Bag Building
Add new pieces during play to improve the cards, tokens, or dice drawn later.
Zone of Control
Use Zone of Control as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Square Grid
Use an orthogonal grid where position and adjacent spaces shape movement or placement.
Read the full game description
CastleScape combines deck building with direct area control on a central construction board. Each guild recruits specialists, gathers resources, and places physical wall pieces to expand the king’s castle. Completing a bailey awards renown according to its size, but control belongs to the guild with the strongest influence inside it, so every wall can advance a plan, steal an opportunity, or force an opponent to finish an awkward enclosure. Infamy, corruption, contracts, and market timing add strategic tension beyond the satisfying structure that grows across the table.
