Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, by Ben Rosset and Matthew O'Malley with Stonemaier Games and Bezier Games, is competitive tile-drafting game for 3 to 7 players, ages 10 and up, with a typical game lasting about 60 minutes.

The King demands a castle! You are a world-renowned master builder who has been asked by the Mad King Ludwig to help design his castles. Projects of such significance require the expertise of more than one person, so for each assignment you are paired with another master builder to execute your grandiose plans! Will your planning and collaborative skills be enough to desing the most impressive castles in the world?

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a tile-drafting game in which each tile is a room in the castle. You work together with the player on your left to design one castle, and with the player on your right on another castle. On each turn you select two tiles from your hand, reveal them, then work with your partners to place one of your selected tiles into each of your two castles. At the end of the game, your personal score is based on the lowest scoring castle you helped design. The player wit the highest final score wins. But in order to win, you have to share your attention and devotion between two castles.