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Castle Combo
#220BGG7.7RATING
Updated Jun 12
2–5
PLAYERS
10–25
MINUTES
2
BEST WITH
1.7
LIGHT
Q&A13
Taking a card face-down is always a legal actionpublisher
- QUESTION
- Can you take a card face-down even when you can afford to buy it normally or have no interest in its abilities?
- ANSWER
- Yes. Taking a card face-down is always a legal action choice on your turn, regardless of your ability to pay. "It's actually often a good move to do so when you don't have great picks but already know you'll need to take a face down card on a future turn."
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2025-12-19Face-down card must come from the messenger's current rowpublisher
- QUESTION
- When taking a card face-down, must it still come from the row the Messenger is currently in (castle or village)?
- ANSWER
- "Yes, correct." The location constraint applies even when taking a card face-down.
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2025-12-20Face-down cards come only from face-up market rows, never the deckpublisher
- QUESTION
- Can you take the top card from the draw pile face-down, or must it be one of the face-up cards in the market rows?
- ANSWER
- "you never get to play a face down card from the deck, only face up cards from either market rows."
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2025-12-21All characteristics of face-down cards are permanently ignoredpublisher
- QUESTION
- Do face-down cards still count for end-game scoring (e.g., castle/village type bonuses), and does the Messenger move when a card showing its icon is taken face-down?
- ANSWER
- "all characteristics of cards played face down are ignored, both when they're played and later in the game." This includes card type (castle/village), end-game scoring, abilities, and the Messenger movement icon.
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(12 replies)DATE: 2025-12-21Steward fills any 2 chosen purse cards completelypublisher
- QUESTION
- Does the Steward require you to include itself as one of the two purse cards it fills?
- ANSWER
- You freely choose any 2 purse cards in your tableau to fill completely. The Steward can include itself (since cards count for their own effects per the general rule), but it is not required to. "I personably think that the Stewart is pretty straightforward (just fill up 2 Purses anywhere in your tableau)."
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(14 replies)DATE: 2025-05-18Coins placed on purse cards cannot be spent during the gamepublisher
- QUESTION
- Can coins placed on purse cards (via card effects) be used later to purchase cards?
- ANSWER
- "Coins on cards can only be used to score at the end of the game, not for anything else."
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(14 replies)DATE: 2025-10-20Coins in purses do not count as gold for tiebreakingpublisher
- QUESTION
- Does gold currently sitting on purse cards count toward the tiebreaker (most leftover gold wins)?
- ANSWER
- "Coins in purses are not considered coins anymore – just points. The same way you can't use coins in purses to buy new cards during the game, they don't count for tie breaking purposes." Only gold remaining in your personal supply counts for the tiebreaker.
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(4 replies)DATE: 2025-05-04Coins placed on purse cards via effects come from the general supplypublisher
- QUESTION
- When a card effect fills a purse (e.g., Steward), does the gold come from the player's personal supply or the general supply?
- ANSWER
- "any coins placed on purses due to a card effect (like the Stewart) come from the general supply, and not your own coins."
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(3 replies)DATE: 2025-11-27"Neighbor" means an adjacent player seated next to youpublisher
- QUESTION
- When a card says "per symbol of 1 neighbor," does "neighbor" refer to an adjacent card in your tableau or an adjacent player?
- ANSWER
- "Neighbor" always means a player seated immediately next to you (left or right) — "Just an opponent 'seating next to you', obviously." It never refers to adjacent cards in your tableau.
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(10 replies)DATE: 2024-10-18"Full tableau" means any occupied space; face-down cards countpublisher
- QUESTION
- For cards like Woodcutter ("1 gold per full tableau") and Beggar ("1 coin per full tableau"), does a face-down card count as a full space?
- ANSWER
- "It takes a space, so yes, it counts." A face-down card occupies a tableau space and counts as a full slot for all such effects. The Woodcutter and Beggar effects are functionally identical in their immediate payout.
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(8 replies)DATE: 2025-06-12General scores 6 VP per set of 3 identical shields; multiple sets score separatelypublisher
- QUESTION
- Does the General score 6 VP per complete set of 3 identical shields, and can multiple different-color sets each score 6 VP separately?
- ANSWER
- "That's correct." Each complete set of 3 identical (same-type) shields anywhere in your tableau scores 6 VP. Different-colored sets each score independently — maximum 18 VP with three complete sets of 3.
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(5 replies)DATE: 2026-03-15Carpenter end-game bonus: at least one face-down card scores 8 VPpublisher
- QUESTION
- What does the half-card symbol on the Carpenter's end-game power mean?
- ANSWER
- "If you played at least one card face down, get 8 points." The half-card icon represents a face-down card; having any face-down card in your tableau at game end triggers the full 8 VP bonus.
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(4 replies)DATE: 2025-11-20Banker adds 1 extra VP per coin on purse cards onlypublisher
- QUESTION
- Does the Banker score 1 bonus point for every gold coin a player has, including leftover coins in their supply?
- ANSWER
- The Banker only adds 1 bonus VP for each coin currently on purse cards — not for coins remaining in your supply. "Another way to look at the banker is to say it makes all Purses score 3 points per coin instead of 2."
AUTHOR: Mattintheweb (Matthieu Bonin, publisher)SOURCE: boardgamegeek.com(4 replies)DATE: 2025-09-30
Last researched: 2026-05-08
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