Castles of Mad King Ludwig in IOS

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USD 7.99

Version 2.0Wed Mar 31 2021

Castles 2.0 adds new content from the Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's Edition board game, including a new icon, opening, main menu (with direct access to Help), and the option to use brand new room tile artwork. This release also improves compatibility with newer devices and resolves some minor issues.


"Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a great port of a really cool castle building board game." TouchArcade

"A diverting tile-laying game. Excellent series of puzzles and tough AI." PocketGamer

Ted Alspach's castle-building board game comes alive on iOS! The winner of the prestigious Mensa Mind Games award tasks players with building extravagant castles for King Ludwig of Bavaria. Castles are constructed one room at a time, with a different player each round setting the prices for the others, resulting in a competitive, engaging game where building is as much fun as winning!

Choose your strategy carefully as you compete against your friends or AI (computer) opponents. Or take on the Campaign, and travel to 15 real-life castle sites, each with up to 3 unique Crown Goals, providing hours of fun and challenge.

โ€ข Two to Four Player Pass-and-Play/Computer Matches

โ€ข Campaign Mode with Levels based on Real Castle Sites

โ€ข Training Tower Levels teach Game Basics

โ€ข Help System with Illustrated Rules, Tips, and Tile Reference

โ€ข 75 Different Room Tiles

โ€ข Game Center Achievements

โ€ข Orchestral Soundtrack

โ€ข Share Your Castle on Twitter, Facebook, and more


Requires iOSย 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPodย touch.

Ratings & Reviews

4.5 out of 5 with 355 Counts
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Age Rating 4+

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Castles Of Mad King Ludwig is a thoughtfully designed mobile game that blends accessible mechanics with steadily increasing challenge. Players place and manipulate objects to influence in-game elements, solve levels, and progress through curated stages. The experience favors experimentation and polish, with simple controls and satisfying feedback.

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'CASTLES OF MAD KING LUDWIG' WINS MENSA AWARD
'CASTLES OF MAD KING LUDWIG' WINS MENSA AWARD

Each year, American Mensa - an organization that can be joined only by people who score in the top two percent on standardized IQ tests...

ICv2 Sun Dec 13 2015

Castles Of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition Will Feature Upgraded Tiles And New Expansions, Thanks To Kickstarter
Castles Of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition Will Feature Upgraded Tiles And New Expansions, Thanks To Kickstarter

Originally released in 2014, Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a board game that ultimately boils down to interior decorating.

TheGamer Mon Sep 13 2021

Castles of Mad King Ludwig is getting turned into a flip-and-sketch board game
Castles of Mad King Ludwig is getting turned into a flip-and-sketch board game

The Castles of Mad King Ludwig series is getting its own spin-off flip-and-sketch board game.

Dicebreaker Fri Oct 13 2023

Bezier Games Announces Blueprints Of Mad King Ludwig
Bezier Games Announces Blueprints Of Mad King Ludwig

Blueprints Of Mad King Ludwig is set to be released by Bezier Games as the title will be coming out later this year.

Bleeding Cool News Wed Sep 13 2023

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Popular Mechanics Thu Sep 13 2018

Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collectorโ€™s Edition coming to Kickstarter this month
Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collectorโ€™s Edition coming to Kickstarter this month

Revisit the rooms of the Bavarian monarch in Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition, an upgraded version of the board game arriving on Kickstarter...

Dicebreaker Mon Sep 13 2021

Between Two Castlesโ€™ digital edition is free to download and keep on PC this weekend
Between Two Castlesโ€™ digital edition is free to download and keep on PC this weekend

Between Two Castles, the board game spin-off to both the Between Two Cities and Castles of Mad King Ludwig series, is free on PC this...

Dicebreaker Fri Nov 13 2020

SUBURBIA City Building Game by Bezier Games, Inc.
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"All in all, the app is pretty fantastic ... a wonderful addition to anyone's iPad." -Board Game Geek. SUBURBIA City Building Game...

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