# Between Two Castles: Essential Edition

Between Two Castles: Essential Edition is a board game for 1–8 players. It plays in 45–60 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 8.7 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $40.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–8 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 45–60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Negotiation
- **Mechanics:** Neighbor Scope, Variable Set-up, Closed Drafting, Highest-Lowest Scoring, Tile Placement, Set Collection, Team-Based Game, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 8.7 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 4

**Designers:** Ben Rosset, Matthew O'Malley

**Artists:** Agnieszka Dabrowiecka, Laura Bevon, Bartłomiej Kordowski

**Publishers:** Stonemaier Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 40 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/between-two-castles-essential-edition-pre-order |
| Miniature Market | 40 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/between-two-castles-essential-edition-stm508.html |
| Cardhaus Games | 44 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/between-two-castles-essential-edition/ |
| Zatu Games | 32.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/between-two-castles-essential-edition |
| Gamers@Hart | 35 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/between-two-castles-essential-edition/ |
| Travelling Man | 36 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/between-two-castles-essential-edition |
| World of Board Games | 475 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/between-two-castles-essential-edition-eng |
| Alphaspel | 489 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/245830-between-two-castles-essential-edition-en |
| Good Games | 69.95 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/between-two-castles-essential-edition |
| Gameology | 69.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/between-two-castles-essential-edition |
| Fantasiapelit | 60.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_240259 |
| Nexus | 8495 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/between-two-castles-essential-edition/ |
| Spielezar | 57.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/between-two-castles-essential-edition-en |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/between-two-castles-essential-edition)
- [Between Two Castles: Essential Edition in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/between-two-castles-essential-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/437698)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._