The Palace of Mad King Ludwig

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Category: Game

King Ludwig II of Bavaria has called 2-4 architects to design his greatest achievement: a world-renowned palace.
Only the best will do! Gorgeous appointments, white stone, surrounded by water, with swans everywhere. Oh, and the Ludwig touch? All the architects must design the palace together. The designer who shows the strongest influence will receive the order to build it.

Arrange and complete different room types, while leveraging clever placement of swans. The player who contributes the most to the palace wins the game!

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Alexander ★★★★★ Sep 9, 2026

Three rounds in and I'm still finding new ways to block opponents from grabbing the white stone tiles they desperately need. The water-surround mechanic forces you to plan your palace layout several turns ahead, which keeps everyone tense even when you're just placing a wall.

Sebastian V. ★★★★★ Sep 7, 2026

The white stone and water features make it feel like you're actually building something regal, not just laying tiles. Setup was quick and the rules clicked after one round, even for my group that usually struggles with new games.

Benjamin N. ★★★★★ Sep 6, 2026

I’ve played it three times already this week with different groups, and the way you draft competing architects keeps every session tense and clever. The white stone and water features really pop on the table, and even the rulebook is laid out clearly enough that we started in under ten minutes.