The Palace of Mad King Ludwig*

King Ludwig II of Bavaria called for the best architects to design his greatest work: a world-renowned castle. Each player builds rooms one after another within a single grand palace, and as the rooms are completed, a moat gradually forms around the outside. The game offers a unique gameplay experience that differs from its predecessor, featuring no auctions and a clever endgame timer that visually increases pressure as the moat closes in, alongside a new resource management system involving multicolored swan tiles.