It was designed by Stefan Feld and illustrated by Julien Delval and Harald Lieske, and was published in 2011 by Ravensburger/alea.

[2] It is considered a classic of the Eurogame genre,[3][4] and is cited as one of the most influential board games of the last decade.

[6] The dice and the ability to change them give players a wide range of options.

[9] Players will earn bonuses for filling in a specific region of their board, which is worth more points if done earlier in the game, or for filling all hexes of a specific color on their entire board.

[11] Ravensburger also released a "roll-and-write" version, The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, in 2017.