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The box for Please Don't Burn My Village with the board, cards, and tokens laid out before it

Fireside Games is happy to announce Please Don’t Burn My Village! This enchanting market game set in the world of Castle Panic will hit stores worldwide in Spring of 2025, and we’re holding an extra special pre-launch party to celebrate.

A fearsome dragon is threatening to burn all the villages in the Kingdom! Luckily dragons are greedy, so if you can bribe him with treasures from the battlefield like a Barbarian’s Axe or a Phoenix Feather, you might persuade him to spare your village. Unfortunately, all the other villagers have the same idea!

Bribe with the right treasure at the right time to keep the dragon’s attention while buying treasures at the Black Market and cursing the other villagers’ treasures. When there’s no more treasure left, the dragon will burn all the villages except for one. Will it be yours?

The board for Please Don't Burn My Village. A red dragon lounges over a pile of gold across the top and a row of market stalls runs across the bottom.

Fantasy-Filled Fun: This enchanting game for 2 to 5 players features fantastic treasures and the dragon from the world of Castle Panic.
Simple Rules, Fast Gameplay: With easy-to-learn rules, Please Don’t Burn My Village! can be played in about 20 minutes.
Accessible Market Game: The simple rules make this market game accessible to players ages 10+ with different experience levels. The choice in card play provides strategic depth.

Treasure cards for Please Don't Burn My Village; an axe, feather, sword, scroll, potion, crown, and gold coins.

Ages 10+, 2 to 5 players, 20 minutes, $24.95

In addition, every copy of Please Don’t Burn My Village! is packed with a free new promo card for Castle Panic to help your team defend the castle together!

Please Don’t Burn My Village! is available for preorder and will be demoed at GAMA Expo, Origins, Gen Con, and more to be announced.

Pre-Launch Party at Ravenwood Castle

If bribing a Dragon sounds like an activity best held in a castle, you’d be right! That’s why you’re invited to join Fireside Games for an early celebration of the launch of Please Don’t Burn My Village! with a night at the beautiful Ravenwood Castle May 1–2.

Tickets for the event are $30 per person and include:

1 free game per family before it’s available in stores or online
Guided demos with the game designer, Simon Weinberg
Fun with influencers, Dani Standring, Grant Lyon, Beneeta Kaur, and Daniel & Alison Burrell
Game signing with Simon
Q&A with Simon, Justin, Dani, Grant, Beneeta, Daniel & Alison
Free promo for the game
Playtest new games in development with Simon and Justin
Buffet-style dinner and breakfast together
Ticket price does not include the cost of the room

Rooms are limited and accommodations are required to attend, so make your reservation soon!

Make Reservations Now

So, you’ve been playing Castle Panic for a while now. You still have a good time, but you are wondering if there is more. Well, I’m here to tell you there is SO MUCH MORE! The Wizard’s Tower is the first expansion to Castle Panic and it really amps up the excitement and challenge of the game. There’s also the not-so-little matter of The Dark Titan, the second expansion that is due out in the Spring of 2015, which brings all new threats and some fun new twists.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Not everyone is ready to tackle the Mega-Bosses right out of the gate. It is a good idea to hone your Monster-slaying skills before taking the leap. If you need some help mastering Castle Panic, check out our How To Play videos in the How to Defend Your Castle post for some pointers from the designer, Justin De Witt.

“How do I know if I’m ready?” you may ask. We’ve put together this helpful guide.

How to Know if You’re Ready for The Wizard’s Tower:

1. You win more often than you lose (if you lose at all anymore), and you often have all or almost all of your Towers still standing.

2. Somebody in your gaming group says, “Castle Panic? Isn’t that a kid’s game?” and you want to shake them up a bit.

3. Fire has always held an allure for you and you want a fun way to play with it without actually getting burned.

4. You find yourself saying, “Oh, it’s just a 3-point Troll” when placing Monsters and long for more variety in your trophies.

5. You wish you had magical powers and have always wanted to face off against a mythical Monster such as a Dragon or a Chimera.

If any of these describe you, you may be ready for The Wizard’s Tower. But be warned, the forest is full of dark and dangerous things and the Castle will be depending on you.

Already playing The Wizard’s Tower? Tell us how/when you knew you were ready to advance. What is your favorite addition to the game from The Wizard’s Tower? Tell us in the comments.

If you are interested in purchasing The Wizard’s Tower, you can do so at your Friendly Local Game Store or through our web store.

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