Puerto Rico's card-driven little brother. Players choose from various roles to try to create the most impressive buildings in the city of San-Juan. This game is shorter than Puerto Rico, playing in about 30 minutes.
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“Well” building special function clarification
Well card text:
During the producer phase, if the owner of a well produces at least 2
goods, he draws an additional card from the card supply, adding it to
his hand. It matters not whether he ...
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When should I build the Crane card?
In San Juan, is the Crane card useless?
I haven't found it useful at all. My conclusions about it are:
Pros
Allows you to build a high cost building for less cards.
Cons
Lose abilities of ...
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Race for the Galaxy vs. San Juan and Puerto Rico
I've seen these games compared very often, with steadfast advocates on each side (that thread has a lot of interesting stuff as well). I'm mainly concerned with:
depth of strategy
suitability for ...
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What's the difference between Puerto Rico and San Juan?
I've heard people describe San Juan as Puerto Rico's little brother. What's actually the difference?
How is the game-play changed?
Is it any easier to teach new people?
Is it worth buying if I ...
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San Juan variant to balance prices
San Juan is a admittedly a game with a good deal of luck involved. However the luck element seems to be emphasised when we play, as some of the cards seem significantly better than other cards of the ...
