San Juan is a card game based on Puerto Rico. The deck of 110 cards consists of production buildings (indigo, sugar, tobacco, coffee, and silver) and "violet" buildings that grant special powers or extra victory points. Cards from the hand can be either built or used as money to...
Players
2-4
Time
45-60
Age
10+
Weight
2.29
Rating
7.23
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San Juan has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic confrontation. Players need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies frequently. However, there is not much emphasis on cooperation in the game. Overall, the interaction score for San Juan is 7.3, indicating a good balance of player interaction.
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High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
Luck-sensitive
San Juan has a moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic confrontation. Players need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies frequently. However, there is not much emphasis on cooperation in the game. Overall, the interaction score for San Juan is 7.3, indicating a good balance of player interaction.
San Juan has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, availability of expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is average, but the game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.
San Juan has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, luck still plays a significant role in the game. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy.
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San Juan is a card game based on Puerto Rico. The deck of 110 cards consists of production buildings (indigo, sugar, tobacco, coffee, and silver) and "violet" buildings that grant special powers or extra victory points. Cards from the hand can be either built or used as money to build something else; cards from the deck are used to represent goods produced by the production buildings, in which case they are left face-down. A seven-card hand limit is enforced once per round. In each round (or governorship), each player in turn selects from one of the available roles, triggering an event that usually affects all players, such as producing goods or constructing buildings. The person who picks the role gets a privilege, such as producing more goods or building more cheaply. Though similar in concept to Puerto Rico, the game has many different mechanisms. In particular, the game includes no colonists and no shipping of goods; goods production and trading are normally limited to one card per phase; and trades cannot be blocked. Victory points are gained exclusively by building, and the game ends as soon as one player has put up twelve buildings.
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