With spring’s sunshine is still weeks away, Paul decides to review the classic card game San Juan, packing sugar and indigo off to make money.
Sent abroad to set up SU&SD’s (North) American office, with a rather unclear remit he also laments the limited nature of board game printings and distribution.
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Based on the board game Puerto Rico, San Juan is a card game in which players compete to produce and trade goods, building up an infrastructure and economy that will hopefully win them the game as they assemble ever more prestigious constructions. Beginning with just one indigo plant and a few cards in their hand, they must create as wealthy and productive a town as they can before someone builds their twelfth construction, bringing the game to a close.
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