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San Juan

2004 · alea · 2–4 players · 60 min

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All Buildings
'6' buildings

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SetupSetup · In 2 guides

Table

  • Place the 5 Role cards face-up in the center: Builder, Producer, Trader, Councillor, Prospector
  • Shuffle the 5 Trading House tiles face-down and place them next to the Trader card

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Cards

  • Sort out one Indigo Plant card per player — each player places it face-up in front of them as their first building
  • Shuffle the remaining cards and deal 4 to each player (kept secret)
  • Place the rest face-down as the card supply; leave space beside it for a discard pile

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Starting Player

Give the Governor placard to a random player. The Governor goes first each round and passes left at the end of each round.

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Hand Limit

7 cards. Discard down to 7 at the end of any phase that causes you to draw.