San Juan
- 2-4 players
Setup
- Starting player takes Governor
- Place 5 roles in the middle
- Shuffle 5 trading houses face down in the middle
- Each players takes:
- 1 Indigo card
- 4 facedown cards in hand
Game Turn
- Player takes a role
- Each player, clockwise around the table, takes the role's action
- Roles are returned to the middle after the round
- Two player note: Governor takes 2nd role
Goal
- Most number of victory points wins
- Victory points from:
- Buildings built (bottom of card)
- Victory points accumulated under chapel
- Triumphal arch, guild hall & city hall
- Victory points for palace
Game End
- Ends immediately after the builder phase if 1 player has 12 buildings in play