City Building · Dice

Saint Malo

Developer Stefan Brück at alea describes Saint Malo as "a light, dice-rolling strategy game in which the players draw their own city buildings, walls, and people on wipe-off boards".

2–5 players45 minages 9light difficulty

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What is Saint Malo

Developer Stefan Brück at alea describes Saint Malo as "a light, dice-rolling strategy game in which the players draw their own city buildings, walls, and people on wipe-off boards".

In more detail, in Saint Malo players roll five dice to gain various resources; combinations of dice create enhancements like characters or buildings, which can provide additional victory points, money, or special actions, such as altering the outcome of a die roll. Players draw symbols for their holdings on erasable boards showing a grids of their cities to create individual towns. Players could build storehouses on particular squares, for example, then place a merchant nearby to gain money each turn. Another important character is the soldier; players must acquire these to defend themselves from pirate attacks that can decimate their towns.

Saint Malo rates a 2 out of 10 on Alea's difficulty scale.

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Game details

Players: 2–5
Age: +9
Duration: 45 min
Difficulty: Light
Type: Board game
Year: 2012
Mechanics: Dice Rolling · Line Drawing · Paper-and-Pencil
Categories: City Building · Dice
Designer: Inka Brand · Markus Brand
Publisher: alea · Ravensburger

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eugeniosarcino6.5/10

Esp) Muy interesante e ingeniosa propuesta del matrimonio Brand. Es un Euro que tiene mecánicas variadas resueltas en un "roll and write". Esto hace que sea un juego extremadamente simple en cuanto a componentes (6 tableros y cinco dados) pero no por ello fácil de dominar. Casi nula interacción (salvo por el asunto de los piratas que se va resolviendo de acuerdo a las tiradas de todos los participantes). Bueno, nada más. Lo recomiendo como euro medio, rápido de explicar, simple de reglas pero que lleva varias partidas hasta agarrarle la mano. gráficamente bastante correcto, sobretodo si consid