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What is Sankt Petersburg

On May 16th, 1703, Czar Peter laid the cornerstone for the first building in Saint Petersburg. Quickly, glorious buildings were added, always being expanded, so that Nobility (bringing victory points) may want to move in. But to accomplish this, one needs merchants who can provide the necessary Rubles, or the glory is over. The competition isn't sleeping either, and can sometimes steal a desired card right out from under your nose.

Saint Petersburg has a board to tally victory points and to set out the four types of cards. It is the cards themselves that players need to collect. In each round – with the number of rounds dependent on the number of players and the randomness of card availability – players first pay for CRAFTSMEN who supply money for further purchases; then BUILDINGS to score points; then ARISTOCRATS, who are needed for money, points, and end-of-game scoring; and finally, unique cards from all three categories which give greater benefits. During the first rounds, players never have enough money to buy every card they want. During later rounds, they have plenty of money, but the cards they'd like to buy may have already come and gone...

Expanded by:

Sankt Petersburg: Das Bankett

Specs

Game details

Players: 2–4
Age: +10
Duration: 60 min
Difficulty: Medium
Type: Board game
Year: 2004
Mechanics: Income · Open Drafting · Set Collection
Categories: Age of Reason · Card Game · City Building
Designer: Bernd Brunnhofer
Publisher: Hans im Glück

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davidarribas8/10

Revisión a la alta, imagino que bajé la nota a 7 por lo fea de la edición más nueva que encima fue una estafa. Pero como juego es muy interesante y trae bastantes discusiones sobre si está roto o no, al final siempre viene alguien y te gana.

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David_Trovador9.1/10

Grandísimo juego de gestión de cartas, mecánicas sencillas y juego con profundidad, un imprescindible en toda ludoteca. Escala muy bien y la expansión le aporta un toque un poco más variado y complejo.

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eugeniosarcino8.5/10

Esp) Cada vez que veo esos juegos "novedosos", sobreproducidos, con mil componentes y cajas enormes, me acuerdo de Saint Petersburg! Un juego con una mecánica "de reloj" y elegante como pocos. Es un juego de cartas (pero que, en verdad, no lo es) en dónde tenés que ir montando un set collection que te va a ir dando puntos de victoria y rublos (dinero). Finalmente, el que tenga más PV será el ganador. La temática de este juego podría ser cualquier otra. Es, en definitiva, un abstracto genial, perfectamente balanceado. Acaso, lo más sorprendente de todo es que el juego es horrendo estéticamente

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