San Juan: The New Buildings & The Events

Description

San Juan Expansions I and II add 31 new building cards and 6 event cards, integrated into base gameplay with specific reveal and replacement rules. (22 words) Key mechanics include: - *Expansion I: New Buildings* Introduces 31 cards (26 violet buildings and 5 factories), shuffled directly into the basic game deck for expanded building options. - *Expansion II: Events* Adds 6 event cards; any face-up reveal—during initial distribution, councilor/trader/prospector phases, building powers, or event resolutions—places the card face-up beside character tiles centrally, with immediate replacement draw. - *Availability and Integration* Events exclusive to Treasure Chest (not sold separately); buildings (excluding events) reprinted in 2014 San Juan edition alongside exclusive new Hut building. San Juan's Expansion I, "The New Buildings," enriches the core deck-building and role-selection mechanics by incorporating 31 new cards—comprising 26 violet buildings and 5 factories—shuffled seamlessly with the basic game's cards, enabling diverse construction strategies and economic plays. Expansion II, "The Events," introduces 6 distinct event cards that dynamically alter gameplay flow: whenever an event is revealed face-up, across multiple triggers including initial card distribution, councilor phase, trader phase, prospector phase, building-activated powers, or prior event resolutions, it is positioned face-up alongside central character tiles, triggering an immediate replacement draw to maintain deck fluidity and introduce unpredictability. Notably, this combined expansion remains unavailable as a standalone release, accessible only via the Treasure Chest promo pack, while the buildings (but excluding events) were integrated into the 2014 edition of San Juan, augmented by a previously unreleased building, The Hut, further expanding architectural and tactical depth without disrupting core phase rotations or victory conditions.